News and reports from the Department of Justice.

A federal jury convicted a Massachusetts man on Friday for conspiring to defraud the United States.

Five individuals were arrested yesterday in Los Angeles on criminal charges related to their roles in a years-long scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $15 million through sham hospice companies and then to launder the fraud proceeds.

The Justice Department convened a quarterly interagency meeting yesterday with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, and Hindu community stakeholders. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division outlined relevant enforcement efforts across the Department and highlighted actions to prevent and combat discrimination and hate crimes.

The Office of Information Policy (OIP) has released its Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. This summary provides an overview of FOIA activities across the government during the previous fiscal year, examining key statistics in FOIA administration and identifying trends in FOIA processing. Each summary serves as a resource for both agencies and the public to gain an understanding of overall FOIA administration.

A dual U.S.-Russian citizen pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act by exporting firearm parts, components, and ammunition to Russia without the required authorization.

This week, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco hosted the fourth convening of the "Justice AI Initiative," which she launched earlier this year to shape the Justice Department’s AI policy. The initiative aims to understand how AI will impact the Department’s mission to uphold the rule of law, ensure national safety, and protect civil rights. The "Justice AI" program brings together stakeholders from civil society, industry, academia, and law enforcement to discuss both the potential benefits and risks associated with AI.

Two individuals were charged this week for their involvement with online groups dedicated to creating and distributing videos depicting acts of extreme violence and sexual abuse against monkeys.

The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that a federal court in Washington, D.C., has entered a settlement prohibiting alcohol addiction treatment company Monument Inc. from misrepresenting its data privacy practices and disclosing its customers’ health information to third parties for advertising purposes. The settlement also mandates the company to implement measures to safeguard its customers’ personal information. Additionally, the court imposed a $2.5 million civil penalty judgment against Monument, which is suspended due to the...

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke delivered remarks at the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office’s Hate Crimes Summit on June 7, 2024. Clarke began by expressing gratitude to Attorney General Peter Neronha for his office's commitment to civil rights and public safety in Rhode Island.

A Georgia attorney and former City of Atlanta police officer was sentenced today to seven years and three months in prison for conspiring to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of approximately $15 million.

The former president of a Texas energy company was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison for his role in an illegal kickback scheme and a commodities insider trading scheme involving natural gas futures contracts.

City Medical of the Upper East Side, PLLC, Summit Medical Group, P.A., Summit Health Management, LLC, and Village Practice Management Company, LLC, collectively known as CityMD, have agreed to pay $12,037,109 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act. The accusations involve submitting false claims for COVID-19 testing payments to a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) program intended for uninsured patients.

Attorney General Delivers Remarks at ATF’s Third Annual Chiefs of Police Executive Forum on Crime Guns

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland discussed the Justice Department’s efforts to combat violent crime, emphasizing the use of advanced crime gun intelligence technology during his remarks at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)’s third annual Chiefs of Police Executive Forum on Crime Guns. The forum brought together police chiefs from across the country.

The Justice Department’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) has updated safeguards for bankruptcy funds by introducing a revised and modernized depository agreement for banks and financial institutions that accept bankruptcy estate deposits.