{
  "id": 16135917,
  "title": "Department of Justice opens criminal investigation into Corey Lewandowski",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/department-of-justice-opens-criminal-investigation-into-corey",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T00:55:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/corey-lewandowski-trump-criminal-investigation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Department of Justice has initiated a criminal investigation into Corey Lewandowski, a former political adviser to Donald Trump and top aide at the Department of Homeland Security. The probe, which began with a referral from the DHS inspector general's office, centers around allegations that Lewandowski profited from his government role, according to multiple US officials and a fourth source. The DHS inspector general's office has been examining Lewandowski's involvement in the handling of specific government contracts, with the investigation now under the jurisdiction of the Justice Department.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "California latest target in Department of Justice efforts to end public benefits fraud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/california-latest-target-in-department-of-justice-efforts-to-end",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:58:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}