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Readout of Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco’s Trip to California and Colorado
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa O. Monaco traveled to San Francisco, California, and Aurora, Colorado this week to highlight the Justice Department’s forward-leaning approach to disrupting cyber threats and the weaponization of technology, and its efforts to root out sexual abuse at the Bureau of Prisons.
New York Attorney Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Money Laundering to Promote Sanctions Violations by Associate of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: A New York attorney pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to make approximately $3.8 million in U.S. dollar payments to maintain six real properties in the United States that were owned by Viktor Vekselberg, a sanctioned oligarch.
Readout of U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Meeting with Ukraine Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniaziev
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland met Tuesday in Washington, D.C., with Ukraine Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniaziev.
USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting April 26
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
BJA FY 23 The National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: Training and Technical Assistance Program grant opened on April 26.
Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Joins Officials from CFPB, EEOC and FTC Pledging to Confront Bias and Discrimination in Artificial Intelligence
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly pledged today to uphold America’s commitment to the core principles of fairness, equality ...
USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on June 12
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
OJJDP Combined FY 2021 and FY 2022 Invited To Apply - Prison Rape Elimination Act Reallocation Funds grant opened on April 26.
Three Individuals Sentenced for Soliciting Millions of Dollars in Contributions to Scam PACs
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: Three individuals were sentenced to prison for orchestrating and implementing a scheme to solicit millions of dollars in contributions to two political action committees (PACs) based on false and misleading representations that the funds would be used to support presidential candidates during and after the 2016 election cycle.
United States Obtains $629 Million Settlement with British American Tobacco to Resolve Illegal Sales to North Korea, Charges Facilitators in Illicit Tobacco Trade
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: British American Tobacco (BAT) and its subsidiary, BAT Marketing Singapore (BATMS), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of tobacco products based in the United Kingdom, has agreed to pay combined penalties of more than $629 million to resolve bank fraud and sanctions violations charges with U.S.
Foreign Military Intelligence Official Sentenced for Role in International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: A former Colombian military intelligence official was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine for importation into the United States.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Request for a New Collection; Lawful Access Data Collection discussed on April 24 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Former Public Official and California Contractor Sentenced for Bid Rigging and Bribery
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: A former Caltrans contract manager and a former contractor were sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Sacramento for their roles in a bid-rigging and bribery scheme involving Caltrans improvement and repair contracts.
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Turtles
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Stanlee Fazi, 41, of Louisa, Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria to trafficking turtles in violation of the Lacey Act. Sentencing is scheduled for July 26.
Gree U.S. Subsidiary Sentenced for Failure to Report Dangerous Dehumidifiers
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Gree USA, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of a Chinese appliance company, was sentenced today to pay a $500,000 criminal fine after pleading guilty to failing to notify the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that millions of dehumidifiers it sold to U.S. consumers were defective and could catch fire.
L3 Technologies Settles False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Double-Charging for Certain Material Costs
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: L3 Technologies, Inc., Communication Systems West, a Utah-based manufacturer of communications equipment for military systems, has agreed to pay $21.8 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting and causing the submission of false claims to the Department of Defense by including in contract proposals the cost of certain parts twice, the Department of Justice announced today.
IRB Brasil Agrees to Pay Shareholders $5M in Connection with Securities Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: A publicly traded Brazilian reinsurance company, IRB Brasil Resseguros SA, aka IRB Brasil RE (IRB), has entered into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the Justice Department and agreed to pay $5 million in victim compensation to resolve the government’s investigation into a securities fraud scheme ...
North Korean Foreign Trade Bank Representative Charged in Crypto Laundering Conspiracies
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Two federal indictments were unsealed today in the District of Columbia charging a North Korean Foreign Trade Bank (FTB) representative for his role in separate money laundering conspiracies designed to generate revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea through the use of cryptocurrency.
Justice Department Secures $2 Million Agreement in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Alabama Sheriff
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Sheriff of Mobile County, Alabama, to resolve the department’s lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII).
Five Individuals Charged in $2M Virtual Asset and Securities Manipulation Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in Miami charging two U.S. citizens and a South African national with conspiring to manipulate the market for HYDRO, a virtual asset created by the Hydrogen Technology Corporation. Two other individuals were also charged in separate charging documents for their roles in the scheme filed in the Southern District of Florida.
“Nomination of Amy Lefkowitz Solomon (Executive Calendar)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on April 18
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Nomination of Amy Lefkowitz Solomon (Executive Calendar)” on April 18.
Congressional Record publishes “SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS” in the Senate section on April 20
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2023
The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS” on April 20.