Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey released a statement this morning on the DOJ hiring scandal saying "I have acted, and will continue to act."

Shortly after clamping Emergency, Pakistan Prez Musharraf on Sunday night appointed Abdul Hameed Dogar as the country`s new Chief Justice to succeed sacked Iftikhar Mohd Chaudhary, an icon of anti-Musharraf movement.

Former Qwest Chief Executive Officer Joseph Nacchio Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Insider Trading.

KPMG, anticipating criminal charges would be a "nuclear bomb'' that would wipe out the accounting firm, pleaded with federal officials in 2005 not to indict it for selling fraudulent tax shelters, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday citing newly released internal documents.

Think Progress is reporting that the Department of Justice has released new documents connecting former White House political chief (and top aid to Karl Rove) Sara Taylor and her deputy Scott Jennings to the U.S. Attorney scandal. Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy has released the following statement.

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday let pass a deadline for supporting investors in a case before the Supreme Court, exposing disagreement within the government over how the court should rule in a case that may have implications for investors in Enron Corp., The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

The woman who allegedly acted as liaison between the deputy secretary of the Interior and disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been criminally charged with tax evasion and obstruction of a Senate investigation, NBC News reported Thursday.

Federal authorities have expanded an investigation into allegations that Jackson Hewitt offices helped prepare fraudulent income-tax returns that allowed customers to obtain refunds illegally, reported The New York Times.