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Last Trial in Abramoff Case Ends in Conviction of Former Aide
Posted on February 11, 2011A jury said Thursday that a former Congressional aide broke the law by taking a trip to the first game of the 2003 World Series with a corporate official and lobbyist who picked up the tab.
Arizona U.S. Attorney for Senate?
Posted on February 11, 2011Dennis Burke has a lot of experience in politics, including as a former right-hand man to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano when she was Arizona governor.
Grassley Questions SEC?s Cooperation with DOJ
Posted on February 11, 2011Did the Iowa Republican misinterpret comments from SEC Director of Enforcement Robert Khuzami?
FBI Agent Suspected in Drunk Driving Death
Posted on February 10, 2011A newly hired security officer for Attorney General Eric Holder, Adrian Norbell Johnson is accused in an accident that killed an 18-year-old.
Acting IG Says DOJ Needs to Improve Communication
Posted on February 10, 2011Cynthia Schnedar pinpointed the FBI, ATF and counterterrorism tactics in her testimony before the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice and Science subcommittee.
Ex-AUSA, Prosecutor in Aldrich Ames Spy Case, Dies
Posted on February 10, 2011Mark J. Hulkower was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1989 to 1995.
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder at the University of Montana School of Law Jones-Tamm Lecture Series
Posted on February 09, 2011Attorney General Eric Holder participated in a session hosted by Bob Bennett.
DOJ Workers Feeling the Pressure from Budget Cuts
Posted on February 09, 2011The Office of Management and Budget Director, Jacob Lew, has signaled that most discretionary spending will undergo big cuts, according to NPR.
Ex-Nashville U.S. Attorney John Roberts Dies
Posted on February 09, 2011The former federal prosecutor headed the Middle District of Tennessee from 1993 to 1998.
AUSA Cleared After Ex-Husband Embezzles More Than $3.7M
Posted on February 09, 2011Sudabeh Fahami is deputy chief in charge of the U.S. Attorney's office in Reno.
U.S. Marshals Nab Man on the Run for 17 Years
Posted on February 09, 2011A journey from Boston to Idaho, and now back to Boston, to face his past.
Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Left in the Dark About Drug Bust
Posted on February 09, 2011A failure to communicate casts a shadow on a five-month investigation.
House Rejects Renewal of Patriot Act Provisions
Posted on February 08, 2011A coalition of liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans sent a message about the now nearly decade-old anti-terrorism law.
FBI Opens Preliminary Probe of Ousted Tunisian Leader?s Assets
Posted on February 08, 2011If Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali or his family own U.S. assets or moved illicit funds through U.S. institutions, they could come under U.S. criminal jurisdiction.
Hapless Defendants Provide Comic Relief at Insider Trading News Conference
Posted on February 08, 2011It's not often that Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara gets to deliver zingers. But there was plenty of comic relief at a news conference today in New York announcing insider-trading charges.
Pa. Governor Nominates AUSA for State Attorney General
Posted on February 08, 2011If confirmed, Linda Kelly would be the first female state attorney general since the office became an elective one.
Four Hedge Fund Employees Face Insider Trading Charges
Posted on February 08, 2011The four hedge fund employees allegedly acquired and shared inside information that brought in millions of dollars in illicit profits.
?Kleptocracy Unit? Pursues Corrupt Foreign Officials
Posted on February 08, 2011The DOJ makes good on a pledge made in Uganda last summer by Attorney General Eric Holder.
Former DOJ Official Joins Drinker Biddle White Collar Defense Unit
Posted on February 08, 2011The former chief of the Environmental Crimes Section was most recently a partner at Ballard Spahr LLP.
Ex-Federal Prosecutor Joins Firm?s New York Office
Posted on February 08, 2011The former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York focused on cases involving insider trading, market manipulation, wire fraud and mail fraud.
Former U.S. Attorney Is Confirmed as Federal Judge in Arkansas
Posted on February 08, 2011P. K. Holmes III served as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas from 1998 to 2001.
FBI Names Assistant Director For Counterintelligence
Posted on February 07, 2011Veteran agent C. Frank Figliuzzi's investigations have ranged from economic espionage to the 2001 anthrax attacks.
Former Reno Chief of Staff Receives Law Firm Leadership Post
Posted on February 07, 2011John Hogan will lead Holland & Knight LLP's litigation section.
Judicial Nominee in Oklahoma Lacks Political Support
Posted on February 07, 2011An Assistant U.S. Attorney's nomination to be a federal judge in Tulsa hangs in the air after Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) called the nomination "unacceptable" and Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.) distanced himself.
Bob Bennett To Host Q&A With Holder in Missoula
Posted on February 07, 2011The event is the University of Montana School of Law's Judge William B. Jones and Judge Edward A. Tamm Judicial Lecture Series.
Iran?s Revolutionary Guard Denies Holding Ex-FBI Agent
Posted on February 07, 2011Robert Levinson disappeared in March 2007 while visiting Iran's Kish Island, a popular tourist resort in the Persian Gulf.
House Judiciary Democrats Launch Twitter Account
Posted on February 04, 2011The Twitter feed of the House Judiciary Committee includes statements and news related to the panel. UPDATE: 7:28 p.m.
GOP Senators Back Permanent Extension of Patriot Act
Posted on February 04, 2011The Senate must now decide whose approach to take on renewing the act.
FBI Attempts to Recoup Costs From Agent
Posted on February 04, 2011The FBI's highest-ranking Arab-American has a big dispute with the bureau.
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Does a lawyer have the right to ask what your religion is when it has nothing to do with the situation?
In divorce issues and the children's well being religion doesn't matte...
Well I hold a lease agreement with a long time friend of mine he is the main lease holder but I am on the lease I have never been late on any rent or utilities I am very clean and mostly keep to my self but if soemthing
as long as your name is on the lease and youve done nothing illegal, you dont ha...
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Is there a time limit where someone can't be convicted of a sexual crime after the child has told someone?
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My children's school is falsely charging me with truancy. The local district justice works for the school in the most blatently open way. And his wife works for the district, too! They have violated private health record
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