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Fast and Furious gun buyer sentenced to prison
A man who purchased two rifles found at the scene of the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent north of the U.S.-Mexico border was sentenced ...
SAS sniper jailed for gun possession wins appeal
An elite British sniper jailed for illegally possessing a gun and ammunition won an appeal Thursday to suspend his sentence, after pleading that he ...
2 men sentenced in Fast and Furious gun case
Two men were sentenced Monday for their roles in a gun smuggling ring that was part of the U.S. government's botched Operation Fast and Furious, an ...
Justice seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious suit
The Justice Department says federal courts should stay out of a political dispute between the Obama administration and Congress over documents in a ...
Weapons charges dropped in Madonna stalking case
A New York City judge has dismissed weapons charges against a former firefighter who was arrested outside Madonna's apartment building two years ago.
Republicans, IG take Justice Dept. to task
House Republicans eagerly joined the Justice Department's inspector general in taking the agency to task Thursday for its bungled gun-trafficking ...
Man suspected of threats faces weapons charge
Rants, racist remarks and menacing words permeate the Internet these days, so why did police decide to arrest a Yale dropout for investigation of ...
Justice Dept faulted in gun-trafficking operation
The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Wednesday faulted the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures during ...
Records show troubled life for accused Md. shooter
The teenager accused of shooting an intellectually disabled classmate at a suburban Maryland high school was accustomed to firearms in the home and ...
Philly officer fatally shot after finishing shift
A police officer was shot to death blocks from his precinct house just after he finished his shift early Saturday in what authorities suspect was a ...
Lawyer: S. Africa slaying defendant very ill
The South African man accused of shooting a Swedish bride to death on her honeymoon suffers from blackouts and seizures, his defense lawyer said ...
Justice Dept: Fast and Furious report distorted
The Justice Department said Tuesday that Republican lawmakers are engaging in distortions by asserting that Operation Fast and Furious arose from a ...
Romney: 'Many' of suspect's weapons were illegal
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday said many of the weapons obtained by the shooting suspect in Colorado were obtained ...
Justice won't prosecute Holder for contempt
The Justice Department declared Friday that Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to withhold information about a bungled gun-tracking operation ...
House votes to hold attorney general in contempt
Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday became the first Cabinet member held in contempt of Congress, a rebuke pushed by Republicans seeking to ...
Holder says contempt vote politically motivated
Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday's votes holding him in contempt of Congress are the culmination of a misguided and politically motivated ...
AG emails: Get to the bottom of Fast and Furious
"We need answers on this. Not defensive BS. Real answers." In email exchanges with subordinates in February and March 2011, Attorney General Eric ...
AP source: Talks fail to resolve contempt issue
Obama administration officials and House Republican staff members Tuesday failed to resolve a document dispute that could lead to a precedent-setting ...
Boehner takes hard line on Holder contempt vote
House Speaker John Boehner demanded Thursday that the Obama administration give in and turn over documents related to a botched gun-tracking ...