By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, to resolve the department’s claims in Doe et al. v. Schuylkill County et al., a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII).
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Department of Justice announced it has submitted to the Federal Register the “Stabilizing Braces” Final Rule, which makes clear that when manufacturers, dealers, and individuals use stabilizing braces to convert pistols into rifles with a barrel of less than 16 inches, commonly referred to as a short-barreled rifles, they must comply with the laws that regulate those rifles, including the National Firearms Act (NFA).
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
A federal district court in San Diego ordered today that over $17 million in restitution be distributed to approximately 800 victims from over 40 different countries due to their investment losses in BitConnect, a massive cryptocurrency investment scheme, which defrauded thousands of investors worldwide.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Kevin Iman McCormick, 29, of Hamden, pleaded guilty today in federal court to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
An Iowa woman was arrested today in Sioux City for her role in an alleged voter fraud scheme during the Iowa 2020 primary and general elections.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment on Jan. 10, charging an Idaho man with a hate crime.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced today the appointment of a former career Justice Department prosecutor and former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur to serve as special counsel to conduct the investigation of matters that were the subject of the initial investigation by U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch Jr. related to the possible unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or other records discovered at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement and the Wilmington, Delaware, private residence of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The United States has filed a complaint under the National Housing Act of 1934 (NHA) against Bob Dean Jr. and several affiliated corporate entities for misappropriating and misusing the assets and income of four nursing homes in Louisiana before and after Hurricane Ida’s landfall in August 2021.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today an agreement to resolve allegations that City National Bank (City National) engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by “redlining” in Los Angeles County.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Following his appointment by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today, Special Counsel Robert K. Hur made the following statement:
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
“Today, the Justice Department has taken several significant enforcement actions to disrupt large-scale illegal gun and drug trafficking operations,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
A Florida man was sentenced today to 133 months in prison for his role in an international telemarketing scheme orchestrated from a call center in Costa Rica that defrauded more than 400 victims – many of whom were elderly – in the United States out of millions of dollars.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Wanblee, South Dakota, man for Bank Robbery and Discharge of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime of Violence.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Julius Armstrong, 20, Adairius Armstrong, 20, Barium Martin, 20, and Malik McCoy, 19, have received significant federal prison sentences after being convicted of carjacking, assaulting a federal officer, and using a weapon during those crimes. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentences today.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
A 27-year-old security guard working at a downtown Houston nightclub has been sent to prison following his conviction of a violent armed robbery in 2019, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Erick Perez, 35, of Orland, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition and for violating his conditions of supervised release from a prior federal felon-in-possession conviction, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Rey David Marquez-Jimenez, 23, of Mexico, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 85 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment on Jan. 10, charging an Idaho man with a hate crime.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Juwan Grant, 24, of Decatur, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for sexual abuse of a minor. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Grant to imprisonment for 46 months.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
KEVIN IMAN McCORMICK, 29, of Hamden, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
