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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on Haaland v. Brackeen

News Release: The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland following the Supreme Court’s decision in Haaland v. Brackeen


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Air National Guardsman Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information

News Release: A member of the U.S. Air National Guard (USANG) stationed in Massachusetts was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly retaining and transmitting classified national defense information on a social media platform beginning in or around 2022 and continuing until his arrest in April.


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Two Jacksonville Compounding Pharmacies and Their Owner Agree to Pay at Least $7.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Smart Pharmacy, Inc., SP2, LLC, and owner Gregory Balotin have agreed to pay at least $7.4 million to resolve lawsuits filed in Jacksonville, Florida, alleging they violated the False Claims Act by adding the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole to topical compounded pain creams to boost reimbursement and by routinely waiving patient copayment obligations. The settlement amount is based on the defendants’ ability to pay.


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Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charges for Bias-Motivated Attacks in Boise

News Release: An Oregon man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Boise, Idaho, today to two federal hate crimes.


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Notice published on June 14 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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U.S. Army Soldier Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges for Attempting to Help ISIS Conduct Deadly Ambush on U.S. Troops

News Release: An Ohio man today pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and attempting to murder U.S. military service members based on his efforts to help the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to attack and kill U.S. soldiers in the Middle East.


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Public press releases: United States Drug Enforcement Administration publishes 79 in April

There were 79 press releases published by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration in April.


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USDOJ-BOP-NIC grant application closes on July 31

Immersive Employment Readiness Training for Justice-Involved Individuals grant opened on June 15.


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Montana Man Sentenced for Federal Hate and Firearms Crimes for Shooting Intended to Kill and Rid Town of LGBTQI+ Residents

News Release: A Montana man was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris to 18 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for shooting into a residence and attempting to shoot others with the intent of ridding a town of LGBTQI+ residents.


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USDOJ-BOP-NIC offers new grant application process starting June 15

NIC/BJS Institutional Corrections Research Network and National Corrections Reporting Program grant opened on June 15.


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FACT SHEET: Update on Justice Department ’s Ongoing Efforts to Tackle Gun Violence

News Release: On June 14, 2023, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco convened a meeting with the Criminal Division, FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Marshals Service, and all 93 U.S. Attorneys to discuss ...



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Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Odva, Inc. on June 13

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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Construction Firm CFO Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Crime

News Release: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a Mississippi company pleaded guilty today to willfully failing to report and pay over employment taxes withheld from employees’ paychecks.


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Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS

News Release: An Oregon man pleaded guilty in federal court today for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) by producing and distributing propaganda and recruiting materials online in coordination with ISIS members overseas.


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Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Z-Wave Alliance, Inc. discussed on June 13 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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Justice Department Secures Agreement with Staffing Company to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with Mountain Prairie Holdings, a Colorado-based staffing agency that formerly operated as Apprentice Personnel. The settlement resolves the department’s determination that Mountain Prairie violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against non-U.S. citizen workers when checking their permission to work in the United States.


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Property Management Company to Pay Nearly $75,000 to Resolve Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Claims

News Release: The Justice Department today announced that FPI Management Inc. (FPI) has agreed to pay $74,087 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by imposing unlawful charges on nine servicemembers who were exercising their right to terminate their apartment leases after receiving military orders to relocate.



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Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Open RF Association, Inc. discussed on June 13 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.