Aug 21 Watch Will the $17B Bank of America penalty deter individuals from breaking the law? By PBS News Hour Bank of America will pay nearly $17 billion for its role in writing and securitizing risky home loans in the run up the housing crisis. For a closer look at the Justice Department deal, and the impact it and earlier… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch U.S. vows killers of James Foley will be ‘held accountable’ By PBS News Hour The Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into the murder of American journalist James Foley in Syria. That news came after word that earlier this summer a U.S. raid targeted an Islamic State site in Northern Syria in hopes of… Continue watching
Aug 21 Bank of America to pay nearly $17 billion in settlement with Justice Department By Pete Yost, Marcy Gordon, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has announced a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America over its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis. Continue reading
Aug 01 Senate demands public accounting from John Brennan over CIA spying By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For months, CIA Director John Brennan stood firm in his insistence that the CIA had little to be ashamed of after searching the computers of the Senate Intelligence Committee. His defiant posture quickly collapsed after a devastating report… Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch Citigroup to pay $7 billion for ‘egregious misconduct’ leading up to financial crisis By PBS News Hour The Justice Department announced a $7 billion settlement with Citigroup over “egregious misconduct” related to mortgage securities in the lead-up to the financial crisis. Judy Woodruff gets details from Tony West, associate attorney general at the Department of Justice and… Continue watching
May 28 News organizations concerned over new government limits on journalist protections By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Months after the Justice Department issued new guidelines for criminal leak investigations, news organizations are voicing concern about a decision to limit protections to include only journalists engaged in "ordinary newsgathering."… Continue reading
May 23 Weeks-long computer crash sends U.S. immigration courts back to pencils and paper By Elizabeth Summers Judges were forced to resort to old-fashioned technology, using four-track tape recorders or pencils and paper in the absence of their usual digital audio recording system. Immigrants and family members looking for information on pending cases from the agency’s phone… Continue reading
May 20 Watch Will Justice Department’s crackdown on Credit Suisse lead to more bank prosecutions? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 20 DOJ: Credit Suisse guilty plea a warning to foreign banks that aid in U.S. tax evasion By Marcy Gordon, Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Credit Suisse AG's guilty plea and $2.6 billion payment in a high-profile case brought by the Justice Department are being held out as a warning to foreign banks believed to be helping U.S. taxpayers conceal assets. Continue reading
May 19 Watch U.S. charges Chinese officials with cyberspying on businesses By PBS News Hour Five Chinese military officials were indicted by the U.S. for stealing trade secrets by hacking six American firms in the nuclear, metals and solar products industries. Gwen Ifill talks to Laura Galante of FireEye and former State Department official Susan… Continue watching