Aruna Viswanatha

U.S. appeals court presses Obama administration on contraception

August 25, 2021 at 4:48 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday pressed the Obama administration on whether a compromise it reached with religious non-profit groups over contraception coverage required by Obamacare still...

Advocacy group for drug offenders turns to white-collar crime

August 25, 2021 at 4:44 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans convicted of fraud and other white-collar crimes gained a new defender on Wednesday as an advocacy group that has long fought strict drug sentences launched a...

U.S. attorney general says banks may face criminal cases soon

August 25, 2021 at 4:38 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is pursuing criminal investigations of financial institutions that could result in action in the coming weeks and months, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder...

FBI creating unit to trace corrupt foreign assets

August 25, 2021 at 4:27 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI will create a unit to help trace the assets of corrupt foreign leaders, to complement an existing group of prosecutors focused on the issue, Attorney...

Republican Representative Grimm of NY indicted on fraud charges

August 25, 2021 at 4:21 a.m.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Representative Michael Grimm from New York was indicted on fraud charges in connection with a Manhattan fast-food restaurant he partly owned, according to court documents...

Republican Representative Grimm of NY indicted on fraud charges

May 23, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

Exclusive: U.S. expanding corporate foreign bribery probes to include hiring

August 25, 2021 at 4:21 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government agencies that have been probing banks' hiring of children of powerful Chinese officials are expanding existing investigations in other industries across Asia to include hiring...

Justice Department’s criminal division names new No. 2

August 25, 2021 at 4:13 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has named Marshall Miller as the new No. 2 official in its criminal division, after a spate of departures thinned its top...

U.S. Justice Department announces clemency review of drug offenders

August 25, 2021 at 4:11 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department laid out new clemency guidelines on Wednesday that are expected to make thousands of drug offenders eligible for a reduction in the sentences...

U.S. may charge ex-Blackwater guard with murder for Iraq massacre

August 25, 2021 at 4:15 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is considering charging a former Blackwater Worldwide security guard with murder over his alleged role in a 2007 massacre of unarmed civilians in...

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