The process, known as asset forfeiture, is controversial because people can lose their property, such as cars and cash, without ever being convicted or even charged with a crime. Critics of the ...

On March 7, 2024, at the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco unveiled the Department of Justice's (“DOJ”) ambitious "90-day ...

On Wednesday, Sessions declared that civil asset forfeiture was back ... Unfortunately, however, the DOJ equitable sharing program, which is a legal slush fund, can effectively ruin any state ...

Leveraging a 40-year-old desegregation case, DOJ at first sought to stop the voucher program in its entirety. After almost universal criticism, DOJ stepped back from that objective but still tried ...

In a bold move, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a pilot program designed to encourage corporate executives to disclose information about financial misconduct within their organizations.

The case has the potential to help rein in one of the most abused powers enjoyed by American government: asset forfeiture. The case involves a New York couple, Angela Rodriguez and Joyce Copeland ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., revealed a "three-pronged" strategy for cracking down on the alleged weaponization of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a closed-door meeting with House ...

Atlanta News First Investigates exposed the inner workings of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) program ... The DOJ has over $5 billion in its civil asset forfeiture fund, which the ...

So, what is the "60-day rule"? And does DOJ's broader position of avoiding steps that could have an impact on an election conflict with special counsel Smith's efforts to bring either of his cases ...

An immigration bill that would allow local police to arrest illegal immigrants is heading to the desk of Louisiana’s governor, bringing a potential legal showdown with the Biden administration ...

and enforce a compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations of the U.S. fraud laws throughout its operations." The DOJ has given Boeing until June 13 to respond to their ...

LTAP is the compliance reviewer for asset management plans (AMP) for the Local Road and Bridge Matching Grant Program. LTAP is assisting local public agencies in the development of their plans by: ...