U.S. Justice Department

Former Google software engineer charged with stealing AI technology while working with Chinese companies

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California, on four counts of federal trade secret theft, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in Biden impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The Justice Department is pushing back against a new set of subpoenas quietly sent out by House Republicans related the Hunter Biden criminal investigation in another brewing faceoff in the impeachment inquiry.

Justice Department finds problems with violence, gangs and poor conditions in 3 Mississippi prisons

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

The U.S. Justice Department says Mississippi is failing to protect inmates in three prisons from violence because it does not adequately supervise incarcerated people, control contraband or investigate harm and misconduct.

Biden ‘willfully’ disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted, special counsel says

By Eric Tucker, Lindsay Whitehurst, Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press

The report from special counsel Robert Hur, released Thursday, represents a harshly critical assessment of Biden's handling of sensitive government materials, but also details the reasons why he should not be charged with the crime.

Justice Department proposes major changes to address racial disparities in state crime victim funds

By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press

The Justice Department has proposed changes to rules governing state-run programs that provide financial assistance to violent crime victims in order to address racial disparities and curb the number of subjective denials of compensation.

Attorney General Merrick Garland to undergo surgery, Justice Department says

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The news comes as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to work at the Pentagon following a hospitalization related to prostate cancer that was criticized for being kept secret for days.

Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter U.S. illegally

By Paul J. Weber, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press

The lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses Texas of violating the U.S. government's authority over immigration enforcement.

Justice Department creates database to track misconduct records by federal law enforcement

By Claudia Lauer, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Announced on Monday, the federal move is a step toward accountability amid growing calls to close loopholes that allow law enforcement officers to be rehired by other agencies after losing their jobs or resigning after misconduct allegations.

Six West Virginia jail employees indicted in connection with death of incarcerated man

By Leah Willingham, Associated Press

Five former correctional officers in West Virginia have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the 2022 death of a man at a regional jail.

Ex-Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark can’t move Georgia case to federal court, a judge says

By Kate Brumback, Associated Press

A judge on Friday rejected a request by former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark to move the Georgia election subversion charges against him from state court to federal court.