The merger is being investigated by the DOJ, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security for any potential impact on national security, public safety or law enforcement concerns.

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To prosecute the case the Justice Department used a law intended chiefly to stop the looting of Native American artifacts from public land.

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The merger is being investigated by the DOJ, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security, for any potential impact on national security, public safety or law enforcement.

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