Four Massachusetts Men Sentenced for Darknet Fentanyl Pill Conspiracy Tied to Dozens of DeathsJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyFour Lynn, Massachusetts men received a combined 57-plus years in federal prison for a darknet pill conspiracy involving fentanyl, Nitazenes, and over a dozen fatal overdoses.
Broadway Electric and Executives Settle False Claims Act Fraud for $21.3 MillionJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyBroadway Electric, Cornerstone Contracting, and two executives agreed to pay $21.3 million to settle False Claims Act allegations over fraudulent veteran-owned small business contracts.
Four Massachusetts Men Sentenced to 57-Plus Years in Darknet Fentanyl Pill ConspiracyJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyFour Lynn, Massachusetts men received a combined 57-plus years in prison for a darknet conspiracy to sell fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills linked to more than a dozen overdose deaths.
DOJ Announces Results of FBI Operation Spring Cleaning Nationwide Crime SurgeJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ announced Operation Spring Cleaning results: 1,139 arrests, 615 federal indictments, and seizure of nearly 1,000 firearms in a three-month FBI-led surge.
American Journalist Thomas Pauken II Pleads Guilty to Acting as China’s AgentJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyAmerican journalist Thomas Pauken II pleaded guilty June 4 to acting as an unregistered Chinese government agent, facing up to 10 years at a September sentencing.
DOJ Files Denaturalization Suits Against 17 Naturalized CitizensJune 9, 2026Law and PolicyThe DOJ filed civil denaturalization suits against 17 naturalized citizens in multiple federal courts, targeting convicts for sex offenses, fraud, and drug trafficking.
Bankman-Fried Files Formal Pardon Petition With DOJ Clemency OfficeJune 9, 2026Law and PolicySam Bankman-Fried formally petitioned the DOJ's Office of the Pardon Attorney for a presidential pardon on June 8, 2026, while his Second Circuit appeal remains pending.
DOJ Shifts to Criminal Subpoenas in Gender-Affirming Care InvestigationJune 9, 2026Legal NewsDOJ has escalated its transgender care investigation by issuing grand jury subpoenas to hospitals, raising Fifth Amendment stakes and prompting some providers to halt services.
DC Circuit Weighs Limits of Executive Power Over White House Ballroom ProjectJune 9, 2026Legal NewsThe D.C. Circuit heard argument on a challenge to Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, with DOJ claiming no court could stop the project or any presidential demolition order.
Trump-Appointed Judge Refers DOJ Attorneys for Discipline Over Transgender Records SubpoenaJune 9, 2026Legal NewsA Trump-appointed federal judge referred DOJ attorneys to disciplinary proceedings for alleged misrepresentations in a bid for transgender minors' medical records.