Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice, also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.

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FBI’s New Virtual Assets Unit Part of Coordinated Approach to Crypto Crime

FBI’s New Virtual Assets Unit Part of Coordinated Approach to Crypto Crime
FBI’s New Virtual Assets Unit Part of Coordinated Approach to Crypto Crime
March 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The FBI on Tuesday (March 15) announced the creation of a new Virtual Assets Unit to centralize its response to the sprawling field of crypto-based...

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DOJ, FTC Summit May Shed Light on Merger Guidelines Reform
DOJ, FTC Summit May Shed Light on Merger Guidelines Reform
March 11, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday (March 10) that its Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will cohost a conference on...

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FTC, DOJ to Overhaul Merger Guidelines
FTC, DOJ to Overhaul Merger Guidelines
March 07, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) are working together to transform their merger guidelines, with the new rules likely to most...

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BitConnect’s Kumbhani Goes Missing Following $2.4B Indictment
BitConnect’s Kumbhani Goes Missing Following $2.4B Indictment
March 01, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Just days after a federal grand jury handed down a $2.4 billion indictment of operating a global Ponzi scheme, BitConnect founder Satish Kumbhani, 36, has...

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BitConnect Fraud Indictment Highlights the ICO Era Driving Crypto Enforcement Today
BitConnect Fraud Indictment Highlights the ICO Era Driving Crypto Enforcement Today
February 28, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

A federal grand jury in San Diego indicted the founder of the BitConnect crypto investment platform on a variety of fraud, unlicensed money transmitting and...

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From the US and EU to Russia, Crypto Money Laundering Is Under Attack
From the US and EU to Russia, Crypto Money Laundering Is Under Attack
February 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

All eyes may have been on Ukraine this week, but in major economies around the world, crypto’s use as a tool for money laundering tool...

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UnitedHealth Group’s $13B Acquisition of Change Healthcare in DOJ Crosshairs
UnitedHealth Group’s $13B Acquisition of Change Healthcare in DOJ Crosshairs
February 24, 2022  |  Partnerships

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday (Feb. 24) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to block UnitedHealth Group subsidiary...

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Report: Microsoft, Google Allegedly Use Spam Ads to Chill Competition
Report: Microsoft, Google Allegedly Use Spam Ads to Chill Competition
February 18, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Confidential data reviewed by POLITICO has revealed gatekeeper search engines are funneling low-value ads to smaller search partners. The report alleges Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft...

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