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NC attorney general, DOJ reach settlement ending secret meat pricing data exchange
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general have reached a settlement with Agri Stats, shutting down a secret data exchange that allowed meat processors […]
South Georgia farm turned airstrip in drug-smuggling plot
During the War on Drugs, smugglers exploited an airstrip in rural Georgia, corrupt sheriffs and Friday night football to fly in planeloads of narcotics.
Stein taps attorneys for state boards
Two district attorneys and a Durham lawyer in private practice have been named to the governing bodies of a state commissions and a state authority. Gov. Josh Stein tapped Spencer […]
NC joins lawsuit against apartment landlords
Six large corporate landlords and the RealPage software company now face a lawsuit filed by the North Carolina Department of Justice, its counterparts in nine other states and the U.S. […]
Federal election observers to monitor Mecklenburg voting
CHARLOTTE — Observers from the U.S. Department of Justice will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws Tuesday in Mecklenburg County. “The department regularly deploys its staff to monitor for […]
Citizenship status errors cost employers in DOJ settlements
The U.S. Department of Justice has recently announced several settlements addressing various forms of employment discrimination based on citizenship status and national origin. These cases, handled by the Immigrant and […]
US attorneys, health agency offer training on aspect of ADA
Staffers with the three U.S. attorneys’ offices in North Carolina and a health nonprofit agency recently offered a seminar on the Americans with Disabilities Act’s protections for people suffering opioid […]
Court hears third lawsuit against noncompete agreement ban
NEW YORK — Another challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s ban of noncompete agreements was heard Wednesday, and the federal district judge involved said that the plaintiffs are likely to […]
Utility will pay $20M to avoid bribery prosecution
AKRON, Ohio — The energy company at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio will pay $20 million and avoid criminal charges as part of a deal […]
Boeing case now in hands of federal judge
The Justice Department submitted an agreement with Boeing on Wednesday in which the aerospace giant will plead guilty to a fraud charge for misleading U.S. regulators who approved the 737 […]
Ruling further narrows scope of public corruption law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court overturned the bribery conviction of a former Indiana mayor on Wednesday, the latest in a series of decisions narrowing the scope of federal public corruption […]
Well runs dry for ‘extra’ Chapter 7 trustee pay
Attorneys serving as Chapter 7 trustees won't receive hoped-for compensation increases for the second year in a row due to insufficient funding from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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