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Justice Dept. Dismisses Threats Case in Minnesota Days Before Trial

14 août 2026 à 20:40
The government said it could not prove that a man accused of threatening federal agents had committed a crime, adding to the scores of cases in the administration’s deportation efforts that have unraveled.

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On Jan. 14, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a Venezuelan migrant following a high-speed chase in Minneapolis, protesters broke into a couple of vehicles that belonged to F.B.I. agents.

Why the D.O.J. Is Pursuing Low-Level Fraud Cases

Our reporter Devlin Barrett explains why the Department of Justice is pursuing small-time fraud cases, and what that means for larger fraud investigations at the department.

Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases

14 août 2026 à 05:02
As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California.

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Justice Department officials have internally declared that each assistant U.S. attorney should have at least 25 open cases at all times.
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