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The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it would be launching an investigation into the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department over possible infringement of the 2nd Amendment.

A federal grand jury indicted a leader of a South Los Angeles gang and a self-proclaimed anti-gang activist with 43 counts of felony crimes.

Federal prosecutors said there’s probable cause to believe Eugene “Big U” Henley, Jr. killed a man in Las Vegas and dragged his body in the desert.

Details reveal that Eugene Henley Jr. had an even deeper tie to the victim. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 21, 2025.

A Lancaster woman was found guilty of receiving more than $330,000 in illegal kickbacks for patient referrals to two hospice firms in a fraud scheme.

Government and tax records show millions of dollars in gang intervention funds have poured into a pair of non-profits operated by an alleged gang leader of the Rollin’ 60s Crips, who prosecutors announced Wednesday was suspected of diverting thousands of dollars for his personal use. Eugene “Big U” Henley, Jr., 58, of the South LA community of Hyde Park, was…

Tax records show millions of dollars have poured into the non-profit, which was allegedly at the center of a criminal enterprise involving Eugene “Big U” Henley, Jr. Investigative Reporter Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

Eugene “Big U” Henley received over $2 million from the city of Los Angeles for gang prevention efforts, prosecutors say. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

“The Government maintains that there is no justification to order the provision of additional information,” the agency said in a court filing.

Under Article II of the Constitution, presidents are able to grant pardons for every federal crime– except for one. Here’s what you need to know.

The man from El Salvador had already been deported once before, authorities said.

President Donald Trump defended his allies Friday while calling for his perceived political opponents to be jailed during a speech at the headquarters of the Justice Department — an agency that was prosecuting him just months ago.

President Donald Trump used a triumphant visit to the Justice Department on Friday to air a litany of grievances about the criminal investigations that threatened to torpedo his political career, decrying in often profane terms his adversaries and casting himself as a victim of unfair and biased prosecutions.

Only a small fraction of the Public Integrity Section’s employees will remain in an office that had dozens of employees and oversaw cases nationwide.

Gibson, a supporter of Trump, lost his right to purchase or own a handgun after a 2011 domestic violence misdemeanor conviction.

A much-ballyhooed release of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case devolved into anger and disappointment Thursday, with conservative figures and even Attorney General Pam Bondi alleging FBI agents were hiding the full case files.

Police are searching for the people responsible for murdering a man over a catalytic converter in Inglewood. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.

The sweeping pardons that President Donald Trump granted to Jan. 6 rioters in his first day back in office do not apply to a Capitol rioter who was separately convicted by a federal jury in Tennessee of plotting to murder FBI agents who investigated his actions at the Capitol, federal court says.

In a heated exchange Tuesday, a federal judge pressed the Justice Department on an executive order from President Donald Trump that directed the military to stop using preferred pronouns, arguing there was no link between pronouns and military readiness.

A longtime federal prosecutor resigned Tuesday rather than carry out what she described as orders from Trump-appointed officials to take actions unsupported by evidence, according to a copy of her resignation letter obtained by NBC News.