Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice, also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.

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DOJ’s Crypto Chief: No Exchange is ‘Too Big to Fail’
DOJ’s Crypto Chief: No Exchange is ‘Too Big to Fail’
May 15, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

America’s cryptocurrency czar has promised an industry crackdown, regardless of the size of the exchange. In an interview with the Financial Times published Monday (May...

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Goldman Sachs’ Advisory Work With SVB Probed by Feds
Goldman Sachs’ Advisory Work With SVB Probed by Feds
May 04, 2023  |  Banking

Federal authorities are investigating Goldman Sachs’ work with Silicon Valley Bank ahead of its collapse. Goldman Sachs revealed the probe in a regulatory filing Thursday (May 4) with the Securities and...

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Mastercard Cooperating With DOJ Antitrust Investigation of Debit Program
Mastercard Cooperating With DOJ Antitrust Investigation of Debit Program
April 27, 2023  |  Mastercard

Mastercard is cooperating with an antitrust investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The firm received a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) from the DOJ...

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Binance CEO Hires Lawyers as Feds Probe ‘Egregious’ Conduct
Binance CEO Hires Lawyers as Feds Probe ‘Egregious’ Conduct
April 26, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance’s CEO has reportedly hired a white-collar defense firm amid increased legal pressures. That’s according to a report Wednesday (April 26) by The New York...

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Justice Department Charges 18 in Sweeping COVID Fraud Action
Justice Department Charges 18 in Sweeping COVID Fraud Action
April 20, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Federal officials have charged 18 people in a wide-ranging series of COVID fraud cases. The defendants are accused of taking part in a variety of...

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Credit Suisse, UBS and US Banks Reportedly Face DOJ Investigation
Credit Suisse, UBS and US Banks Reportedly Face DOJ Investigation
March 24, 2023  |  Banking

Credit Suisse, UBS and some U.S. banks are reportedly being investigated. Individuals at the two Swiss banks and the unspecified major U.S. banks were recently...

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DOJ and SEC Investigating Silicon Valley Bank and 2 Officers
DOJ and SEC Investigating Silicon Valley Bank and 2 Officers
March 14, 2023  |  Banking

Prosecutors and regulators are reportedly investigating Silicon Valley Bank and two of its executives. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and...

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Silvergate Examining Viability as a Business Amid FTX Investigations
Silvergate Examining Viability as a Business Amid FTX Investigations
March 02, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Silvergate Capital’s cryptocurrency industry ties now have it examining whether it can remain in business. The bank announced in a filing with the Securities and...

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Binance Exec Admits to Past ‘Gaps’ in Compliance
Binance Exec Admits to Past ‘Gaps’ in Compliance
February 16, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

A Binance executive says the cryptocurrency firm had compliance “gaps” it has since closed. Patrick Hillmann, the company’s chief strategy officer, told the Wall Street Journal Wednesday (Feb....

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