News from December 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 25, 2021
News Release: The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced almost $87 million in funding to combat human trafficking, provide supportive services to trafficking victims throughout the United States and conduct research into the nature and causes of labor and sex trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 25, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced nearly $444 million in grant awards to support a wide range of violence reduction efforts, including community-based violence intervention and prevention strategies, youth and school violence prevention programs and evidence-based police and prosecution practices. Funding will also support research on civil disturbances, school safety and violence against women.
By State Newswire | Dec 25, 2021
News Release: At the second Japan-U.S. Clean Energy Partnership (JUCEP) plenary meeting on Dec. 15, 2021, the United States and Japan, led by the U.S. Department of State and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, reviewed achievements and set priorities to accelerate clean energy deployment in the Indo-Pacific region.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 25, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards totaling more than $210 million to fund crime laboratories, support research, decrease DNA backlogs and help law enforcement identify missing persons. The funding is administered by the OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and National Institute of Justice (NIJ).
By State Newswire | Dec 25, 2021
News Release: The Department of State recognizes the positive impact of temporary work visa holders on the U.S. economy and is committed to facilitating nonimmigrant travel and reducing visa wait times. We are pleased to announce that consular officers are now temporarily authorized, through Dec. 31, 2022, to ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 25, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards totaling over $40 million to enhance services for victims of crime across the United States. The grants build on more than $1.2 billion in funding announced in September to support victim assistance and victim compensation programs administered by states and territories.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 25, 2021
“TRIBUTE TO THOMAS O'BRIEN“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E1385 on Dec. 20
By State Newswire | Dec 25, 2021
News Release: On Dec. 20, the United States Navy 5th Fleet seized upwards of 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from a vessel originating from Iran. This ship was on a route historically used to illegally smuggle weapons to the Houthis in Yemen. The smuggling of arms from Iran to the Houthis ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 25, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced nearly $126 million in funding to advance school safety under the STOP School Violence Act. The grants, awarded by the Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS ...
By State Newswire | Dec 24, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Dec 24, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By State Newswire | Dec 24, 2021
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards totaling nearly $141 million to help protect children from exploitation, trauma and abuse, while also funding improvements in the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases. “The Justice Department ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2021
News Release: Three Houston-area pharmacists, a doctor, and a pharmacy technician have been arrested for allegedly running three pharmacies and two clinics as “pill mills;” distributing hydrocodone, oxycodone, and other controlled drugs without a legitimate medical purpose.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2021
News Release: The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, at the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Biglari Holdings Inc. (Biglari Holdings), a restaurant chain owner and investment fund operator.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2021
News Release: The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, at the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Clarence L. Werner (Werner). Werner is the founder of Werner Enterprises Inc. (Werner Enterprises), one of the largest truckload carriers in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2021
News Release: A Georgia man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting a nationwide tax fraud scheme to more than 200 participants in at least 19 states. He also pleaded guilty to helping others prepare and file false tax returns for individuals recruited to the scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2021
News Release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issued the following statement in reference to today’s Office of Legal Counsel opinion on home confinement: “Thousands of people on home confinement have reconnected with their families, have found gainful employment, and have followed the rules. In light of today’s ...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 24, 2021
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By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2021
News Release: The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced today that they have filed an amended complaint alleging that the Chicopee Housing Authority and its Executive Director, Monica Blazic, violated federal law by discriminating against ...
