2 Men Charged in Washington County Teen Assault
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MO – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) Two men face felony charges in Washington County after authorities allege a juvenile girl was grabbed while walking, forced into a house,…
Missouri Amendments 7 and 8 Explained
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) Missouri voters heading to the polls Nov. 3 will decide two constitutional amendments that could have consequences extending far beyond a single…
Army IG Overhaul Restores Command Authority
WASHINGTON, DC – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) The U.S. Army has fundamentally tightened the way misconduct complaints move through its Inspector General system, imposing new deadlines, strengthening due-process requirements and…
Office of Public Affairs | Former TD Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes, Laundering $4.8 Million to Colombia
Gerardo Aquino, 40, of Hollywood, Florida, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and laundering more than $4.8 million to Colombia while employed by TD Bank.“The Criminal Division is at the vanguard…
Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department and USDA Reaffirm and Expand their Partnership to Protect Competition in Agricultural Inputs
Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), building on the joint progress of the Department of Justice and…
Office of Public Affairs | AIDS Healthcare Foundation Agrees to Pay $1.44M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, California, has agreed to pay $1.44 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or…
Albus & Boyce: Cops, Prosecutors and Justice
ST. LOUIS, MO – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) The criminal justice system is often described through its institutions — police departments, prosecutors’ offices, federal agencies, and courts. But institutions do…
Trump Approves Firing Squad for Fort Hood Shooter
WASHINGTON, DC – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) President Donald Trump has approved the execution of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by a U.S. Army firing squad for the 2009 mass…
Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Announces Actions Advancing Two Challenges to State and Local Natural Gas Bans in Colorado and Illinois
The Justice Department’s Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) last week received a favorable decision regarding its statement of interest filing in a Colorado case. ENRD also filed an amicus…
Office of Public Affairs | California Woman Arrested on Charges Alleging She Acted as Agent of China and Spied on Relatives of U.S. Based High-Ranking Taiwanese Government Official
Wanying Zhang, 34, also known as Heather Zhang, of Irvine, California, was arrested Sunday on a one count complaint charging her with acting in the United States as an unregistered…