Andrea Noble
Articles by Andrea Noble
Justice Dept. indicts two Chinese nationals tied to fentanyl distribution in U.S.
The Justice Department on Tuesday announced criminal indictments against two Chinese nationals who officials say oversaw the illegal manufacture and distribution of the synthetic drug fentanyl and other opioid-based substances in the United States. Published October 17, 2017
Donald Trump: Tom Marino withdraws name from drug czar position
President Trump said Tuesday that Rep. Tom Marino withdrew his name from consideration as the new drug czar. Published October 17, 2017
Benghazi mastermind was treated fairly while in custody, FBI says
FBI agents who assisted in the capture and detention of 2012 Benghazi attack suspect Ahmed Abu Khattala testified Monday about the arrest and treatment in custody, as prosecutors attempted to dispel any notion of abuse or coercion into making statements. Published October 16, 2017
Ahmad Khan Rahimi convicted in New York City pressure-cooker bomb case
A 29-year-old New Jersey man was convicted Monday of planting two pressure-cooker bombs in New York City in 2016, one of which exploded and injured 30 people. Published October 16, 2017
Donald Trump nominates 5 for inspector-general positions
The Trump administration has picked up the pace of nominating watchdogs to oversee federal agencies in recent months — selecting five inspector-general nominees for vacant positions. Published October 15, 2017
FISA spying powers under Section 702 draw cheers and jeers as reauthorization looms
Here's one thing civil liberties groups and U.S. law enforcement leaders agree on: Neither like the House Judiciary Committee's proposal for reauthorization of a key foreign intelligence surveillance law. Published October 13, 2017
ACLU sues Customs and Border Protection for forcing passengers to show ID before leaving aircraft
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers' search of airline passengers who were forced to show identification in order to exit a commercial aircraft at the end of the domestic flight. Published October 12, 2017
Sheryl Sandberg: Release Russia-linked Facebook ads to the public
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said Thursday that she supports the public release of Russian-linked ads that ran on the social media site around the time of the 2016 presidential election. Published October 12, 2017
Justice Dept. issues final warning to ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions
The Justice Department issued a final warning this week to five jurisdictions it accuses of having "sanctuary" policies protecting illegal immigrants, giving them until Oct. 27 to prove they are complying with federal law or else risk losing millions of dollars in federal grants. Published October 12, 2017
DOJ and State Dept. to crack down on firms that fraudulently use foreign worker visas
The Justice Department and State Department announced a new formal partnership Wednesday to aid in investigation of employers that discriminate against American workers and fraudulently use foreign worker visas. Published October 11, 2017
St. Louis protesters of police brutality case to be evaluated by DOJ
The Trump administration's willingness to get involved in local policing matters is about to be tested. The Justice Department is evaluating St. Louis' request for an independent investigation into how city police responded to recent protests and to see whether federal intervention is needed. Published October 10, 2017
3 men arrested for allegedly planning ISIS-inspired attack on New York City
Federal prosecutors announced on Friday the arrest of three men accused of planning to carry out terror attacks on behalf of the Islamic State and targeting New York City's subway system, Times Square as well as various concert venues. Published October 6, 2017
DOJ lays out Trump admin’s guidelines for religious liberties protections
The Justice Department issued legal guidance across the federal government Friday that will shape how the Trump administration interprets religious liberties protections, interpretations expected to come into play in a number of ongoing lawsuits. Published October 6, 2017
Jeff Sessions rolls back Obama-era work protections for transgender employees
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rolled back an Obama-era Justice Department policy that extended protections to transgender workers under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, saying the law's protections against sex discrimination don't apply to gender identity cases. Published October 5, 2017
Justice Department program to target areas with most violent crime
Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a directive Thursday that refocuses federal prosecutors on violent crime cases and requires each U.S. Attorney's Office to develop a localized plan that targets areas plagued by the most violence. Published October 5, 2017
Senators grill Equifax officials over data breach, new IRS contract
Senators demanded answers from Equifax on Wednesday after learning the IRS signed a contract for taxpayer verification with the credit reporting company following its disclosure of a massive data breach that affected 145 million Americans' information. Published October 4, 2017
Witness in Benghazi trial admits he had concerns about local Libyan security team prior to attack
The defense team for Ahmed Abu Khattala sought to sow doubt that he was the mastermind behind the 2012 Benghazi attack, asking a diplomatic security officer about concerns and suspicions he had regarding the Libyan security team employed at the complex. Published October 3, 2017
Scott Wickland testifies in Ahmed Abu Khattala trial
Militants armed with AK-47s and grenades banged the butts of their guns against the locked cage that stood between them and the safe room inside the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, where the three men hunkered down inside thought they were going to die. Published October 2, 2017
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, Benghazi suspect, ‘hates Americans with a vengeance,’ prosecutors say
The criminal trial of the accused mastermind of the 2012 deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, opened Monday with prosecutors alleging that Ahmed Abu Khatallah planned and encouraged the attack because he "hates Americans with a vengeance." Published October 2, 2017
Ahmed Abu Khattala, Benghazi suspect, set for federal criminal court trial
The deadly 2012 attack on an American compound in Benghazi, Libya, reverberated in Washington politics for years -- including an 11-hour public grilling on Capitol Hill of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the discovery of Mrs. Clinton's private email server -- resulting in an 800-page congressional report that concluded the Obama administration misled the public. Published October 1, 2017
