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The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with the City of Lansing, Michigan, that will resolve the department’s religious accommodation and retaliation lawsuit.

Director Allison Randall of the Office on Violence Against Women Delivers Remarks at the Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Event

Director Allison Randall of the Office on Violence Against Women Delivers Remarks at the Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Event

Street Gang Member Pleads Guilty to RICO Conspiracy

A Virgin Islands man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.

District Man Admits to Perpetrating Sophisticated Fraud Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON - Suzgo Phiri, 35, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today in District Court to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. The plea was accepted by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper who scheduled sentencing for June 13, 2023. Phiri faces a maximum possible sentence of 30 years in prison, plus possible fines and restitution.

Ohio Gambling Business Owner Sentenced for Tax Fraud Conspiracy

Did Not Report Millions from Illegal Gambling Operation

Former KC Man Arrested in Mexico for Producing Child Pornography

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former Kansas City, Mo., man who moved to Mexico and lived under another name, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to producing child pornography.

Federal Jury Convicts Boise Tax Return Preparer of Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: BOISE - After a four-day trial, a federal jury found Boise tax return preparer Andres Sanchez, 33, guilty of willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of six false or fraudulent tax returns on behalf of several clients, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Senior U.S. District...

USDOJ-OJP-COPS grant application closes on April 18

FY23 COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program grant opened on Feb. 22.

USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 22

BJA FY 23 Invited to Apply - Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance (EFLEA) Program grant opened on Feb. 22.

Former Owner and CEO/CFO of Recycling Company Sentenced to 33 Months for Federal Tax Crime

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kevin Shibilski, 61, Merrill, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 33 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for...

Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Host Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Workshop on Competition Advocacy

News Release: The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today launched a two-day joint workshop as part of this year’s first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) Senior Officials Meeting, which the U.S. is hosting in Palm Springs, California. This year marks the first time the U.S. has hosted APEC since 2011.

DePodesta: 'Wearing a badge does not make one above the law'

A former Memphis Police Department officer faces up to 10 years in prison for assaulting and injuring a man who was in custody.

Woman Pleads to Voluntary Manslaughter While Armed in August 2022 Killing

News Release: WASHINGTON - Alexis Hawkins, 46, of Washington, D.C. pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed in the Aug. 14, 2022 killing of Cynthia Stewart and one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in an unrelated case, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Mexican Man Pleads Guilty to and is Sentenced for Immigration Crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Israel Garcia-Cocotle, also known as “Israel Cocotle Rayon" and “Israel Cococle-Garcia," 33, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty today to the felony offense of reentry of a removed alien and was sentenced to 10 months in prison. Garcia-Cocotle will be remanded to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation proceedings at the conclusion of his sentence.

Three Individuals Charged for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine on and Around the Red Lake Reservation

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Three individuals from northern Minnesota have been charged in a drug trafficking conspiracy that brought fentanyl and methamphetamine to the Red Lake Reservation and surrounding area, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

Washington, D.C. Man Convicted After Nine-Day Trial For Use Of A Firearm In Connection With A Murder And A Robbery, And For A Drug Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Madani Ilara Tejan, a/k/a “Malik," “Mylik," and “Dani," age 30, of Washington, D.C., late on Feb. 17, 2023, for using a firearm in connection with murder and robbery, and for a drug distribution conspiracy.

Two Human Smugglers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Hostage Taking

News Release: EL PASO, Texas - A Mexican national was sentenced in federal court in El Paso Wednesday to 144 months in prison, along with an El Paso man who was sentenced to 200 months in prison, for violation of federal law concerning hostage taking.

USDOJ-OJP-COPS offers new grant application process starting Feb. 22

FY23 COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program grant opened on Feb. 22.

Leader Of Sunset Trinitarios Sentented To Life In Prison For Racketeering, Including Ordering Multiple Murders

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that EDIBERTO SANTANA, a/k/a “Flaco Veneno," was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading the Sunset Trinitarios gang from at least 2010 through 2019 and, in that capacity, ordering multiple acts of brutal...