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News Release: WASHINGTON - A Massachusetts man was found guilty in the District of Columbia of felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Investment Fraud Scheme Defrauding Pike County Investors

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to orchestrating an investment fraud scheme in Pike County and to failing to remit more than $50,000 that had been withheld from employee paychecks to employee retirement funds.


News Release: FBI Pledges to Advance Women in Policing.


United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Gloucester to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Infrastructure

News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have entered into a consent decree with the City of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act regarding the city’s water pollution control facility that discharges undertreated effluent into Massachusetts Bay.


Merrill Woman Sentenced to Prison for Making False Statements During Purchase of Firearms

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Ashley Zastrow, 32, Merrill, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 1 year and 1 day in federal prison for making false statements during the purchase of two firearms. This prison term will be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release.


Court Finds Gross Negligence, Orders Oil Company to Pay United States and State of California $65 Million

News Release: On March 2, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered final judgment against HVI Cat Canyon Inc., formerly known as Greka Oil & Gas Inc., in a civil suit brought jointly by the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Coast Guard, ...


News Release: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) took another step in his investigation into numerous FBI whistleblower allegations by requesting testimony from 16 individuals who are current or recent employees at the bureau, according to a letter sent Friday to FBI Director Christopher Wray and obtained by Breitbart News.


“Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis (Executive Calendar)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 1

“Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis (Executive Calendar)” was published on pages S560-S562 of the Congressional Record on March 1.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on May 17

BJA FY 23 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Prosecution Program grant opened on March 6.


Readout of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke’s Trip to Selma, Alabama

News Release: Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division traveled to Selma, Alabama, over the weekend to commemorate the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and meet with local organizations about the Justice Department’s commitment to civil rights and racial justice.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on May 17

BJA FY 23 Community-based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes grant opened on March 6.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting March 6

BJA FY 23 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program grant opened on March 6.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting March 6

BJA FY 23 National Center on Restorative Justice grant opened on March 6.


There were nine notices published by the Justice Department in week ending Feb. 25, according to the Federal Register.


“Judicial Nominations (Executive Calendar)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 28

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Judicial Nominations (Executive Calendar)” on Feb. 28.


February: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives publishes 165 press releases

There were 165 press releases published by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in February.


Woman Pleads Guilty to Threatening Election Official

News Release: A New Hampshire woman pleaded guilty today to sending multiple threatening communications to a Michigan election official in the wake of the 2020 election.


United States Obtains Permanent Injunctions and Civil Penalties in Actions against California, Georgia, and Utah Distributors of Essential Oils and Nutritional Supplements

News Release: The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced the entry of stipulated orders for permanent injunction and civil penalty judgments against three distributors in relation to their allegedly deceptive COVID-19 claims made when marketing essential oils and nutritional supplements.



Readout of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Trip to Ukraine

News Release: On Friday, March 3, the Attorney General made an unannounced trip to Lviv, Ukraine, at the invitation of Ukrainian Prosecutor General to join international partners at the “United for Justice Conference." The Attorney General reaffirmed our determination to hold Russia accountable for crimes committed ...