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The Justice Department is suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys

In the wake of TD Bank’s recent money-laundering guilty plea, with a steep US$3-billion penalty and the imposition of roadblocks to future growth in the United States, it is now established fact that the bank experienced justice under U.S. anti-money-laundering laws. A Financial Times commentary stated: “The punishments are severe. But then again, so were the failings.” It’s a perspective shared by media commentary everywhere.

Toronto-Dominion Bank is facing a cap on its asset expansion in the United States and being fined about US$3.1 billion for failing to monitor money laundering activities through its branches, say the U.S. Department of Justice and other U.S. regulators.

TD Bank became the largest bank in U.S. history to plead guilty to violating a federal law aimed at preventing money laundering, and agreed to pay over $3 billion in penalties to resolve the charges, government authorities said on Thursday.

Two U.S. senators have asked the Department of Justice to take tougher action against Boeing executives for safety issues that have impacted its airplanes

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The United States Department of Justice sued Visa Inc., alleging the global payments giant illegally monopolized the debit card market, in the Biden administration’s first major antitrust case in the financial services industry.

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The Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against real estate software company RealPage, accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices

Pakistani national with alleged ties to Iran has been charged with plotting to assassinate former United States President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and several other public officials. US attorney general Merrick Garland, who announced the charges against Pakistani national Asif Merchant on Tuesday, indicated without naming Trump that the target was the former president. According to a criminal complaint unsealed in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday, Merchant, after spending time in Iran, flew from Pakistan to the US in April to recruit hitmen to carry out the alleged plot. The plot failed, as per the complaint, as the person Merchant had contacted was a confidential informant working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Joe Biden is to address the nation Sunday afternoon after a Situation Room briefing about the apparent assassination attempt on his predecessor, Donald Trump. The announcement of Biden's planned remarks came after homeland security and law enforcement officials briefed Biden, and the White House continued to call for national unity and condemn the stunning act of violence. Vice President Kamala Harris joined Biden for an update from top investigators, including Attorney General Merrick Garland, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray. Also participating were White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Kim Cheatle, director of the US Secret Service. Biden quickly denounced the shooting and talked to Trump on Saturday night. His campaign team, meanwhile, is grappling with how to manage the political implications of an attack on the man who Biden hopes to defeat in the November election.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has landed in a huge controversy with accusations of not disclosing at least 35 luxury gifts, a free yacht trip to Russia and a private helicopter journey to a palace in Vladimir Putin's hometown St. Petersburg. In a letter written to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Ron Wyden, D-Or have also accused him of committing tax fraud and violating other federal laws by “secretly” accepting the gifts and income potentially worth millions of dollar, reports 'Daily Beast'. The senators have demanded to appoint a special counsel to probe Thomas.

The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the company’s oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota

The Justice Department has charged nearly 200 people in a sweeping crackdown on health care fraud schemes nationwide with false claims topping $2.7 billion

Nikhil Gupta, accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot against a Sikh extremist on American soil, pleaded not guilty as he was arraigned in federal court in Manhattan. Gupta was extradited to the US from the Czech Republic on June 14, which court records show as the day of his arrest in the US. He made his first appearance in Manhattan federal court before Magistrate Judge James Cott on Monday afternoon for his arraignment and pleaded not guilty. Gupta's attorney Jeffrey Chabrowe entered the «not guilty» plea on his behalf. Gupta is being held in a Brooklyn detention facility. Gupta is charged with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each charge.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling on the Justice Department to prevent and prosecute alleged collusion and price-fixing in the oil industry

An international law enforcement team has arrested a Chinese national and disrupted a major botnet that officials said he ran for nearly a decade

The Justice Department has sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America

Will the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation give concertgoers, sports fan and theater patrons some relief from surging ticket prices

The Biden administration’s push to reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous drug is going forward without the support of the nation’s premier narcotics agency

The US Justice Department on Thursday announced a formal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, marking a significant shift in generations of the country’s drug policy. The proposed rule, sent to the federal register, recognises the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges its lower potential for abuse compared to some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs. This plan, approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland, stops short of legalizing marijuana outright for recreational use.