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New York Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Filing False Return
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2023
News Release: A New York man pleaded guilty today to filing a false corporate tax return for his construction business.
Justice Department Secures Agreement with IT Staffing and Services Company for Posting Discriminatory Job Advertisements
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with American CyberSystems Inc., a Georgia-based company that provides IT services and staff recruiting nationwide under the name Innova Solutions (formerly ACS Solutions). The settlement resolves the department’s determination ...
Gangster Disciple Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Firebombing and Drug Distribution
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: A member of the Gangster Disciples gang pleaded guilty today to a racketeering conspiracy involving his firebombing of a prison guard’s house and the distribution of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.
Justice Department discusses Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) on May 17
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Judge Imposes Eight Consecutive Life Sentences Plus 260 Years in Prison for ISIS-Inspired 2017 Murder of Eight Victims and Attempted Murder of 18 Others in NYC Truck Attack
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Sayfullo Saipov, 34, of Uzbekistan, was sentenced to eight consecutive life sentences, two concurrent life sentences, and a consecutive sentence of 260 years in prison for carrying out a terrorist attack on Oct. 31, 2017, in the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), in which Saipov used a truck to murder eight victims and injure many more on a bike path in lower Manhattan.
Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down New York Tax Preparer
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: A federal court in the Eastern District of New York has permanently enjoined a tax return preparer and her Brooklyn-based business from preparing federal tax returns for others and from owning, operating, or working for any tax return preparation business in the future.
Readout of Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta’s Meeting with Members of European Parliament to Discuss Women’s Rights
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Today, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta participated in a meeting with a delegation from the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), alongside attendees from the White House Gender Policy Council and the U.S. Department of State. The convening, which featured representatives from Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany and Spain, was hosted by the State Department.
Justice Department and EPA Announce Settlement to Reduce Hazardous Air Emissions at BP Products’ Whiting Refinery in Indiana
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a Clean Air Act Settlement with BP Products North America Inc., (BPP), a subsidiary of BP p.l.c., requiring control technology expected to reduce benzene by an estimated seven tons per year, other hazardous air pollutants ...
USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on June 29
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
BJA FY 23 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) grant opened on May 18.
Justice Department Leadership Honors Service and Sacrifice of Nation’s Law Enforcement for Police Week
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: In recognition of National Police Week, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta joined law enforcement partners to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice to our nation.
USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting May 18
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
BJA FY 23 John R. Justice (JRJ) Formula Grant Program grant opened on May 18.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Firearms Transaction Record/Registro de Transacción de Armas de Fuego discussed on May 17 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Justice Department Secures Agreement with Cumberland County Addressing Mental Health Care, Suicide Prevention and Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opiate Withdrawal at the Cumberland County Jail
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department today filed a complaint and proposed consent decree with Cumberland County, New Jersey and the Cumberland County Department of Corrections to resolve allegations that conditions at the Cumberland County Jail violate the Constitution.
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. Delivers Remarks at First Colloquium Bringing Together 20 African Countries to Collaborate on Pretrial Detention Issues
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division joined the Honorable Chief Justice of the Kenya Supreme Court Martha Koome and Kenya Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji in delivering remarks today to kick off the first Africa Regional Colloquium ...
Russian National Charged with Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department today unsealed two indictments charging a Russian national and resident with using three different ransomware variants to attack numerous victims throughout the United States, including law enforcement agencies in Washington, D.C. and New Jersey, as well as victims in healthcare and other sectors nationwide.
Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Sell Stolen Financial Information on Dark Web
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: An Illinois man pleaded guilty yesterday to leading a conspiracy to sell stolen financial information on the dark web, aka darknet.
Justice Department Announces Five Cases as Part of Recently Launched Disruptive Technology Strike Force
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department today announced criminal charges in five cases and four arrests from five different U.S. Attorney’s offices in connection with the recently launched multi-agency Disruptive Technology Strike Force.
Coal Broker Charged with Filing False Returns and Obstructing the IRS
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, returned an indictment today charging a man with filing false individual tax returns and attempting to obstruct an IRS audit and criminal investigation.
Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Laundering Money Embezzled from Kuwaiti Embassy
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to a money laundering conspiracy involving funds embezzled from the Embassy of Kuwait’s health office in Washington, D.C.
Former Head of Non-Governmental Organization Sentenced for Bribing Officials of Republic of Marshall Islands
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2023
News Release: The former president of a New York-based non-governmental entity (NGO) was sentenced today to three years and six months in prison for paying bribes to elected officials of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) in exchange for passing certain legislation.