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The U.S. Department of Justice has begun an investigation into United Parks & Resorts Inc., the parent company of SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, and Aquatica Orlando, over allegations of disability discrimination.
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Justice Department asks court to void EPA’s 2024 particulate matter standard
Earlier this week, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to invalidate the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 air quality standard for particulate...
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Tennessee man receives 20-year sentence for armed carjacking in Memphis
A Tennessee man, Jadakiss Johnson, 23, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following his involvement in an armed carjacking that took place in Memphis.
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Justice Department settles with RealPage over alleged anticompetitive practices in rental markets
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a proposed settlement with RealPage Inc., a company that provides revenue management software for the multifamily rental housing industry.
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Justice Department details outcomes from surge addressing violent crime in Indian Country
The Justice Department has reported results from a six-month effort aimed at addressing violent crime in Indian Country, including cases involving missing or murdered Indigenous persons.
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Maryland man pleads guilty to sending threats against Jewish institutions
A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to sending threatening letters and postcards to Jewish organizations across several states, according to the Department of Justice.
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Former Nexus Services executive sentenced to prison for $3 million employment tax fraud
A former Virginia business owner, Richard Moore, was sentenced to 80 months in prison for failing to account for and pay employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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Las Vegas executive sentenced for nurse wage-fixing conspiracy and fraud
A federal court in Nevada has sentenced Eduardo “Eddie” Lopez of Las Vegas to 40 months in prison and ordered him to pay $550,000 in criminal fines.
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U.K. citizen indicted in $2.7 million telehealth fraud scheme targeting Medicare
A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida has indicted Marek Rex Vernon Harrison, a 61-year-old U.K. citizen residing in Plant City, Florida, for his alleged involvement in a telehealth fraud scheme targeting Medicare.
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Colorado man sentenced to 10 years for online child exploitation offenses
A Colorado man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and will be subject to lifetime supervised release for his involvement in an online forum that sexually exploited minors.
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Four charged with illegal export of AI technology from US to China
Two U.S. citizens and two Chinese nationals living in the United States have been charged with conspiring to illegally export advanced NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs) with artificial intelligence applications to China, according to an...
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Founder/CEO of digital health firm convicted in major Adderall distribution scheme
A federal jury in San Francisco has convicted Ruthia He, founder and CEO of the digital health company Done, and David Brody, the company's clinical president, for their involvement in a large-scale scheme to illegally distribute Adderall and...
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Tennessee man receives over 18-year sentence for illegal firearm possession
A Tennessee man has been sentenced to 221 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon under the Armed Career Criminal Act. “Gun violence poses a significant danger to the...
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Federal indictment charges ex-Olympian with ordering murder tied to cocaine trafficking
Ten people have been arrested and a total of eleven are in custody following the unsealing of a federal indictment charging Ryan James Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder and Canadian national, with running a drug trafficking organization and...
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DOJ reminds federal agencies of annual FOIA report requirements and training
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that federal agencies are required to use the FOIA.gov Annual Report Tool to submit their Fiscal Year 2025 Annual FOIA Reports.
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Afghan national sentenced for plotting ISIS-inspired Election Day terror attack
Abdullah Haji Zada, a 19-year-old Afghan national and lawful permanent resident of the United States, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role in plotting a terrorist attack on Election Day in November 2024.
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United States extradites alleged Tren de Aragua members to Chile on violent crime charges
On September 30, the United States extradited three individuals to Chile who are accused of being members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan-based transnational criminal organization.
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United States extradites alleged Tren de Aragua members to Chile on violent crime charges
On September 30, the United States extradited three individuals to Chile who are accused of being members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan-based transnational criminal organization.
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New Jersey man charged with cyberstalking linked to extremist network ‘764
Marek Cherkaoui, a 21-year-old resident of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, was arrested on charges of cyberstalking in connection with the network known as 764.
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Justice Department revokes citizenship of woman convicted in $5 million Medicare fraud
On November 17, the Justice Department announced that Marieva Briceno, a native of Venezuela, has been stripped of her U.S. citizenship after being found guilty of defrauding Medicare and concealing her crimes during the naturalization process.
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