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House GOP Advances Bills To Reinstate Justice Department's 'China Initiative' Despite White House Disapproval
Thursday, September 12, 2024 - 8:25am | 460In a recent development, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved two Republican bills that seek to reestablish the U.S. Justice Department’s “China Initiative” and intensify the examination of Chinese property acquisitions, despite the White House’s objections. What...
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Boeing To Have Minimal Impact Of Guilty Plea Over Safety Failures, Say Experts: 'Settlement Gives You The Idea That Justice Can Be Bought...Very Cheaply'
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - 7:07am | 513In a recent development, Boeing (NYSE:BA) has agreed to plead guilty to defrauding the U.S. government over safety failures. However, experts predict that the impact on the company will be minimal. What Happened: According to experts, Boeing’s stock price, credit rating, or U.S. government...
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Attorney General Reflects On Government's Increasing Focus On Antitrust Regulations: 'Don't View Us As Regulators. We're Law Enforcers'
Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 7:27am | 597During an interview, Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the U.S. Department of Justice elaborated on the reasons behind the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Justice Department increasing its scrutiny of various sectors. What Happened: The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that...
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US Government's Premature Bitcoin Sales Result In $6B Lost Gains: 'Killing The Golden Goose Of Silicon Valley'
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 2:59am | 511The U.S. government, one of the largest Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) holders in the world, has missed out on potential gains totaling over $6 billion due to premature selling of the cryptocurrency, as per data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. As reported by Cointelegraph, the United...
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Crypto Crime On The Rise, DOJ Takes Aim At Violators Including 'Too Big To Fail'
Monday, May 15, 2023 - 9:01am | 610Amid a significant increase in crypto-related crime over the past four years, Eun Young Choi, the newly appointed head of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) cryptocurrency enforcement division, has pledged to fortify the crackdown on illicit activities in the digital asset sector. This...
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Flip It And Restrict It: FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried's Bail Conditions Include Non-Internet Connected Phone
Saturday, March 4, 2023 - 4:22pm | 315An attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice has proposed that Sam Bankman-Fried should have restricted access to the internet as part of his bail conditions, according to recent court filings. Bankman-Fried is the founder of FTX, a bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, and is facing charges of...
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Bitzlato Co-Founder Anton Shkurenko Disputes Money Laundering Allegations
Friday, February 10, 2023 - 5:04pm | 567Anton Shkurenko, the co-founder of the now-defunct Russian cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, spoke out against money laundering allegations made by U.S. and EU authorities. Despite being briefly detained by police in Moscow for an ID check, Shkurenko denied any active criminal cases...
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Mysterious Crypto Transactions Linked To Defunct Alameda Research Raise Red Flags
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 - 11:39am | 522Several crypto coins were exchanged for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) using Alameda Research wallets, according to on-chain data. Ethereum wallet addresses connected to the defunct trading company Alameda Research exchanged multiple crypto tokens for Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) and USDT (crypto: USDT) on...
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US Department Of Justice Seizes $3.36B In Bitcoin From Silk Road Dark Web Fraud
Monday, November 7, 2022 - 1:20pm | 411The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that it seized around $3.3 billion in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) from a hacker who stole the cryptocurrency from the Silk Road dark web internet marketplace in September 2012. The hacker, identified as James Zhong, pled guilty before a New...
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Justice Department Opposes Revealing Details Related To Trump Search Affidavit: Not In 'Public Interest'
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 - 12:12am | 560The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is opposing the release of details contained in an affidavit that was used to argue that a probable cause existed for the search of Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach, Florida estate belonging to former President Donald Trump. What Happened: The Department...
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Justice Department Reports Federal Arrests For Marijuana Declined As The More States Legalize It
Monday, May 23, 2022 - 6:25pm | 306The US Department of Justice reported that federal marijuana arrests continue to decline as more states move to legalize cannabis.” Cannabis busts dropped an average of 11 percent each year since 2010 when the DEA made 8,215 arrests,” reported Marijuana Moment. According to the Bureau...
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Visa Calls Off $5.3B Merger Deal With Plaid Over DOJ Lawsuit
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - 1:21am | 316Payment solutions provider Visa Inc (NYSE: V) and fintech company Plaid Inc have called off their merger plans originally announced in January last year. What Happened: The U.S. Department of Justice had filed a lawsuit to stop the $5.3 billion merger deal in November —...
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Boeing Agrees To Settle US Criminal Charges Related To 737 MAX Probe For $2.5B
Friday, January 8, 2021 - 5:09am | 322Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) has agreed to pay a penalty of $2.5 billion to settle a criminal investigation with the U.S. Department of Justice. What Happened: The Justice Department levied a criminal monetary penalty of $243.6 million and instructed the company to pay additional compensations of...
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Walmart Sued By Justice Department Over Alleged Role In Opioid Crisis
Wednesday, December 23, 2020 - 3:24am | 306The U.S. Department of Justice hit Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) with a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that the retailer’s shortcomings led to a rise in the nation’s opioid crisis, according to the Wall Street Journal. What Happened: In the lawsuit, the Justice Department said that Walmart...
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Chesapeake Highly Volatile As Ex-CEO Indicted For Conspiracy
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 11:13am | 227Shares of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) opened for trading on Wednesday at $2.62 after closing the prior day at $2.76. The stock quickly shot to an intra-morning high of $2.87 - up nearly 4 percent on the day. The U.S. Justice Department charged Aubrey McClendon, the former head of...