Legal proceedings initiated by businessman Karl-Heinz Grasser over alleged false accusations against a Buwog court judge have expanded internationally, with the US Department of Justice now involved via a mutual legal assistance request.
The US Department of Justice has unsealed new charges against 17 hackers allegedly involved in an Iran-backed campaign, with the State Department offering a $10 million reward for information.
OpenAI has reached a $3.2 million settlement with the US Department of Justice over claims that the company discriminated against US workers. The settlement addresses allegations of discriminatory hiring practices.
The US Department of Justice has dropped charges against a former Olympian regarding flawed $14 million renovations to the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial, a project initiated by former President Donald Trump.
The US Department of Justice is set to streamline antitrust reviews of company mergers and has tasked prosecutors to handle bullying cases. Additionally, Rep. Jim Jordan has formally requested the DOJ to prosecute Jack Smith.
The US Department of Justice is investigating United Auto Workers (UAW) president Shawn Fain over allegations of corruption, which Fain dismisses as 'bogus' and attributes to a 'grudge' against his union's anti-war stance.
The U.S. Department of Justice has defended its decision to drop criminal charges in the Adani case, stating that the case should never have been brought and that courts cannot second-guess prosecutors. The department emphasized that not a single penny was lost in the case.
The US Department of Justice has charged 455 individuals, including doctors, in the largest federal healthcare fraud crackdown in US history, totaling $6.5 billion in alleged fraud. The charges include 10 defendants from Southern California.
Businessman Jason Cardiff, wanted in the US, is reportedly living in Dublin 6 and accuses Obama-Biden appointees at the US Department of Justice of bias, hoping charges against him will be dropped.
The US Department of Justice, under the Trump administration, is seeking to halt an air pollution lawsuit against xAI, claiming the NAACP lawsuit threatens 'national, economic, and energy security'.
A Toronto-based group, Al-Ahrar Palestinian Prisoner Support, has called for the release of Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an alleged Hezbollah operative extradited and charged by the US Department of Justice for terror offenses.
The US Department of Justice has announced charges against 15 individuals in Minnesota for their alleged involvement in a $90 million healthcare fraud scheme. A DOJ official described the charges as "unprecedented."
The US Justice Department has dropped criminal and civil fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, a decision that led to a rally in Adani Group stocks.
A US transparency advocacy group has opened a temporary exhibition in New York, showcasing a printout of all 3.5 million pages of files released by the US Department of Justice related to financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The US Department of Justice has initiated an antitrust probe into major beef producers following record-high beef prices, urging whistleblowers to report alleged wrongdoing.
Donald Trump has rejected Iran's latest negotiation proposal as unacceptable. This development coincides with Senator Marco Rubio's scheduled meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican, reportedly amidst a diplomatic standoff involving Trump and Iran.
The US Justice Department's internal watchdog will investigate the department's handling of the recently unsealed Jeffrey Epstein court documents. This probe follows public scrutiny and growing fallout over the disclosure of names linked to the disgraced financier.
Prosecutors and investigators from Albania's SPAK held an official meeting with the US Department of Justice to strengthen cooperation in the fight against international organized crime and corruption.
Victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Justice and Google, alleging their identities were mistakenly published in official documents made public online. Concurrently, US lawmakers are urging Sarah Ferguson to testify about her knowledge of Prince Andrew's links to Epstein, setting a two-week deadline for her response.
Millions of PDF documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, published by the US Department of Justice in late 2025 and early 2026, presented technical problems for journalists and analysts, prompting questions about the future of the PDF format.
New images released by the US Department of Justice reportedly show former Prince Andrew with a young woman on his lap, as investigations continue following his detention.
Documents released by the US Department of Justice reveal that Nadia Marcinko, a Slovak model and private jet pilot for Jeffrey Epstein, cooperated with federal authorities in exchange for immunity.
Daniel Siad, facing allegation of rape in France, appears in more than 1,000 documents in latest declassified files
“In This busyness I feel like fisherman some time I cache quick, some time no fish,” Daniel Siad, a model scout, wrote to Jeffrey Epstein in July 2014, explaining the frustrations of his work scouring the world for future models.
In this exchange, released in the latest batch of US Department of Justice documents, Siad was annoyed with Epstein, who had failed to turn up for a pl...
The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the State of New Jersey and its Democratic governor, accusing them of obstructing federal immigration policy.
An analysis by CNN reveals that dozens of FBI witness interrogation records from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein appear to be missing from the vast archive of documents released by the US Department of Justice last month, including three related to a specific individual.
Justice Department files concerning Jeffrey Epstein, including allegations of sexual abuse against President Trump by a minor, were reportedly withheld from public release. NPR's investigation found d
A banner of US President Donald Trump has been placed at the headquarters of the US Department of Justice, Reuters journalists announce, noting that it is the leader's latest effort.
‘We have nothing to hide,’ former secretary of state says ahead of her and Bill Clinton’s depositions next week – key US politics stories from Tuesday 17 February
Hillary Clinton has accused the Trump administration of a “cover-up” over the Epstein files, while claiming that she and her husband are being forced to testify before Congress to deflect scrutiny from Donald Trump.
In an interview with the BBC, Clinton said the US Department of Justice was “slow-walking” the release of documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s catalogue of crimes and urged the administration to “get the files out”. Despite periodic document dumps of the files since Congress mandated their release late last year, the justice department is still withholding about 3m files.
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TikTok has agreed to pay a $400 million settlement to the US Department of Justice to resolve a lawsuit alleging the platform violated children's privacy by collecting their personal data without consent. This settlement addresses concerns about the unauthorized collection of online personal information from minors.
An Australian firm is caught in an FBI investigation after a fake consultancy website impersonating it online was among 13 sites seized by the US Department of Justice in connection with alleged Chinese espionage.
The US Department of Justice reportedly ignored a July 31 deadline set by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez to share documents related to the abuse of girls at Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro ranch.
According to emails released by the US Department of Justice, Jeffrey Epstein allegedly organized a sham same-sex marriage for his Belarusian dentist friend...
Two Chinese nationals, Kin Keung Ho and Lihua Owen Ma, have pleaded guilty to violating American wildlife law by illegally shipping over 500 turtles from the United States to Hong Kong. The US Department of Justice announced their pleas.
Following ByteDance's divestiture, the US Department of Justice has announced that federal employees are now permitted to download TikTok on government-issued devices. This decision reverses previous restrictions on the app for official use.
The BBC has uncovered how a Chinese national, known in criminal circles as 'Fentanyl King' Brother Wang, became a major figure in Mexico's fentanyl trade. The US Department of Justice identifies him as 39-year-old Zhang Zhidong.
Alibaba and its US payments unit have agreed to pay $600 million to settle a US Department of Justice probe into allegations of facilitating illegal drug and drug paraphernalia sales. This settlement addresses charges that the e-commerce giant allowed such transactions on its platforms.
The US Department of Justice has ceased criminal prosecutions for diesel emissions bypass kits, a decision that aligns with the Trump administration's efforts to reduce clean-air regulations and is estimated to cause pollution equivalent to 9 million trucks.
The US Department of Justice is intervening in a lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI, citing national security concerns, with Pentagon AI chief Cameron Stanley testifying that xAI's Grok AI is crucial for military operations.
The US Department of Justice has supported Elon Musk's xAI in a lawsuit concerning natural gas turbines, arguing their operation is vital for national security and AI innovation, particularly for military operations.
The US Department of Justice's civil rights division has launched investigations into 15 medical schools. The probes are based on allegations of potential discrimination in admissions, following previous findings against UCLA and Yale.
The US Department of Justice charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with murder and other crimes for his alleged role in the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft, prompting reactions from Cuban-Americans.
Saturday Night Live concluded its 51st season with a finale featuring a surprise performance by Paul McCartney and no cast goodbyes, hinting at potential changes for the offseason. The episode also included sketches involving Will Ferrell and references to political figures.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for a public progress update from the US Department of Justice regarding its investigation into the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by the Israeli military.
The Department of Justice has closed a major immigration court in San Francisco, a decision that critics argue will exacerbate the existing case backlog and create chaos.
The US Department of Justice is suing the $5 billion tech firm Cloudera, alleging that the company discriminated against American job seekers by creating a sham hiring process that favored temporary visa holders for high-paying roles.
The US Department of Justice has launched a review into antisemitism at a college in a 'blue state' following a controversial fundraiser linked to 'Lebanese resistance'.
The US Department of Justice has reportedly been making frequent corrections in court, prompting judges to demand explanations for the repeated errors.
The US Department of Justice has initiated legal proceedings to revoke the citizenship of Emmanuel Kazeem, a Nigerian man previously convicted for his involvement in an $11 million tax fraud scheme.
The entertainment giant recently reached a settlement deal with the US Department Of Justice
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The US Department of Justice announced it will release nearly 50,000 additional documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's case by the end of tomorrow.
Sensational reports are spreading online, claiming that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially revealed an "elite" list naming individuals directly linked to Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.
Reports indicate that over 50 unpublished pages from the Epstein files, including three FBI memos, do not appear in documents released by the US Department of Justice, with some related to a complaint against Donald Trump.
The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey and Governor Mikie Sherrill, alleging that her administration's policies unconstitutionally restrict the powers of federal anti-immigration authorities.
The US Department of Justice has released millions of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, including thousands of videos and images, with some reports focusing on European figures mentioned.
Boasberg Rubber-Stamps DOJ Request To Keep FBI-Twitter Payments Secret
When the Twitter files hit in December of 2022, they revealed that the Biden administration had paid Twitter at least $3.4 million between October 2019 and February 2021 to reimburse the pre-Musk, left-leaning social media giant for a flood of requests.
During this period, the Biden DOJ was going after vaccine skeptics, lab-leak proponents, 2020 election 'deniers,' Catholic parents, Hunter Biden laptop / Burisma content, and conservative news outlets. We also learned that the FBI's Elvis Chan and crew were holding weekly meeting with Twitter on "misinformation," and flagged thousands of accounts for the above.
Days after the Twitter files were released, watchdog group Judicial Watch sued the Biden DOJ, which oversees the FBI, over a FOIA request demanding to know how much the FBI paid Twitter from 2016 onward. The FBI initially refused, but eventually released 44-pages of documents with the key payment details redacted - claiming the data was protected under FOIA's "Exemption 7(E)," which lets agencies hide info about law enforcement methods if releasing it could help criminals or enemies dodge detection.
Judicial Watch then narrowed their claims to just those redacted payment amounts (JW dropped other issues such as vendor names), however in December of 2025, the Trump DOJ asked Judge James Boasberg for a Motion for Summary Judgement to deny Judicial Watch's request - effectively concealing the extent to which the FBI, under Trump and Biden, was going after Americans.
In its request for summary judgement, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office (say it ain't so!) argued that revealing payments that are tied to real investigations could reveal super secret investigative methods - such as how much the FBI is "engaging" with Twitter vs. other platforms, which could lead to 'bad guys' (criminals, hackers, foreign spies) to switch to platforms with less FBI activity, and that it might reveal shifts in FBI priorities over time.
Revealing the quarterly totals could also betray "mosaic theory," where seemingly harmless info (like one quarter's payment) can be pieced together with public data (e.g., Twitter's transparency reports) to form a big picture of FBI strategies.
Earlier this month, Boasberg agreed - ruling that revealing the payments could expose FBI "techniques and procedures" (how they monitor online threats) and help bad actors figure out what the FBI is focused on, allowing them to adapt and change strategies.
Boasberg wrote in his opinion that the 7(E) exemption is valid because it could "risk circumvention of the law."
So @JudicialWatch sued to find out how much the Deep State/Biden FBI was paying Twitter (now @X) to censor and spy on Americans. Kash Patel's FBI and Pam Bondi's Justice Department told a federal court we shouldn't get even summary quarterly totals of the payments because it… https://t.co/6P6oqQDxDj
February 18, 2026
What the actual...
.@FBIDirectorKash this was probably handled by lower-levels — a personal intervention on this one, which impacts 100 million voters & is critically important for Americans to restore trust in the bureau, at zero cost to FBI time or resources, would be greatly appreciated https://t.co/aHwXCi9h55
February 19, 2026
Maybe Elon can just give Tom Fitton the deets?
The filings for your reading pleasure...
DOJ request to deny Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Inc v Us Department of Justice Dcdce-23-03004 0024.0 by Zerohedge Janitor
Boasberg's opinion granting the DOJ request:
Judicial Watch Inc v Us Department of Justice Dcdce-23-03004 0027.0 by Zerohedge Janitor
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Thu, 02/19/2026 - 18:50
The US Department of Justice has indicted Indian national Nikhil Gupta, revealing details of a crude and amateur plot that lacked basic intelligence tradecraft. The case highlights significant failures in the alleged operation.
The US Department of Justice is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, who faces accusations of transmitting threats and exploiting controversy to market his upcoming novel.
Gautam Adani, head of the Adani Group, recounted his personal journey from Mumbai at 16, an address delivered shortly after a US District Court dismissed a criminal case against him by the US Department of Justice.
The US Department of Justice has charged Mohammad Yousef Hasna, a Turkish national, with providing financing and commodities to Hamas through a fraudulent humanitarian charity.
Samuel Tunick faces felony charges from the US Department of Justice after providing a duress code that wiped his phone's data, raising data privacy concerns.
The US Department of Justice is attempting to prosecute Atlanta resident Sam Tunick, a protester against the police training center, accusing him of wiping his phone using GrapheneOS, raising concerns about the government's efforts.
Bulgaria's acting Prosecutor General, Vanya Stefanova, presented awards to employees of the US Secret Service, the FBI, and the US Embassy, as well as staff from the US Department of Justice.
A court has ruled that the US Department of Justice violated the law in the Jeffrey Epstein case, putting pressure on Todd Blanche, who is tasked with releasing unredacted files, and setting a deadline for their disclosure.
Donald Trump Jr. reportedly met with Indian billionaire Gautam Adani prior to the US Department of Justice dropping fraud charges against Adani, according to a Forbes report.
The US Department of Justice has initiated 29 denaturalization proceedings against foreign-born Americans accused of obtaining citizenship through fraud in less than two months this year, with lawyers actively reviewing cases.
California Governor Gavin Newsom claims that the Trump administration is politically targeting him and his wife with an investigation. Newsom suggests this is retaliation for his criticism of Donald Trump.
Police are asking a woman reportedly 'sent to the UK to have sex with Andrew' to come forward as an investigation into misconduct in public office continues, with investigators contacting the US Department of Justice for files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The US Department of Justice has announced the formation of an Antisemitism Advisory Committee, tasked with advising on rising antisemitism and launching a national tour to strengthen local responses.
The head of the US Department of Justice's antitrust division has issued a warning to dealmakers, cautioning them against making misleading statements about artificial intelligence.
The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into 36 Illinois school districts, examining their instruction on sexual orientation and gender ideology, as well as parental opt-out rights.
Iran's foreign minister arrived in Pakistan, fueling speculation about potential direct talks with the U.S. President Trump stated he anticipates Iran will present an offer aimed at satisfying American demands.
The US Department of Justice has indicated a change in its approach to antitrust enforcement regarding media mergers and acquisitions, acknowledging the transformative role of artificial intelligence in the sector.
Bill Gates is scheduled to appear before Congress to discuss his communications with Jeffrey Epstein, details of which are included in millions of documents released by the US Department of Justice.
The head of the US Department of Justice's antitrust division has stated that 'acquihires,' a practice often utilized by Big Tech companies to acquire talent rather than technology, are a 'red flag' for potential antitrust concerns.
A fact-check article refutes claims that George Soros is under house arrest or being investigated by the US Department of Justice for supporting terrorism, clarifying that a cited executive order pertains to establishing a commission on religious freedom.
Spanish politician Irene Montero has reported receiving death threats from a neo-Nazi organization, which is considered a terrorist group by the US Department of Justice and the FBI, and has requested protection from the Interior Ministry.
Tens of thousands of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were discreetly removed from the US Department of Justice website, with the DOJ now publishing fewer documents than previously available.
The US Department of Justice is facing accusations of concealing files related to Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, though the DOJ has denied these claims, stating that no documents were deleted and some were withheld as duplicates or privileged material.
Dozens of FBI witness interview records appear to be missing from the US Department of Justice’s public release of Jeffrey Epstein files, according to investigations by NPR and CNN. The absent material includes interviews linked to a woman who accused President Donald Trump of sexual abuse when she was a minor.
The Justice Department published more than three million pages of documents related to Epstein, the financier who died in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex traffick...
International media have published new photos from the US Department of Justice file, where Stephen Hawking appears in one of the photos. Hawking was one of 21 scientists invited by Epstein.
Files released by the US Department of Justice reveal that Latvian scientist Madars Virza, living in America, maintained regular contact with the deceased US sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein in his final years.
The US Department of Justice’s massive release of Epstein case files has turned some internet users into self-appointed digital sleuths. They’ve been combing through thousands of emails in search of h