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Report: Bribery Doubled in Afghanistan Since 2007

Posted on July 08, 2010
A survey by the anti-corruption group Integrity Watch Afghanistan reported a startling jump in corruption in Afghanistan, a trend that could lead to an empowered Taliban.

Long-Delayed U.S. Attorney Nominee Was Victim of Fraud

Posted on July 08, 2010
The U.S. Attorney?s office in Middle District of Georgia has taken the unusual step of recusing itself from a seemingly routine fraud case. The wrinkle: one of the victims of the apparent fraud is the Macon-based district's U.S. Attorney nominee.

Appeals Court Criticizes Prosecutors For Death Penalty Misstep

Posted on July 07, 2010
Before his appointment to head the Justice Department's Public Integrity Unit, Jack Smith successfully prosecuted a death penalty case -- the first one in the district in more than 50 years. But an appeals court vacated the sentence last week, ruling that prosecutors violated the defendant's constitutional rights.

Star EDNY Terrorism Prosecutor Joins FCPA Team

Posted on July 07, 2010
The move is part of the Criminal Fraud Section's ongoing hiring frenzy.

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Ex-Congressman Admits Illicit Lobbying For Islamic Charity

Posted on July 07, 2010
The former Michigan congressman pleaded guilty to violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act in connection with his work for the Islamic American Relief Agency, which is suspected of having ties to terrorism.

Third Settlement In Nigerian Bribery Investigation

Posted on July 07, 2010
Italian energy firm ENI and its former Dutch subsidiary Snamprogetti agreed to pay $365 million to settle charges that it participated in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian officials for construction contracts.

Veteran Utah Assistant U.S. Attorneys Retire

Posted on July 07, 2010
The former prosecutors handled some of Utah's biggest federal cases -- including the Unabomber probe and a church bombing -- as well as other significant federal criminal and civil prosecutions.

Adams: ?Lawless? Civil Rights Division Dismissed Black Panther Case

Posted on July 06, 2010
Former Justice Department trial attorney J. Christian Adams denounced the department?s Civil Rights Division and alleged the division has selectively enforced voting rights violations based on race. UPDATED: 4:57 p.m.

D.C. Public Defender Pushes for Change in Discovery Rules

Posted on July 06, 2010
"What is needed, in our view, is reform with the force of law," two officials in the D.C. Public Defenders Service wrote in a letter to the federal judiciary's policy-making body.

Panel To Vote On Deputy AG Nominee Next Week

Posted on July 06, 2010
The panel is also slated to consider Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan at the meeting.

Coming Soon: Polanski Extradition?

Posted on July 06, 2010
Swiss officials have reportedly made a decision on whether to extradite filmmaker Roman Polanski and are expected to make an announcement soon.

DOJ Files Suit Over Ariz. Immigration Law

Posted on July 06, 2010
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of Arizona's recently enacted immigration law. UPDATED: 2:40 p.m.

Italian Executive Extradited in Control Components FCPA Case

Posted on July 06, 2010
An Italian citizen was arrested in Germany and sent to the U.S. on charges that he participated in a foreign bribery scheme at valve manufacturer Control Components Inc.

Former N.Y. U.S. Attorney in Contention for Federal Judgeship

Posted on July 06, 2010
The former U.S. Attorney in the Western District of New York has been mentioned as a possible nominee for the federal district court. Plus a former Assistant U.S. Attorney from the Eastern District of California is in the running for a spot on the Indiana Supreme Court.

Border Agents Irked By New U.S. Attorney?s Handling of Murder Case

Posted on July 06, 2010
But the new Southern District of California U.S. Attorney has support from other law enforcement officials, including the acting Border Patrol deputy chief of the San Diego sector.

Adams Hired For Conservative Credentials, Former DOJ Official Says

Posted on July 06, 2010
A former Justice Department official told Main Justice that J. Christian Adams, the attorney behind the New Black Panther drama, was one of the first attorneys hired under a process the Inspector General later determined was improperly influenced by politics.

DOJ Targeting Offshore Accounts in India, Singapore

Posted on July 06, 2010
The Justice Department has sent letters to HSBC Holdings Plc clients suspected of failing to disclose offshore bank accounts.

Senate Panel To Get Cole?s AIG Reports

Posted on July 05, 2010
James Cole, a former public corruption prosecutor and longtime friend of Attorney General Eric Holder, worked as an independent consultant for AIG from January 2005 until earlier this year.

Holder?s Lonely Perch

Posted on July 05, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder often contemplates national security questions at home late at night.

On Fox News, ex-Civil Rights Division Lawyer Blasts DOJ

Posted on July 02, 2010
"You?re supposed to be able to go vote without somebody with a weapon shouting racist slurs at you," Adams said on Fox News. In fact, no voters in the majority black Philadelphia precinct complained about the incident involving two New Black Panther Party members in November 2008.

Cobell Passes House For the Second Time

Posted on July 02, 2010
Lawyers for the American Indian plaintiffs said they were hopeful the Senate would pass the legislation with the settlements once it returns from the July 4 recess.

Graham Holds Firm on KSM Trial

Posted on July 02, 2010
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is willing to cooperate with Democrats on a range of issues from immigration to Guantanamo, but not on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

Panel Sets Kagan Vote

Posted on July 02, 2010
The nomination hearing for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan concluded on Thursday after four days of testimony.

Schwarzenegger Names Federal Prosecutor To Court

Posted on July 02, 2010
The Central District of California Assistant U.S. Attorney started at the Justice Department in 1990.

Holder to Throw First Pitch at Nationals Game

Posted on July 02, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder will throw the ceremonial first pitch when the Washington Nationals take on the New York Mets on Friday night.

Washington Post: Holder Response to Oil Spill ?Odd?

Posted on July 02, 2010
The Attorney General's announcement of a criminal probe into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was "discomfiting," The Washington Post said in an editorial. "Mr. Holder may not have crossed that line in the gulf oil matter, but he has come close."

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