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• Letter to Senate Judiciary critical of ATF nominee

  MINNEAPOLIS-- A former head of the Minneapolis FBI office sent federal lawmakers a letter Thursday sharply criticizing President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, calling B. Todd Jones an ineffective leader who consistently declined to prosecute violent gang, drug and gun crimes.

• UPDATE 4-US sues to stop beer deal to unite Bud and Corona

  *AB InBev says it will fight Justice Department. WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK, Jan 31- The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Anheuser-Busch InBev SA from buying the half of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo that it does not already own, saying the $20.1 billion deal could mean higher U.S. beer prices.

• Justice Dept. Blocks Beer Deal 

  

  CNBC's David Faber has the latest detail on the Justice Department's move to block Anheuser-Busche's purchase of Groupo Modelo. Shares of Constellation Brands are down sharply on the news. Evan Benn, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, weighs in.

• Traders Bid on Constellation Shares 

  

  CNBC's Bob Pisani tracks the drama from the floor of the NYSE, as shares of Constellation Brands prepares to resume trading.

• UPDATE 1-US challenges Anheuser-Busch's purchase of Grupo Modelo

  WASHINGTON, Jan 31- The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Anheuser-Busch InBev SA from buying the half of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo that it does not already own, saying the $20.1 billion deal would lessen competition in the U.S. beer market.

• Justice Files Suit Against Anheuser-Busch Buy 

  

  CNBC's Hampton Pearson reports the Justice Department is filling suit to block Anheuser-Busche's purchase of Group Modelo. Shares of Constellation Brands were down sharply on the news. CNBC's David Faber, weighs in.

• Justice Dept. Challenges Anheuser-Bush 

  

  The Justice Department has filed a suit challenging Anheuser-Busch buy of Grupo Model. Shares of Constellation fell on the news, reports CNBC's Kayla Tausche and David Faber.

• UPDATE 2-US challenges AB-InBev's purchase of Grupo Modelo

  WASHINGTON, Jan 31- The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Anheuser-Busch InBev SA from buying the half of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo that it does not already own, saying the $20.1 billion deal would lessen competition in the U.S. beer market.

• DOJ asks FCC to delay Sprint-Softbank review

  NEW YORK-- The Department of Justice is asking the Federal Communications Commission to delay its review of the $20 billion investment by Japanese cellphone company Softbank Corp. into U.S. counterpart Sprint Nextel Corp..

• CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-US Justice Dept challenges Bazaarvoice deal

  WASHINGTON, Jan 10- The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging the acquisition last June by Bazaarvoice Inc of its main rival, saying that the deal reduced competition for product ratings platforms.

• US Justice Dept against most sales bans for infringing key patents

  WASHINGTON, Jan 8- Companies that own a key patent, such as those that ensure mobile and other electronic devices work together, should be allowed to win sales bans as a punishment for infringement only in rare, very specific cases, the Justice Department and U.S.

• New boss of meningitis-linked firm is poor choice-US official

  BOSTON, Jan 8- The person hired to run the bankrupt pharmacy linked to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak is "hopelessly conflicted" and should be removed from the job, a U.S. Justice Department official said on Tuesday.

• Tough US crackdown on tax evaders forces Swiss bank to shut down

  "The Justice Department wanted a scalp to send a message to all the other banks, in particular the small cantonal and private banks," said Christopher Rizek, a tax lawyer at Caplin& Drysdale in Washington, D.C., and a senior former Treasury Department tax official.

• Ex-SAC Manager Martoma Pleads Not Guilty to Insider Trading 

  

  CNBC's Mary Thompson reports the former hedge fund manager pleaded not guilty to insider trader charges.

• RIG Agrees to Pay $1.4B in Fines & Penalties 

  

  CNBC's Brian Shactman reports the latest details on Transocean's settlement agreement with the Department of Justice.

• U.S. charges analyst in IBM insider trading case

  Federal prosecutors charged Trent Martin, who worked at a Connecticut brokerage firm, for purchasing shares of SPSS before IBM agreed to the $1.2 billion deal. On Nov. 29 the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission charged two former stockbrokers, including Martin's roommate, for their roles in the alleged insider trading scheme.

• Dirty Money Crackdown 

  

  Banking giant HSBC will pay $1.9 billion in penalties to settle money laundering allegations. CNBC's Scott Cohn has the latest details, with Lanny Breuer, Department of Justice.

• US files criminal information against HSBC

  WASHINGTON, Dec 11- The U.S. Justice Department filed a felony criminal information against HSBC Holdings Plc's HSBC Bank USA in federal court in News York's Brooklyn on Tuesday.

• US court asked to invalidate Obama recess appointments

  Lawyers with the groups and for Obama's Justice Department argued for more than an hour over whether the president exceeded his authority by filling the vacancies while the Senate was out of town but potentially available to act on them.

• Lifting BP ban will be more than simple agreement-US source

  *BP must present plan to EPA and Justice Department. WASHINGTON, Nov 29- U.S. officials were surprised that BP Plc suggested an agreement would soon be ready to lift a suspension imposed this week on the company's obtaining new federal contracts, a government source said on Thursday.