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Notice published by Justice Department on April 17

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on June 13

BJA FY 23 Rural and Small Department Violent Crime Reduction Program grant opened on April 17.


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USDOJ-OJP-OVC offers new grant application process starting April 17

OVC FY 2023 Developing Future Victim Specialists to Serve American Indian/Alaska Native Victims of Crime grant opened on April 17.


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Statement from Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on the 10th Anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings

News Release: The Deputy Attorney General is a native of Boston. On April 15, 2013, she was the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to the President of the United States.


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29 notices published in week ending April 1 by Justice Department

There were 29 notices published by the Justice Department in week ending April 1, according to the Federal Register.


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Podiatrist and Patient Recruiter Convicted for $8.5M Compounding Fraud Scheme

News Release: A federal jury convicted two Texas men today for their role in a scheme to fraudulently bill TRICARE - the health care program for U.S. service members and their families - for compounded creams that were medically unnecessary and procured through kickbacks and bribes.


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Nine Defendants Sentenced in $126M Compounding Fraud Scheme

News Release: Nine defendants - including three compounding pharmacy owners, a physician, two pharmacists, and three patient recruiters - were sentenced yesterday for their respective roles in a years-long, multi-state scheme to defraud the Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) and TRICARE, the health care program for U.S. service members and their families.


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Justice Department Announces Charges Against Sinaloa Cartel’s Global Operation

News Release: The Justice Department today announced charges unsealed in the Southern District of New York, Northern District of Illinois, and District of Columbia, against several leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, a transnational drug trafficking organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico, and its facilitators across the globe.



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United States Drug Enforcement Administration publishes 74 press releases in February

There were 74 press releases published by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration in February.


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Brothers Charged for Stealing Millions of Dollars in COVID-19 Relief Funds

News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging two Florida men for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic relief loans and advances from the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.


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Seven New England Fishermen Charged with Tax Evasion and Failing to File Returns

News Release: Federal grand juries in Providence, Rhode Island, and Boston returned separate indictments charging seven commercial fishermen with tax evasion and failing to file returns.


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Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Detroit Tax Preparation Business

News Release: On March 13, 2022, a federal court in Detroit entered a permanent injunction against Jeanisia Saquise Allen and First Choice Tax Solutions, LLC, The Tax Experts, Inc., The Tax Experts, LLC, and Top Notch Taxes, Inc., prohibiting them from preparing federal tax returns for others and owning, operating, ...


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Construction Firm Owner Sentenced for Employment Tax Evasion

News Release: An Iowa man was sentenced today to two years in prison for evading payment of employment taxes owed by his company.


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Businessman Charged in Fraud Scheme to Conceal $38M from the IRS

News Release: A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment, unsealed today, charging a California businessman with conspiracy to defraud the IRS, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering.


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Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA Appeals Decision

News Release: The Justice Department today issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland following the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA


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Man Pleads Guilty to Making Threats to Maricopa County Election Official and to Official with Office of Arizona Attorney General

News Release: An Iowa man pleaded guilty today to sending a threatening communication to an election official on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and to sending a threatening communication to an official with the Office of the Arizona Attorney General.


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Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Nine Specific Fentanyl-Related Substances in Schedule I discussed on April 13 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a nine page proposed rule on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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Matthew S. Katz, M.D.; Decision and Order discussed on April 13 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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Adobe Inc. Agrees to Pay $3 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations Involving Federal Software Sales

News Release: Adobe Inc. has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it made payments in violation of the Anti-Kickback Act in return for influence over the sale of Adobe software to the federal government.