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A federal grand jury has indicted former National Security Advisor John Bolton on charges related to the mishandling of classified information.
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Ohio man charged after shooting deputy U.S. Marshal during standoff

An Ohio man, Larry Leon Dwight Wiley, 55, from Cleveland, is facing federal charges after allegedly shooting a deputy U.S. Marshal during a barricade incident.
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Roger Ver resolves federal tax charges with $50 million payment

Roger Ver, an early bitcoin investor often referred to as "Bitcoin Jesus," has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle federal tax charges.
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Prince Group chairman indicted for crypto fraud; DOJ files historic $15B Bitcoin forfeiture

An indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court, charging Chen Zhi, a Cambodian national and chairman of Prince Holding Group, with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering.
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San Diego man faces federal charges for mailing threat

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that George Russell Isbell Jr., a 69-year-old resident of San Diego, has been charged with mailing a threatening communication.
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Chamber executive charged with attempted enticement of minor

Peter Bardunias, a senior vice president at the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, has been charged with attempting to entice a minor for sexual activity.
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AG Bondi: ‘Our law enforcement capacity remains full active’ during government shutdown

Pam Bondi, U.S. Attorney General, said in her opening remarks to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have not been affected by the government shutdown and remain fully operational.
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AG Bondi: 'My attorneys have done incredible work advancing President Trump’s agenda'

Pam Bondi, the United States Attorney General, said that Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys are effectively combating crime and opposing discrimination in court cases.
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AG Bondi: DOJ focused on deploying ‘tough-on-crime approach across the country’

Pam Bondi, the U.S. Attorney General, said that the Department of Justice is conducting successful crime-fighting efforts across the country.
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AG Bondi: Justice Dept. is ‘returning to our core mission of fighting real crime’

Pam Bondi, U.S. Attorney General, said that the Department of Justice's efforts to combat violent crime have been successful.
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New York business leader charged with attempted enticement of minor

Peter Bardunias, a 59-year-old resident of Clifton Park, New York, and Senior Vice President of Community Advancement for the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, has been charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.
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Man sentenced for attempted murder plot targeting supreme court justice

Nicholas John Roske, a 29-year-old from Simi Valley, California, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for attempting to kill a United States Supreme Court Justice.
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Religious Liberty Commission holds third hearing on faith rights in public education

The Religious Liberty Commission convened its third hearing in Washington, D.C., focusing on religious liberty issues in public education.
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Denver companies indicted for selling Chinese forklifts as American-made

Two Denver-area companies and three of their executives have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly defrauding the U.S. government in connection with sales of forklifts and evading tariffs on imported equipment.
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Texas pharmacy owner and staff sentenced for unlawful distribution of opioids

A Texas pharmacy owner and three pharmacists were sentenced in Houston for their roles in unlawfully distributing more than 500,000 opioid pills and other prescription drugs.
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Justice Department seizes over two million illicit vaping devices nationwide

More than 2.1 million unauthorized vaping products have been seized from five distributors and six retailers in seven states, according to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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New York man sentenced for attempting knife attack in support of ISIS

A New York resident, Awais Chudhary, was sentenced to nine years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
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Senior CJNG members indicted for large-scale timeshare fraud targeting Americans

Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed charging Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon, also known as El Tarjetas, Moreno, El Chess, Cesar Hernandez Jimenez, and CH Jimenez, a senior member of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), and his...
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Justice Department seeks 30-year sentence in Kavanaugh attempted murder case

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has submitted a sentencing memorandum after Nicholas John Roske pleaded guilty on April 8 to the attempted murder of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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Justice Department seeks forfeiture of $5 million in bitcoin tied to SIM swap scams

The Justice Department has initiated a civil forfeiture action targeting more than $5 million in bitcoin, which authorities allege are proceeds from SIM swapping scams that affected victims across the United States. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris...
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