Sentences with phrase «justice department also»

The Justice Department also argued that La Follette was immune from being sued.

An additional $ 160 million penalty agreed with the US justice department also comes on top of a further $ 200 million fine from the US» commodities futures trading commission.

The U.S. Justice Department also filed a brief for the mosque, and in November a judge refused to issue an order to halt construction of the Islamic center.

The Justice Department also disseminated a scathing press release on Thursday evening in which it excoriated the conduct of the bank and named two executives that are being charged: Paul K. Menefee, who served as Barclays» head banker on its subprime residential mortgage backed securitizations and John T. Carroll who served as Barclays» head trader for subprime loan acquisitions.

The CFPB and the Justice Department also penalized Honda, Toyota, and Fifth Third Bank over car lending discrimination.

In the course of the investigation that led to the arrest of Rimasauskas, another source explained the Justice Department also learned of another prominent tech company that had been victimized — Google.

Not exact matches

In addition to asking McGahn to contact the Justice Department about convincing Comey to exonerate him, Trump also personally appealed to Comey to do the same, and to let go of the bureau's investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, on multiple occasions in early 2017.

But, the president's oft - stated animus toward CNN and its reporting could also be seen as an obstacle to the deal's completion should the Trump administration's Justice Department ultimately opt to challenge the acquisition.

The company also reported that in addition to ongoing investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and others, Valeant's business is also being investigated by the State of North Carolina Department of Justice.

Also, the NYT reports that the U.S. Department of Justice is looking into properties held in the U.S. by Najib's stepson and other family friends.

Then, figuring that Snowden was savvy enough to use encryption that couldn't be cracked by brute force, the government also demanded that Levison hand over Lavabit's private encryption key — something the Justice Department has threatened to demand of Apple (aapl) as well.

Trader Joe's also agreed to enter a consent decree and pay a $ 500,000 civil fine to resolve claims it violated the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday.

Trump has also sought to highlight media interviews with prominent legal experts who are critical of Mueller and the Justice Department's recent actions.

The settlement between the U.S. Justice Department and Red Granite Pictures, which was co-founded by a stepson of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, also covers U.S. forfeiture claims against the producer's rights and interests in two other pictures, Daddy's Home and Dumb and Dumber To.

Time Warner and AT&T, the No. 2 U.S. wireless company which also owns DirecTV, announced their deal in October 2016, but it was not until last month that the Justice Department sued AT&T to block the deal, arguing it could raise prices for rivals and pay - TV subscribers and hamper the development of online video.

Citing anonymous government officials, the New York Times is reporting that federal prosecutors with the FBI and the Department of Justice have recommended that Petraeus be charged with a felony for providing classified information to his mistress and biographer, Paula Broadwell, who was also an Army Reserve officer.

He may also elevate voter fraud as a priority, something the current Justice Department leaders see as negligible.

Warren also called for a criminal investigation of Stumpf, claiming that both the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission should look into whether the CEO knowingly misled investors by not disclosing the opening of the fake accounts in financial statements.

He also wanted to know if the Department of Justice was pursuing a criminal case against Flynn, and expressed concern that firing Flynn could «interfere with the FBI taking action against» him.

As part of Verizon's settlement it is also paying about $ 355,000 to the U.S. Treasury and withdrawing a challenge to the FCC - New York City agreement while the Justice Department will end a False Claims Act investigation.

Thursday's reports also touched off speculation that the Justice Department's insistence on a divestiture could have political overtones, after Trump's outspoken criticism of CNN's coverage of his administration.

The Obama administration also considered charging WikiLeaks and Assange, but Justice Department officials at the time decided that doing so would be problematic, since WikiLeaks arguably did the same thing that journalistic organizations like the Washington Post do.

The company also closed the door on a long - running anti-bribery case involving contracts with Aluminum Bahrain, and faced up to a $ 243 million after - tax charge stemming from settlements with the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Tony West, Uber's recently appointed general counsel and a former Department of Justice official, also jumped into the negotiations, these people said.

The Department of Justice is also looking into the matter.

She also led the Justice Department's pro-competition antitrust case against Microsoft, and infamously seized young Cuban shipwreck survivor Elian Gonzalez from his relatives in 2000.

According to a person with knowledge of the discussions, Flynn's representatives also had a second conversation with the White House counsel's office after the inauguration and made clear the national security adviser would indeed be registering with the Justice Department.

The order also calls on the FDA to pass on to the Justice Department any drug shortages that let market participants «stockpile the affected drugs or sell them at exorbitant prices.»

Also note the Justice Department isn't fighting over just this iPhone.

Equifax officials are also reportedly being investigated by the US Justice Department after selling stock before the company revealed a data breach that exposed the personal information of millions of Americans.

The fate of major proposed mergers, not just Bayer - Monsanto but also Dow Chemical and DuPont, which plan to spin off their combined agriculture businesses, will be decided by Trump's nominees to lead antitrust enforcement at the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission.

The Justice Department is also looking at whether Cohen violated banking laws in how he got the money.

The president also complained about Session's decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, a longtime sticking point for Trump, who felt that his top Justice Department official should have done more to protect him.

Inside the White House, Cobb also acted as a moderating force on issues concerning the Justice Department.

The Justice Department had also threatened to sue JPMorgan days before Dimon's trip to Washington.

He also hinted ominously that while he has stayed out of Justice Department matters when it comes to the Russia probe, it might not stay that way forever.

The pharmaceutical company is also under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office and the US department of justice over allegations of bribery around the world, including in Poland and Lebanon.

He also had been a key figure in a civil suit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging massive health...

In a complaint filed in January by Common Cause with the FEC and the Department of Justice, the organization charges that the failure to report this expenditure to the FEC violates not only campaign finance law but also violates federal law prohibiting false statements of material fact to the Federal government.

What the Justice Department settlement didn't do was put any Goldman Sachs» executive in jail nor did it provide details about how Goldman Sachs was not only selling investments that it knew were likely to fail but it was also making billions of dollars making wagers (shorting) that the instruments would indeed fail.

The airlines also hired a team of over 30 economists from a consulting firm headlined by two academics who had previously done stints as the Justice Department's chief antitrust economist.

By the time the final version of the memorandum was released later Friday afternoon, however, there was no mention of a time frame or a directive for the DOL to work with the Justice Department to halt pending litigation over the rule, which was also included in the draft order.

Wells Fargo is also still under several investigations for its sales practices problems, including a congressional inquiry and one by the Justice Department.

The White House review process also included input from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice.

In fact, according to the New York Times, the memo also contains evidence that Trump - appointed Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein approved an application to extend surveillance of Page in the spring of 2017, indicating that Page was considered a potential security risk by not just the Obama Justice Department, but the Trump Justice Department as well.

For two years, he has also served as Special Advisor on justice issues to Canada's federal Department of Jjustice issues to Canada's federal Department of JusticeJustice.

Former Justice Department official Harry Litman also said it could adversely affect Trump, though not necessarily so.

Meanwhile, Rachel Brand, the third - ranking official at the Department of Justice, also stepped down — for fear that she would have to manage the Russia probe if her superior, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, were to quit or be fired.

The Justice Department on Saturday also formally submitted a rule to ban bump stocks, devices that can turn high - capacity rifles into automatic weapons.

Hovenkamp pointed to another hurdle: Unlike other wireless telecom mergers that need approval by both the FCC and Justice Department, this one also needs to be greenlit by The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).