/tags/u-s-department-of-justice U.S. Department of Justice en-US Copyright Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:41:01 GMT /news/2024-08-21/report-finds-columbus-police-arent-keeping-sufficient-data-on-race-to-determine-if-bias-exists The report lauded Columbus for officer training and wellness, however the nexus of the report was to determine if any racial bias exists in the department's practices. The report said it was unable to make that determination due to a lack of data. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 20:41:01 GMT /news/2024-08-21/report-finds-columbus-police-arent-keeping-sufficient-data-on-race-to-determine-if-bias-exists George Shillcock /sports/2024-01-18/u-s-dept-of-justice-joins-ohio-led-antitrust-lawsuit-against-ncaa-transfer-eligibility-rule Ohio, the U.S. Department of Justice and 10 other states have joined the lawsuit. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 20:33:31 GMT /sports/2024-01-18/u-s-dept-of-justice-joins-ohio-led-antitrust-lawsuit-against-ncaa-transfer-eligibility-rule George Shillcock /news/2023-02-28/doj-and-park-national-bank-in-newark-resolve-redlining-claim-with-9-million-settlement The $9 million settlement requires the bank to invest $7.75 million in a loan subsidy fund "to increase access to credit for home mortgage, improvement and refinance loans, as well as home equity loans and lines of credit, in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in the Columbus area," according to a DOJ press release. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 20:40:28 GMT /news/2023-02-28/doj-and-park-national-bank-in-newark-resolve-redlining-claim-with-9-million-settlement Renee Fox /politics-government/npr-news/2023-02-23/senators-are-calling-on-the-justice-department-to-look-into-ticketmasters-practices The leaders of the Senate subcommittee that held a hearing into Ticketmaster last month shared evidence with the Justice Department and asked it to "continue examining" the company's conduct. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:29:19 GMT /politics-government/npr-news/2023-02-23/senators-are-calling-on-the-justice-department-to-look-into-ticketmasters-practices Rachel Treisman /news/2021-09-10/local-police-accountability-group-calls-doj-review-of-columbus-police-a-misstep On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice accepted Mayor Andrew Ginther's invitation to conduct a review of the Columbus Division of Police. But one local activist group doesn't think it's the right move. Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:43:11 GMT /news/2021-09-10/local-police-accountability-group-calls-doj-review-of-columbus-police-a-misstep Michael Lee /news/2021-09-09/department-of-justice-accepts-columbus-invitation-to-review-police-division The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to review the Columbus Division of Police at the request of city officials. Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:53:30 GMT /news/2021-09-09/department-of-justice-accepts-columbus-invitation-to-review-police-division Nick Evans /news/2021-04-26/firstenergy-looking-to-make-deal-with-federal-investigators FirstEnergy executives say they're looking at entering an agreement with federal prosecutors that could avoid criminal charges related to the $61 million bribery investigation. Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:30:03 GMT /news/2021-04-26/firstenergy-looking-to-make-deal-with-federal-investigators Andy Chow /news/2021-03-05/columbus-residents-face-federal-charges-for-pandemic-unemployment-fraud Three Columbus residents are facing federal charges for allegedly filing fraudulent pandemic unemployment applications. Pandemic unemployment assistance… Fri, 05 Mar 2021 21:24:50 GMT /news/2021-03-05/columbus-residents-face-federal-charges-for-pandemic-unemployment-fraud Nick Evans /wksu-stories/2018-04-25/ohio-senators-want-the-feds-to-fund-field-tests-to-detect-fentanyl-protect-officers Sen. Sherrod Brown is introducing a bill tomorrow to provide funding for devices that detect fentanyl. The POWER Act would provide funds for portable... Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:55:49 GMT /wksu-stories/2018-04-25/ohio-senators-want-the-feds-to-fund-field-tests-to-detect-fentanyl-protect-officers Kabir Bhatia