News and reports from the Department of Justice.

The City of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $38.2 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly failed to meet federal accessibility requirements when it sought and used Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funds for multifamily affordable housing.

A New York man was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by concealing income from the IRS.

A federal grand jury in Denver has returned an indictment unsealed on Friday, charging a Colorado dentist with six counts of tax evasion for his use of an illegal tax shelter.

The Office of the Pardon Attorney has released a Spanish-language version of its application for commutation of sentence. This application can be used to request that the President commute the sentence of an incarcerated individual. The release follows the launch of an improved pardon application in June 2024 and an English-language commutation application in November 2023.

The Justice Department announced today that it secured a settlement agreement with BreakthroughFuel LLC (Breakthrough), a transportation management company based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with nationwide operations. The agreement resolves the department’s determination that Breakthrough violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against a non-U.S. citizen worker when the company withdrew its offer to work on a project based on his citizenship status.

A Colorado man will make his initial appearance at the federal courthouse in Durango, Colorado, today on federal charges in connection with a series of online threats he made toward election officials in Colorado and Arizona, a Colorado state judge, and federal law enforcement agents.

An indictment was unsealed today charging an individual with involvement in online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys.

Ping Li, 59, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to act as an agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) without notification to the Attorney General.

Acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer delivered remarks on August 23, 2024, regarding the Justice Department’s lawsuit against RealPage for an alleged algorithmic pricing scheme. The remarks were made in acknowledgment of the Antitrust Division's efforts.

The Justice Department filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against RealPage Inc. for its alleged scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and monopolize the market for commercial revenue management software used by landlords to price apartments. The department asserts that RealPage's conduct deprives renters of competitive leasing terms, impacting millions of Americans.

The Justice Department, alongside the Attorneys General of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington, has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against RealPage Inc. The suit alleges that RealPage engaged in an unlawful scheme to reduce competition among landlords in apartment pricing and monopolize the market for commercial revenue management software used by landlords to price apartments. This conduct is said to harm millions of American renters by depriving them of competitive leasing terms.

Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter delivered remarks on August 23, 2024, regarding the Justice Department's lawsuit against RealPage for an algorithmic pricing scheme that allegedly harms millions of American renters.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered remarks on August 23, 2024, regarding the Justice Department's lawsuit against RealPage for an alleged algorithmic pricing scheme that impacts millions of Americans.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered remarks on August 23, 2024, regarding the Justice Department's lawsuit against RealPage for an alleged algorithmic pricing scheme. This scheme is said to harm millions of Americans by undermining competition in the rental housing market.

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Tony’s Auto Center Inc., operating as Tony’s Auto Center in Chula Vista, California. The suit alleges that the company illegally auctioned off a deployed U.S. Navy Lieutenant's vehicle, violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). The SCRA mandates that towing companies must secure a court order before auctioning vehicles owned by servicemembers.