United States Justice Department
Coverage of United States Justice Department in the Nexus archive.
- Fidelity opened account for Epstein, even as outrage grew
Fidelity Investments opened a brokerage account for Jeffrey Epstein in mid-April 2019, which received over $5 million before being closed in late May 2019, weeks before Epstein's arrest on sex trafficking charges. The account details were revealed through a document briefly published by the United States Justice Department, which later removed it.
- FBI says Google engineer used internal search data to win $1.2M on Polymarket
A Google software engineer was charged with insider trading after allegedly using internal search data to profit $1.2 million on Polymarket bets predicting top searched public figures in 2025. The Justice Department accused him of misappropriating confidential information from Google to place profitable trades on a prediction market platform.
- U.S. seeks to indict Cuba’s Raul Castro
The US Justice Department is seeking to indict Raul Castro, Cuba's former leader. The matter was revealed by two US officials familiar with the case. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reported on the development.
- United States Files Forfeiture Action Against Two Anti-Submarine Warfare Crew Trainers En Route from South Africa to the Chinese Military
The U.S. Justice Department filed a forfeiture complaint against two anti-submarine warfare crew trainers being shipped from South Africa to China's People's Liberation Army. The mobile classroom trainers were intended to help the PLA train personnel on airborne warning and control systems and anti-submarine warfare aircraft.