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Justice Department Secures $400,000 in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Connecticut Landlord
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured an agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging that New London, Connecticut, landlord Richard Bruno violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants and applicants. The settlement also resolves claims against Domco LLC and Domco II LLC, which, along with Bruno, owned the properties where the alleged harassment occurred.
Justice Department and EPA Announce Clean Air Act Settlements with Three Natural Gas Processors
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced three separate settlements with natural gas processors that will require the companies to pay a combined $9.25 million in civil penalties and make improvements at 25 gas processing plants and 91 compressor stations.
West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Export Fraud Violation
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: Rana Zeeshan Tanveer, 42, of Beckley, West Virginia, pleaded guilty today to the federal felony offense of committing an export fraud violation.
Missouri Man Sentenced for Hate Crime in Attempted Murder of Teen Because of His Sexual Orientation
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court today for committing a hate crime by shooting a local teenager eight times in an attempted murder that was motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation.
Justice Department Issues Dear Colleague Letter to Courts Regarding Fines and Fees for Youth and Adults
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department today issued a Dear Colleague Letter for state and local courts and juvenile justice agencies regarding the imposition and enforcement of fines and fees for adults and youth. The letter addresses common court-imposed fines and fees practices, and cautions against those practices ...
El Departamento De Justicia Y La Epa Anuncian Acuerdos De La Ley De Aire Limpio Con Tres Procesadores De Gas Natural
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: El Departamento de Justicia y la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) hoy anunciaron tres acuerdos separados con procesadores de gas natural que requerirán que las compañías paguen $9.25 millones combinados en multas civiles y hagan mejoras en 25 plantas procesadoras de gas ...
Notice published by Justice Department on April 20
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Justice Department Hosts Forum in Newark, New Jersey to Highlight Nationwide Effort to Combat Modern-Day Redlining
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department hosted a forum in Newark, New Jersey, to discuss efforts to combat modern-day redlining. Redlining is an illegal practice in which lenders avoid providing credit services to individuals living in certain communities because of the race, color or national origin of the residents of those communities.
Second Conspirator in Russia-Ukraine Sanctions Violation Case Arrested
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: Sergey Karpushkin, 46, of Miami and a citizen of Belarus, has been arrested and charged by a federal criminal complaint with engaging in a scheme to violate U.S. sanctions against oligarch Sergey Kurchenko and two related companies by purchasing over $150 million in steelmaking materials. Karpushkin’s alleged co-conspirator, John C. Unsalan, 41, of Orlando, was indicted by a federal grand jury for the same scheme on April 12, and was arrested on April 14 on related charges.
Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the 28th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in recognition of the 28th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing, which took place on April 19, 1995, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Former Venezuelan National Treasurer and Her Husband Sentenced in Money Laundering and International Bribery Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: The former National Treasurer of Venezuela and her husband were each sentenced today to 15 years in prison for their roles in a multibillion-dollar bribery and money laundering scheme.
USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting April 20
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
BJA FY 23 Visiting Fellows Program grant opened on April 20.
Former Alabama Correctional Sergeant Found Guilty of Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction for Assaulting Three Incarcerated People with a Riot-Baton and Falsifying a Report
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: A federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all four counts of the indictment against a former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) sergeant for assaulting three incarcerated persons with a riot-baton and then writing a false report to cover up the beating.
South Carolina Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy Targeting Retirees and Military Pension Holders
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: A South Carolina woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy for her role in a nationwide structured cash flow scheme that exploited military veterans in desperate financial straits and targeted elderly investors seeking a safe retirement investment.
Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bribing City of Atlanta and DeKalb County Officials to Obtain Contracts
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
News Release: The former executive vice president of PRAD Group Inc. pleaded guilty to paying bribes to two City of Atlanta officials in exchange for steering city business worth millions of dollars to his company, to paying bribes to a former DeKalb County, Georgia, official in an attempt to obtain county contracts, and to evading over $1.5 million in taxes.
USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on June 6
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2023
OJJDP FY 2023 Family Treatment Court Program grant opened on April 19.
U.S. Citizens and Russian Intelligence Officers Charged with Conspiring to Use U.S. Citizens as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida, returned a superseding indictment charging four U.S. citizens and three Russian nationals with working on behalf of the Russian government and in conjunction with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to conduct a multi-year foreign malign influence campaign ...
OFAC-Designated Hezbollah Financier and Eight Associates Charged with Multiple Crimes Arising Out of Scheme to Evade Terrorism-Related Sanctions
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2023
News Release: A nine-count indictment was unsealed today in the Eastern District of New York charging Nazem Ahmad and eight co-defendants with conspiring to defraud the United States and foreign governments, evade U.S. sanctions and customs laws and conduct money laundering transactions by securing goods and services ...
Man Convicted of Child Abuse Resulting in Death and Voluntary Manslaughter
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted an Oklahoma man on April 10 for the death of his daughter in Indian Country.
USDOJ-OJP-OVC grant application closes on April 28
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2023
OVC FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Field-Generated: Youth Advocate Corps grant opened on April 19.