Justice News
Justice
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen today met virtually with representatives from Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the European Commission, to launch the Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) multilateral task force.
Justice
Gambino mobster's 10-year sentence 'a steep price' for extortion crimes
A Howard Beach, New York man associated with the Gambino organized-crime syndicate has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and $75,000 in restitution for his confessed role in an extortion plot involving arson.
Justice
More than a dozen indicted in Kentucky for animal fighting, 'we are committed to enforcing federal animal cruelty laws': Attorney General
Federal authorities said earlier in March that more than a dozen Kentucky residents were indicted for animal fighting charges.
Justice
'We want to give people a break': CDC, federal agencies ease masking requirements
U.S. federal agencies are easing or even ending many indoor masking requirements, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last month that it was removing most masking recommendations due to lower reported cases of COVID-19.
Justice
Enticing a minor case, 10-year sentencing 'reminds all of us to remain vigilant': FBI agent
A 36-year-old Texas man was sentenced to a decade in prison in March after pleading guilty to one count of enticing a minor, the U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Texas said.
Justice
Biden, Justice Department to go after assets of Russian 'oligarchs'
President Joe Biden has tasked the U.S. Justice Department with confronting and seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs in the wake of Biden’s State of the Union address.
Justice
DOJ credits partnership program with getting a felon off Greenville streets
The U.S. Department of Justice reports that a program central to its efforts to reduce violent crime in communities across the country has resulted in a guilty plea and prison sentence for a Mississippi man.
Justice
Long Island man pleads guilty to mailing 'hate-filled communications' to LGBTQ+ community
A Long Island man has admitted guilt in threatening allies of the LGBTQIA+ community, according to a Feb. 23 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release.
Justice
Mexican national sentenced to 30 years for role in drug conspiracy that 'posed a public safety threat to our border community'
A Mexican national was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in a large marijuana smuggling conspiracy
Justice
Two Texas doctors among 10 indicted for fraud to 'corrupt the healthcare system'
The U.S. Department of Justice announced recently that 10 people have been charged in a 26-county indictment for allegedly defrauding federal healthcare programs of $300 million.
Justice
Knoxville man who used 'cell phones' in prison sentenced to life on federal drug charges
A Knoxville, Tennessee, man has been sentenced to life in prison on federal drug charges.
Justice
Kansas man pleads guilty to racially motivated federal hate crime
Colton Donner, 27, went to federal court after a “racially motivated” attack on a Kansas African American man in September 2019.
Justice
Man who allegedly traveled from Alabama to Indiana to commit arson in late October now under federal grand jury indictment, DOJ says
A man who allegedly drove all the way from Alabama to Indiana to commit arson has been under a federal grand jury since January, the U.S. Department of Justice reported earlier this month.
Justice
'Immeasurable harm and trauma': serial sex trafficker sentenced to 11 months in prison
A serial sex trafficker in Boston was sentenced to over 11 months in prison on Feb. 10 following over 15 years of exploitation in the state of Massachusetts.
Justice
U.S. Justice Department ends Trump-era program aimed at reducing China's theft of intellectual property
The U.S. Justice Department has ended the China Initiative, launched under President Donald Trump to thwart China's theft of intellectual property and spying, NPR reported.
Justice
U.K. resident enters guilty plea in Iran export case
A Washington, D.C. federal court received a guilty plea from a United Kingdom resident in connection with violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations.
Justice
U.S. Attorney: 55-year sentence of man convicted of producing child porn ‘reflects the depravity of his actions’
A North Carolina man will spend 55 years in prison after being sentenced in federal court on child pornography charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Justice
FBI: Man sentenced for possession of child porn 'revictimized minors'
A New Hampshire man will spend five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Hampshire
Justice
Florida man sentenced to 30 months in prison for 'falsifying' medical data
A federal judge sentenced a Florida man to 30 months in prison for participating in conspiracy to falsify clinical trial data.
Justice
Department of Justice implements new firearm storage rule
The Department of Justice on Jan. 3 announced a new rule to help enable the safe and secure storage of firearms and published a Best Practices Guide for federal firearms licensees.
Your news, delivered.
Subscribe and personalize your weekly Newswire round-up.