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Recent News About Project Safe Childhood
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Six Houston Gang Members Indicted for Using a Firearm in Racketeering Murder of Innocent Bystander
The Department of Justice today announced an indictment charging five men and a woman with aiding and abetting the use of a firearm to commit murder in aid of racketeering.
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Justice Department Announces Allison Turkel as Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced that he has chosen Allison Turkel to head the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF).
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Mississippi Man Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime for Cross Burning
A Mississippi man was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Halil S. Ozerden to 42 months* in prison followed by three years supervised release and restitution in the amount of $7,810 for burning a cross in his front yard with the intent to intimidate a Black family.
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Former Wall Street Precious Metal Traders Sentenced for Wire Fraud
Two former Wall Street traders were each sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for engaging in a multi-year fraud scheme to manipulate U.S. commodities markets for publicly traded precious metals futures contracts.
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Maryland Tax Preparer Convicted of Filing False Returns
A federal jury in Greenbelt convicted a Maryland man today of preparing false tax returns on behalf of his clients.
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Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Ginseng Trafficking
West Virginia man today pleaded guilty to multiple charges of illegally trafficking in protected plants.
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Statement from Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on the RESTRICT Act
The Justice Department today issued the following statement from Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on the RESTRICT Act:
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Former Goldman Sachs Investment Banker Sentenced in $2.7B Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
Defendant Conspired to Violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Commit Money Laundering in Connection with 1MDB Scheme
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Department of Justice Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Request
Budget Proposal to Uphold the Rule of Law, Keep America Safe, Protect Civil Rights
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Leader of International Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
The leader of an international drug trafficking organization pleaded guilty yesterday to international cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
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Justice Department’s Ongoing Section 8 Enforcement Prevents More Potentially Illegal Interlocking Directorates
Antitrust Division Continues to Focus on Competitors Sharing Company Directors in Violation of Section 8 of the Clayton Act
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CEO of Major Defense Contractor Charged with Bribery
The chief executive officer (CEO) of Company 1, a multi-national corporation headquartered in Malta and with operations in the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and the United States was charged with bribery in an indictment returned on September 30, 2019.
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Narcotrafficker Pleads Guilty to International Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
A narcotrafficker pleaded guilty today to international cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
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Philadelphia Woman Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Operating Fraudulent Debt Relief Scheme
A Philadelphia woman was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the IRS and assisting others in filing false income tax returns.
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Former U.S. Congressional Candidate Pleads Guilty in Conduit Campaign Contribution Case
A former primary candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives pleaded guilty today to violating the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) by accepting a conduit campaign contribution. According to court documents, Lynda Bennett, 65, of Maggie Valley, North Carolina, was a primary candidate for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District in 2020. In late December 2019, Bennett borrowed $25,000 from a family member, representing that she needed the money for personal expenses because she had to spend a large amount of her own money on her campaign. The day after depositing the loaned money into a personal account, Bennett then caused $80,000, including the $25,000 in loaned funds, to be transferred to the bank account of Lynda Bennett for Congress (LBC), her authorized federal campaign committee. Under the FECA, Bennett was required to report a loan from a third-party individual as a campaign contribution. Bennett knowingly and willfully violated the FECA by reporting through LBC that the full $80,000 was a loan to her campaign using her own personal funds, rather than disclosing that $25,000 of that amount was a loan from another individual. Bennett pleaded guilty to one count of accepting contributions in the name of another. She is scheduled to be sentenced on June 20. Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia, and Assistant Director in Charge David Sundberg of the FBI Washington Field Office made the announcement. The FBI Washington Field Office investigated the case. Trial Attorney Ryan R. Crosswell of the Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Rothstein for the District of Columbia are prosecuting the case. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda R. Vaughn for the District of Columbia provided assistance.
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Eleventh Defendant Sentenced in $15 Million Scheme to Defraud Thousands of Spanish-Speaking United States Immigrants
A California man was sentenced to 65 months in prison for his role in conspiring with Peruvian-based call centers that defrauded Spanish-speaking United States residents by falsely threatening them with arrest, deportation, and other legal consequences. He is the eleventh defendant to be sentenced to prison in the scheme.
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United States Obtains Warrant for Seizure of Airplane Owned by Russian Oil Company Valued at More Than $25 Million
The United States today announced the unsealing of a warrant for the seizure of a Boeing 737-7JU aircraft owned by PJSC Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft), a Russian integrated energy company headquartered in Moscow, Russia, headed by Igor Ivanovich Sechin.
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Detroit-area Mortgage Broker Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the IRS and Filing False Tax Returns
A federal grand jury in Detroit returned an indictment yesterday charging a Michigan man with conspiring to defraud the United States and filing false income tax returns.
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Justice Department Finds Civil Rights Violations by the Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government
Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) and the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (Louisville Metro) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law.
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Justice Department Achieves Settlement with the Former Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo to Relocate Animals to Locations in the Continental United States
The Justice Department and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on behalf of the Puerto Rico Department of Justice and the Puerto Rico Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have reached an agreement to ensure the health and safety of the animals housed at the former Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo and the Centro de Detención en Cambalache (Cambalache).