News from January 2023
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
A federal jury convicted a former elementary school teacher yesterday for sexually abusing four former students.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced that Colonel Hugh T. Clements Jr. has been appointed to serve as the new Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The COPS Office is the component of the Justice Department responsible for advancing the practice of community policing by the nation’s state, local, territorial, and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Greek-Based Corporations Ordered to Pay $2 Million Criminal Fine For Tampering with Pollution Prevention Equipment and Failing to Immediately Report Hazardous Conditions on the Mississippi River
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Corp IV Holdings Inc., doing business as Masterson Staffing Solutions (Masterson Staffing), a staffing company based in Minnesota.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2023
News Release: Media Alert: Armed and Dangerous Michigan Bank Robbery Fugitive on the Run in Vermilion County.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 22, 2023
There were two notices published by the Federal Reserve System in week ending Jan. 14, according to the Federal Register.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Three Texas men were sentenced yesterday for their roles in a conspiracy to pay bribes to two city commissioners in Weslaco in exchange for their official actions in connection with city contracts worth tens of millions of dollars.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today the resolution of a matter involving the Louisiana Supreme Court (LASC) based on actions LASC has taken to improve access to state court proceedings and operations for people with limited English proficiency (LEP).
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The owner of several companies in the construction industry was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay a $1.75 million fine for his role in a long-running scheme to defraud the United States.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Helped Obtain Fraudulent Syndicated Conservation Easement Tax Breaks for High-Income Earners
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
Four former correctional officers at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center have been sentenced for their roles in the assault of an inmate and participation in a multi-year conspiracy to cover-up the abuse.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that it filed a complaint and proposed consent decree with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, to resolve allegations that Cumberland County, Tennessee violated Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits employers from discriminating based on disability. Among other things, it requires them to make reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The founder and majority owner of a cryptocurrency exchange, Bitzlato Ltd. (Bitzlato), was arrested last night in Miami for his alleged operation of a money transmitting business that transported and transmitted illicit funds and that failed to meet U.S. regulatory safeguards, including anti-money laundering requirements.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with Nederlander Marketing, Inc., dba Broadway Direct (Broadway Direct), a ticket services company based in New York.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has selected Tara Twomey to serve as Director of the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) at the Department of Justice.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a proposed consent decree with Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Centers (BDP) and American Vision Partners (AVP), to resolve its lawsuit alleging that the eye care practices violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
A Texas military contractor pleaded guilty on Jan. 12 to rigging bids on public military contracts in the state of Texas.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
A federal jury convicted a Colorado physician on Friday for misappropriating approximately $250,000 from two separate COVID-19 relief programs.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
A federal judge sentenced a Florida woman to prison for making a false statement to a government investigator related to a clinical trial that studied the effectiveness of asthma drugs in children.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, to resolve the department’s claims in Doe et al. v. Schuylkill County et al., a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII).
