DoJ

An accounting manager who allegedly stole more than $1.5 million from her employer has admitted to wire fraud.

The Justice Department said Thursday it has entered into a settlement with Z Street, a nonprofit that educates the public about Israel and Middle East issues, after the group sued the Internal Revenue Service for holding up its application for tax-exempt status and subjecting it to extra scrutiny.

The Justice Department is settling lawsuits with Tea Party and conservative groups that had sued the Internal Revenue Service over delays in granting them tax-exempt status, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the IRS should apologize to the groups.

The Justice Department has closed an investigation into how the driller accounts for oil and natural gas assets.

A unit of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. is the focus of criminal and civil probes by the Justice Department related to how it billed the government for contracting work, the company disclosed in a filing.

The Justice Department wants to send a stern message by sending tax cheats to prison, but some U.S. judges have opted for a softer approach.

Kentucky-based wire and cable maker is resolving allegations by the SEC and the Justice Department that it violated internal control requirements and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.