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News Release: A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted a Georgia man today for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $463 million in genetic and other laboratory tests that patients did not need and that were procured through the payment of kickbacks.
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Chinese National Sentenced to Five Years for Cyberstalking and Identity Theft
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Chinese national was sentenced to 60 months in prison for cyberstalking a female Minnesota college student, and a concurrent 54 months’ imprisonment sentence for stealing the victim’s identity as a part of his cyberstalking scheme, followed by three years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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Erie Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Charge
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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New York Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
News Release: A New York man was sentenced today to 12 years and nine months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support or resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization.
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Over 164 Illegal Firearms Seized and 250 Firearms Offenders Prosecuted in Eastern Virginia in 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Jessica D. Aber, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced that over the course of the past year, EDVA’s litigative efforts have resulted in the forfeiture of at least 164 illegally owned, possessed, used, or obtained firearms. Firearms that are criminally...
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Williams: DOJ protects 'the civil rights of all individuals, including those repaying their debt to society in prison'
A former corrections officer at Green Haven Correctional Facility and his supervisor face charges of assaulting an inmate, then falsifying reports to cover up the incident.
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10 notices published in week ending Dec. 17 by Justice Department
There were 10 notices published by the Justice Department in week ending Dec. 17, according to the Federal Register.
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Strafford Fugitive Caught Committing Crimes in Nashua
News Release: Bethel, AK - Under “Operation (RAAVEN)" Rural Alaska Anti-Violence Enforcement, federal, state and local law enforcement officers joined together to account for registered sex offenders, and to locate and arrest individuals with warrants who were living in Western Alaska. This multi-agency operation...
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act discussed on Dec. 23 by Justice Department
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Peace: Stockbroker and partners 'lined their pockets with the lifetime savings of hard-working citizens'
A former stockbroker was sentenced to 10 years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to manipulate the price of shares in publicly traded companies.
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Justice Department discusses Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of Etizolam, Flualprazolam, Clonazolam, Flubromazolam, and Diclazepam in Schedule I on Dec. 23
The US Justice Department published a six page proposed rule on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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U.S. Marshals Announce Results of ‘Operation Bless Baltimore’
News Release: Memphis, TN - The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force remains on the look out for Melvin Tyler, who is wanted for multiple violent crimes including First Degree Murder.
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Justice Department publishes notice on Dec. 23
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Justice Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of Currently Approved Collection on Dec. 23
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Schedules of Controlled Substances: Removal of Fenfluramine From Control discussed on Dec. 23 by Justice Department
The US Justice Department published a three page rule on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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OJP announces the inaugural class of Reaching Rural Fellows
The Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance announced the 67 fellows selected to participate in the inaugural class of the Reaching Rural: Advancing Collaborative Solutions initiative.
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U.S. jail population increased while prison population decreased in 2021
The Bureau of Justice Statistics is announcing the release of statistical tables on Jail Inmates in 2021 and Prisoners in 2021. Of note, the two incarcerated populations diverged in 2021, with the number of persons held in local jails increasing by 16% from 2020, while the number of persons in prison decreased 1%. Both populations decreased from 2019 to 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BJS releases third-party report, Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2020
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2020.
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Notice published on Dec. 22 by Justice Department
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act discussed on Dec. 22 by Justice Department
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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