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News Release: Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey pleaded guilty today to violating campaign finance laws and conspiring to defraud the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as part of a scheme to benefit his 2016 campaign for U.S. Congress.
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Former Tribal Official Sentenced to Prison for Bribery Scheme

News Release: A former Tribal government official of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation) was sentenced today to six years and three months in prison for a bribery scheme involving soliciting and accepting bribes and kickbacks from a contractor providing construction services on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, which is the home of the MHA Nation.
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Justice Department Grant Establishes New Center to Improve Conditions and Environments in Jails

News Release: The Office of Justice Programs (OJP)’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) announced today a grant award of almost $2 million to establish the Department of Justice Jails and Justice Support Center to help create and maintain safe environments for people in the custody of the nation’s jails and those who work in jail facilities.
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Tennessee Home Business Owner Convicted of Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: A federal jury convicted a Tennessee man on Nov. 21 of filing false tax returns that omitted income he earned from his business.
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وزير العدل ميريك غارلاند يصدر مذكرة تدعو لتحسين الوصول إلى الخدمات للأفراد محدودي الكفاءة في اللغة الانجليزية

News Release: ملاحظة: تمت ترجمة هذا البيان الصحفي إلى لغات مختلفة. راجع المرفقات أدناه.
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司法部长梅里克·加兰发布一份备忘录以改善英语能力有限人士获得服务的机会

News Release: 注:本新闻稿被翻译成多种语言,请参阅以下附件。. 司法部今天发布一份备忘录,要求联邦机构审查其提供的语言支援操作和政策,以便加强联邦政府与英语能力有限人士的接触。. “所有在这个国家的人,无论他们讲什么语言,都应该获得参与联邦机构开展或支持的计划和活动的实质机会。"司法部长梅里克·加兰 (Merrick B. Garland) 表示,“司法部致力于与我们的联邦伙伴合作,解决政府服务中的语言障碍问题,这些语言障碍剥夺了个人完全参与经济、社会和公民生活的机会。". 根据行政令13166号《改善英语能力有限人士获得服务的机会》,该备忘录概述了联邦机构改进、现代化和履行其语言支援职责的行动方案。如备忘录所述,在司法支援办公室的协助下,民权司将带头开展协作工作以确定:(1) ...
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Justice Department Secures Settlement with Firearm Manufacturer to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Aero Precision LLC, a Washington state firearm manufacturer. The settlement resolves the department’s determination that Aero Precision had a policy of unlawfully screening out certain non-U.S. citizen job candidates, ...
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Justice Department Awards Almost $160 Million to Support Forensic Science

News Release: The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced today almost $160 million in grant awards to support crime laboratories, fund forensics research, decrease DNA backlogs and help investigators locate missing persons and identify human remains. The funding is administered by OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and National Institute of Justice (NIJ).
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DEA Miami Field Division Joins with Florida Families to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

This week the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted regional family summits across the country in support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning.
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Indianapolis Drug Dealer Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Trafficking Meth and Heroin

Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Dorian Hayden, 26, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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DEA Joins with Families Across Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

In support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning, the Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division hosted its first-ever Family Summit on the Opioid Overdose Epidemic on November 17 in Rosemont, Illinois.
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DEA Washington Division Hosts 1st Family Summit to Engage with Families Affected by Fentanyl Poisoning

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted regional family summits across the country in support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning.
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Drugs that Caused Serious Bodily Injury

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, New York Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced today that Bradley D. Knapp, 43, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
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Rochester Man Sentenced to More than 14 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking and Fatal Overdose

U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, New York Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced today that Julio A. Rodriguez, 31, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 174 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
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DEA Seattle Field Division Joins with Families to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

This week the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted regional family summits across the country in support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning.
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Indianapolis Drug Dealer Sentenced to 130 Months in Federal Prison for Armed Meth Trafficking

Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers of the Southern District of Indiana announced that Jacob Wall, 29, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 130 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
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International Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., of the Northern District of Illinois, announced that an international drug trafficker who partnered with Mexican drug cartels to purchase and transport thousands of kilograms of cocaine to Chicago and other parts of the United States has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
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Franklin County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug-Trafficking Charges

John E. Evans, 55, of Eastpoint, Florida, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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DEA Joins with Families Across the Country to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

This week the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted regional family summits across the country in support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning, and have gone on to form foundations or organizations in their loved ones memories.
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Dentist and TOBAY Worker Charged in 136-Count Indictment for Opioid Prescription Scheme

Dr. Jason DiBlasi and Marco Cotto allegedly sold opioid prescriptions to people without medical need; in some cases patients were never met or examined; nearly 7,000 opioids prescribed
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