A Hong Kong academic had a relationship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with correspondence revealing a proposed collaboration that he deemed was “a good rebrand” for an island owned by the disgraced American financier, where he hosted parties. The exchange of emails also showed Epstein became interested in the academic’s pursuit of finding…
The Justice Department on Friday asked a court to unseal grand jury transcripts in the sex trafficking cases of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The motion, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida by Attorney General Pam Bondi, follows the congressional passage this week of…
Two Chinese nationals and two Americans have been arrested for allegedly illegally exporting cutting-edge Nvidia chips with artificial intelligence applications to China, the Justice Department said Thursday. The two Chinese nationals are Cham Li, 38, residing in California, and Jing Chen, 45, who is on an F-1 nonimmigrant student visa and resides in Tampa, Florida,…
The handling of the federal investigation into Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California is being reviewed by Justice Department investigators, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. A Republican congressional candidate who lives in California, Christine Bish, submitted a tip to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, alleging fraud in Schiff’s mortgage documentation. She…
Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida was indicted in federal court Wednesday for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in federal emergency funds and routing some of it to her campaign account, the Justice Department said in a statement. The Justice Department alleged that in 2021, a year before Cherfilus-McCormick was elected to Congress, a health…
A man is facing federal charges after a boat carrying migrants from Mexico to the United States capsized near San Diego, killing four passengers on board, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday. Authorities believe that the man, David Alfonso Barrera Nunes, was the captain of the boat. The Justice Department announced two charges against him…
The Department of Justice is suing California over two recently enacted laws that would prohibit federal agents from wearing facial coverings and require them to identify themselves while conducting their duties. The lawsuit filed Monday argues California’s laws violate the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, under which federal laws take precedence over state laws. The Trump administration also…
Washington — A federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to turn over all grand jury material to former FBI Director James Comey’s defense team, harshly criticizing the Justice Department for a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” in its handling of the case against the ex-FBI chief. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick allowed…
Norfolk, Virginia — New York Attorney General Letitia James will be appearing in court Friday for her arraignment on federal charges of bank fraud in Norfolk, Virginia, after the Justice Department indicted her earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Jamar Walker, appointed to the federal bench by former President Joe Biden, is presiding over the…
President Trump and his legal team have asked the Justice Department to pay him about $230 million to settle two federal damage claims over investigations into him during both his first administration and the Biden administration, according to a source familiar with the claims. This raises the possibility of a conflict of interest, since some…