Eric Holder

    By Abigail Field

    | 9:50AM 2/23/2011
    Nope, Angelo Mozilo won't be serving time, no matter what the evidence shows. In fact, he won't even face a trial. Wondering how the most convictable CEO among the titans who brought down the financial system is getting off so easy? The answer lies in the revolving door between Wall Street and its "regulators."

    By Bruce Kennedy

    | 9:55AM 11/30/2010
    As more Americans shop online for the holidays, they're falling prey to increasingly sophisticated scams. In response, on Cyber Monday, the Justice Department busted 82 sites for allegedly selling counterfeit and pirated goods, but more crooks are out there.

    By Abigail Field

    | 1:53PM 7/26/2010
    A dedicated team of prosecutors will be going after large-scale foreign corruption, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Sunday. Main Justice reports this effort comes on top of the stepped-up prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

    By Abigail Field

    | 12:10PM 6/01/2010
    Consumers who write negative Internet reviews -- even when they are accurate -- are increasingly facing "SLAPP" suits from the businesses being panned, reports The New York Times. These "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation" have only one real purpose: to silence the critics.

    By Lita Epstein

    | 9:50AM 11/18/2009
    You might think it's a bit late in coming, but Attorney General Eric Holder announced a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force on Tuesday. Holder will lead the group along with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Securities and Exchange...

    By Sam Gustin

    | 3:00PM 11/13/2009
    The decision by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) to prosecute self-proclaimed 9/11-mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed in New York set off a major debate Friday over whether the move makes legal and practical sense. Mohammed will face a jury trial in federal court in the Southern District...