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In Post Mortem on Stevens Trial, Prosecutors Point Fingers at Criminal ... - Main Justice
A friend of Friedrich, speaking on background, questioned the fairness of a process that did not allow Friedrich to review the report before its public release today. For years before the Stevens indictment, Public Integrity Section lawyers Marsh and ...
March 15, 2012


Justice Department Mum on Tax Fraud Settlement with Islamic Bank - Main Justice
... has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, agreed to pay some $37 million to resolve an investigation into whether the firm structured its real estate investments to unlawfully avoid US taxes on them, according to people familiar with the matter. ...
August 26, 2011


Christine Varney to Join Cravath - Main Justice
The chief of the Antitrust Division, Christine Varney, is leaving government later this year to join Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, according to a person familiar with the matter. The move is a surprising one ...
July 6, 2011


Counterterrorism Center Chief Leaving on a 'High Note' - Main Justice
... April 30, he got married. The next day, he learned that American forces had killed Osama bin Laden. Now, Leiter has just put the finishing touches on “a broad, sustained, and integrated campaign” against al-Qaeda, an administration official said.
June 9, 2011


Ex-Intelligence Head of ICE Reported Subject of Inquiry - Main Justice
James M. Woosley, who was ICE's assistant director for intelligence, was relieved of his position, according to a Department of Homeland Security official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation was continuing. ...
February 23, 2011


US Conducting Sweeping Probe of Arms Supply Industry Bribes - Main Justice
Companies are likely to be charged, people familiar with the matter say. Discounts are available for groups of more than five. To discuss a firm-wide, ...
October 20, 2010


Stevens' Fate Uncertain, as Is Legacy of His Corruption Case - Main Justice
Schuelke finished interviews and gathering evidence in the spring, said people familiar with the matter. In a separate, civil-contempt case, the Criminal ...
August 10, 2010


Fresh Allegations Emerge in Probe of Stevens Prosecutors - Main Justice
... lawyers pressured an FBI agent to falsify a summary of his notes from an interview with a government witness, according to people briefed on the matter. ...
May 13, 2010


Smoking Gun May Be Lacking in SDNY Goldman Probe - Main Justice
... the same day the SEC filed its civil securities fraud case against Goldman,” said a longtime former SDNY prosecutor who asked to remain anonymous. ...
April 30, 2010


Mendelsohn to Join Paul Weiss - Main Justice
His last day is Friday, according to people familiar with the matter. Rumors about Mendelsohn's departure have been circulating for more than a year. ...
April 13, 2010


Officials Dropped Out of CPAC Panel That Devolved Into Birther Forum - Main Justice
... which believes that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation. ...
February 21, 2010


US Identifies Russian 'Nexus' of Organized Crime - Main Justice
... including to President Barack Obama and congressional leaders of the intelligence committees, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. ...
February 11, 2010


Holder's High-Wire Act: Duck and Defend - Main Justice
... in which officials speaking on background explained that the Nigerian suspect, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, has been cooperating with the FBI since last ...
February 8, 2010


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