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Published on November 21, 2024 - 14:36 GMT

Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer Delivers Remarks on 15th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Matthew ...

Thank you, Daria, for that introduction. And thank you also to Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke and the Civil Rights Division for putting together this event. This meeting brings together victims, survivors, advocates, and government entities to …

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Published on November 21, 2024 - 14:36 GMT

Two Honduran Men Convicted for their Role in International Human Smuggling Conspiracy

Two Honduran men were convicted on Monday by a federal jury for their roles in a scheme to illegally smuggle Honduran nationals into the United States. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Hennessy Devon Cooper Zelaya, 30, and Rudy …

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Published on November 21, 2024 - 14:35 GMT

Former Georgia Poll Worker Indicted for Mailing Bomb Threat to Polling Place

A former Georgia poll worker was indicted yesterday for allegedly mailing a letter that threatened to bomb a polling place and harm poll workers and for lying to the FBI during the investigation. Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville, was previously …

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Published on November 21, 2024 - 14:35 GMT

Laboratory Owner Charged for $79M Fraud Scheme

The owner and operator of a Texas laboratory was charged yesterday in connection with his role in a $79 million respiratory pathogen panel (RPP) testing fraud scheme. According to court documents, Osman Syed, 34, also known as Syed Osman, an Indian …

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Published on November 21, 2024 - 14:35 GMT

Office of Tribal Justice Acting Director Daron Carreiro Delivers Opening Statement at the House Appropriation Committee's Hearing ...

*These remarks have been updated from “As Prepared for Delivery” to “As Delivered” Good afternoon, Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Daron Carreiro, I am currently serving as the Acting Director of DOJ’s …

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Published on November 21, 2024 - 14:35 GMT

Director Rosie Hidalgo Delivers Remarks on the Second Day of the 19th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women ...

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery Good morning, everyone. I hope each of you found rest and renewal last night. As we come together for day two of the 19th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation, I want to express my …

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Published on November 21, 2024 - 14:35 GMT

Dallas Anesthesiologist Convicted of Tampering with IV Bags Sentenced to 190 Years in Prison

A Dallas anesthesiologist who injected dangerous drugs into patient IV bags, leading to one death and numerous cardiac emergencies, was sentenced today to 190 years in prison. Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr., 60, was charged by criminal complaint in September …

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Published on November 21, 2024 - 14:35 GMT

Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Hosts “15 Years of Progress: Honoring the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate ...

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division in collaboration with the University of the District of Columbia Law School, hosted an event yesterday commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Shepard-Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Several hundred …

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Published on November 21, 2024 - 14:35 GMT

Two Florida Men Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar Tax Refund Scheme

Two Florida men were sentenced today for their involvement in the “Note Program,” a tax fraud scheme. Jasen Harvey, of Tampa, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and Christopher Johnson, of Orlando, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for conspiring to …

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Published on November 21, 2024 - 14:35 GMT

Federal Jury Convicts Man of Conspiring to Murder FBI Employees

Edward Kelley, 35, of Maryville, Tennessee, was convicted following a three-day trial in the Eastern District of Tennessee of conspiracy to murder federal employees, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, and influencing a federal official by threat. …

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Published on November 21, 2024 - 14:35 GMT

Justice Department Seizes Cybercrime Website and Charges Its Administrators

The Justice Department today announced the seizure of PopeyeTools, an illicit website and marketplace dedicated to selling stolen credit cards and other tools for carrying out cybercrime and fraud, and unsealed criminal charges against three PopeyeTools …

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Published on November 21, 2024 - 14:35 GMT

Owner of North Carolina Automotive Business Sentenced for Employment Tax Crimes

A North Carolina man was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for not paying more than $2 million in employment taxes. According to court documents and statements made in court, George Taylor Jr., of Wilmington, North Carolina, owned and …

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Published on November 20, 2024 - 02:47 GMT

California Man Sentenced for Acting as an Illegal Agent of the People’s Republic of China Government and Bribery

John Chen, 71, of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Los Angeles, was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for acting as unregistered agents of the PRC and bribing an IRS agent in connection with a plot to target U.S.-based practitioners of Falun …

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Published on November 20, 2024 - 02:47 GMT

Two Former West Virginia Corrections Officers Plead Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charge Following Death of An Inmate

Two former corrections officers from the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, pleaded guilty for their roles in an assault that resulted in the death of an inmate, identified by the initials Q.B., on March 1, 2022. Johnathan Walters pleaded …

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Published on November 20, 2024 - 02:47 GMT

Dell and Iron Bow Agree to Pay $4.3M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Submitting Non-Competitive Bids to the ...

Dell Technologies Inc. and Dell Federal Systems L.P. (collectively Dell), located in Austin, Texas, have agreed to pay $2,300,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting and causing the submission of non-competitive …

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Published on November 20, 2024 - 02:47 GMT

Brothers Residing in New York and Bangladesh Charged with Running Digital Streaming Piracy Scheme

On Nov. 15, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York returned an indictment charging Noor Nabi Chowdhury, 56, of Cheektowaga, New York, and his brother, Mohammad Rahman, 36, of Dhaka, Bangladesh, with conspiracy to provide to the public an …

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Published on November 20, 2024 - 02:47 GMT

Former Senior Manager of Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading and Making False Statements

A Virginia man pleaded guilty today for committing insider trading and making false statements about his trading to his employer, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (FRBR). According to court documents, Robert Brian Thompson, 43, of Mosley, worked as a …

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Published on November 20, 2024 - 02:47 GMT

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks on 15th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James ...

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery OPENING REMARKS Good afternoon. My name is Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department. I am honored and proud to be with you for this important commemoration of the …

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Published on November 19, 2024 - 20:45 GMT

Justice Department Sues Kentucky Rental Property Manager and Owners for Sexual Harassment

The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Adnan Shalash, the owner and operator of rental properties in Lexington, Kentucky, for engaging in sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The …

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Published on November 19, 2024 - 20:45 GMT

Justice Department Sues Pennsylvania Over Discriminatory Code Requirements That Restrict Community-Based Housing for People with ...

The Justice Department announced today that it filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry and Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to challenge discriminatory code requirements that deny or …

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