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Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, is prosecuting the case of Sean Charles Dunn, who charged with assault after a sub-style sandwich was thrown at a Customs and Border Protection agent. (Associated Press file)
Aug 28, 2025

Grand jury rejects indictment in DC sandwich assault case

A grand jury declined to indict ex-Justice Department employee Sean Charles Dunn, accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in DC.

A worker removes a tarp to unveil the memorial statue of Emmett Till on Oct. 21, 2022, at Greenwood, Miss. Till, 14, an African American boy, was abducted, tortured and lynched Aug. 28, 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman at her family's grocery store in Money, Miss. (Associated Press file)
Aug 28, 2025

National Archives releases Emmett Till records

National Archives released thousands of pages on Emmett Till’s 1955 lynching, including FBI, DOJ and Civil Rights Commission records, marking the 70th anniversary.

Feb 20, 2025

Andrews leads U.S. Attorney’s Office after Boroughs’ departure

COLUMBIA — A career federal prosecutor was named acting U.S. attorney for the District of South Carolina on Tuesday after the Trump administration dismissed U.S. Attorney Adair Ford Boroughs, an […]

Adair Boroughs, U.S. attorney for South Carolina, discusses the findings of the U.S. Department of Justice's yearlong investigation into the Richland County jail at a press conference Wednesday in Columbia. (The Post And Courier)
Jan 16, 2025

DOJ: Richland County jail violates constitutional rights

Conditions at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia violate the Eighth and 14th Amendments, the U.S. Department of Justice said after a detail investigation of the facility. The […]

Edward D. Jones & Co. will pay South Carolina $320,000 as part of a settlement into how clients were charged commissions on some investments. (Depositphotos.com)
Jan 15, 2025

Probe yields settlement from investment firm

South Carolina will receive more than $300,000 as a party to a settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co., the state’s Justice Department announced Tuesday. The money is part of […]

The U.S. Justice Department and a coalition of states are suing Google, alleging it holds a monopoly over online advertising technology. (Associated Press file)
Sep 11, 2024

Trial opens in second Google antitrust lawsuit

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this […]

A Columbia Police Department officer was named a recipient of the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing.
Aug 26, 2024

RealPage faces federal antitrust lawsuit

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department sued real estate software company RealPage Inc. on Friday, accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices. […]

A jury last week awarded more than $425 million to plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Google. (Associated Press file)
Aug 6, 2024

Judge rules Google illegally maintains search monopoly

WASHINGTON — A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could […]

Boeing will plead guilty to fraud for misleading federal regulators as part of an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department that was submitted Wednesday to a federal judge. (Associated Press file)
Jul 26, 2024

Boeing case now in hands of federal judge

The Justice Department submitted an agreement with Boeing on Wednesday in which the aerospace giant will plead guilty to a fraud charge for misleading U.S. regulators who approved the 737 […]

Small businesses filing bankruptcy under Subchapter V found the process cheaper and less time-consuming than the traditional Chapter 11 method. (Associated Press file)
Jul 3, 2024

Program’s end could make small businesses’ bankruptcy filings more difficult

NEW YORK — A type of bankruptcy protection filing that made it easier for small businesses to seek relief has expired, which will complicate filing for small businesses with more […]

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced charges against almost 200 people, including doctors and nurse practitioners, Thursday in a variety of health care scams worth $2.7 billion. (Associated Press file)
Jul 1, 2024

Feds charge 200 in $2.7B health care fraud crackdown

WASHINGTON — Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on health care fraud schemes with false claims topping $2.7 billion, the Justice Department said. Attorney General […]

In a 5-4 vote Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from lawsuits. (Associated Press file)
Jun 28, 2024

SCOTUS rejects nationwide Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from […]


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