SLOVENIA, January 17 - The campaign aims to raise awareness about the danger of firecracker use, both to people and animals, and put an immediate end to the illegal sale of firecrackers. With its petition, the 8th of March Institute highlights the need for …
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered his farewell address to the Justice Department, discussing his commitment to maintaining the norms of the Department of upholding the rule of law, keeping our country safe, and protecting civil rights
A Texas woman and man were sentenced to 121 months and 135 months in prison and ordered to pay money judgments of $942,537.00 and $438,119.00, respectively, this week for their roles as the leaders of a human smuggling organization (HSO) that conspired to …
The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Kurt Williams and Gearhead Properties LC, of Davenport, Iowa, for sexually harassing female tenants in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Williams has managed residential …
The Justice Department filed a civil injunction suit yesterday in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The suit seeks to bar a Broward County, Florida, tax return preparer and his business from owning or operating a tax return preparation business …
The Justice Department issued the following statements from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on the Supreme Court’s decision in TikTok, et al. v. Garland: “The Court’s decision enables the Justice Department to …
BioReference Health LLC, formerly known as BioReference Laboratories Inc. (BioReference) and OPKO Health Inc. (OPKO), have agreed to pay $704,349 to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act arising from BioReference’s submission of claims for …
Torrance, California-based chain of skilled nursing facilities Unified Care Services LLC (Unified Care), its affiliates and its owner, Emmanual David, have agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by …
A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty today to retaining and transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it, information which was publicly posted on a social media platform in October 2024. According to …
The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department on the use of custodial informants by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in California. The agreement, together with an …
Extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement authorities resulted in the extradition of a human smuggler who allegedly participated in an international human smuggling conspiracy. Monica Hernandez-Palma, also …
View All Environmental Crimes Bulletins In This Issue: Cases by District/Circuit Guilty Pleas United States v. All Out Diesel, et al. No. 4:24-CR-00626 (Eastern District of Montana) AUSA Dianna Edwards On December 4, 2024, All Out Diesel, LLC, and …
A Virginia man pleaded guilty yesterday to real estate and tax fraud related to his scheme to obtain title to a $1.3 million home in Roanoke County. Specifically, he pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and …
The former Finance Minister of Mozambique was sentenced today to 102 months in prison for his role in a $2 billion international fraud, bribery, and money laundering scheme, in which he received $7 million in bribes to approve fraudulent loans. According …
The Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) today announced a proposed settlement with HF Sinclair Navajo Refining LLC, an HF Sinclair Corp. subsidiary, resolving alleged Clean Air Act …
In a civil complaint filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Justice Department alleges that Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreen Co. and various subsidiaries (collectively, Walgreens) dispensed millions of …
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty yesterday to using and possessing a green card that he unlawfully obtained by making false statements about his involvement in the civil war in the West African nation of Liberia. According to court documents, Laye Sekou …
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division today issued its 10-year workload statistics report, summarizing the Division’s work enforcing the federal antitrust laws from 2015 through 2024. These statistics can be found here. The report reflects the …
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the recipients of the 72nd Annual Attorney General’s Awards, honoring Justice Department employees and others for extraordinary contributions to the enforcement of our nation’s laws. This year, there are 437 …
Posted on January 17, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oklahoma City, Okla – State Superintendent Ryan Walters has issued the following statement highlighting the Oklahoma winners of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching ( …
