Lawmakers want investigation on new debit card fees
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers are asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Bank of America and other major banks improperly worked together to charge customers new monthly fees for...
View ArticleCorps says its work on MRGO not to blame for Katrina flooding
Justice Department lawyers argued at trial today that there is little evidence a shipping channel dug decades ago by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contributed significantly to the catastrophic...
View ArticleAttorney General says government prepared for potential Gulf oil spill trial
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress today that the Justice Department is prepared to go to trial against companies involved in the Gulf oil spill if ongoing negotiations do not...
View ArticleFederal prison sentences still vary widely
WASHINGTON — A new study shows that federal judges are handing out widely disparate sentences for similar crimes 30 years after Congress tried to create fairer results, but the differences don’t line...
View ArticleFeds seek summer trial date for oil spill claims
The Justice Department is urging a federal judge to set a new trial date for no later than this summer for government claims against BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In a court filing...
View ArticleRevamp of NOPD comprehensive, expensive
A court-backed plan to excise corruption, discrimination and a frequent use of deadly force from the long-troubled New Orleans Police Department will last at least four years and likely cost the...
View ArticleFederal judge approves NOPD reforms
U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan's ruling says the consent decree is "fair, adequate and reasonable." But her ruling also says the city informed her that it intends to file a motion "seeking relief...
View ArticleCorona-Bud revise deal to appease regulators
Anheuser-Busch InBev changed the terms of its proposed $20.1 billion acquisition of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo today in an attempt to push through a deal that federal regulators say will kill...
View ArticleJudge to rule on Transocean’s plea deal over spill
A federal judge will decide whether to approve Transocean Ltd.'s agreement with the Justice Department to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge and pay $400 million in criminal penalties for its role in...
View ArticleJustice Department sues La. pharmaceutical company
The Justice Department sued a Louisiana pharmaceutical company today to stop it from making and distributing drugs that the government claims are misbranded and haven't been approved by regulators.
View ArticleJustice seeking to block Bernanke testimony
The government is trying to block questioning of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in a lawsuit by the former head of American International Group Inc.
View ArticleJustice Dept. tries to stop La. school vouchers
The U.S. Justice Department is trying to stop the state from distributing school vouchers in any district that remains under a desegregation court order.
View ArticleJudge: Airline-merger trial to start in November
A federal judge says a trial over the government's lawsuit to block the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways will start Nov. 25, a timetable favored by the airlines.
View ArticleEntergy, ITC merger deal hinges on rate reductions
New Orleans-based Entergy Corp.’s plan to spin off its electric transmission business to ITC Holdings has received new life a month after Texas regulators threatened to kill the deal.
View ArticleGov’t in agreement to allow US Airways-American merger
The Justice Department says it has reached an agreement to allow the merger of US Airways and American Airlines.
View ArticleJustice Dept. official admonishes nation’s bankers
Admonishing the nation's bankers, the Justice Department's No. 2 official says too many financial institutions have failed in their duty to ensure that their businesses are run cleanly.
View ArticleJPMorgan, gov’t settle all issues
The Justice Department and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have settled all issues and could sign a $13 billion agreement as early as today that would be the largest settlement ever reached between the...
View ArticleJustice Dept wants to keep phone records longer
The Justice Department is seeking to preserve the bulk collection of telephone records beyond five years because it's being sued and has an obligation to retain evidence.
View ArticleLighter sentences sought for some business crimes
The federal panel that sets sentencing policy eased penalties this year for potentially tens of thousands of nonviolent drug offenders.
View ArticleUS probing possible airline collusion that kept fares high
The U.S. government is investigating possible collusion among major airlines to limit available seats, which keeps airfares high, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.
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