U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice is the federal executive department of the United States government responsible for law enforcement and the administration of justice. It is headed by the Attorney General, a member of the President's cabinet. Its main responsibilities include investigating and prosecuting federal crimes, overseeing the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the federal prison system, and representing the United States in legal matters.
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US indicts five alleged Russian intelligence operatives for murder-for-hire and sabotage plots targeting Ukraine's allies
The US Department of Justice has charged five people it says are linked to Russian intelligence services with conspiracy to finance terrorism and, in three cases, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire. Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York allege the network recruited US-based individuals to surveil and kill Russian opposition figures in Washington and Lithuania, and coordinated sabotage attacks in European countries that support Ukraine. All five defendants remain at large; the Kremlin has rejected the allegations.