The Justice Department will criminally charge Boeing for violating the terms of a prior agreement that allowed the manufacturer to avoid prosecution for two fatal plane crashes in 2018 and 2019, according to two people familiar with the matter. DOJ will give Boeing a week to either plead guilty or risk a trial, according to […]
Boeing (BA) will soon know whether its horrible 2024 is about to get much worse. Justice Department officials have to decide by July 7 whether to criminally charge Boeing, which would be a devastating blow for a giant manufacturer, or reach some sort of settlement. The question is whether Boeing’s actions leading up to a […]
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board said early on Thursday it was sanctioning Boeing for disclosing non-public details of the ongoing investigation into a 737 MAX mid-air emergency and referring its conduct to the Justice Department. The NTSB said Boeing had “blatantly violated” the agency’s investigative regulations by providing “non-public investigative […]
WASHINGTON — Nearly two full years after Steve Bannon was convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas from the House Jan. 6 committee, federal prosecutors told the Supreme Court it’s time for the former Donald Trump adviser to begin serving his four-month prison sentence. “This Court recently denied a similar application […]
Steve Bannon is days away from reporting to prison on Monday, July 1, unless the Supreme Court keeps him out while he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. On Wednesday, the Justice Department urged the high court to reject Bannon’s application. In its opposition filing, the federal government cited the recent example of another Trump-world […]
The Department of Justice’s report on the Phoenix police paints a bleak picture of an agency in need of reform, and while it seems more critical than past reports, it might be because it’s the latest. Since 1994, the Justice Department has opened more than 70 investigations into dozens of law enforcement departments. While some […]
Phoenix police are resisting federal accountability after the Justice Department released a scathing report that detailed a disturbing pattern of violating the civil rights of minority groups and unhoused people. The Phoenix Police Department has developed a reputation as America’s deadliest police department in recent years, and public reporting on officers’ violence prompted a multiyear […]
Three Florida residents pleaded guilty on Friday to charges connected to attacks on pregnancy resource centers, including in Winter Park, between May and July 2022. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Caleb Freestone, Amber Smith-Stewart and Annarella Rivera chose to target pro-life reproductive health facilities that provided patients with resources and counseling on abortion alternatives. […]
Jun. 14—The Bernalillo County Commission violated New Mexico’s Open Meetings Act in its process for seeking a new county manager and is being asked to take corrective action by the New Mexico Department of Justice — something the commission plans on doing next week. On Thursday, the DOJ sent a corrective action letter to Commission […]
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department confirmed Friday, as expected, that Attorney General Merrick Garland will not face charges after House Republicans voted to hold him in contempt of Congress for declining to provide audiotapes of President Joe Biden that are protected by executive privilege. “As you know, the President asserted executive privilege and directed the […]
The Department of Juctice’s announced findings on Thursday against Phoenix police won’t change the thinking of many. Not community activists and police critics. Not local law enforcement, their supporters and detractors of the federal government. The findings, nearly three years in the making, don’t provide much clarity about what’s next, either. Essentially, we’ll have to […]
In a first-of-its-kind finding, the Justice Department said Phoenix police have shown a pattern of violating the civil and constitutional rights of unhoused people in a scathing report of how the force has handled a growing homelessness crisis. Officials said police unlawfully arrested, ticketed and destroyed people’s property, often hindering them from finding stable housing. […]