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Recent News About U.S. Department of Justice
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The leader of multi-state drug trafficking group was sentenced to 9 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl, meth and heroin.
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The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a California man has been arraigned in federal court for making threatening telephone calls last year.
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The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, Inc., one of the world's largest video game developers and publishers, for imposing rules that limited competition for players in its Overwatch and Call of Duty professional esports leagues.
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Twelve people have been charged and a global criminal organization that is accused of laundering at least $16.5 million for the Sinaloa cartel has been dismantled following a two-year investigation by the FBI and DEA, according to a news release.
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A Virginia Beach, Va., towing company has been required by the U.S. Department of Justice to pay $90,000 to resolve allegations the company illegally sold vehicles belonging to U.S. military personnel.
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U.S. justice officials and education leaders recently celebrated Second Chance Month in Miami, joining current and formerly incarcerated individuals, corrections officials and reentry advocates.
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Five defendants were sentenced to prison terms between 6 and 40 years for their roles in a $1 billion biofuel-tax conspiracy, according to a Department of Justice press release issued April 7.
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A Florida-based franchisee of a national restaurant chain has reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice for discriminating against a non-citizen worker.
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Four men have been sentenced for their involvement in a series of carjackings in Kentucky.
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The Bureau of Justice Statistics recently released a report that discusses youth sexual victimization perpetrated by youth or by staff in juvenile facilities.
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A U.S Navy doctor appeared in federal court March 28 to plead guilty to defrauding the Navy, costing it upwards of $2 million by fabricating false or exaggerated injury reports.
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A former attorney from New York is being charged with one count of falsification of bankruptcy records and one count of false oaths and claims in bankruptcy.
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Long-time politician Mark Ridley-Thomas was found guilty of bribery.
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In less than an hour, a Georgia man was found guilty of all charges brought against him for his role in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $1 million in pandemic-relief aid.
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A former Baldwin County doctor was sentenced to four years in prison for charges including bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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A Michigan man pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in connection with his operation of trucking companies.
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A man from Ypsilanti, Mich., pleaded guilty to making false claims in his security clearance application for the U.S. Navy.
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A former vice detective with the San Diego Police Department and three co-defendants entered guilty pleas in connection with the operation of illegal massage parlors in Arizona and California that used women as prostitutes while pretending to provide therapeutic massage services.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office reported the former leader the White Supremacist group Kuerkrieg Division was arrested for sending online death threats to a journalist reporting on his group.
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A Wisconsin man admitted his guilt in making racially charged threats to Black residents living in his apartment complex in West Allis.