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Justice Department Secures Settlement with New Jersey IT Recruiting Firm to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with Infosoft Solutions Inc., a New Jersey IT recruiting and contracting company operating as KForce Tech LLC. The settlement resolves the department’s determination that Infosoft violated the Immigration and Nationality ...
USDOJ-OJP-NIJ offers new grant application process starting May 23
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Correctional Culture and Climate grant opened on May 23.
USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting May 23
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
BJA FY 23 Transforming Prison Cultures, Climates, and Spaces grant opened on May 23.
Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women Announces National Protocol for Intimate Partner Violence Medical Forensic Examinations
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department’s today announced the release of the. The protocol will guide the clinical practice of conducting comprehensive assessments for patients experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) that prioritize the patient’s health and well-being. Acting Director Allison Randall of the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women made the announcement at the 2023 Conference on Crimes Against Women in Dallas.
“SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 18
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
“SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS“ was published in the Senate section on page S1750 on May 18
Man Convicted of Torture and Exporting Weapons Parts and Related Services to Iraq
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted a Pennsylvania man on May 19 for numerous crimes, including the torture of an Estonian citizen in 2015 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, in connection with the operation of an illegal weapons manufacturing plant in Kurdistan.
USDOJ-OJP-COPS grant application closes on July 18
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
FY 2023 COPS Technology and Equipment Program II Invitational Solicitation grant opened on May 23.
U.S. Law Enforcement Disrupts Networks Used to Transfer Fraud Proceeds, Taking Over 4,000 Actions in Fifth Campaign
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and other federal law enforcement agencies announced today the completion of a three-month campaign that disrupted networks used by foreign fraudsters to obtain fraud proceeds. Multiple law enforcement actions addressed conduct by individuals ...
“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2023-05-18” published by the Congressional Record in the Daily Digest section on May 17
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2023
“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2023-05-18“ was published in the Daily Digest section on page D477 on May 17
5 notices published in week ending May 6 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2023
There were five notices published by the Justice Department in week ending May 6, according to the Federal Register.
Justice Department Statements on District Court Ruling Enjoining American Airlines and JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter for the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division issued the following statements today regarding the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts’s ruling in favor of the Justice Department and the Attorneys General of six states and the District of Columbia in their civil antitrust lawsuit to stop the Northeast Alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue
Louisiana Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Conspiracy to Commit Forced Labor and Transporting a Minor for Criminal Sexual Activity
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: A Louisiana man was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for conspiracy to commit forced labor and transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. The defendant was also required to pay restitution of $979,800 to the victims.
MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced for Racketeering Conspiracy and Murders
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: A Maryland man was sentenced today to 28 years in prison for his part in a racketeering conspiracy, including two murders, related to his participation in La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13).
Justice Department Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania Rental Property Owners and Operators
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Timothy Britton, the owner and operator of rental properties in the Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, area and Britton Enterprises LLC, doing business as “Tim’s Apartments," which operates the rental properties, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of the Fair Housing Act.
Scrap Metal Reseller Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Corporate Tax Return
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: A Texas businessman pleaded guilty today to filing a false 2015 corporate tax return for his company.
Readout of Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr.’s Trip to Kenya
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: On May 15 to 18, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division traveled to Nairobi, Kenya, to deliver remarks at the first colloquium bringing together 20 African countries to collaborate on pretrial detention issues. The colloquium was sponsored ...
Man Charged for Alleged Participation in $45M CoinDeal Investment Fraud Scheme Involving Over 10,000 Victims
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: A Nevada man has been charged for his alleged participation in CoinDeal, an investment fraud scheme that defrauded more than 10,000 victims of over $45 million.
Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Role in International Human Smuggling and Cocaine Distribution Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: Honduran national pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a scheme to illegally bring Honduran nationals to, and to distribute cocaine in, the United States.
Justice Department Hosts Ukrainian Prosecutors for Training on Investigating and Prosecuting Environmental Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2023
News Release: This week, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division’s (ENRD) Environmental Crimes Section hosted eight guests from the Ukraine Prosecutor General’s Office for a series of training and study sessions relating to the investigation and prosecution of environmental crimes, including environmental crimes committed in the wake of Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine.
Justice Department Secures Settlement in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Missouri Landlord
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement from a St. Louis, Missouri landlord, who has agreed to pay $110,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that he violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) when he sexually harassed multiple female tenants.