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Appraiser in Billion-Dollar Conservation Easement Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty

News Release: A North Carolina land appraiser pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States as part of a syndicated conservation easement tax shelter scheme - involving inflated charitable contribution deductions based on a fraudulent appraisal value of a conservation easement on land - that claimed more than $1.3 billion in fraudulent tax deductions.


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Former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Inspector General Sentenced for Falsifying Financial Disclosure Forms

News Release: A former Assistant Inspector General for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for engaging in a scheme to conceal his financial indebtedness to a government contractor and personal friend to whom he steered tens of millions of dollars in government business.


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What did Justice Department publish on May 10?

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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Notice published on May 10 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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Retired Special Education Teacher Sentenced for Traveling Overseas to Sexually Abuse Children

News Release: A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for traveling to the Philippines to engage in sex with children as young as 12 years old.


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“Justice Department and FBI (Executive Session)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 4

“Justice Department and FBI (Executive Session)” was published on pages S1526-S1527 of the Congressional Record on May 4.


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Justice Department Secures Agreement with Union County, New Jersey, Under the Voting Rights Act

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a proposed consent decree with Union County, New Jersey, and county elections officials to settle a voting rights lawsuit.


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U.K. Citizen Extradited and Pleads Guilty to Cyber Crime Offenses

News Release: A U.K. citizen pleaded guilty today in New York to his role in cyberstalking and multiple schemes that involve computer hacking, including the July 2020 hack of Twitter.


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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud

News Release: A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty today to unlawfully distributing controlled substances and health care fraud.


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Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of Snake Malware Network Controlled by Russia’s Federal Security Service

News Release: The Justice Department today announced the completion of a court-authorized operation, code-named MEDUSA, to disrupt a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised by sophisticated malware, called “Snake", that the U.S. Government attributes to a unit within Center 16 of the Federal Security ...


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Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Oil Pollution Act discussed on May 8 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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“The Judiciary (Executive Calendar)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 2

“The Judiciary (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S1456-S1458 on May 2


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Justice Department Looks Back on First Year of Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy and Office of Environmental Justice

News Release: Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Justice Department’s Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy and Office of Environmental Justice. To mark the anniversary, the Department has issued a highlighting its progress in its work advancing environmental justice.


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Minnesota Man Indicted for Mosque Arson

News Release: A Minnesota man was indicted on one count of arson and one count of damage to religious property, for setting fire to a mosque.


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Justice Department publishes notice on May 5

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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DEA Operation Last Mile Disrupts Fentanyl Trafficking Fueled by the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels

News Release: The Drug Enforcement Administration announced today the results of a year-long national operation, “Operation Last Mile," targeting the trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine within the United States driven by the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels.


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Foreign National Extradited to the United States for Kidnapping and Assaulting U.S. Army Soldiers in Colombia

News Release: A Colombian national has been extradited from Colombia to the United States to face charges related to kidnapping and assaulting two U.S. Army soldiers who were on temporary duty in Bogota, Colombia.


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Justice Department Reaches Settlement in Suit to Block ASSA ABLOY’s Proposed Acquisition of Spectrum Brands’ Hardware and Home Improvement Division

News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement in its litigation regarding ASSA ABLOY AB’s (ASSA ABLOY) proposed $4.3 billion acquisition of Spectrum Brand Holding Inc.’s Hardware and Home Improvement division. The proposed settlement requires ASSA ABLOY to divest assets as a condition of finalizing ASSA ABLOY’s transaction with Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.


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Founder and Former CEO of Sustainable Fuel Company Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Embezzlement Scheme

News Release: A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., returned an indictment yesterday charging the founder and former CEO of a sustainable fuel company with embezzling at least $5.9 million from the company.


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Jury Convicts Four Leaders of the Proud Boys of Seditious Conspiracy Related to U.S. Capitol Breach

News Release: A jury in the District of Columbia today returned guilty verdicts on multiple felonies against five members of the Proud Boys, finding four of the defendants guilty of seditious conspiracy for their actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.