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A Comerica employee pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling more than $120,000 from the bank, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham announced today.
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Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offense
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on December 6, 2022, David Reyes, 32, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, to serve 43 months in prison after his guilty plea to one count of distribution of cocaine base.
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Nine Florida Residents Arrested for Orchestrating $37 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Nine Florida residents were arrested this morning by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after being charged by a federal grand jury in Miami with health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
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FBI Announces Reward for Missing Person Cold Case
The FBI announces a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the recovery of Maribel Oquendo-Carrero and/or the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for her disappearance.
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FBI Oklahoma City 2022 Operational Successes
Each and every day, the men and women of the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office come to work with a fierce passion for our mission: To protect the American people and uphold the constitution of the United States
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Justice Department Secures Settlement with National Bakery Chain to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims
The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with New York-based Lady M Confections Co. Ltd. and its West Coast affiliate, Lady M West Third LLC (together, Lady M), companies that operate bakeries and retail boutiques selling confections under the Lady M brand.
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Co-conspirator Sentenced to 33 Months for Hate Crime Against a Transgender Woman
U.S. District Court Judge Aida Delgado Colón sentenced Anthony Steven Lobos-Ruiz to 33 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a hate crime committed on Feb. 24, 2020, with a dangerous weapon against a transgender woman identified as A.N.L., because of her gender identity.
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Former DC Corrections Officer Charged with a Federal Civil Rights Violation for Assaulting a Handcuffed Inmate
A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment that was unsealed today charging a former District of Columbia Department of Corrections officer with using unreasonable force.
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Former Customs and Border Protection Agent Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violation for Sexually Assaulting and Kidnapping a Minor
A former agent with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was charged in a superseding indictment, unsealed today, in the District of Arizona with three counts: a civil rights violation for sexually assaulting and kidnapping a minor victim, kidnapping a minor victim, and misleading state investigators.
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Justice Department Secures Settlement with State of Iowa Addressing Unconstitutional Conditions at Glenwood Resource Center
The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a complaint and a proposed consent decree with the State of Iowa to resolve allegations that conditions at Glenwood Resource Center (Glenwood), an institution for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD), violated the Constitution.
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Justice Department Secures Promotion and Backpay for National Guardsman in Puerto Rico and Continues to Defend Reemployment Rights of Servicemembers
The Justice Department announced today that it has resolved a claim that the Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDE) violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) when it failed to reemploy Puerto Rico National Guardsman Sergeant(E-5) Daniel Nazario to his proper position upon his return from military service.
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On World AIDS Day, Justice Department Highlights Efforts to Protect Civil Rights of People Living with HIV and AIDS
On World AIDS Day 2022, the Justice Department reaffirms its commitment to protecting the rights of people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
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Justice Department Provides Resources for Afghans and Ukrainians on Their Employment Rights
The Justice Department announced today resources to help Afghans and Ukrainians in the United States understand their employment rights.
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Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Cross Burning
The Justice Department announced that a Mississippi man pleaded guilty in federal court to a hate crime for burning a cross in his front yard with the intent to intimidate a Black family.
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Two Former Mississippi Department of Corrections Officials Indicted for Excessive Force Against an Inmate
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Mississippi returned an indictment that was unsealed yesterday charging two former Mississippi Department of Corrections officials with deprivation of rights under color of law.
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Alabama Defendant Sentenced to 60 Years and Ordered to Pay Over $950,000 in Restitution for Sex Trafficking Scheme Involving Forced Prostitution
U.S. District Court Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. of the Middle District of Alabama sentenced defendant Lonnie Mitchell, 36, of Montgomery, Alabama, to 60 years in prison for coercing several victims, including a minor, to engage in prostitution over the course of several years.
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Justice Department Secures Agreement with Alabama Medicaid to Remove Unlawful Sobriety Mandate for Health Care Access
The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with the state of Alabama’s Medicaid Agency (Alabama Medicaid) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure that Alabama Medicaid recipients with Hepatitis C (HCV) who also have a substance use disorder have equal access to medications to treat their hepatitis.
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Former Oklahoma Supervisory Correctional Officer Sentenced for Promoting White Supremacist Assault on Black Inmates and Ordering Other Abuse
A former supervisory correctional officer at the Kay County Detention Center (KCDC) was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for violating the civil rights of three pretrial detainees held at the KCDC.
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Justice Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection of eComments Requested; Revision of Currently Approved Collection; FEL Out of Business Records on Dec. 13
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Dec. 13, 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 (CERCLA) discussed on Dec. 13 by Justice Department
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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