East St. Louis, Ill. Seven alleged members of the violent Gangster Disciples gang, including top national and state leaders, have been charged in a federal indictment accusing them of a years-long interstate RICO conspiracy involving multiple murders, drug trafficking, and other crimes. Certain defendants were also charged with murder, attempted murder, and various firearms crimes. Investigating organized crime and related financial schemes are a top priority for CI, said Tamera Cantu, Acting Special Agent in Charge, IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), Chicago Field Office. Racketeering, such as the alleged charges today, brazenly facilitates all kinds of illegal dealings that negatively affect the community. Criminal Investigation is proud to work alongside our law enforcement partners in this case to bring these criminals to justice.
DOJ Inspector General launches probe into whether senior officials tried to overturn election results after Trump plot to fire his acting AG and replace him with lawyer willing to declare fraud was revealed
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz announced Monday he opened an investigation into current and former officials at the agency
The probe will seek to find whether any DOJ official engaged in an improper attempt to have DOJ seek to alter the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election.
The announcement comes after Horowitz receive pressure from leadership, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, to do so
It also comes after a report revealed Friday that Trump plotted to replace his attorney general with an ultra-loyalist during his final month in office
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry played role in Trump scheme to replace attorney general, says New York Times report
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
Posted Jan 23, 2021
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry speaks at the rally. A rally to Stop the Steal and to count every legal vote of the election is held at the Pennsylvania state Capitol in Harrisburg, November 5, 2020.
Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
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Harrisburg-area Congressman Scott Perry finds himself at the center of the latest revelation about former President Donald J. Trump’s refusal to accept President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s electoral victory last fall, and Trump’s seemingly unending schemes to try to undo it.
Chuck Schumer called for a probe into the report that Trump allegedly planned to fire his attorney general and replace him with someone who would work to overturn the presidential election results in Georgia.