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Justice Department
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New York’s senators press the Justice Department on why it stopped enforcing the under-21 handgun sales ban, citing Buffalo
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer joined 18 colleagues in demanding answers from Attorney General Todd Blanche after the Justice Department declared the federal ban on handgun sales to 18- to 20-year-olds…
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Justice Department starts notifying counties it will monitor on Election Day as New York early voting nears
The Justice Department has begun telling counties in five states where it will send election monitors, part of what it calls its largest monitoring effort ever. No New York county has been…
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Trump and Vance unveil Justice Department program paying fraud tipsters up to $30,000 when charges are filed
The new Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program pays $10,000 to $30,000 at charging, not conviction, and prioritizes hospice, home health and day care fraud. Its first $10,000 award went to Nick Shirley, whose…
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Justice Department warns California officials that counting ballots from 20,000 flagged noncitizens could expose them to prosecution; New York’s voter-roll case is on appeal
The Justice Department says California officials who count ballots from 20,000 “likely” noncitizens risk prosecution. A federal judge in Albany threw out its demand for New York’s voter rolls in July, and…
