Banks Pay Bupkis for Roles in Crisis
Mar 8, 2012 Bank of America: $11.9 billion; JPMorgan: $5.44 billion; Wells Fargo: $4.35 billion. These are the fines the banks have paid so far in settlements to the government for wrongdoing amid the financial crisis.
Anonymous Strikes Back for Megaupload Bust
Jan 20, 2012 The notorious incognito hacker bandits known collectively as Anonymous have struck again, this time in retaliation for the bust-up of the highly trafficked file-sharing site Megaupload by federal operatives Thursday, by shutting down the DOJ's and the White House's online hubs along with a few key entertainment industry sites.
DOJ: Arizona Sheriff Arpaio Discriminated Against Latinos
Dec 16, 2011 Accounts of race-based biases and prejudiced policies have made Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio notorious in his home state of Arizona, but as of Thursday, Arpaio's antics have earned him the wrong kind of attention from the Justice Department.
7 States Back DOJ in Opposing AT&T Merger
Sep 17, 2011 Attorneys general from California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington have all come out in support of the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit to block AT&T from acquiring T-Mobile.
Big Money Polices Itself
Jul 9, 2011 The Department of Justice has shied away in recent years from chasing down white-collar crime, relying instead on "deferred prosecution agreements," which essentially have allowed companies, financial institutions especially, to investigate and report their own wrongdoing.
High Times for States’ Rights
Oct 20, 2009 The Justice Department is officially going to quit harshing the mellow of the 13 states that have medical marijuana laws on the books. Dispensaries and patients will no longer have to worry about federal raids -- unless they're "drug traffickers who hide behind claims of compliance with state law."
Mukasey Gives Scandalistas a Pass
Aug 13, 2008 Attorney General Michael Mukasey has said he will not prosecute his predecessor's aides for politicizing the Justice Department. Mukasey said the officials' violations were "disturbing," but not crimes.
