Aruna Viswanatha

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

May 23, 2019 at 9:34 p.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...

Justice Department wary of Bitcoin, Attorney General says

August 25, 2021 at 3:49 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department will have to be creative in order to make sure criminals do not use virtual currencies such as Bitcoin to secretly move funds, Attorney...

HP pays $108 million to settle foreign bribery probes

August 25, 2021 at 3:51 a.m.

WARSAW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard agreed to pay $108 million to resolve wide-ranging U.S. government investigations into whether some of its foreign units bribed government officials to obtain lucrative contracts, U.S....

Justice Department wary of Bitcoin, Attorney General says

May 23, 2019 at 9:33 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department will have to be creative in order to make sure criminals do not use virtual currencies such as Bitcoin to secretly move funds, Attorney...

Judge criticizes State Department over Blackwater shooting case

August 25, 2021 at 3:47 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday harshly criticized the U.S. State Department over its handling of a 2007 shooting in Baghdad involving Blackwater Worldwide security guards and asked...

U.S. probing high-speed trading, attorney general says

August 25, 2021 at 3:43 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating high-speed trading for possible insider trading, Attorney General Eric Holder told lawmakers on Friday. The disclosure comes the same week that...

U.S. probing high-speed trading, attorney general says

May 23, 2019 at 9:33 p.m.

Alstom shares sink on risk of fine in U.S. bribery probe

November 4, 2021 at 1:34 a.m.

PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alstom shares fell sharply on investors' fears that the French engineering firm could face a heavy fine from the U.S. Justice Department as a result of a...

Alstom shares sink on risk of fine in U.S. bribery probe

December 23, 2018 at 11:12 p.m.

PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alstom shares fell sharply on investors' fears that the French engineering firm could face a heavy fine from the U.S. Justice Department as a result of a...

Bank of America to pay $9.3 billion to settle mortgage bond claims

August 25, 2021 at 3:23 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank of America agreed to pay $9.3 billion to settle claims that it sold Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac faulty mortgage bonds, helping the bank to end...

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