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Is the DOJ's FIFA Corruption Sting Just 'For-Profit Policing' Run Amok?
The United States went to great lengths to prosecute FIFA. But was the ultimate goal just to make money from civil asset forfeiture?
The US Just Indicted Four Iranians for Hacking Into Banks and a New York Dam
The US government says the seven hackers broke into computers of dozens of US banks and tried to shut down the dam, in an indictment that for the first time accused individuals tied to another country of trying to disrupt critical infrastructure.
Ferguson Approves DOJ Overhaul of Police and Courts, Likely Dodges Costly Lawsuit
The Ferguson City Council voted unanimously to accept a US Department of Justice plan to reform the city's police force and municipal court system.
Air Force Veteran Becomes First American Convicted By Jury of Trying to Join the Islamic State
US Air Force Veteran Tairod Pugh spent years in the armed forces and as a military contractor before he decided to join the Islamic State.
Air Force Vet Stands Trial in Brooklyn for Trying to Join the Islamic State
According to court documents, Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh had been on authorities' radar for 15 years — he was finally arrested in Istanbul in 2015, after Turkish authorities suspected him of trying to join the Islamic State.
Clinton and Sanders Say They Would Jail Wall Street Bankers — But It May Be Too Late
White-collar crime has become a major campaign issue, but statutes of limitations on the prosecution of executives involved in the 2008 financial crisis are running out.
Sepp Blatter Claims "The Media Moved in to Kill Me," Continues to Blame U.S.'s Failed World Cup Bid for Arrests
Your daily dose of moral relativism.
El Chapo Might Go on Trial in Brooklyn
After escaping from Mexican prison twice, the drug cartel boss could get extradited, and Brooklyn is the early frontrunner to host his trial.
Ferguson Just Got Slapped With a Civil Rights Lawsuit From the Department of Justice
The US government filed a lawsuit after Ferguson's City Council sought to revise a deal that would have forced the town to change its policing and court practices.
The Government Is Going To Spend $80 Million To Solve America's Rape Kit Crisis
Rape is the "ultimate violation," Vice President Joe Biden said, adding that victim-blaming has also contributed to the backlog of thousands of untested kits: "So much of our culture is 'he said she said."
The Feds Are Now Investigating the Case of the 'Clock Kid' Ahmed Mohamed
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the Justice Department will examine whether Mohamed's civil rights were violated when he was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school.
Obama Expected to Call for Gun Control in Speech About Terrorism and San Bernardino
The White House says Obama will speak Sunday night from the Oval Office about “the steps our government is taking to fulfill his highest priority: keeping the American people safe.”