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Justice Department discusses Importer of Controlled Substances Application: PerkinElmer, Inc. on March 31
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
United States Files Forfeiture Action Against Over One Million Rounds of Ammunition Enroute from Iran to Yemen
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department today announced the filing of a forfeiture complaint against over one million rounds of ammunition, thousands of proximity fuses for rocket-propelled grenades, and thousands of pounds of propellant for rocket-propelled grenades that the U.S. Navy seized in transit from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to militant groups in Yemen.
Justice Department Commemorates International Transgender Day of Visibility
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department today commemorates International Transgender Day of Visibility, a day that celebrates and lifts up the accomplishments of transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people throughout the United States.
Justice Department and EPA File Complaint Against Norfolk Southern for Unlawful Discharge of Pollutants and Hazardous Substances in East Palestine Derailment
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Today, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced a complaint against Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern ...
Three Men Indicted for Multimillion-Dollar Accounting Fraud Scheme at U.S. Navy Shipbuilder
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging three Alabama men with orchestrating an accounting fraud scheme at Austal USA LLC, a Mobile-based shipbuilder that constructs vessels for the U.S. Navy, including the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Austal USA is a wholly owned ...
Man Charged with Arson and Possession of a Destructive Device
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: An Ohio man was arrested this morning and charged with one count of malicious use of explosive materials and one count of possessing a destructive device.
Four Additional States Join Justice Department’s Suit to Block JetBlue’s Acquisition of Spirit Airlines
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
News Release: Today, the Attorneys General of California, Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New York, and the District of Columbia to block JetBlue’s proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines. The Antitrust Division and the state Attorneys General filed an amended complaint in the District of Massachusetts.
Justice Department discusses Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Sterling Pharma USA LLC on March 31
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discussed on March 31 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Whistleblower Protection for Federal Bureau of Investigation Employees discussed on March 29 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page proposed rule on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
California Pharmacist Agrees to Settle Allegations of Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: Gisele Nguyen, a pharmacist residing in Huntington Beach, California, has agreed to pay $3,933,993 to resolve allegations that she fraudulently billed the Medicare Program for medications that were never dispensed.
Justice Department discusses Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act on March 29
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and European Commission Hold Third U.S.-EU Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina M. Khan, and Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager of the European Commission met today in Washington, D.C., for the third meeting of the U.S.-EU Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue (TCPD). The principals and senior staff met to continue work on cooperation in ensuring and promoting fair competition in the digital economy.
Jacksonville Tax Preparer Charged with Filing False Returns
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in Jacksonville, Florida, returned an indictment today charging a Florida woman with aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, filing a false tax return and failing to file a tax return.
Notice published on March 29 by Justice Department
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Florida Return Preparers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: The United States filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Javier Campos; David DePablo; Krystallee Gonzalez; Alvaro Jauregui; Katya Rojas; Patricia Vanegas; JBC Tax Services LLC; WK Tax Services Inc.; Cutler Bay Tax Services Inc.; N.L.T.S., Inc. doing ...
Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Role in International Human Smuggling and Cocaine Distribution Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: A Honduran national pleaded guilty today to his role in a scheme to illegally bring Honduran nationals to, and to distribute cocaine in, the United States.
Swiss Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2023
News Release: An executive of the holding company that owns Privatbank IHAG pleaded guilty today to conspiring to conceal over $60 million of undeclared assets held by wealthy American clients of the Swiss private bank.
Two Additional Defendants Charged with Civil Rights Conspiracy Targeting Pregnancy Resource Centers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida returned a superseding indictment charging two additional Florida residents with federal crimes arising out of a series of targeted attacks on pregnancy resource facilities in the state. Caleb Freestone, 27, and Amber Smith-Stewart, 23, were previously charged with the same offenses in March.
Military Contractors Convicted for $7 Million Procurement Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2023
News Release: A federal jury in the Northern District of Georgia convicted three military contractors today on one count of conspiring to defraud the United States and two counts of major fraud.