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Justice Department charges three in murder-for-hire plot targeting Donald Trump
Iran’s government directed three people to “target our citizens, including President-elect Trump, on U.S. soil and abroad,” the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York alleged.
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Rapper Lil Durk arrested for alleged connection to murder near Beverly Center
If convicted, the rapper could face a statutory maximum sentence of life in federal prison.
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Accused ‘Olympic athlete-turned-drug lord' was busted for drug deal in San Diego back in 2008
Ryan James Wedding, a snowboarder who competed for Canada in the 2002 Olympics, is accused of running a massive, murderous international drug trafficking operation.
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Olympic snowboarder accused of running international drug operation
Ryan Wedding allegedly ran a criminal enterprise that smuggled 16 tons of cocaine to Canada every year, using Los Angeles as a transportation hub. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.
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Olympic snowboarder on the run, accused of running largest cocaine supplier to Canada through SoCal
A former Olympic snowboarder along with 15 others were charged for allegedly running a massive international drug trafficking operation to smuggle cocaine into Canada through Los Angeles.
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LA Fitness sued by Justice Department over alleged discrimination
The Justice Department said it’s seeking “money damages” for people harmed by LA Fitness’ discrimination. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2024.
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LA Fitness facing federal lawsuit over disability discrimination
LA Fitness is facing a lawsuit by the federal government for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities at its gyms and fitness clubs.
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Justice Department accuses Visa of debit network monopoly that impacts price of ‘nearly everything'
Visa and MasterCard have surged in the past two decades, reaching a combined $1 trillion market cap. That has attracted unwanted attention from regulators.
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Justice Department accuses RealPage of a scheme to help landlords hike rents in antitrust lawsuit
The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit Friday against real estate software company RealPage Inc., accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices.
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Justice Department reportedly considering breaking up Google
A judge ruled this week Google has illegally held a monopoly in the general search market. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.
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Judge orders DOJ to return helmet, spear to ‘QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley
“QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to oppose the election of President Joe Biden over then-President Donald Trump.
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Housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children engaged in sexual abuse and harassment, DOJ says
The largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children has been accused of “severe, pervasive, and unwelcome sexual abuse of and harassment” of children in its care.
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Mexican cartels team up with Chinese nationals in Los Angeles to launder money, DOJ says
The Sinaloa Cartel has found an unlikely ally in Southern California: money-laundering groups made up of wealthy Chinese nationals living in the San Gabriel Valley.
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Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute
Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden’s special counsel audio interview, hours after the Justice Department refused to prosecute Republicans’ contempt of Congress charge.
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SoCal drug cartel bust: Dozens of people, including border agent, arrested
A massive amount of drugs was discovered in Southern California as authorities busted a drug distribution network linked to the Sinaloa Cartel.
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The DOJ has sued Ticketmaster. What that means for ticket prices, fees and concertgoers
Will the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation give concertgoers, sports fan and theater patrons some relief from surging ticket prices?
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Justice Department sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster for ‘unlawful, anticompetitive conduct'
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that the Department of Justice had filed an antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment for running an illegal monopoly over live events and driving up prices for fans.
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‘It's time to break up Live Nation': DOJ sues Ticketmaster parent company over illegal monopoly
The Justice Department accuses Live Nation of a slew of “unlawful, anticompetitive” practices that allow it to maintain a stronghold over the live music scene.
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Justice Department charges brothers with $25 million crypto theft that took 12 seconds
The brothers plotted the “first-of-its-kind” cryptocurrency fraud involving Ethereum blockchain over several months, the DOJ said.
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DOJ announces settlement with Larry Nassar's victims
The Department of Justice agreed to pay more than $138 million to victims of disgraced sports physician Larry Nassar, officials said on Tuesday.