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AP: Reid, McConnell Reach Deal to Confirm Long-Stalled Judicial Nominees

Posted on December 21, 2010

D.C. Judge Gives OK to $3.4B Cobell Settlement

Posted on December 21, 2010
Congress last month passed legislation to pay $3.4 billion to resolve Cobell v. Salazar, in which American Indians alleged they had been shortchanged by the Interior Department on royalties. President Barack Obama signed the bill Wednesday.

Ex-AUSA Confirmed as District Court Judge

Posted on December 21, 2010
Benita Pearson worked in the Cleveland U.S. Attorney's office from July 2000 to August 2008.

Terror Suspect?s Defense Lawyers: Muzzle Holder

Posted on December 21, 2010
In November, Somali-born U.S. citizen Mohamed Osman Mohamud was arrested and changed with attempting to bomb a Christmas-tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Ore.

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Defense Says U.S. Attorney?s Office in New Mexico Withheld Evidence

Posted on December 21, 2010
Former Albuquerque police officer Brad Ahrensfield and his defense team say the U.S. Attorney's Office withheld crucial evidence of a case tried last week.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Urge Senate to Confirm Judges

Posted on December 21, 2010
As of today there are 26 pending judicial nominations, with the Senate scheduled to vote on two more nominations this afternoon.

Ex-Ala. Lobbyist Pleads Guilty in Electronic Bingo Scheme

Posted on December 21, 2010
In October, Jarrod Massey of MANTA Governmental was one of 11 individuals -- including the owner of the state's largest casino and four state lawmakers -- arrested as part of a public corruption probe.

Terrorism

Posted on December 21, 2010
Eric Holder is confident that the United States will continue to thwart attacks.

Incoming Judiciary Chairman Creates IP Panel

Posted on December 20, 2010
Incoming chairman Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) has said patent reform will be among the top priorities of his committee.

Busy Detroit U.S. Attorney Lost Sleep, Weight in 2010

Posted on December 20, 2010
U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan worked cases that brought her office national attention over the last year.

Senate Confirms Five Prosecutors as Federal Judges

Posted on December 20, 2010
The judges will serve in New York, Mississippi, Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts.

Holder Praises Memphis U.S. Attorney?s ?Optimism?

Posted on December 20, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder was on hand for his 16th U.S. Attorney swearing in ceremony.

EX-AUSA Joins King & Spalding

Posted on December 20, 2010
Ross W. Nadel worked in the U.S. Attorney's offices in the Northern and Eastern Districts of California from 1981 to 2005.

COMMENTARY

Posted on December 20, 2010
On compliance credit, what can U.S. Attorneys learn from the FCPA team in Washington?

Ex-Prosecutor Named to Florida County Court

Posted on December 17, 2010
Herbert M. Berkowitz was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Cleveland from 1975 to 1978 and worked with the Justice Department's Organized Crime and Racketeering Strike Force in Tampa.

Democrats Name Conyers as Judiciary Ranking Member

Posted on December 17, 2010
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) previously served as House Judiciary Committee ranking member from 1995 to 2007.

$7.2 Billion Settlement Reached With Picower Estate in Madoff Fraud

Posted on December 17, 2010
Philanthropist Jeffry Picower was a major beneficiary of Bernard Madoff's investment fraud.

Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Kill Boss

Posted on December 17, 2010
Carlos Ortiz Jr. told a former law enforcement officer and licensed firearms dealer that he thought his estranged wife and his boss were having an "illicit relationship."

U.S. Attorneys Rake In Record $6.7 Billion

Posted on December 17, 2010
Big health care fraud cases and large criminal restitution cases in fiscal 2010 helped increase the collection.

DOJ Honors Antitrust ?Bulldog?

Posted on December 16, 2010
Members of the Justice Department community honored former Senior Trial Attorney Bernard Hollander for his 59 years of service to the Antitrust Division.

Senate Clears Four Judges

Posted on December 16, 2010
The confirmations were the first for the judiciary since Sept. 13.

Man Prosecuted For Filing $1 Billion Lien Against AUSA

Posted on December 16, 2010
The Maryland prosecutor had won a 2007 tax conviction against the defendant.

Holder to Appear at Another U.S. Attorney Investiture

Posted on December 16, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder has attended 15 U.S. Attorney swearing in ceremonies thus far.

Remarks As Prepared For Delivery By Attorney General Eric Holder At The Regional HEAT Summit

Posted on December 16, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius hosted the fourth in a series of day-long regional summits to discuss innovative ways to prevent fraud within the U.S. health care system

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