WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A federal judge's ruling

on Monday that Google has an illegal monopoly over

online search holds the company accountable and marks an

historic win, the U.S. Justice Department said.

"This victory against Google is an historic win for the

American people," U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in

a statement.

Google broke the law with monopolistic behavior over online

search and related advertising, a federal judge ruled on Monday,

the first victory for U.S. antitrust authorities who have filed

several lawsuits challenging Big Tech's market dominance.