Tag: Eric Holder
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President Obama To Nominate Loretta Lynch To Replace Eric Holder As Attorney General
UPDATED 8:42 A.M. ET NOV. 9 U.S.A. Many Americans will have only a vague recollection of her name. Others will not be able to place her at all. But they’ll remember cases with which she has been involved. One of those involved the prosecution of New York City police officers, including Justin Volpe, implicated in…
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Top Official Who Warned About Cross-Border ‘Criminal Enterprises’ And ‘Frivolous Libel Cases’ To Mask Them Is Leaving Justice Department
Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole, the No. 2 official at the U.S. Justice Department, is leaving after four years, Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed in a statement. (Holder also is leaving, a topic for another day.) Cole said something in Mexico City at the High-Level Hemispheric Meeting Against Transnational Organized Crime in March 2012 that…
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Attorney General References ISIS Recruiting Efforts; ‘We Have Established Processes For Detecting American Extremists Who Attempt To Join Terror Groups Abroad,’ Holder Says
“Today, few threats are more urgent than the threat posed by violent extremism. And with the emergence of groups like ISIL, and the knowledge that some Americans are attempting to travel to countries like Syria and Iraq to take part in ongoing conflicts, the Justice Department is responding appropriately.” — Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General,…
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BULLETIN: U.S. Trustee Says ‘Compelling Evidence Of Fraud’ And ‘Reasonable Grounds’ To Believe ‘Criminal Conduct’ Occurred On Road To TelexFree Bankruptcy Filing
BULLETIN: (11th Update 2:35 p.m. EDT U.S.A.) The United States’ trustee who serves the region (Nevada) in which TelexFree’s bankruptcy case was filed on April 13 has alleged there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that “criminal conduct” occurred at TelexFree. Trustee Tracy Hope Davis, who works for a division of the U.S. Department of Justice,…
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Hospitalized [UPDATE: Now Released From Hospital]
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was hospitalized in Washington this morning after “experiencing symptoms including faintness and shortness of breath,” the Justice Department said. Holder is 63. “He is currently resting comfortably and in good condition,” the Justice Department said. “He is alert and conversing with his doctors. Additional information will be provided as it…