U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (C) announces the arrest of Chinese chemical company employees as part of an investigation into the fentanyl precursor supply chain during a news conference with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (L) and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram at the Robert F. Kennedy headquarters building on June 23, 2023 in Washington, DC.
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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (C) announces the arrest of Chinese chemical company employees as part of an investigation into the fentanyl precursor supply chain during a news conference with Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (L) and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram at the Robert F. Kennedy headquarters building on June 23, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Mandatory Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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Justice Department to seek tougher sentences for AI-fueled election crimes

Federal prosecutors will pursue tougher sentences in cases in which artificial intelligence is used to commit an election-related crime, including threatening violence against election workers and voter suppression, Deputy US Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Monday.