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Two North Carolina women were sentenced to prison this week for preparing false tax returns for clients and causing them to be filed with the IRS.
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A Texas return preparer pleaded guilty to engaging in a multi-year conspiracy to prepare and file false tax returns on behalf of clients and obtaining a fraudulent loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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The U.S. Government recently issued the Fifth Open Government National Action Plan containing several commitments to increase the public’s access to data to better advance equity, engage the public in the regulatory process, make government records more accessible to the public, and improve the delivery of government services and benefits, among other areas
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The Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy (OIP) is pleased to announce that nominations are open for the 2023 Sunshine Week FOIA Awards, recognizing the contributions of FOIA professionals from around the government.
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An American businesswoman with international ties was sentenced in the District of Hawaii yesterday to two years in prison for her role in facilitating an unregistered lobbying campaign of the Administration of the former President of the United States and the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of foreign principals in exchange for millions of dollars.
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The former president and CEO of a Hollywood-based anti-poverty nonprofit agency has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for embezzling money from the nonprofit for his personal benefit and intentionally misapplying more than $600,000 in grant money to pay for unauthorized expenses and lying on his tax returns, the Justice Department announced today
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On December 16, 2022, a former BOP Correctional Officer assigned to the Federal Detention Center Seattle/Tacoma in Washington was sentenced to 1 year and 1 day of imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release for one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and one count of obstruction of justice associated with witness tampering.
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today the release of a report of investigation regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of inmate Jamel Floyd at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) Brooklyn on June 3, 2020, following the use of force by Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) personnel.
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“TRIBUTE TO HUGH T. CLEMENTS, JR.“ was published in the Senate section on pages S52-S53 on Jan. 23
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News Release: PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted three Dewey County men for Theft of Firearms From a Federal Firearm Licensee, Possession of Stolen Firearms, Burglary and Larceny.
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A Florida man was sentenced to eight years and six months in federal prison is an example of efforts to combat COVID-19-related fraud.
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News Release: On Jan. 25, Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. met in Washington, D.C. with Colombian Attorney General Francisco Barbosa Delgado.
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News Release: AUSTIN, Texas - A former Lakeway resident was sentenced in federal court in Austin on Thursday to 15 years in prison with an additional 15 years of supervised release for producing child sexual exploitation material.
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News Release: Defendant Broadcast Live on Facebook While Holding Alleged Explosive Device.
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News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
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News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Conshohocken, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
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There were seven notices published by the Justice Department in week ending Jan. 21, according to the Federal Register.
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A 63-year-old New Jersey man will spend the next 60 years in federal prison for an array of federal felonies, including financial, sex and violent crimes.
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A Kentucky man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after admitting to flying to Illinois in May 2020 for the purpose of having sex with a minor.
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News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Michael Joseph Wynder, 37, of New York City, was sentenced yesterday to 15 months incarceration for straw purchasing a firearm. The sentence was imposed in District Court by the Honorable Richard G. Andrews.