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By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 20, 2023
Director of Vera Institute of Justice's Louisiana Will Snowden recently emphasized the need for collaboration among stakeholders in New Orleans to address the city's mental health crisis. According to a report by Vera, Snowden believes the proposed Phase III jail for people with mental health needs presents a crucial decision for the city.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 20, 2023
Attorney General Merrick Garland recently sentenced a Texas resident to 90 consecutive life terms in prison for the August 3, 2019 shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso, Texas. Patrick Wood Crucius, 24, was the shooter who liked 23 people and injured 22 more, according to a release by the U.S. Department of Justice.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 20, 2023
An eight count indictment has come down on Gal Luft with crimes related to willful failure to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, arms trafficking, Iranian sanctions violations and other offenses.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 20, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled about religious accommodations in the workplace.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 19, 2023
U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe announced June 28 that a Justice Department probe has led to criminal charges against 14 people in connection with more than $1.9 billion in fraud claims against government and private health care benefit programs.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 19, 2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Florida resident Sanjay Singh with operating a $112 million Ponzi scheme that targeted members of the Haitian-American community.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 19, 2023
The Supreme Court recently announced a landmark decision ruling that the admissions programs of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina violate the guarantees of equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 17, 2023
A multi-agency law-enforcement action that stretched across the nation and lasted two weeks resulted in criminal charges against 78 individuals for alleged health-care fraud schemes.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 13, 2023
The Supreme Court of the United States recently addressed a case involving a challenge to North Carolina's congressional districting map.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 9, 2023
A two-week nationwide law enforcement action swept up 78 suspects accused of participating in healthcare fraud and opioid abuse schemes totaling $2.5 billion, a June 29 Department of Justice news release said.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 8, 2023
The U.S. Justice Department recently announced a nationwide law enforcement operation that resulted in criminal charges being brought against 78 defendants for their alleged involvement in health care fraud.
By Andy Nghiem | Jun 27, 2023
Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of blockchain company Ripple, said the SEC’s lawsuits against leading crypto exchanges, including Binance and Coinbase, are an attempt to overcompensate for the agency’s failure to prevent crypto exchange FTX from misusing customer assets, leaving users with billions of dollars of missing funds when the exchange collapsed last fall.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 25, 2023
In a historic moment, the highly anticipated Equality Act has been introduced, heralding a major stride in protecting the civil rights of individuals nationwide.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
U.S. Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) and Roger Williams (R-Texas)co-authored a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting a comprehensive explanation on the Department of Justice's ongoing initiatives for safeguarding American small businesses from intellectual property theft by the Chinese Communist Party.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023
A Russian national has been charged for his role in multiple ransomware and cyber attacks against computer systems in the United States and around the world.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 22, 2023
A West Virginia man was found guilty of receiving child pornography and possessing prepubescent child porn.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 20, 2023
Liberty and National Security Program co-director Elizabeth Goitein criticized the FBI's alleged abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 19, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced the sentencing of a Romanian national who operated a “bulletproof hosting” service that facilitated the distribution of destructive malware.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 15, 2023
Ongoing efforts to enhance Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act query compliance were detailed by FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate June 13 during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FISA Section 702.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 15, 2023
The Department of Justice announced the release of new rules aimed at combating discriminatory profiling by federal agencies, changing guidelines that had been in place since 2014.
