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This week's fraud conviction of Lee Farkas, CEO of one of the country's largest private mortgage lending companies, has been trumpeted by federal prosecutors. But opportunities for the Justice Department to crow about victories in financial cases are few and far between.

Over the past several months, senior Justice Department officials have visited the Gulf to examine critical pieces of evidence. Some legal experts wonder whether, in addition to possible criminal charges against the companies involved, the department may also prosecute individuals.

Prosecutors accused Maria Butina of conspiring to violate a law that requires foreign agents to register with the U.S. government. Authorities said she was working for Russia.

Republican allies of the White House are setting the stage to disrupt the investigation of Russia special counsel Robert Mueller. Here are some ways they might try — and why it will be difficult.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will testify at a Senate oversight hearing Wednesday. Lawmakers have questions about his contacts with Russia and his reversals on civil rights positions.

William Barr is in line to be President Trump's next attorney general and the Senate Judiciary Committee had a lot of questions for him.

There's not much the White House and the Republican-led Congress can agree on this year. President Obama singled out one issue in his State of the Union address: an overhaul for the justice system.

Former New Orleans police officers implicated in the shooting of unarmed civilians in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court. This case was plagued with problems, including allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.

President Trump denies a CNN report alleging he was aware of the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower where his son Donald Trump Jr. and campaign officials met with Russian operatives.

Her departure is notable as she would be in line to replace Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is supervising the special counsel probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.