The Justice Department
This Week at Justice - January 20, 2023
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- This Week at Justice - January 20, 2023
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- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Garland Addressed the Conference of Mayors Regarding the Threat of Fentanyl
• Assistant Attorney General Polite Remarked on Revisions to the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy
• Founder and Majority Owner of Cryptocurrency Exchange Charged with Processing Over $700 Million of Illicit Funds
• Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Addressed the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Hate Crimes Reporting Data into NIBRS
• Justice Department Announces Colonel Hugh T. Clements Jr. as Director of Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
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- Founder and Majority Owner of Cryptocurrency Exchange Charged with Processing Over $700 Million of..
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- 1 year ago
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- Founder and Majority Owner of Cryptocurrency Exchange Charged with Processing Over $700 Million of Illicit Funds
The founder and majority owner of a cryptocurrency exchange, Bitzlato Ltd. (Bitzlato), was arrested 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.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/founder-and-majority-owner-cryptocurrency-exchange-charged-processing-over-700-million
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monaco-delivers-remarks-founder-and-majority-owner
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kenneth-polite-jr-delivers-remarks-founder-and-majority-owner
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- Assistant Attorney General Polite Makes Announcement Regarding Corporate Enforcement Policy
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- 1 year ago
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- Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. makes announcement regarding the Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kenneth-polite-jr-delivers-remarks-georgetown-university-law
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- Attorney General Garland Speaks In Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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- 1 year ago
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- Attorney General Garland Speaks In Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Appointment of a Special Counsel
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the appointment of a former career Justice Department prosecutor and former U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur to serve as special counsel to conduct the investigation of matters that were the subject of the initial investigation by U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch Jr. related to the possible unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or other records discovered at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement and the Wilmington, Delaware, private residence of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/appointment-special-counsel-1
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/statement-special-counsel-robert-k-hur
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-appointment-special-counsel-0
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- 2022 Year in Review
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- 1 year ago
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- Learn about #ThisYearAtJustice
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- Justice Department Announces New Language Access Law Enforcement Initiative
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- 1 year ago
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- Department Also Announces Resolution of Language Access Investigation Against Denver Police Department
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-new-language-access-law-enforcement-initiative
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- DAG Monaco Delivers Keynote 2022 National Public Safety Partnership Violent Crime Reduction Summit
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- 1 year ago
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- Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Delivers Keynote Remarks at 2022 National Public Safety Partnership Violent Crime Reduction Summit
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- This Week at Justice - December 9, 2022
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- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Marked its 65th Anniversary
• Jury Convicts Former Federal Prison Warden for Sexual Abuse of Three Female Inmates
• Court Issues Order Requiring Cigarette Companies to Post Corrective Statements; Resolves Historic RICO Tobacco Litigation
• New Jersey Business Owner Sentenced to Five Years in Scheme to Sell Fraudulent Coronavirus Disinfectant Products
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- This Week at Justice - December 2, 2022
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- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Leader of Oath Keepers and Oath Keepers Member Found Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy and Other Charges
• The United States Filed Complaint and Reached Agreement on Proposal Regarding Jackson, Mississippi Water Crisis
• Leader of International Drug Trafficking Organization Pleaded Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Summit
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- Attorney General Garland Delivers Brief Remarks on Oath Keepers Verdict and Jackson Water Crisis
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- 1 year ago
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/leader-oath-keepers-and-oath-keepers-member-found-guilty-seditious-conspiracy-and-other
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-files-complaint-and-reaches-agreement-proposal-city-jackson-and-state
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- This Week at Justice - November 18, 2022
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- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announced the Appointment of a Special Counsel
• Justice Department Opened an Investigation Into the State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, and the Oklahoma City Police Department
• Justice Department and Department of Education Announce a Fairer and More Accessible Bankruptcy Discharge Process for Student Loan Borrowers
• Chinese Government Intelligence Officer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Espionage Crimes, Attempting to Steal Trade Secrets
• Justice Department Announced Cynthia Ferguson as Director of the Office of Environmental Justice
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- Attorney General Garland Announces Appointment of a Special Counsel
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- 1 year ago
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- Attorney General Garland Announces Appointment of a Special Counsel.
Related:
Statement of Special Counsel Jack Smith: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/statement-special-counsel-jack-smith
Appointment of a Special Counsel: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/appointment-special-counsel-0
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks on the Appointment of a Special Counsel: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-appointment-special-counsel
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- This Week at Justice - November 10, 2022
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- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Three Federal Operations in Arkansas Lead to Dozens of Drug & Firearm Arrests
• Attorney General Garland Met with Department Employees that are Veterans to Thank Them for Their Service
• Criminal Charges Unsealed Against Haitian Gang Leaders For Kidnappings of U.S. Citizens
• Florida Man Sentenced for Racially-Motivated Hate Crime
• Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
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- This Week at Justice - November 4, 2022
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- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Welcomed the U.S. Attorneys to the Justice Department for the First In-Person U.S. Attorney Conference Since 2020
• Justice Department Announced Takedown of Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring
• Justice Department Obtained Permanent Injunction Blocking Penguin Random House’s Proposed Acquisition of Simon & Schuster
• Justice Department Awarded Nearly $105 Million to Protect Children from Exploitation, Trauma and Abuse
• American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Sentenced to 20 Years
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- This Week at Justice - October 28, 2022
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- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Two Arrested and 13 Charged in Three Separate Cases for Alleged Participation in Malign Schemes in the United States on Behalf of the PRC
• Newly Unsealed Indictment Charges Ukrainian National with International Cybercrime Operation
• Justice Department Released Information on Efforts to Protect the Right to Vote, Prosecute Election Fraud and Secure Elections
• Attorney General Garland Announced Revised Justice Department News Media Policy
• Justice Department Awarded Over $90 Million to Combat Human Trafficking and Support Victims
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- The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Celebrates 40th Anniversary
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- 1 year ago
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- The Department of Justice’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) was created by Presidential Order four decades ago. On Oct. 14, 1982, in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice building, President Ronald Reagan announced a new coordinated federal government effort bringing together prosecutors and law enforcement agencies to attack the command and control elements of the drug trafficking organizations responsible for moving massive quantities of illicit narcotics into the country.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/organized-crime-drug-enforcement-task-forces-celebrates-40th-anniversary
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- Two Arrested and 13 Charged for Alleged Participation in Malign Schemes by PRC in the United States
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- 2 years ago
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- Charges Filed in Three Different Cases Include Conspiracy to Forcibly Repatriate PRC Nationals, Attempted Obstruction of a Criminal Prosecution, and Conspiracy to Act as an Illegal Agent of a Foreign Country
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-arrested-and-13-charged-three-separate-cases-alleged-participation-malign-schemes-united
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-malign-schemes-united-states-behalf
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-monaco-delivers-remarks-malign-schemes-united-states-behalf
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-national-security-matthew-g-olsen-delivers-remarks-malign
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- This Week at Justice - October 21, 2022
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- 2 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Discusses Justice Department Commitment to Hold Accountable Perpetrators of War Crimes in Ukraine
• Lafarge Pleaded Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organizations
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks to the International Association of Chiefs of Police
• Justice Department Filed Lawsuit Challenging Policy Barring Native Americans From Accessing South Dakota Hotel and Sports Lounge
• The Justice Department Filed Multiple Lawsuits to Stop the Illegal Sale of Unauthorized Vaping Products
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at Meeting with German Minister of Justice
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- 2 years ago
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- Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-following-meeting-german-minister
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- Lafarge Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organizations
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- 2 years ago
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- In Justice Department’s First Corporate Material Support for Terrorism Prosecution, Lafarge S.A. and its Syrian Subsidiary Admit Revenue-Sharing Agreement with ISIS and Agree to Pay $778 Million in Fines and Forfeiture
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/lafarge-pleads-guilty-conspiring-provide-material-support-foreign-terrorist-organizations
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monaco-delivers-remarks-announcing-guilty-plea-lafarge
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-national-security-matthew-g-olsen-delivers-remarks-lafarge
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- This Week at Justice - October 14, 2022
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- 2 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Garland Delivered Remarks at the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue at the State Department
• DOJ Found Civil Rights Violations by Orange County, California in Use of Jailhouse Informants
• The Justice Department Awarded More Than $370 Million to Reduce Violent Crime and Support Law Enforcement
• The Justice Department Announced $139 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing
• The Justice Department Awarded More Than $340 Million to Address Substance Use Disorders and Fight the Overdose Epidemic
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- Equity in the Classroom – The Pandemic and Access to Education for Immigrant and English Learner...
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Panel discussion exploring the impact of the pandemic on English Learner and immigrant students, and paths forward to address these students’ needs.
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- This Week at Justice - October 7, 2022
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- 2 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• The Justice Department Expanded Its Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force to Protect Older Americans from Fraud
• The Justice Department Awarded a Total of Nearly $100 Million to Help Reduce Recidivism and Support Successful Reentry to Communities
• The Justice Department Released Information on Efforts to Protect the Right to Vote
• Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening Election Official
• Two Plead Guilty to Smuggling Firearms into Mexico
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- Justice Department Announces Agreement with Lakeland Bank to Address Discriminatory Redlining
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- 2 years ago
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- The Justice Department announced an agreement to resolve allegations that Lakeland Bank (Lakeland) engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by “redlining” in the Newark metropolitan area, including neighborhoods in Essex, Somerset and Union counties in New Jersey. This resolution is part of the Justice Department’s nationwide Combating Redlining Initiative and represents the third-largest redlining settlement in department history.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-agreement-lakeland-bank-address-discriminatory-redlining
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- This Week at Justice - September 30, 2022
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- 2 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• The Department of Justice Announced Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States
• The Drug Enforcement Administration Continued to Warn that One Pill Can Kill
• The Justice Department Secured an Agreement with Lakeland Bank to Address Discriminatory Redlining
• U.S. Department of Justice Announces Surge of Resources to Fight Violent Crime in Houston
• Justice Department Awards $100 Million to Reduce Community Violence
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- U.S. Department of Justice Announces Surge of Resources to Fight Violent Crime in Houston
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- 2 years ago
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- The U.S. Department of Justice, together with numerous law enforcement partners, met today at Jack Yates High School in Houston to announce a new initiative that will surge law enforcement tools and resources to target gangs who are terrorizing communities in Houston.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-department-justice-announces-surge-resources-fight-violent-crime-houston
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kenneth-polite-jr-delivers-remarks-announcement-new-violent
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-awards-100-million-reduce-community-violence
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- Justice Department Employees Invited to Attend Investiture of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
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- 2 years ago
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- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has her ceremonial swearing in at the Supreme Court today.
Attorney General Merrick Garland will be there and along with him will be some of the Justice Department’s longest serving employees. These are their stories.
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- DOJ Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States
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- 2 years ago
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- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced today the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl seizures across the United States.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-announces-results-enforcement-surge-reduce-fentanyl-supply-across-united
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- This Week at Justice - September 23, 2022
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- 2 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Announced Federal Charges Against 47 Defendants in $250 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
• Rhode Island Man to Plead Guilty in Largest Seizure of 660,000 Meth-Laced Fake Adderall® Pills
• U.S. Attorney General and Ukrainian Prosecutor General Met to Strengthen Joint Efforts on War Crimes and Other Atrocities
• Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Testified Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights
• Task Force KleptoCapture Director Andrew Adams Testified Before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
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- ASG Remarks at 17th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation on Violence Against Women
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- 2 years ago
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- From Sept. 21-23, the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) hosted nearly 600 participants, including a record 55 Tribal leaders, for the 17th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation.
Throughout the consultation, Tribal government leaders provided recommendations on administering Tribal funds and programs; enhancing the safety of Alaska Native and American Indian women from domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, stalking and sex trafficking, along with strengthening the federal response to these crimes; and improving access to local, regional, state and federal crime information databases and criminal justice information systems.
The consultation is required by law to address the federal administration of Tribal funds and programs established under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) and its subsequent reauthorizations.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jus...
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- DAG Remarks at 17th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation on Violence Against Women
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- 2 years ago
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- From Sept. 21-23, the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) hosted nearly 600 participants, including a record 55 Tribal leaders, for the 17th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation.
Throughout the consultation, Tribal government leaders provided recommendations on administering Tribal funds and programs; enhancing the safety of Alaska Native and American Indian women from domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, stalking and sex trafficking, along with strengthening the federal response to these crimes; and improving access to local, regional, state and federal crime information databases and criminal justice information systems.
The consultation is required by law to address the federal administration of Tribal funds and programs established under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) and its subsequent reauthorizations.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jus...
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- AG Remarks at 17th Annual Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation on Violence Against Women
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- 2 years ago
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- From Sept. 21-23, the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) hosted nearly 600 participants, including a record 55 Tribal leaders, for the 17th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation.
Throughout the consultation, Tribal government leaders provided recommendations on administering Tribal funds and programs; enhancing the safety of Alaska Native and American Indian women from domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, stalking and sex trafficking, along with strengthening the federal response to these crimes; and improving access to local, regional, state and federal crime information databases and criminal justice information systems.
The consultation is required by law to address the federal administration of Tribal funds and programs established under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) and its subsequent reauthorizations.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jus...
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- Antitrust AAG Kanter Delivers Remarks for 2022 International Bar Association Competition Conference
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- 2 years ago
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- Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Antitrust Division delivered virtual remarks at the 2022 International Bar Association Competition Conference.
Read his remarks at https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-jonathan-kanter-antitrust-division-delivers-virtual-remarks
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- U.S. Attorney General & Ukrainian Prosecutor General Met to Strengthen Joint Efforts
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- 2 years ago
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- U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin met today in Washington to discuss efforts to hold accountable individuals responsible for war crimes and other atrocities in the wake of Russia’s unprovoked and unjust invasion of Ukraine. The leaders outlined areas for enhanced collaboration and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will facilitate appropriate cooperation, coordination, and deconfliction between each country’s respective investigations and prosecutions.
“The United States stands by the people of Ukraine in their tireless pursuit to uphold the rule of law and seek justice for victims in the face of Russia’s continued aggression,” said U.S. Attorney General Garland. “Today, the Department of Justice and the Prosecutor General’s Office announced our decision to work more closely together to identify, apprehend, and prosecute individuals involved in war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine. We wi...
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- Justice Department Announces Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Justice Department Announces Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement
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- Investiture of ATF Director Steven M. Dettelbach
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- The investiture for Director Steve Dettelbach took place on July 19, 2022 in the atrium at ATF. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland swore in the new director & participated in the ceremonial passing of the ATF flag. Director Dettelbach was confirmed by the Senate the week prior.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-investiture-atf-director-steven-m
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- USAO-MN Announces Charges Against 47 Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
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- 2 years ago
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- The Department of Justice announced today federal criminal charges against 47 defendants for their alleged roles in a $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-attorney-announces-federal-charges-against-47-defendants-250-million-feeding-our-future
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- AG Garland Administers the Oath of Allegiance & Delivers Congratulatory Remarks at Ellis Island
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- 2 years ago
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- On September 17, 2022, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland administered the Oath of Allegiance and offered congratulatory remarks to 200 new citizens during a special ceremony on Ellis Island in celebration of Constitution Week and Citizenship Day.
Read the Attorney General's remarks at https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-administers-oath-allegiance-and-delivers
Video courtesy of USCIS
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- This Week at Justice - September 16, 2022
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- 2 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Launches Nationwide Initiative to Combat Unlawful Acts of Hate
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks on Corporate Criminal Enforcement
• Eight Indicted in Joint Task Force Alpha Investigation and Arrested as Part of Takedown of Prolific Human Smuggling Network
• FBI and Law Enforcement Partners Arrested Nearly 6,000 Violent Criminals This Summer
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- Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks on Corporate Criminal Enforcement
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monaco-delivers-remarks-corporate-criminal-enforcement
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- 8 Indicted in JTFA Investigation & Arrested as Part of Takedown of Prolific Human Smuggling Network
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- 2 years ago
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- The U.S. Department of Justice, along with its partners, today announced a significant enforcement operation that disrupted and dismantled a prolific human smuggling operation in Texas and across the Southern United States. The operation, a part of Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA), included the arrest of eight alleged human smugglers whose indictment were unsealed today in the Southern District of Texas (SDTX).
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/eight-indicted-joint-task-force-alpha-investigation-and-arrested-part-takedown-prolific-human
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- This Week at Justice - September 9, 2022
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- 2 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Final Two Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Multi-State Drug Ring
• Associate Attorney General Gupta Delivered Remarks at the Women in Blue: Improving Public Safety and Transforming Policing Convening
• EmpiresX Head Trader Pleads Guilty to Global Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud Scheme that Amassed Approximately $100 Million
• Maryland Man Facing Federal Charge for Threatening a Member of Congress
• Grand Jury Indicts Buffalo Man for Assaulting an FBI Agent
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- DAAG for NSD Adam Hickey Participates in Round Table Discussion on Cyber Security
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- 2 years ago
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- Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Hickey of the Justice Department’s National Security Division participated in a round table discussion titled “The Future of Offensive Cyber” at the Billington Cyber Security Conference.
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- Attorney General Garland's Remarks at 2021 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference
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- 2 years ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the 2021 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference
Read more: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-2021-international-association-chiefs
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- This Week at Justice - September 2, 2022
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- 2 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Office on Violence Against Women Awarded $30.59 Million to Improve Services for Underserved Populations
• United States Obtained Warrant for Seizure of $45 Million Airplane Owned by Russian Energy Company PJSC LUKOIL
• Illinois Man Sentenced to 55 Years in Federal Prison for Killing Special Deputy U.S. Marshal
• Latin Dragon Nation Member Sentenced to 420 Months Imprisonment
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- Olmstead into the Future: An Evolving Vision of Community Integration for People with Disabilities
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- 2 years ago
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- To commemorate the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Olmstead v. L.C., the Civil Rights Division hosted a virtual event in which Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke interviewed Estelle Richman, former Secretary of Public Welfare for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Keris Myrick, Co-Director of the Mental Health Strategic Impact Initiative. The discussion focused on how the Olmstead decision and the Americans with Disabilities Act’s “integration mandate” have impacted the lives of people with disabilities and how disability service systems and the criminal justice system can work to prevent needless segregation.
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- This Week at Justice - August 26, 2022
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- 2 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Regarding Reproductive Rights
• Remaining Defendants Convicted in Conspiracy to Kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
• Former Louisville, Kentucky, Police Detective Pleaded Guilty to a Federal Crime Related to the Death of Breonna Taylor
• Federal and State Law Enforcement Partners Joined Forces to Crack Down on Violent Pueblo Colorado Gang
• Ten MS-13 Gang Members Indicted on Murder and Racketeering Charges
• China International Marine Containers and Maersk Container Industry Abandoned Merger after Justice Department Investigation
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- This Week at Justice - August 19, 2022
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- 2 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• FBI Announced Results of Nationwide Sex Trafficking Operation
• South Los Angeles Street Gang Targeted in Federal Racketeering Indictment that Alleges Narcotics, Firearms and Extortion Offenses
• ISIS ‘Beatle’ Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Hostage-Taking Scheme that Resulted in the Deaths of American, British, and Japanese Citizens
• Man Arrested for Making Threats of Violence Against FBI
• Nine Members and Associates of Genovese and Bonanno Organized Crime Families Charged with Racketeering and Illegal Gambling Offenses
• Man Charged with Making Threat to Arizona Election Official
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- This Week at Justice - August 12, 2022
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- 2 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick Garland Delivered Remarks Announcing Motion to Unseal Search Warrant
• Member of Iran’s IRGC Charged with Plot to Murder Former National Security Advisor
• Federal Judge Sentenced Three Men Convicted of Racially Motivated Hate Crimes in Connection with the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery
• The Southern District of New York Announced the Repatriation & Return to Cambodia of 30 Cambodian Antiquities