US Justice Department

No evidence Obama wiretapped Trump tower: US Justice Dept

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The US Justice Department has confirmed there is no evidence to back up President Donald Trump's claim that his predecessor wiretapped Trump Tower during the 2016 election campaign. "Both FBI and NSD (National Security Division) confirm that they have no records related to wiretaps as described by the March 4, 2017 tweets," the department said in a court filing thatRead more

Two Russian spies indicted in massive Yahoo hack

Washington – Arab Today

Two agents of Russia’s FSB spy agency and two “criminal hackers” were indicted Wednesday over a massive cyberattack affecting 500 million Yahoo users, the US Justice Department announced. The indictment unveiled in Washington links Russia’s top spy agency to one of the largest cyberattacks in history, carried out in 2014, and which officials said was used for espionage and financialRead more

Brazil graft scandal to mushroom abroad

Brasília - Arab Today

A vast corruption scheme that started in Brazil but morphed into a giant international scandal is about to spread even further, a top prosecutor warned on Monday. Brazil-based Odebrecht, one of the region's biggest construction companies, was at the heart of a scheme to bribe Brazilian state oil giant Petrobras in exchange for inflated contracts. Odebrecht also systematically bribed politicians,Read more

Credit Suisse posts loss of $2.3 billion on litigation

Geneva - Arab Today

Credit Suisse Group posted a fourth-quarter loss of 2.35 billion francs ($2.34 billion) after taking a charge to settle a US investigation into the role of its mortgage securities business in the 2008 financial crisis. The shortfall, resulting in the second consecutive annual loss for the Swiss bank, was bigger than the 2.07 billion-franc loss predicted on average by sevenRead more

Drugmaker Teva says Israel probing kickback allegations

Jerusalem - AFP

Pharmaceutical giant Teva said on Wednesday it is under investigation by Israeli police for suspected bribery of foreign officials just two months after it paid $519 million to settle US charges. The news came a day after the world's biggest manufacturer of generic drugs said in a surprise announcement that its CEO was quitting after just three years at theRead more

Trump administration defends travel ban in court

Los Angeles - Arab Today

The US Justice Department faced tough questioning as it urged a court of appeals to reinstate President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, put on hold in a legal challenge last week. The latest twist in the showdown comes four days after a federal judge suspended Trump's decree, re-opening US borders to the thousands of refugeesRead more

US Justice Department Files Appeal against Suspension of Travel Ban

Washington - Arab Today

Just after midnight on Sunday the US Justice Department filed an appeal asking to pause the decision that temporarily halted enforcement of President Donald Trump's travel ban nationwide, saying in a strongly-worded filing that blocking the travel ban "harms the public" and "second-guesses the President's national security judgment." The legal battle, which now moves up to the Ninth Circuit CourtRead more

US Justice Department will Ensure Integrity of Presidential Election

Washington - Arab Today

In anticipation of the upcoming general elections, the US Justice Department Tuesday provided information about its efforts, through the Civil Rights Division and Criminal Division, to ensure that all qualified voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots and have their votes counted free of discrimination, intimidation or fraud in the election process. On Election Day, Nov. 8, 2016,Read more

Leo cooperating in Malaysian fund probe

Washington - Arab Today

Leonardo DiCaprio is aiding the investigation into a Malaysian embezzlement scam that involved his hit film about financial market fraud, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” according to his spokesperson Tuesday. The Hollywood star contacted the US Justice Department in July just after it filed a lawsuit to seize more than $1 billion in allegedly ill-gotten assets tied to Malaysian stateRead more