“I deeply regret my actions and I apologize to the court,” Fruman said during a hearing Friday in federal court in Manhattan.
Author: Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY
‘Just say that the election was corrupt’: Handwritten notes show Trump pushed DOJ to back voter fraud claims
Handwritten notes released Friday show Donald Trump instructed Justice Department leadership to back false claims that the election was stolen.
Biden administration blames China for Microsoft hacking as DOJ indicts Chinese nationals in cyberattacks
Biden administration, along with Britain and EU, catalog a broad range of other cyberthreats from Beijing.
Giuliani suspended from practicing law in New York over false claims made working for Trump
The New York Supreme Court said there is “uncontroverted” evidence that Rudy Giuliani made “demonstrably false” statements to the courts and public.
AG Merrick Garland vows to protect voting rights, beef up DOJ civil rights division
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the department will scrutinize election laws that seek to curb voter access and discriminate against Black voters.
FBI secretly ran phone encryption program used by organized crime, global sting yields 800 arrests
Over the past 18 months, the FBI provided phones via unsuspecting middlemen to more than 300 gangs operating in more than 100 countries.
USA TODAY fights FBI subpoena demanding records that would identify readers of Florida shooting story
Gannett, USA TODAY’s parent company, is fighting the FBI’s subpoena, calling it a First Amendment violation.
Kristen Clarke narrowly confirmed as first Black woman to lead Justice Department’s civil rights division
Senate voted 51-48 to confirm Kristen Clarke, with Sen. Collins as the lone Republican to support her as leader of the DOJ civil rights division.
Ahmaud Arbery murder suspects charged with hate crimes by Justice Department
Federal prosecutors said Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan targeted and threatened Arbery because of his race.
Justice Department to investigate whether Louisville police engaged in abuse
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into police in Louisville, Kentucky, where Breonna Taylor was killed in March 2020.