United States Department of Justice & COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
'Run, run, run': Chaos at a Sydney mall as 6 people stabbed to death, and the suspect fatally shot
omaha.com/news/nation-world/crime-courts/violence-crime-police-stabbing-sydney/article_90eed776-07df-5b8a-ac1a-0bf4350d43d4.html
US prisons were Covid hotbed, inmates died nearly 3.5 times more than those outside
wionews.com/world/us-prisons-were-covid-hotbed-where-inmates-nearly-35-times-more-likely-died-than-those-outside-712629
Incarcerated people died 3.5 times more frequently at Covid peak than those outside – report
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/18/incarcerated-people-covid-death-rates
FBI data shows that violent crimes in the U.S. decreased in 2023: Attorney General Merrick Garland called the data encouraging and touted law enforcement efforts ...
pbs.org/newshour/nation/fbi-data-shows-that-violent-crimes-in-the-u-s-decreased-in-2023
US Sen. Gary Peters proposes bill to continue crackdown on pandemic fraud: The legislation was announced by Peters and the White House as the Justice Department ...
freep.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/09/gary-peters-pandemic-fraud-bill/73262756007/
U.S. Crime Rate Continued to Drop Last Year, FBI Data Shows: President Joe Biden celebrated the overall dip in crime rates, saying his administration had gotten ...
thedailybeast.com/us-crime-rate-continued-to-drop-last-year-fbi-data-shows
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The U.S. crime rate is still dropping, FBI data shows: New FBI data confirms prior indications that crime fell significantly in 2023, continuing a post-pandemic ...
nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/us-crime-rate-still-dropping-says-fbi-rcna144100
Ex-military member charged with crashing into FBI office had online links to QAnon, report says
nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/ex-military-member-charged-crashing-fbi-office-online-links-qanon-repo-rcna146223
Schools are 3rd-highest location for hate crimes: FBI: Secondary schools saw the highest amount of hate crimes, the report found.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/schools-3rd-highest-location-hate-crimes-fbi/story
ADHD treatment prescriptions for adults surged during pandemic, fueling shortages: Study
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4401268-adhd-treatment-prescriptions-for-adults-surged-during-pandemic-fueling-shortages-study/
Homicides dropped by over 10% in America’s biggest cities in 2023: After three years of distressingly high levels, homicides in the US declined significantly ...
cnn.com/2024/01/04/us/homicide-crime-declines-cities-2023/
Jail populations are bouncing back to near pre-pandemic levels: During the COVID-19 pandemic, local jails and prisons released thousands of inmates early ...
npr.org/2023/12/14/1219193404/jail-populations-are-bouncing-back-to-near-pre-pandemic-levels
DEA extends pandemic telehealth rules for prescribing controlled substances: The Biden administration on Friday extended flexibilities regarding controlled ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4242433-dea-extends-pandemic-telehealth-rules-controlled-substances/
NJ man admits to arranging 16 illegal straw purchases of guns from Roanoke stores
richmond.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/nj-man-admits-to-arranging-16-illegal-straw-purchases-of-guns-from-roanoke-stores/article_ed057374-2f65-5c70-85a2-2c40d815c3d1.html
Car thefts up 10% nationally, murders down 6% in 2022: FBI: More than 1 million vehicles were stolen in 2022, according to the FBI.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/car-thefts-10-nationally-murders-6-2022-fbi/story
Justice Department announces charges against hundreds of alleged COVID-19 fraudsters
pbs.org/newshour/politics/justice-department-announces-charges-against-hundreds-of-alleged-covid-19-fraudsters
Quick Glance: Hundreds charged in alleged COVID-19 fraud
- Over 60 defendants have connections to organized crime, including members of a criminal gang accused of using stolen pandemic aid for a murder.
- A three-month operation resulted in the indictment of over 300 individuals, highlighting the widespread fraud.
- According to new Justice Department figures, nearly 3,200 defendants have been charged with COVID-19 aid fraud.
- The murder-for-hire case mentioned by Justice officials involved alleged members of a Milwaukee gang called the Wild 100s, according to court records.
Ex-FBI Trainee Seth Markin Gets 15 Months for Trading on Girlfriend’s Info: The pandemic forced millions of people to share working spaces with their partners or ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-13/ex-fbi-trainee-gets-15-months-for-trading-on-girlfriend-s-info
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5 issues affecting bank M&A in 2024, from redlining to regulation : Bank M&A activity has been in the doldrums in recent years, but a number of CEOs are ...
americanbanker.com/list/how-the-changing-m-a-landscape-will-affect-banks-this-year
British boy missing for six years found in France: Alex Batty had not been seen since he was 11 years old, after being taken on holiday in Spain in 2017 with his ...
omaha.com/news/nation-world/british-boy-kidnapped-found-in-france/article_b7e502ed-36a8-511f-a3f0-2b6d373caa6f.html
5 issues affecting bank M&A in 2024, from redlining to regulation : Bank M&A activity has been in the doldrums in recent years, but a number of CEOs are ...
americanbanker.com/list/how-the-changing-m-a-landscape-will-affect-banks-this-year
The CDC will no longer issue COVID-19 vaccination cards: The CDC said to contact your state health department or vaccination provider for a full record of your ...
npr.org/2023/10/05/1203924997/covid-19-vaccination-cards-cdc
US Justice Department says New Jersey failed veterans in state-run homes during COVID-19
apnews.com/article/new-jersey-nursing-homes-covid-justice-department-17bc00ec2c9216dedbae73ecf4823748
New report on New Jersey veterans home deaths says to move oversight away from military
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/05/new-jersey-veterans-homes-oversight/71067317007/
YouTube mom Ruby Franke tearfully apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case: ‘I’ll never stop crying’
richmond.com/news/nation-world/crime-courts/ruby-franke-youtube-child-abuse-sentencing/article_0c3fad8e-c545-5855-b42a-88a73737042f.html
Over 3,100 Charged With Pandemic Relief Fraud, Justice Department Says: The department outlined several cases, including one in which the defendants were accused ...
nytimes.com/2023/08/23/business/pandemic-relief-fraud-justice-department.html
Georgia medical board will limit virtual prescriptions: Starting May 1, the Georgia Composite Medical Board will reinstate a pre-pandemic ban on using only ...
ajc.com/news/health-news/georgia-medical-board-will-limit-virtual-prescriptions/ZTNSY6QTSRH6JBDO42FXMBI2RQ/
DOJ asks Supreme Court to stay injunction in Biden social media case: The Justice Department on Thursday asked the Supreme Court for a stay against an appeals ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4204496-doj-asks-supreme-court-to-stay-injunction-in-biden-social-media-case/
Detroit man gets 15 years for drug operation, unemployment fraud: Robert Lampkin, co-defendant were ordered to pay back $2.1M they received in fraudulent ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/01/25/detroit-man-15-years-drug-operation-unemployment-fraud/72352550007/
Detroit man sentenced for unemployment insurance fraud scheme: James Mayfield was the last of 15 defendants sentences for their roles, officials said.
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/01/17/detroit-man-sentenced-for-unemployment-insurance-fraud-scheme/72253160007/
Utah man accused of selling silver product as COVID-19 cure arrested after 3-year search
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/14/manhunt-ends-fake-doctor-sold-hoax-covid-19-cure/70592092007/
Rand Paul pressing Jim Jordan to push FBI for COVID origin info: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) pressed House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to push the FBI for ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4093171-rand-paul-pressing-jim-jordan-to-push-fbi-for-covid-origin-info/
Feds charge 34 suspected of being involved with St. Louis-area drug distribution: Thirty-four people are facing federal charges ranging from pandemic loan fraud ...
stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/feds-charge-34-suspected-of-being-involved-with-st-louis-area-drug-distribution/article_e75e677c-6ecc-11ee-9ec5-abd7c5ac8840.html
Yellow Trucking Co. to Shut Down, Costing 30,000 People Their Jobs: In other labor news, the trucking company Yellow is shutting down and will reportedly file ...
democracynow.org/2023/8/2/headlines/trucking_co_yellow_to_shut_down_costing_30_000_their_jobs
The FAA asks the FBI to consider criminal charges against 22 more unruly airline passengers
apnews.com/article/unruly-airline-passengers-faa-fbi-0ba6785738cec34f754d1a1139dc56f4
Why SEPTA has to pay $450,000 in salary to an executive it terminated in 2021: After SEPTA’s former deputy general manager Robert Lund left the agency as part of ...
inquirer.com/news/septa-official-severance-robert-lund-20230320.html
FBI Director Says COVID-19 Origin Is ‘Most Likely’ a Lab Incident in China: The comments from FBI Director Christopher Wray come after a new DOE report thrust ...
usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-03-01/fbi-director-says-covid-19-origin-is-most-likely-a-lab-incident-in-china
Quick Glance: Why is the FBI now endorsing the Covid lab leak theory?
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- Fundamentally, the debate revolves around what occurred unnoticedly in a previously unremarkable city in central China, involving a couple of particles so small that a million would fill this full stop.
- The World Health Organization dispatched a team in early 2021 to investigate and collect data on early cases.
Milwaukee woman gets prison sentence for stealing nearly $500,000 in unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic
jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/08/17/milwaukee-woman-sentenced-for-stealing-unemployment-funds/70614857007/
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DEA extends telemedicine option for prescribing controlled medications: Doctors will be allowed to keep using telemedicine to prescribe certain drugs for anxiety ...
washingtonpost.com/health/2023/05/09/telemedicine-prescribing-anxiety-pain-addiction/
Justice Department officials said the faster turnaround times stem from analysts working through evidence that accumulated during the COVID pandemic. Show more
This doctor prescribed ketamine from his home. DEA shut it down.: A South Carolina doctor who built a nationwide practice prescribing ketamine for patients ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/10/ketamine-telehealth-doctor/
Corona origin: FBI sticks to laboratory theory: The US Federal Police FBI is sticking to the theory that a laboratory breakdown in Wuhan, China ...
zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/corona-fbi-labortheorie-wuhan-100.html
Biden releases classified documents on Corona: U.S. President Joe Biden has signed a law releasing intelligence on the origin of the corona virus ...
zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/corona-ursprung-biden-geheimdokumente-100.html
HORIZON before 9: Eight things you should know this morning: The first monopoly trial of this century begins today in the USA. For three years and under two ...
horizont.net/marketing/horizont-vor-neun/horizont-vor-9-acht-dinge-die-sie-heute-morgen-wissen-sollten-214539
Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to void conviction in Jeffrey Epstein case: Ghislaine Maxwell asked a U.S. appeals court to throw out her conviction for helping the ...
reuters.com/legal/ghislaine-maxwell-seeks-void-conviction-jeffrey-epstein-case-2023-03-01/
FBI boss says COVID-19 'most likely' escaped from lab: Latest claim comes days after Dept of Energy waved finger in China's direction
theregister.com/2023/03/01/fbi_covid19_lab/
Corona origin: nature doesn't need a lab for a pandemic: After the FBI, another US agency believes Corona came from a Chinese lab. This is political theater more ...
zeit.de/gesundheit/2023-03/corona-ursprung-labortheorie-china-fbi
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FBI gun seizure orders soar amid record background checks during pandemic: Firearms sales surged during the pandemic.
axios.com/2023/03/07/fbi-gun-seizure-order-background-checks-record
Is the fentanyl crisis worse than COVID? Time to fight like it is.: Unintentional overdose of synthetic opioids has become the leading cause of death for people ...
houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/fentanyl-drug-illicit-border-overdose-narcan-med-18329655.php
DOJ asks Supreme Court to toss case seeking to keep Trump-era Title 42 immigration policy in place
cnbc.com/2023/02/08/immigration-doj-asks-supreme-court-to-toss-case-to-keep-title-42.html
Frail people are left to die in prison as judges fail to act on a law to free them
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/02/21/1157058152/sick-elderly-people-left-to-die-federal-prison-law-judges
FBI investigating after Oklahoma education funds misspent: The FBI is investigating the misspending of federal funds meant to help Oklahoma children learn at ...
oklahoman.com/story/news/2023/08/10/fbi-investigation-misspent-education-covid-money-ryan-walters-nonprofit/70570734007/
Paid articlePaid The pandemic-era rule that lets you get telehealth prescriptions just got extended
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/10/1175272764/the-pandemic-era-rule-that-lets-you-get-telehealth-prescriptions-just-got-extend
"Leak" at Wuhan lab: FBI chief insists on lab thesis for origin of pandemic: Since the outbreak of the pandemic, there has been dispute about where the ...
n-tv.de/wissen/FBI-Chef-beharrt-auf-Laborthese-fuer-Ursprung-der-Pandemie-article23952099.html
Fiery train crash in Greece kills 26, dozens injured: Two trains collided head-on between the Greek cities of Athens and Thessaloniki, with multiple cars ...
scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3211900/fiery-train-crash-greece-kills-26-dozens-injured
Quick Glance: At least 43 people are killed in a train collision in Greece, and the station master has been detained.
- According to the Hellenic Fire Service, the disaster occurred shortly before midnight in the Tempe Valley in central Greece, injuring at least 85 passengers.
- According to officials, the passenger train was packed with young people, and witnesses reported scenes of horror as fire devoured railway cars.
- The passenger route was temporarily discontinued, according to Hellenic Train, which conveyed "heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims."
- A train crash in the historic coastal city of Corinth in 1968 killed at least 34 persons and injured scores more.
Coronavirus: lab accident or not?: Did the coronavirus originate in a Chinese lab? The FBI gives the theory new impetus - but there is still no definitive proof ...
zdf.de/nachrichten/panorama/corona-ursprung-labortheorie-usa-wuhan-china-100.html
Coronavirus origin: FBI and U.S. Department of Energy assume laboratory accident.
stern.de/gesundheit/coronavirus-ursprung--fbi-und-us-energieministerium-gehen-von-laborunfall-aus-33241826.html
Feds charge 11 after toppling alleged $4.5M pandemic fraud scheme: Members of the group used stolen personal information to file phony claims for pandemic ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/08/01/feds-charge-11-after-toppling-alleged-4-5m-pandemic-fraud-scheme/70506223007/
Pandemic: FBI: Corona origin "most likely" by lab glitch: Washington - The director of the US federal police FBI has confirmed an earlier assessment by his ...
mz.de/deutschland-und-welt/politik/fbi-corona-ursprung-hochstwahrscheinlich-durch-laborpanne-3556904
End of COVID emergency will usher in changes across the US health system: The Biden administration’s decision to end the COVID-19 public health emergency in May ...
khn.org/news/article/covid-public-health-emergency-end-impact-health-system-changes/
US cities see ‘widespread decline’ in homicide rate after pandemic-era spike: Homicides are declining in a cross-section of American cities, though their numbers ...
omaha.com/news/nation-world/crime-courts/us-cities-see-widespread-decline-in-homicide-rate-after-pandemic-era-spike/article_f16eb495-9ee0-5b3d-9257-a829d1a15269.html
Where the World’s at in the Hunt for the Origins of Covid-19: Scientists have yet to determine the origins of Covid-19, years after it touched off the worst ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-27/where-are-we-in-hunting-for-the-coronavirus-s-origin-quicktake
WHO says all theories for COVID origin 'remain on table' as lab leak theory gains traction
news.sky.com/story/who-says-all-theories-for-covid-origin-remain-on-table-as-lab-leak-theory-gains-traction-12824769
Laboratory thesis on the corona pandemic: new tensions between the USA and China: The FBI believes a lab glitch in Wuhan is "most likely" responsible for the ...
berliner-zeitung.de/news/labor-these-zur-corona-pandemie-neue-spannungen-zwischen-den-usa-und-china-li.323217
News that the U.S. Department of Energy made a determination about the origins of COVID-19 has sparked new questions about the U.S ... Show more ti.me/3ky8mlJ
Stop Selling Jobs: The New Employee Relationship: In today's marketplace, smart employers who want to attract and retain employees must focus on building ...
inc.com/inc-masters/stop-selling-jobs-the-new-employee-relationship.html
Biden Targets GOP on Health Benefits, Seeking Edge in Debt Talks: President Joe Biden painted congressional Republicans as seeking deep cuts to health-care ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-28/biden-targets-gop-on-health-benefits-seeking-edge-in-debt-talks
U.S. asks court to reverse order banning airplane mask mandate to combat COVID: The Justice Department on Tuesday asked an appeals court panel to reverse an ...
reuters.com/legal/us-asks-court-reverse-order-banning-airplane-mask-mandate-combat-covid-2023-01-17/
From Alton Sterling aftermath to COVID, a look back at Murphy Paul's 5+ years as police chief
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/baton-rouge-police-chief-murphy-paul-steps-down/article_0dc7172a-9858-11ed-8f19-d301ce8bf496.html
US House panel on China cites 'existential struggle' at first hearing: A new U.S. congressional select committee on competition with China held its first hearing ...
reuters.com/world/us/first-us-house-china-select-committee-focus-human-rights-2023-02-28/
FBI Blows Open Schism in Intelligence Community Over COVID Lab Leak Theory: A growing number of agencies appear to be adopting the theory about the origins of ...
newsweek.com/fbi-covid-lab-leak-theory-intelligence-community-schism-1784790
The origin of the Corona pandemic likely lies in a laboratory leak, according to a U.S. intelligence division. Accordingly ... Show more https://bit.ly/3kp8u7j
Chicago Municipal Election Results 2023: See full results and maps from the Chicago Municipal elections.
nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/28/us/elections/results-illinois-chicago-municipal-election.html
Drugs Like Adderall and Xanax Can Be Prescribed Online Into 2024: U.S. health and drug officials reversed their earlier position that restrictions on the drugs ...
time.com/6278569/online-prescription-drugs-adderall-xanax/
According to the FBI, it was caused by a laboratory accident “most likely”: countries should send information about the origin of the corona to the WHO
tagesspiegel.de/internationales/entstehung-durch-laborunfall-laut-fbi-hochstwahrscheinlich-lander-sollen-erkenntnissen-zum-corona-ursprung-an-who-ubermitteln-9450788.html
Rivian shares fall as supply chain snarls hamper production forecast: Rivian Automotive Inc (RIVN.O) on Tuesday forecast 2023 production well below analysts' ...
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/rivian-sees-2023-production-well-below-estimates-recalls-over-12700-vehicles-2023-02-28/
End of pandemic emergency means changes to nursing homes, hospitals: The federal government in 2020 suspended many of its rules on how health care is delivered ...
oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/end-of-pandemic-emergency-means-changes-to-nursing-homes-hospitals.html
China dismisses FBI statement that COVID-19 likely leaked from Wuhan lab: “The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most ...
ocregister.com/2023/03/01/china-dismisses-fbi-statement-that-covid-19-likely-leaked-from-wuhan-lab
Twitter Files expose government influence on suppressing COVID messages that contradicted WH
foxbusiness.com/politics/twitter-files-expose-government-influence-suppressing-covid-messages-contradicted-wh
TikTok, COVID, and Chips: Senators and Intelligence Community Reinforce Diverse Threats Posed by China
defenseone.com/threats/2023/03/tiktok-covid-and-chips-senators-and-intelligence-community-reinforce-diverse-threats-posed-china/383768/
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