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US says disabled Russian spyware used for two decades
Fp Staff •The US Justice Department announced on Tuesday that it had taken down a "sophisticated" malware network that had been used for 20 years by the Russian FSB intelligence service to spy on 50 nations, including a NATO ally
US accuses four Black nationalists of working with Russian intelligence to influence elections
Fp Staff •The US Justice Department on Tuesday accused four Americans linked to half-century-old Black nationalist group of working with Russian intelligence to influence elections in the United States
US Justice Department sues to block JetBlue-Spirit airline merger
•The suit puts in jeopardy a transaction that JetBlue has characterized as consumer-friendly because it would create a stronger competitor to the 'Big Four' carriers that dominate the United States market
Tyre Nichols' death: How presentation of video evidence in court can have an impact
•The footage of Tyre Nichols is yet another reminder that video can help people bear witness to traumatic events. However, the way video is presented in court can greatly influence jurors’ perceptions
How the Huawei case raised fears of ‘Hostage Diplomacy’ by China
•The talks between the Justice Department and a top executive from Huawei had stretched over more than 12 months and boiled down to one overarching dispute: whether Meng Wanzhou, daughter of founder, would admit to any wrongdoing.
Last of big cats in zoo at centre of Tiger King controversy removed after court announcement about seizure of animals
•The turbulent beginnings of the zoo were the subject of the final episode of the Netflix true-crime series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.
Mexican cartel chief El Chapo's wife Emma Coronel Aispuro arrested in US on drug charges
•Aispuro is charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs in the US and is accused of helping her husband escape from a Mexican prison in 2015
Indian national sentenced to 20 years in prison for running call centres that defrauded US citizens
•Hitesh Madhubhai Patel from Ahmedabad was sentenced on charges of wire fraud conspiracy and general conspiracy to commit identification fraud, access device fraud, money laundering, and impersonation of a federal officer or employee
US charges 5 Chinese, 2 Malaysian citizens with hacking over 100 companies; India, Vietnam, UK networks targetted
•In the attacks, the conspirators installed 'Cobalt Strike' malware on Indian government-protected computers, the indictment said
US watchdog to probe use of force in Portland; federal agents to Seattle on standby
•Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said his office will investigate allegations federal agents used excessive force against peaceful protesters in Portland