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- Justice Department Dismisses Alaska Lawsuit, Conceding Biden Era Oil and Gas Leasing Program Violated the Law
The Justice Department’s Energy and Natural Resources Division filed a stipulation dismissing lawsuits by Alaska and the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, acknowledging that the Biden-era oil and gas leasing program violated the law.
- United States to Pay $180 Million to Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska to Resolve Long-Running Port Litigation that began in 2014
The United States will pay $180 million to the Municipality of Anchorage, settling the Municipality of Anchorage v. United States (No. 14-166C) case pending since 2014 over the uncompleted Port of Alaska expansion.
- Founder/CEO and Clinical President of Digital Health Company Sentenced to 8 Years for $90 Million Scheme to Distribute over 37 Million Pills of Adderall
The DOJ sentenced Done Global Inc. founder and CEO Ruthia He to six years in prison and a $1 million fine for using the company’s platform to distribute over 37 million Adderall pills, defraud insurers of $12 million, and obstruct…
- Justice Department Reaches Proposed Settlement with Willow Bridge, One of America’s Largest Landlords, to Resolve Information Sharing and Algorithmic Coordination Claims
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a proposed settlement with Willow Bridge Property Company LLC to resolve claims of algorithmic coordination and use of competitors’ competitively sensitive data in rental markets, following similar settlements with RealPage and other landlords.
- Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Issue Call to Action to State Attorneys General to Follow Federal Enforcers in Investigating Antitrust and Consumer Protection Violations Causing High Gas Prices
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission urged state attorneys general to pursue antitrust and consumer-protection investigations into petroleum market conduct they say contributes to elevated gasoline prices, stating they are closely monitoring the sector.
- Illegal Alien Romanian Brothers Plead Guilty to Multistate SNAP Benefit Fraud Scheme
Two Romanian brothers, unlawfully present in the United States, pleaded guilty in federal court to operating a multistate SNAP benefit fraud scheme, according to U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson, as part of the DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division effort.
- Summary of Fiscal Year 2025 Annual FOIA Reports Published
The Department of Justice released a summary of FY 2025 government-wide FOIA data, showing the Executive Branch received 1.7 million requests, processed by 4,823 full-time employees at an estimated cost of $661 million.
- Two High Ranking Members of the United Cartels Charged with Drug Trafficking, Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and Firearms Offenses As Part of Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Initiative
Grand jury in D.C. indicted Juan Jose “Juanjo” Farias Mendoza, 31, and Israel “Papo” Vega Farias, 37, United Cartel members, on drug trafficking, material support to a foreign terrorist organization and firearms offenses, per a Homeland Security Task Force initiative.
- DOJ and FTC Issue Fiscal Year 2025 Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report
The DOJ Antitrust Division and FTC released the 48th annual Hart-Scott-Rodino report, providing FY 2025 data on the Premerger Notification Program and summarizing the agencies’ merger-enforcement activities.
- Eight Illegal Alien Tren de Aragua Members from Venezuela Charged with Kidnappings that Resulted in Death, Racketeering Involving Murder, and Other Violent Offenses in Texas and Illinois Following Homeland Security Task Force Investigations
DOJ filed charges in the Northern Districts of Illinois and Texas against eight alleged Venezuelan members of the terrorist group Tren de Aragua for murders, kidnappings, racketeering and firearms offenses; one Texas defendant is detained in Colombia on unrelated charges.
- Defendant Who Was Extradited from Guatemala Pleads Guilty for Involvement in 2022 Mass Casualty Alien Smuggling Event
A Guatemalan national extradited from Guatemala pleaded guilty to participation in the 2022 San Antonio, Texas, alien smuggling operation that caused 53 deaths and injured 11 individuals.
- Florida Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Travelling Internationally to Sexually Exploit Minors
The Department of Justice reported that a Florida man was sentenced to 30 years in prison and lifetime supervised release for producing child sexual abuse material involving victims as young as eight, after traveling internationally to exploit minors.
- Justice Department Rejects International Criminal Court Jurisdiction Over U.S. Persons
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote to the International Criminal Court President that the Department of Justice rejects any assertion of ICC jurisdiction over U.S. persons.
- Iowa Man Waives $17.7M Discharge After USTP Investigation into Sham Loans
Iowa resident Jeffrey Garth Ewing agreed to waive a bankruptcy discharge of over $17.7 million after the DOJ’s U.S. Trustee Program found he transferred nearly $400,000 to companies he controlled to protect the funds from creditors.
- Alibaba Group and AUS Merchant Services Agree to Pay $600 Million to Resolve Allegations that they Failed to Prevent Illegal Sales of Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical Equipment, and Other Illegal Products
Alibaba Group and its U.S. payment processor AUS Merchant Services have entered a non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, agreeing to pay $600 million to resolve FDCA violation allegations related to illegal pharmaceutical sales on Alibaba.com and AliExpress.com.
- Effective Chapter 13 Trustee Audits
The Department of Justice reports on effective Chapter 13 trustee audits, referencing an article that originally appeared in the ABI Journal, Vol. XLV, No. 7, July 2026.
- Mexican National Sentenced to Prison for Drugging and Smuggling Unaccompanied Alien Children into the United States
The U.S. Department of Justice reported that a Mexican national was sentenced to five years in prison for drugging and smuggling unaccompanied alien children from Mexico into the United States.
- Justice Department Sues the Commonwealth of Virginia for Unconstitutional Weapons Bans
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Virginia State Police, challenging a recently enacted state law that bans the purchase and sale of ordinary semi-automatic rifles as unconstitutional.
- Justice Department Sues California to Halt Glock Ban
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against California seeking to block the state's recently enacted Glock ban and its Handgun Roster, arguing the measures violate the Second Amendment.
- 32 Dogs Seized After Court Orders Access for USDA to Inspect Iowa Dog Breeder’s Facility
Law enforcement in Iowa seized 32 dogs from breeder Wuanita Swedlund and placed them in a shelter after a U.S. District Court issued a temporary restraining order for alleged repeated denial of USDA inspection access under the Animal Welfare Act.
- Justice Department Secures Case Dismissal Where Groups Sought to Force EPA to Initiate Rulemaking to Ban a Chemical Used to Create High-Octane Gas
District Court for the Central District of California granted the Justice Department’s motion, on EPA’s behalf, to dismiss a lawsuit by groups seeking to compel EPA rulemaking to ban hydrogen fluoride in oil refining after EPA denied an administrative petition.
- Court Dismisses Case Challenging Exemptions for Company to Restart Nuclear Power Plant in Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan dismissed a lawsuit contesting the NRC’s exemption for the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, ruling that review under the Atomic Energy Act and Hobbs Act lies with the U.S. Courts of Appeals.
- Alleged Member of Criminal Cyber Hacking Group “Scattered Spider” Arrested in Finland and Extradited to the United States
According to the Department of Justice, an alleged member of the cyber-hacking group “Scattered Spider” was arrested in Finland, extradited to the United States, and now faces federal conspiracy charges in the Northern District of Illinois.
- Department of Justice Holds Press Conference Announcing Tren de Aragua Developments
The U.S. Department of Justice held a press conference to announce developments in the Tren de Aragua case.
- Upstate New York Woman Arrested, Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to the Palestine Islamic Jihad
The Justice Department announced that Catherine Beth Washburn, 37, of Irondequoit, New York, was arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support, including currency, to the designated foreign terrorist organization Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ), also known as Al-Quds Brigades.
- Justice Department Requires Egg Producers to End Coordinated Benchmark Manipulation that Artificially Inflated Prices Across the Country
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and 17 state attorneys general filed a civil lawsuit against Cal-Maine Foods, Hickman’s Egg Ranch and Versova entities alleging coordinated egg price manipulation, and proposed settlements to bar future coordination, pending court approval.
- EagleBank Agrees to Pay More than $9.7 Million to Resolve Bank Secrecy Act Investigation
EagleBank and its parent Eagle Bancorp Inc. entered a non-prosecution agreement with the Justice Department, agreeing to pay more than $9.7 million to resolve a Bank Secrecy Act investigation.
- Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Trafficking, Money Laundering, and Material Support to Terrorism in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation
A Honduras-based Chinese national, extradited from Guatemala, pleaded guilty to conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, laundering drug-derived money, and providing material support to the designated terrorist group Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación.
- Telemedicine Company Owner and Author of Health Care Compliance Books Sentenced for $136M Medicare Fraud Scheme
The DOJ reported that the owner of two telemedicine firms was sentenced to 120 months in prison and ordered to pay $66 million restitution for a $136 million Medicare fraud scheme involving unnecessary durable medical equipment and prescription drugs.
- Three Illegal Alien MS-13 Members Convicted of Nine Murders, Kidnapping, and Racketeering Charges Following Homeland Security Task Force Effort
A federal jury in Nevada convicted three men, Jose Luis Reynaldo Reyes-Castillo, 30, David Arturo Perez-Manchame, 27, and Joel Vargas-Escobar, 30, of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving murder, attempted murder, kidnapping and related gun offenses.