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Published on October 1, 2024 - 00:28 GMT

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Injectable Stem Cell Product Manufacturer Sentenced for Distributing Unapproved Drug

The founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products allegedly linked to 19 hospitalizations was sentenced today to 36 months in prison following his conviction under the Federal Food, Drug and …

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Published on October 1, 2024 - 00:28 GMT

Federal Charges Announced Against Inmates for Violent Crimes Committed in Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn

The Justice Department today announced charges in five cases addressing violence at New York City’s federal pretrial detention facility, the Metropolitan Detention Center, (MDC), located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. These include charges against inmates for …

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Published on September 30, 2024 - 18:56 GMT

Former California Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Attempting to Murder Two Jewish Men Leaving Los Angeles Synagogues Last ...

A former California man who shot and wounded two Jewish men last year as they left religious services in the Pico-Robertson area of Los Angeles was sentenced today to 35 years in prison. Jaime Tran, 30, formerly of Riverside, pleaded guilty on June 3 to …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:20 GMT

Justice Department Announces an Organizational Assessment of the Hackensack, New Jersey, Police Department under the COPS Office’s ...

The Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced that it will provide an Organizational Assessment of the Hackensack, New Jersey, Police Department through its Collaborative Reform Initiative. This is a …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:20 GMT

Shipping Companies Sentenced to $2M Criminal Penalty for Concealing Oil Discharge

Two corporations that operated the motor tanker P/S Dream — Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret — were sentenced yesterday in federal court in New Orleans to pay a $2 million criminal penalty and complete four years of probation …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:20 GMT

Florida Financial Advisor Charged with Promoting Illegal Tax Shelter, Stealing Clients’ Funds and Money Laundering

A federal grand jury in Gulfport, Mississippi, returned an indictment, unsealed yesterday, charging a Florida financial advisor with a years-long scheme to promote and operate an illegal tax shelter, stealing some of his clients’ funds and money laundering …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:20 GMT

Leader of 2021 Tennessee Clinic Blockade Sentenced for Federal Conspiracy Against Rights and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances ...

Chester Gallagher, the leader of a March 5, 2021, blockade of a Mount Juliet, Tennessee, reproductive health clinic was sentenced yesterday to 16 months in prison and three years of supervised release following his convictions for federal conspiracy …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:20 GMT

Justice Department Announces Significant Milestone in Policing Reform Efforts for the City of New Orleans and New Orleans Police ...

The Justice Department announced today that it, together with the City of New Orleans (the City), has jointly moved for the City to enter into a two-year “sustainment period” according to the terms of a negotiated plan, bringing the consent decree …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:20 GMT

Former Candidate for 13th Congressional District of Florida Charged for Election-Related Threat to Former Primary Candidate and ...

An indictment was unsealed yesterday charging a Florida man with threatening to kill his primary opponent in the 2021 election for the 13th Congressional District of Florida and a private citizen and acquaintance of his opponent. According to the …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:20 GMT

Justice Department and EPA Announce Settlement to Reduce Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds from Wastewater at Lima Refining ...

The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with the Lima Refining Company (LRC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian-based Cenovus Energy, to address violations of the Clean Air Act at its refinery …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:19 GMT

Justice Department Sues Alabama for Violating Federal Law’s Prohibition on Systematic Efforts to Remove Voters Within 90 Days of ...

The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Secretary of State to challenge a systematic State program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls too close to the Nov. 5 general …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:19 GMT

U.S. Marshals Arrest Over 3,400 fugitives in Operation North Star

The Justice Department today announced that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested 3,421 violent fugitives, including 216 for homicide, 803 for assault, and 482 for weapons offenses, during the latest phase of its high-impact fugitive apprehension …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:19 GMT

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks Announcing the Results of Operation North Star

Remarks as Delivered Good afternoon. We are here today to announce the results of the fourth phase of Operation North Star, a five-month initiative undertaken by the U.S. Marshals Service and law enforcement partners to target the most dangerous fugitives …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:19 GMT

Three IRGC Cyber Actors Indicted for ‘Hack-and-Leak’ Operation Designed to Influence the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

Note: View the indictment here and the FBI Wanted Poster here. The Justice Department today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Iranian nationals, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) employees, Masoud Jalili, 36, also known as, …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:19 GMT

Justice Department Announces Results of Operation North Star FY 2024

Today, the Justice Department announced that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested 3,421 violent fugitives, including 216 for homicide, 803 for assault, and 482 for weapons offenses, during the latest phase of its high-impact fugitive apprehension …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:19 GMT

Florida Tax Return Preparer Agrees to Shut Down Tax Prep Business and to Pay $134,400

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued a permanent injunction today against Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tax return preparer Dexter Bataille, individually and doing business as Capital Financial Group Holdings LLC. The court …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:19 GMT

California Man Charged in Complaint Alleging He Injured Five People in Bomb Attack in Lobby of County Courthouse

A California man was charged today in a federal criminal complaint alleging he committed a bomb attack at a courthouse in Santa Maria, California, on Wednesday, in which at least five people were injured. Nathaniel James McGuire, 20, of Santa Maria, is …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:19 GMT

Readout of Departments of Justice and Interior Roundtable on Media Coverage of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Peoples and Human ...

Senior officials from the Justice Department and Department of the Interior yesterday convened a roundtable discussion with Tribal leaders, advocates, members of the media, and federal officials to discuss how media coverage can be channeled to help …

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Published on September 28, 2024 - 09:19 GMT

Former FAA Contractor Indicted for Illegally Acting as an Agent of the Iranian Government

Note: View the indictment here. Former Federal Aviation Administration contractor, Abouzar Rahmati, 42, a naturalized U.S. citizen and resident of Great Falls, Virginia, was indicted for acting and conspiring to act as an agent of the Iranian government …

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Published on September 27, 2024 - 14:13 GMT

Hawaii Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Atomic Energy Act

Mark Kazee, 60, of Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to violating the Atomic Energy Act by transferring equipment containing Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)-regulated radioactive material from a company he was employed by, which held an NRC required license …

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