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Recent News About U.S. Department of Justice
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Twelve people have been charged after a two-year federal investigation of a global criminal organization that is accused of laundering at least $16.5 million for the Sinaloa drug cartel.
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The Justice Department announced that eight members and associates of a violent branch of the Crips called the Insane Crip Gang (ICG) have been charged with a variety of crimes in a 59 count indictment that was unsealed in federal court in Central Islip.
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Ten defendants charged with decade-long, multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud International Cargo Airline
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A serial carjacker, who shot and pistol-whipped his victims, was sent to prison
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has refused to comment on the deliberative process of whether or not he has advised President Joe Biden on current border policies related to recent spikes in illegal immigration numbers.
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A former director of inspection and code enforcement in Kenner, La., was recently sentenced to 46 months in prison.
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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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New York-based Danco Laboratories, LLC, which was accused of breaking the False Claims Act by failing to pay certain customs duties on imported pharmaceutical products that failed to identify their country of origin, has agreed to pay $765,000 to the U.S. Justice Department.
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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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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against Nexway, a multinational payment processing company, its CEO Victor Iezuitov, and chief strategy officer Casey Potenzone, for facilitating tech support scammers through credit card laundering.
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The Functional Government Initiative (FGI) announced it has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking records of billings and payments made to law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP for representing Lois Lerner and Holly Paz, key officials at the center of the IRS political targeting scandal.
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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.