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Street Gang Member Pleads Guilty to RICO Conspiracy

A Virgin Islands man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.



Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at the Office on Violence Against Women’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Event

Good morning. Thank you for joining us, both in person and via livestream, for this important event marking Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.


Minnesota Department of Corrections Agrees to End Discrimination Against People with Disabilities in its GED Education Program

The Justice Department announced today that it filed a complaint and proposed consent decree with the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota to resolve allegations that the Minnesota Department of Corrections (MNDOC) violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).


Justice Department Announces Over $200 Million in Investments in State Crisis Intervention

The Justice Department announced today 49 awards to states, territories, and the District of Columbia as part of the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program.


Former Memphis, Tennessee, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to a Civil Rights Violation for Assaulting a Man in his Custody

A former Memphis Police Department (MPD) officer pleaded guilty in federal court in the Western District of Tennessee to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law for assaulting an arrestee in January 2021.


Insulation Contracting Firm Co-Owner Sentenced to Fifteen Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay more than $1 Million to Victims of Bid Rigging and Fraud

Victims include the University of Connecticut, the City of Hartford, PepsiCo. Inc., Stamford Hospital, and Yale University


Director Rachel Rossi of the Office for Access to Justice Delivers Remarks at the Legal Aid Listening Session

Thank you to the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Silvia Argueta, to Bet Tzedek and Diego Cartagena, and to Cindy Panuco and Public Counsel. And thank you to all the staff of these organizations here today for this important conversation.


Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons


Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Criminal Division Delivers Remarks at the Criminal Justice Forum for Asia and the Pacific

Vice Minister, your excellencies, and valued partners: good afternoon. I’d like to thank the Japanese Ministry of Justice and the United Nation’s Office on Drugs and Crime for hosting the second meeting of the Criminal Justice Forum for Asia and the Pacific.


Spacelabs Healthcare, LLC Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle Allegations it Overcharged Federal Agencies for Patient Monitoring Equipment

Spacelabs Healthcare, LLC (Spacelabs) has agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it overcharged the United States for patient monitoring equipment sold to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense.


U.S. Marshals Capture Over 800 Fugitives in Operation North Star

The U.S. Marshals Service has concluded Operation North Star II (ONS II), a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative aimed at combating violent crime in 10 cities with a significant number of homicides and shootings.


Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at the Office on Violence Against Women’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Event

Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at the Office on Violence Against Women’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Event


Director Allison Randall of the Office on Violence Against Women Delivers Remarks at the Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Event

Director Allison Randall of the Office on Violence Against Women Delivers Remarks at the Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Event


Apply for Funding to Enhance Services for Victims of Crime

OVC is seeking applicants for the following funding opportunity. Find information about this open solicitation and others planned below.


Join the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) for an upcoming webinar about the National Census of Victim Service Providers (NCVSP).



View Resources for the Victims of Recent Mass Violence Incidents

The Office for Victims of Crime staff members extends our condolences to the victims of recent mass shootings.


Apply for Funding to Enhance Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

OVC is seeking applicants for the following funding opportunity. Find information about this open solicitation and others planned below.


Make Sure You are Counted in a Census of Victim Service Providers

OVC wants to ensure that all programs serving victims of crime are counted in the 2023 National Census of Victim Service Providers (NCVSP).