Department of Justice
Recent News About Department of Justice
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of California announced in a June 22 news release three members of the Sonoma chapter of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang have been found guilty of murder in aid of racketeering.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington recently announced a former Washington state employment security employee pleaded guilty to three felony counts.
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Garrian King was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, and investigators say his arrest was in connection with the recent Chattanooga shootings.
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On May 31, the U.S. DOJ seized "weleakinfo.to," an internet domain name; and two more domain names that were related, "ipstress.in" and "ovh-booter.com"; after an international investigation of websites that give users ability to purchase access to intimate and personal information of victims or hack their networks.
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The brother of former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein has reportedly been sentenced to eight months in custody for his role in an ongoing tax fraud scheme that prosecutors say also involved his brother.
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A reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of an alleged Guatemalan drug kingpin indicted on Jan. 29, 2019, in San Diego is being offered by the U.S. Department of State
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Three previous leaders of the Paskenta Tribe of Nomlaki Indians received prison sentences for their roles in stealing from the tribe, along with offenses of tax fraud and tax evasion, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert said.
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U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington Vanessa R. Waldref recently announced the creation of a new COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force aimed to combat fraud arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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No more than 10 defendants await their day in court in the federal investigation of violent criminal street gang members accused of distributing methamphetamine and other drugs in Coffee County, Georgia, known as Operation Sandy Bottom.
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Federal agencies recently joined forces to acknowledge International Day for Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
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A 23-year-old from Seattle has been arrested at Sea-Tac Airport as he drove to the arrivals area to pick up a person whom he believed was a 17-year-old minor prostitute.
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A Columbia County, OR man will spend 27 years in federal prison and a life term of supervised release for recording the repeated rape and abuse of a child over a five-year period.
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Perry Santillo bilked at least 1,000 victims, must pay restitution of almost $103 million
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Houston-based Derichebourg Recycling USA Inc. will pay a civil penalty of $442,500 and has settled with the Environmental Protection Agency to resolve Clean Air Act violations at facilities in both Texas and Oklahoma.
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A member of the Sinaloa Cartel, who trafficked drugs and laundered money, was recently given over 15 years in prison for his role in bringing drugs into America and then taking funds back to Mexico, according to the United States Department of Justice.
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A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit filed Dec. 6 against Texas alleges the state violated a federal law protecting minority voters when finalizing its redistricting maps.
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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on November 10, against Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) for charging “wait time” fees to passengers who, because of disability, need more time to enter a car.