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USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on July 11

OJJDP FY 2023 Center for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities (R/ED) in Juvenile Justice grant opened on May 26.


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Court Sentences Two Oath Keepers Leaders on Seditious Conspiracy and Other Charges Related to U.S. Capitol Breach

News Release: Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, 58, of Granbury, Texas, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, and Kelly Meggs, 54, of Dunnellon, Florida, the leader of the Florida chapter of the organization, were sentenced today for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on ...


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Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Galephar Pharmaceuticals Research, Inc. discussed on May 25 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals discussed on May 25 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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Justice Department discusses Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Usona Institute on May 25

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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Importer of Controlled Substances Application: United States Pharmacopeial Convention discussed on May 25 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Irvine Labs, Inc. discussed on May 25 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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New Jersey Prison Corrections Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation After Facilitating Assaults on Inmates

News Release: A corrections officer at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, New Jersey, was sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and required to pay a $10,000 fine for agreeing with others to physically assault inmates for actual, perceived and fabricated violations of the prison’s rules and customs in a manner that resulted in injury to the inmates.


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Departments of Justice and State Host First-of-its-Kind Regional Symposium on Women in Law Enforcement and Security in Asia

News Release: Given the critical role that women play in the security sector, combating organized crime, terrorism, and violent extremism, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of State joined forces the week of May 22 to 26, 2023, to host an Asia-Pacific Regional Symposium on Women in Law Enforcement ...


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Owner of Two California Construction Firms Sentenced to Prison for Employment Tax Crimes

News Release: A California man was sentenced yesterday to 12 months in prison for willfully failing to account for and pay over employment taxes.


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San Diego Restaurant Owners Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud and Money Laundering

News Release: A federal grand jury in San Diego returned an indictment on May 19 charging a California man and woman with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.



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USDOJ-OJP-BJS grant application closes on July 25

FY 2023 Census of Jails 2024 grant opened on May 25.


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Justice Department Observes National Missing Children’s Day

News Release: As part of the 40th annual commemoration of National Missing Children’s Day, the Justice Department today honored nine individuals in Washington, D.C. for their extraordinary efforts to recover and help missing children and to hold those who commit child sexual abuse and crimes against children legally responsible for their actions.


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Village Home Care, CEO, and Two Doctors Pay $490,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Paying and Receiving Kickbacks

News Release: Village Home Care LLC (VHC), located in Ocala, Florida, has agreed to pay $225,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by paying kickbacks to two physicians in the form of sham medical director or sublease agreements in exchange for patient referrals. Joy Rodak (Rodak), ...


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South Carolina Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

News Release: A Columbia, South Carolina, return preparer and regional manager of multiple tax preparation business locations pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to defraud the United States by preparing and filing false tax returns.


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Justice Department discusses Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation on May 23

The US Justice Department published a four page proposed rule on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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New Jersey Man Sentenced To 12 Years in Prison for Receiving Military-Type Training From Hezbollah, Marriage Fraud and Making False Statements

News Release: The Justice Department today announced that Alexei Saab, aka Ali Hassan Saab, aka Alex Saab, aka Rachid, 46, was sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for receiving military-type training from Hezbollah, marriage fraud, and making false statements.


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Federal Correctional Officer Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse

News Release: A federal correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin (FCI Dublin) made his first appearance before the Northern District of California after a federal grand jury returned a 12-count indictment charging him for sexually abusing three female inmates in his custody.


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Justice Department Secures Agreements with Ten Employers for Posting Discriminatory Job Advertisements on a College Recruiting Platform

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured another 10 settlements with companies that used a college recruiting platform to post job advertisements that unlawfully excluded non-U.S. citizens. These agreements add to the department’s recent settlements with 20 other companies resolving similar claims - 16 in June 2022 and another four in September 2022 - and bring the total civil penalty amount for all 30 employers to over $1.6 million.