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.

Source: justice.gov

Credit Karma To Divest Tax Unit To Square In $7.1B Merger With Intuit

Credit Karma To Divest Tax Unit To Square In $7.1B Merger With Intuit
Credit Karma To Divest Tax Unit To Square In $7.1B Merger With Intuit
November 25, 2020  |  Partnerships

The Department of Justice is requiring Credit Karma to divest its tax business to Square as part of Intuit’s $7.1 billion proposed takeover of Credit...

READ MORE >
Google Pushes Feds To Turn Over Documents Used To Build Antitrust Case
Google Pushes Feds To Turn Over Documents Used To Build Antitrust Case
November 18, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Google wants the federal government to cough up the documents it used to draft its antitrust case against the $1 trillion search and tech behemoth,...

READ MORE >
Sen. Klobuchar: DOJ Suit Against Google Doesn’t Rule Out A Breakup
Sen. Klobuchar: DOJ Suit Against Google Doesn’t Rule Out A Breakup
November 12, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, in talks for a possible attorney general position in the President-elect Joe Biden administration, has voiced support for the U.S. Department of...

READ MORE >
Report: DOJ Clears Uber’s $2.65B Postmates Acquisition
Report: DOJ Clears Uber’s $2.65B Postmates Acquisition
November 10, 2020  |  Partnerships

The U.S. Justice Department has cleared rideshare king Uber’s acquisition of food delivery company Postmates, online news outlet Axios reported, citing a source familiar with the...

READ MORE >
US Justice Department Sues Visa To Block Its Planned $5.3B Plaid Acquisition
US Justice Department Sues Visa To Block Its Planned $5.3B Plaid Acquisition
November 05, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. Department of Justice sued Visa on Thursday (Nov. 5) to block its planned $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid, arguing that the deal would...

READ MORE >
DOJ Seizes $24M In Crypto As Part Of Brazilian Internet Fraud Probe
DOJ Seizes $24M In Crypto As Part Of Brazilian Internet Fraud Probe
November 04, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized $24 million in virtual currency on behalf of the Brazilian government, according to a press release. Get the...

READ MORE >
Cybercrime Botnet Chief Ordered To Prison In $100M Scheme
Cybercrime Botnet Chief Ordered To Prison In $100M Scheme
November 03, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

A Russian cybercriminal was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a sophisticated Botnet conspiracy that caused estimated losses totaling more than...

READ MORE >
Judge Assigns November Deadlines In Google DOJ Lawsuit
Judge Assigns November Deadlines In Google DOJ Lawsuit
October 30, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

U.S. Judge Amit Mehta set a series of November deadlines in the antitrust lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) against Alphabet’s Google, Reuters...

READ MORE >