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

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty in Mass-Mailing Elder Fraud Scheme

News Release: A New Jersey man pleaded guilty yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, for operating a mass-mailing scheme that victimized older Americans.

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Resilient Infrastructure + Secure Energy Consortium discussed on March 17 by Justice Department

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

Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Open Grid Alliance, Inc. on March 17

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

Former Department of State Employee Sentenced for Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minors in the Philippines

News Release: A former U.S. Department of State employee was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-OpenJS Foundation discussed on March 17 by Justice Department

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

Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to Hold Annual Spring Enforcers Summit

News Release: The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will cohost the second Spring Enforcers Summit on Monday, March 27. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division and Chair Lina M. Khan of the FTC, as well as senior staff from ...

Superseding Indictment Charges Wisconsin Man with Sex and Labor Trafficking, Production of Child Pornography and Money Laundering

News Release: A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin returned a superseding indictment charging a Wisconsin man with labor and sex trafficking, production of child pornography and money laundering.

Justice Department Commemorates the 60th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright

News Release: The Justice Department today commemorates the 60th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, the landmark Supreme Court decision which held that the assistance of counsel is a fundamental right essential to a fair trial, and that the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require states to appoint attorneys for ...

Readout of Joint Task Force Alpha Summit on Anti-Human Smuggling and Trafficking Efforts

News Release: Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division yesterday convened a meeting of Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA) in El Paso, Texas, to bring together law enforcement leaders to discuss dismantling human smuggling and trafficking networks operating along the Southwest Border.

Health Care Staffing Executive Indicted for Fixing Wages of Nurses

News Release: A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned an indictment yesterday charging a health care staffing executive with conspiring to fix the wages of Las Vegas nurses, in violation of the Sherman Act.

Man Pleads Guilty to $1.9M Baby Formula Fraud Scheme

News Release: A New York man pleaded guilty today to defrauding insurance plans and medical suppliers by fraudulently procuring specialty baby formula.

Waco Return Preparers Sentenced to Prison in Tax Scheme

News Release: A group of Texas tax return preparers were sentenced to prison yesterday for conspiring to file false tax returns.

Justice Department Announces Historic Guatemalan Human Smuggling Extraditions at Joint Task Force Alpha Summit

News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday announced the first ever extraditions from Guatemala to the United States on charges of human smuggling resulting in death, and the first Guatemalan human smuggling extraditions to the United States of any kind in nearly five years.

Justice Department Secures Settlement to Remedy Race and Sex-Based Harassment of Students in Vermont School District

News Release: The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the Twin Valley School District in Vermont to resolve its investigation into complaints of student-on-student harassment based on race and sex.

Georgia White Supremacist Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime for Racially-Motivated Shootings

News Release: A federal judge in Atlanta today sentenced Larry Edward Foxworth, 48, of Jonesboro, Georgia, to 240 months in prison for shooting into two convenience stores attempting to kill those inside because he believed they were Black or Arab.

Florida Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes for Racially Motivated Attack Against Group of Black Men

News Release: A federal grand jury in Gainesville, Florida, returned a six-count indictment charging David Emanuel, 61, with committing hate crimes for his racially motivated attack on a group of Black men who were surveying land along a public road in Cedar Key, Florida.

Former New Orleans Police Officer Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting a 15-Year-Old Girl

News Release: A former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) was sentenced in federal court to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old crime victim in violation of her constitutional rights.

Justice Department Investigation Leads to Takedown of Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer that Processed Over $3 Billion of Unlawful Transactions

News Release: The Justice Department announced today a coordinated international takedown of ChipMixer, a darknet cryptocurrency “mixing" service responsible for laundering more than $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency, between 2017 and the present, in furtherance of, among other activities, ransomware, darknet market, ...

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