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OJJDP FY 2023 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Outreach and Education Subgrants Program grant opened on June 21.

Federal Jury Convicts Three Defendants of Interstate Stalking of Chinese Nationals in the United States and Two Defendants of Acting or Conspiring to Act on Behalf of the People’s Republic of China

News Release: Earlier today, a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, convicted three defendants on multiple counts of a superseding indictment charging them with acting and conspiring to act in the United States as illegal agents of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), without prior notification to the Attorney General.

USDOJ-OJP-BJS offers new grant application process starting June 21

FY 2023 Survey of Prison Inmates Research and Development grant opened on June 21.

Justice Department discusses Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Alcami Carolinas Corporation on June 20

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice of Lodging of Proposed Bankrutpcy Settlement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act discussed on June 20 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting June 20

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2023

BJA FY 23 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Training and Technical Assistance grant opened on June 20.

Justice Department publishes 7 notices in week ending June 3

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2023

There were seven notices published by the Justice Department in week ending June 3, according to the Federal Register.

Canadian Man Convicted in Multimillion-Dollar Psychic Mass-Mailing Fraud Scheme

News Release: A federal jury in the Eastern District of New York convicted a Canadian man today for perpetrating a decades-long mass-mailing fraud scheme that stole more than $175 million from victims in the United States.

Man Convicted of $54M Bribery and Kickback Scheme Involving Fraudulent Prescriptions

News Release: A federal jury convicted a Florida man for his role in a $54 million bribery and kickback scheme involving TRICARE, a federal program that provides health insurance benefits to active duty and retired service members and their families.

Lab Billing Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Unnecessary Respiratory Panels Run on Seniors Receiving COVID-19 Tests

News Release: VitalAxis Inc., a Maryland-based billing company for diagnostic laboratories, has agreed to pay $300,479.58 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary respiratory pathogen panels run on seniors who received COVID-19 tests.

Justice Department Finds Civil Rights Violations by the Minneapolis Police Department and the City of Minneapolis

News Release: Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and the City of Minneapolis (City) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal law. The Department also announced that the city ...

Woman Pleads Guilty to Murder Conspiracy

News Release: An Illinois woman pleaded guilty today for her role in a conspiracy to murder her mother while they vacationed in Bali, Indonesia, in August 2014.

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-ASTM International discussed on June 16 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Justice Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Firearms Transaction Record/Registro de Transacción de Armas de Fuego; Correction on June 16

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-MLCOMMONS Association on June 16

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

“Trump Investigation (Executive Session)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on June 12

The Congressional Record published “Trump Investigation (Executive Session)” in the Senate section on June 12.

Readout from Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta’s Meeting with Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

News Release: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta traveled to Minnesota today and met with Tribal leaders and members of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. The trip focused on areas - public safety, justice administration, reentry and victims’ services - where the Justice Department provides substantial grant funding ...

Foreign National Sentenced for Trafficking Child Pornography

News Release: A Bulgarian national was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to traffic images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of young children.

Russian National Arrested and Charged with Conspiring to Commit LockBit Ransomware Attacks Against U.S. and Foreign Businesses

News Release: The Justice Department today announced charges against a Russian national for his involvement in deploying numerous LockBit ransomware and other cyberattacks against victim computer systems in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Africa.

Foreign National Sentenced for International Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy