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US Attorney on convicted Brooklyn High School Teacher: 'His conduct is criminal and deplorable.'
A Brooklyn high school teacher faces up to 15-years behind bars after being convicted on sexual abuse charges.
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Former police officer, firefighter pleads guilty to 'raping 16-year-old girl' at fire station
A former police officer from West Virginia has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights offense for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.
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US citizen, 4 Chinese intelligence officers charged with spying on PRC dissidents
A U.S. citizen and four Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with spying on leading human rights leaders, dissidents and pro-democracy activists.
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Austin, Texas man sentenced to 5 years for hotel 'fraud scheme'
An Austin, Texas, man was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison May 18 and ordered to pay $5,052,366.92 in restitution for his role in a fraud scheme.
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FBI: Guilty verdict in case called a 'textbook example of public corruption'
The owner of an architect and design company and the former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe have been found guilty of bribery, extortion and other charges in relation to the tribe’s plans to build a casino resort.
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West Virginia man sentenced to 14 years in fentanyl case
A West Virginia man has been sentenced to 14 years in connection with a fentanyl case.
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Former White House advisor pleads guilty to wire fraud
One-time education staffer stole $218,000 from charter schools he founded
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Officials cite victim's bravery in putting child rapist behind bars
An Alpine resident was sentenced to two life sentences for raping a minor, but officials say his crimes extended over a period of years and included the victim's siblings.
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Mid-State man sentenced to 35 years for child sex crimes
Joshua Mac Hendon admitted to all of the charges against him related to the production of child pornography.
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Victims of GirlsDoPorn awarded ownership of content, $18 million in restitution
A federal court has recently ordered that all rights to videos and images produced by the GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys websites be granted to hundreds of victims filmed through the use of “force, fraud, and coercion,” a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release said.
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House Chairs urge Judiciary to investigate hiring of law clerk with history of racist, bigoted conduct by two federal judges
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Chair Hank Johnson (D-GA) led a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts and Circuit Judge Charles Wilson urging an investigation into the conduct of two federal judges for their hiring of a law clerk with a history of nakedly racist and hateful conduct.
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Rwandan genocide suspect permanently leaves the United States after denaturalization
A Rwanda native, most recently residing in Buffalo, New York, has been denaturalized by consent and departed from the United States under an order of removal following the filing of a complaint citing his suspected involvement in the Rwandan genocide in 1994.
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Federal court permanently shuts down Michigan tax preparer
A federal court in the Eastern District of Michigan has permanently enjoined a Detroit-area tax return preparer from preparing federal income tax returns for others and from owning or operating any tax return business in the future.
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New York donut shop operators convicted of tax evasion
Concealed more than $2.8 million in cash sales and paid employees 'off the books'
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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland directs steps to safeguard the rights of and ensure access to justice for veterans & servicemembers
Civil Rights Division and Office for Access to Justice to lead efforts