DOJ seizes $3.6B in bitcoins after busting entrepreneur couple in Bitfinex laundering scheme

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has seized over 94,000 bitcoins that were allegedly stolen in the 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex and arrested a married couple suspected to have laundered the money, the department announced today. The couple —

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Microsoft will change hiring practices after DOJ said company discriminated against immigrants

Microsoft will update its hiring practices after the U.S. Justice Department found that the software maker demanded more information than necessary on the citizenship status of job candidates. The DOJ said on Tuesday, in announcing a settlement with Microsoft, that

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DOJ tells attorneys representing separated families reported settlement figures are too high

“DOJ communicated Wednesday night that the numbers reported in the press are higher than anywhere that settlement can land. The parties continue to negotiate,” Romero said. DOJ told attorneys by call that the reported settlement figures are too high, according

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Billionaire Sacklers’ immunity threatened as DOJ moves to block opioid deal

Enlarge / PURDUE PHARMA, STAMFORD, Conn. – 2019/09/12: Members of P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) and Truth Pharm staged a protest outside Purdue Pharma headquarters over the recent, controversial opioid settlement. The Department of Justice is fighting to strip the

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