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News Release: Today, in celebration of Earth Day on April 22, the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) released the Division’s Accomplishments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.

Nevada Man Pleads Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Fraudulent Check Scheme

News Release: A Nevada man pleaded guilty today to using fraudulent checks to steal money from victims’ bank accounts.

Justice Department Announces Civil Legal Services Pilot Program

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the Office for Access to Justice, Bureau of Prisons and National Institute of Corrections (NIC) are collaborating to launch an innovative pilot program to provide civil legal services to incarcerated individuals in select Bureau of Prisons (BOP) women’s facilities.

South Carolina Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: A South Carolina return preparer pleaded guilty today, after his jury trial had begun, to two counts of filing false tax returns.

Two Men Sentenced for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Plot to Attack Power Grids in the United States

News Release: Two men were sentenced in federal court today to crimes related to a scheme to attack power grids in the United States in furtherance white supremacy.

Federal Court Finds City of Miami Lieutenant Firefighter in Contempt

News Release: On April 18, 2023, a federal court in the Southern District of Florida found Norman G. Williams Jr., a Lieutenant firefighter with the City of Miami, in contempt of court for continuing to prepare tax returns in violation of a preliminary injunction and a permanent injunction. The court ordered that he disgorge to the United States more than $40,000 in return preparer fees that he earned for tax returns prepared in violation of the injunctions.

Notice published on April 20 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published on April 20 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Justice Department publish on April 20?

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Former Professional Wrestler Charged with Theft of Millions of Dollars in Federal Funds Intended for Needy Families

News Release: A federal indictment was unsealed today in Mississippi charging a former professional wrestler with misappropriating millions of dollars in federal safety-net funds intended for needy families and low-income individuals in Mississippi.

Former Tennessee County Official Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Seven Women He Supervised in a County Facility

News Release: A former county commissioner and director of the Solid Waste Department in Cumberland County, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 17 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for sexually assaulting seven women who worked under his supervision at the Cumberland County Recycling Center.

Justice Department publishes notice on April 20

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Indiana Woman Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Racially Motivated Attack Against a Woman of Chinese Descent

News Release: A federal grand jury in Evansville, Indiana, returned a single-count indictment charging a woman with committing a hate crime for her racially motivated attack on a woman of Chinese descent.

Justice Department Secures Agreement with Micron Technology to Resolve a Claim of Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with Micron Technology Inc. (Micron), a manufacturer of semiconductor memory and storage products based in Boise, Idaho. The settlement resolves the department’s determination that Micron violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against a U.S. citizen when it failed to hire him for a position and instead hired a temporary visa worker.

What did Justice Department publish on April 20?

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Former West Virginia Parole Officer Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Parolee

News Release: A former West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole officer was sentenced today in federal court in the Southern District of West Virginia to 15 years of imprisonment, five years of supervised release and registration as a sex offender under the Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act for violating the civil rights of a female parolee by sexually assaulting her while he was serving as her parole officer.

Two Doctors Sentenced for Stealing $31M From Medicare

News Release: Two Florida doctors were sentenced today for their respective roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $31 million in claims for expensive durable medical equipment (DME) that Medicare beneficiaries did not want or need and that were procured through the payment of kickbacks.

Justice Department publishes notice on April 20

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat COVID-19 Health Care Fraud