Latest "Justice Department" stories

An engineer works in the clean-room facilities at the LETI, a French research institute for electronics and information technologies founded by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission.

US charges Russian man with smuggling microelectronics amid Ukraine war

“We are laser-focused on rooting out the procurement networks fueling the Russian war machine,” said Matthew Axelrod, an export enforcement official.

By Colin Demarest

3 months ago

Air Force contractor charged with soliciting minor, stealing gear

Brent DeSalvo, 48, of Manchester, Tennessee, has pleaded not guilty in Coffee County Circuit Court to two felony charges and one misdemeanor charge.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 months ago

Feds investigating Air Force contractor for network breach, theft

The employee at Arnold Air Force Base allegedly stole nearly $90,000 in military and state government radio equipment software, federal investigators say.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 months ago

Oath Keeper Army vet Rhodes’ jail term too short, says Justice Dept

While Rhodes received a long sentence for seditious conspiracy and other convictions, the 18-year term was below federal guidelines' recommendations.

5 months ago

Opinion

Trump faces Espionage Act charges, which covers a lot more than spying

Spy cases are rare. More typically, the act applies to the unauthorized gathering, possessing or transmitting of certain sensitive government information.

By Joseph Ferguson and Thomas A. Durkin, Loyola University Chicago

6 months ago

US investigating whether Ukraine war documents were leaked

The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites.

By Lolita C. Baldor, AP

8 months ago