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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Addresses the Importance of Section 702
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Addresses the Importance of Section 702
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on March 29, 2023 and answers questions regarding the importance of Section 702 reauthorization.
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- Int’l Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl, Opioids Results in Record Arrests, Seizures
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Today, the Department of Justice, and its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and international partners, announced the results of Operation SpecTor, which included 288 arrests – the most ever for any JCODE operation and nearly double that of the prior operation. Law enforcement also conducted more seizures than any prior operation, including 117 firearms, 850 kilograms of drugs that include 64 kilograms of fentanyl or fentanyl-laced narcotics, and $53.4 million in cash and virtual currencies.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/largest-international-operation-against-darknet-trafficking-fentanyl-and-opioids-results
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-deliver-remarks-announcing-results-largest
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- This Week at Justice - April 28, 2023
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- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Met with Ukraine Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniaziev
• United States Obtained $629 Million Settlement with British American Tobacco to Resolve Illegal Sales to North Korea, Charged Facilitators in Illicit Tobacco Trade
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Keynote at RSAC 2023, ‘Combating Evolving Cyber Threats: Leading with Disruption’
• Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivered Remarks at the EPA’s Environmental Crimes Event
• Amy Solomon Sworn in as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs
• Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Met with Community Members in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, Arkansas
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivered Remarks at Bureau of Prisons National Warden Training
• Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Traveled to Uvalde, Texas
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- US Obtains $629M Settlement with British American Tobacco to Resolve Illegal Sales to North Korea
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- United States Obtains $629 Million Settlement with British American Tobacco to Resolve Illegal Sales to North Korea, Charges Facilitators in Illicit Tobacco Trade
Cases Part of Greater Disruption Effort to Combat Funding of North Korean Nuclear Program and Counter Nation-State Threats
Press release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-obtains-629-million-settlement-british-american-tobacco-resolve-illegal-sales
Remarks from Assistant Attorney General for National Security: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-national-security-matthew-g-olsen-delivers-remarks-announcing
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- U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Meeting with Ukraine Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniaziev
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland met Tuesday in Washington, D.C., with Ukraine Chief Justice Vsevolod Kniaziev.
The Attorney General reaffirmed the Department’s steadfast commitment to accountability for Ukraine. Chief Justice Kniaziev thanked Attorney General Garland for the Justice Department’s support.
In the meeting, Chief Justice Kniaziev spoke about Ukraine’s justice system – the challenges posed by wartime conditions, his dedication to continuity of operations, and Ukraine’s ongoing implementation of justice sector reforms consistent with our countries’ shared democratic values that will deliver justice and uphold the rule of law. Both leaders discussed the need for openness and transparency in ensuring public trust in the judiciary and expanding access to justice, especially in those areas most affected by the war. Chief Justice Kniaziev and Attorney General Garland agreed on the importance of deepening U.S.-Ukraine cooperation to ...
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- This Week at Justice - April 21, 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks Following Meeting with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivered Opening Remarks Before the Senate Judiciary Committee
• The Department of Justice Hosted the 30th Annual Federal Inter-Agency Holocaust Remembrance Program
• Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General David Newman Delivered Remarks Announcing Transnational Repression Cases
• Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim Delivered Remarks at TIMBER Trafficking Enforcement Roundtable
• Justice Department Issued Dear Colleague Letter to Courts Regarding Fines and Fees for Youth and Adults
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- A Celebration of Second Chances
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- 1 year ago
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- Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monaco-delivers-remarks-justice-department-s-second-chance
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kristen-clarke-delivers-remarks-justice-departments-second
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- TIMBER Trafficking Enforcement Roundtable
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- 1 year ago
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- As part of the Justice Department’s Earth Week recognition, the department held an interagency roundtable on illegal timber trafficking. Officials will announced the TIMBER Enforcement Working Group and explained how it will act as a force multiplier for U.S. enforcement efforts, among other recent developments in the field of timber trafficking enforcement.
Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim of the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) and Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin Mizer provided opening remarks on the importance of combating timber trafficking in order to protect forest resources and indigenous people who rely on the forests, combat climate change and transnational organized crime, and create a level playing field for the U.S. timber and wood products market.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-todd-kim-delivers-remarks-timber-trafficking-enforcement
https://www.justice...
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- Federal Inter-Agency Holocaust Remembrance Program
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- 30th Annual Federal Inter-Agency Holocaust Remembrance Program
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-30th-annual-federal-inter-agency
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kristen-clarke-delivers-remarks-30th-annual-federal-inter
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- AAG Polite Met With Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin in Vilnius To Reaffirm Support
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. met with Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin in Vilnius to reaffirm the steadfast support of the United States for Ukraine’s efforts to hold accountable Russian war criminals.
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- Attorney General Garland and DOJ Officials Meet With Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, and Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin deliver remarks following meetings between Department of Justice officials and Ukrainian officials.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-following-meeting-ukrainian-prosecutor-general-andriy
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monaco-delivers-remarks-following-meeting-ukrainian
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- This Week at Justice - April 14, 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Announced Charges Against Sinaloa Cartel’s Global Operation
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Met With Security Cabinet of the Government of Mexico
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered a Statement on Classified National Defense Information
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks at the Interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Released a Statement on Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA Appeals Decision
• Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. Delivered Remarks at First Annual Charlotte E. Ray Lecture and White Collar Crime Conference
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Met with Singapore Attorney General Lucien Wong
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- Justice Department Announces Charges Against Sinaloa Cartel’s Global Operation
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- “Chapitos” Charged in Department’s Latest Actions to Disrupt Flow of Illegal Fentanyl and Other Dangerous Drugs
The Justice Department today announced charges unsealed in the Southern District of New York, Northern District of Illinois, and District of Columbia, against several leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, a transnational drug trafficking organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico, and its facilitators across the globe.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-charges-against-sinaloa-cartel-s-global-operation
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-charges-against-sinaloa-cartel-s
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monaco-delivers-remarks-charges-against-sinaloa-cartel-s
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Statement on Classified National Defense Information
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-statement-classified-national-defense
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- Justice Dept Participates in First Annual Charlotte E. Ray Lecture & White Collar Crime Conference
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Howard University Law School hosted its inaugural White Collar Law Conference in Washington, D.C. Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Criminal Division participated and delivered the keynote address. U.S. Attorneys Ismail Ramsey, Breon Peace, Vanessa Avery, and Damian Williams also participated.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kenneth-polite-jr-delivers-remarks-first-annual-charlotte-e
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- This Week at Justice - April 7, 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivered Remarks on the 55th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination at the National Civil Rights Museum
• Criminal Marketplace Disrupted in International Cyber Operation
• Justice Department Seized Over $112M in Funds Linked to Cryptocurrency Investment Schemes
• Justice Department Continued Efforts to Stop Fraudulent Tax Preparers
• Justice Department Reached Multimillion Dollar Civil Settlement in Principle in Sutherland Springs Mass Shooting
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- AAG for the Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter Speaks on the “Enforcers Roundtable” panel at the...
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter was joined by colleagues from the FTC, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Competition and Markets Authority, and European Commission for the “Enforcers Roundtable” panel at the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s 71st Antitrust Law Spring Meeting.
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- This Week at Justice - March 31, 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Testified Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Testified Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivered Remarks on Defending the Rule of Law Against Hostile Nation-States
• Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Delivered Opening Remarks at the Second Annual Spring Enforcers Summit
• Justice Department Announced Significant Milestone in Policing Reform Efforts for the City of Seattle and Seattle Police Department
• Justice Department and EPA Filed a Complaint Against Norfolk Southern for Unlawful Discharge of Pollutants and Hazardous Substances in East Palestine Derailment
• Justice Department Commemorated the International Transgender Day of Visibility
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- An Agency Update with the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division at the ABA Annual Anti...
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Deputy Assistant Attorneys General of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division spoke about the latest in civil enforcement, cartel cases, and policy initiatives during a panel at the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s 71st Antitrust Law Spring Meeting.
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- 2023 Annual Antitrust Enforcers Summit: Challenges in Monopolization Cases Panel
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- This discussion sought to identify fact patterns that might not fit current doctrinal theories. Are there particular business strategies harmful to competition that do not fit into the foreclosure and exclusion frameworks, such as an "open-first, closed later" strategy of increasing market share, or the swift integration and rapid scaling of an acquired product to quickly establish a strong foothold?
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-federal-trade-commission-hold-annual-spring-enforcers-summit
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- 2023 Annual Antitrust Enforcers Summit: Challenges in Merger Review Panel
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Description: This discussion addressed challenges in merger review, including: (1) establishing illegality in emerging markets; (2) successful examples of using direct evidence, rather than indirect evidence, to establish markets and theories of harm; (3) examples of theories of harm for the merger of complementary products, such as the entrenchment of market power and portfolio effects; and (4) examples of theories based on the merging parties' use of data, including privacy, information exploitation, or information sharing.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-federal-trade-commission-hold-annual-spring-enforcers-summit
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- 2023 Annual Antitrust Enforcers Summit: Welcome and Interviews of AAG Kanter and FTC Chair Khan
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Description: The Justice Department's Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cohosted the second Spring Antitrust Enforcers Summit on Monday, March 27. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division and Chair Lina M. Khan of the FTC, as well as senior staff from both agencies, gathered with international enforcers and state attorneys general to discuss enforcement priorities and strategies for effective coordination.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-federal-trade-commission-hold-annual-spring-enforcers-summit
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-jonathan-kanter-delivers-opening-remarks-second-annual-spring
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- Justice Department Announces Significant Milestone in Policing Reform Efforts for the City of...
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Justice Department announced that it has jointly filed a proposed agreement with the City of Seattle that recognizes the city’s consistent compliance with the core requirements of a 2012 consent decree regarding the Seattle Police Department (SPD). The agreement includes important obligations that the city must take to continue the reform process.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-significant-milestone-policing-reform-efforts-city-seattle-and
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kristen-clarke-delivers-remarks-policing-reform-efforts-city
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- This Week at Justice - March 24, 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivered Remarks at St. Joseph AME Church, Durham, NC
• Six Additional Oath Keepers Members and Affiliates Found Guilty of Charges Related to Capitol Breach
• Law Enforcement Officials Announced the Largest Methamphetamine Seizure in West Virginia History
• Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Traveled to Louisiana as Part of the Division’s Civil Rights Tour
• White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable Issued Report to the President
• Two Co-Conspirators Indicted for Role in Prolific, Global Human Smuggling Conspiracy
• Justice Department Announced Charges and Sentence in Connection with Iranian Procurement Network’s Attempts to Acquire Sophisticated Military Technology
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- U.S. Department of Justice Commemorates the 60th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Attorney General, Associate Attorney General, and Access to Justice Director Rachel Rossi spoke at the Department of Justice’s commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-commemorates-60th-anniversary-gideon-v-wainwright
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-office-access-justices-gideon
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- This Week at Justice - March 17, 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks at The National Legal Aid & Defender Association’s Gideon@60 Commemoration
• Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivered Remarks at the Justice Department's Sunshine Week Celebration
• Justice Department Investigation Led to Takedown of Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer that Processed Over $3 Billion of Unlawful Transactions
• Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and Access to Justice Director Rachel Rossi Participated in the National Public Defense Day Tour to Recognize the 60th Anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright
• Justice Department Announced Historic Guatemalan Human Smuggling Extraditions at Joint Task Force Alpha Summit
• Two Arrested for Trying to Send Over 90 Firearms to Drug Cartel Members in Mexico
• United States Filed Complaint Alleging that Rite Aid Dispensed Controlled Substances in Violation of the False Claims Act and the Contro...
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at The National Legal Aid & Defender...
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland spoke at the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA)’s commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright. The landmark decision Gideon v. Wainwright held that the assistance of counsel is a fundamental right essential to a fair trial, and that the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require states to appoint attorneys for defendants who cannot afford to retain counsel on their own.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-national-legal-aid-defender
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- Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam S. Hickey Reviews His Role in Countering Nation State Threats
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Departing Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Security Adam S. Hickey discusses his tenure with the National Security Division and efforts to counter nation-state threats.
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- Department of Justice Sunshine Week Celebration
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Department of Justice held its annual Sunshine Week celebration in recognition of the importance of FOIA for government transparency and to honor the efforts of those professionals dedicated to the success of their agencies’ FOIA administration.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/oip/blog/department-justice-sunshine-week-2023-celebration
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/associate-attorney-general-vanita-gupta-delivers-remarks-justice-departments-sunshine
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- This Week at Justice - March 10, 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Sued to Block JetBlue’s Proposed Acquisition of Spirit
• Justice Department Found Civil Rights Violations by the Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government
• Justice Department Announced Review of Memphis Police Department’s Use of Force and De-escalation Policies, and a Separate Review of Specialized Units Across the Country
• Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Traveled to Selma, Alabama to Commemorate the 58th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
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- Justice Department Finds Civil Rights Violations by the Louisville Metro Police Department...
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced that the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) and the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (Louisville Metro) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law. The Department also announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle with Louisville Metro and LMPD, which have committed to resolving the department’s findings through a court-enforceable consent decree with an independent monitor, rather than contested litigation.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-civil-rights-violations-louisville-metro-police-department-and
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-civil-rights-violations-louisville
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/associate-attorney-general-vanita-gupta-delivers-remarks-civil-rights-violations
https://www.justice.gov...
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- Justice Department Sues to Block JetBlue’s Proposed Acquisition of Spirit
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Justice Department, together with Attorneys General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New York, and the District of Columbia, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block JetBlue Airways Corporation’s (JetBlue) proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of its largest and fastest-growing ultra-low-cost rival, Spirit Airlines, Inc. (Spirit). JetBlue and Spirit compete fiercely today on hundreds of routes serving millions of travelers. By eliminating that competition and further consolidating the United States airlines industry, the proposed transaction will increase fares and reduce choice on routes across the country, raising costs for the flying public and harming cost-conscious fliers most acutely.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-block-jetblue-s-proposed-acquisition-spirit
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-justice-departments-suit-block
https://www.justice.go...
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- This Week at Justice - March 3, 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Garland Visited Ukraine
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Testified Before the Senate Judiciary Committee
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Delivered Remarks at American Bar Association National Institute on White Collar Crime
• Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. Delivered Remarks at American Bar Association National Institute on White Collar Crime
• Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen Delivered Remarks at Brookings Institution on Section 702
• Justice Department Secured $9 Million from Park National Bank to Address Lending Discrimination Allegations
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- Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. Delivers Keynote Remarks
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. delivers keynote remarks at the American Bar Association National Institute on White Collar Crime.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kenneth-polite-jr-delivers-keynote-aba-s-38th-annual-national
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- Assistant Attorney General for National Security Olsen on “Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement”
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen speaks on “Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement” panel at the ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime - Miami, Florida
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- Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Delivers Remarks at American Bar Association National Institute
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered a keynote address and participated in a moderated Q&A at the American Bar Association National Institute on White Collar Crime in Miami. The Deputy Attorney General discussed the progress the Department has made in implementing the corporate criminal enforcement changes she ordered last September and announced additional changes to corporate criminal enforcement, including new resources to address the troubling trend of crimes that are at the intersection of corporate crime and national security.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-monaco-delivers-remarks-american-bar-association-national
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monaco-delivers-remarks-corporate-criminal-enforcement
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- Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen Delivers Remarks at Brookings Institution on Section 702
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-matthew-g-olsen-delivers-remarks-brookings-institution-section
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- DOJ Secures $9 Million from Park National Bank to Address Lending Discrimination Allegations
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- $84 Million Secured Through Department’s Combating Redlining Initiative
The Justice Department announced a $9 million agreement to resolve allegations that Park National Bank (Park National), headquartered in Newark, Ohio, engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by “redlining” in the Columbus metropolitan area. The agreement is part of the Justice Department’s nationwide Combating Redlining Initiative that Attorney General Merrick B. Garland launched in October 2021.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-9-million-park-national-bank-address-lending-discrimination
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kristen-clarke-delivers-remarks-announcing-actions-regarding-0
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- This Week at Justice - February 24, 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Released a Statement on the Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
• Task Force KleptoCapture Unsealed Two Cases Charging Evasion of Russian Economic Countermeasures
• Three High-Ranking MS-13 Leaders Arrested on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges
• Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Hosted Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Workshop on Competition Advocacy
• Nigerian National Extradited from the United Kingdom to Face Fraud Charges
• Justice Department Filed Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against California Rental Property Manager and Owners
• Forsage Founders Indicted in $340M DeFi Crypto Scheme
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- History of Art at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Former Assistant Attorney General for Administration Lee Lofthus describes the history of the building and art inside the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C.
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- This Week at Justice - February 17, 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks at the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
• U.S. Marshals Captured Over 800 Fugitives in Operation North Star II
• Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivered Remarks at the Office on Violence Against Women’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Event
• Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen Delivered Remarks on Haitian President Assassination Prosecution
• Attorney General Garland and Associate Attorney General Gupta Addressed the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grantee Convening
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivered Remarks on Disruptive Technologies at Chatham House
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- Community Violence Intervention & Prevention Initiative Grantee Convening: Welcoming Remarks
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland provided welcoming remarks during the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grantee Convening in St. Louis, Missouri.
The conference marks the inaugural convening of communities funded under the department’s Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative, a first-of-its-kind federal grant program tailored to support community-driven safety solutions and reduce gun violence.
The Justice Department invested $100 million to support community violence interventions that are working to expand the role of community partners as a complement to law enforcement. The grants, funded in part by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, include support for 47 sites nationwide to implement community-driven efforts that rely on cross-sector partnerships and trusted messengers to interrupt violence, expand opportunity, and save lives. The conference will host approximately 400 invited attendees, including ...
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- Community Violence Intervention & Prevention Initiative Grantee Convening: Opening Ceremony
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta provided remarks during the opening ceremony of the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grantee Convening in St. Louis, Missouri.
The conference marks the inaugural convening of communities funded under the department’s Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative, a first-of-its-kind federal grant program tailored to support community-driven safety solutions and reduce gun violence.
The Justice Department invested $100 million to support community violence interventions that are working to expand the role of community partners as a complement to law enforcement. The grants, funded in part by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, include support for 47 sites nationwide to implement community-driven efforts that rely on cross-sector partnerships and trusted messengers to interrupt violence, expand opportunity, and save lives. The conference will host approximately 400 invited at...
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- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Observance Event
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Office on Violence Against Women hosted a Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Event, featuring a panel of youth engaged in violence prevention efforts in their communities, as well as remarks from Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and OVW Acting Director Allison Randall.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/associate-attorney-general-vanita-gupta-delivers-remarks-office-violence-against-women-s
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- This Week at Justice - February 10, 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Maryland Woman and Florida Man Charged Federally for Conspiring to Destroy Energy Facilities
• Texas Man Pleaded Guilty to 90 Federal Hate Crimes and Firearms Violations for August 2019 Mass Shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas
• Benteler Steel & Tube Manufacturing Corp. Abandoned Merger with Tenaris, S.A. After Justice Department Investigation
• Justice Department and Federal Partners Recognized Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation
• Twenty-Three Individuals Charged in $61.5 Million Medicare Fraud Schemes
• Associate of Sanctioned Oligarch Indicted for Sanctions Evasion and Money Laundering
• Justice Department Released Roadmap for Implementation for Columbus, Ohio, Division of Police
• American Citizen Convicted of Providing Material Support to ISIS that Resulted in Death and Related Offenses
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- This Week at Justice - February 3, 2023
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Met with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin
• Justice Department Announced Publication of Second Volume of National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment
• Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Regarding United States v. Rahimi
• Additional Four Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President
• Justice Department Observed National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
• Four Washington State Men Sentenced for Hate Crime and False Statement Charges After Racially-Motivated Assault
• Doctor Sentenced for Role in Illegally Distributing 6.6 Million Opioid Pills and Submitting $250 Million in False Billings
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Met with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin
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- 1 year ago
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- This Week at Justice - January 27, 2023
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- 1 year ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Sued Google for Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies
• Attorney General Garland and Associate Attorney General Gupta Met With the Reproductive Rights Task Force on the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
• U.S. Department of Justice Disrupted Hive Ransomware Variant
• Four Oath Keepers Found Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
• Justice Department Announced Charges and New Arrest in Connection with Assassination Plot Directed from Iran
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- DOJ Announces Charges and New Arrest in Connection with Assassination Plot Directed from Iran
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- 1 year ago
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- Members of Eastern European Organized Crime Group Allegedly Plotted to Murder a U.S. Citizen of Iranian Origin in New York City Who Has Publicly Opposed the Iranian Government
“The Victim in this case was targeted for exercising the rights to which every American citizen is entitled. The Victim publicized the Iranian Government's human rights abuses; discriminatory treatment of women; suppression of democratic participation and expression; and use of arbitrary imprisonment, torture, and execution,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “The Department of Justice will not tolerate attempts by an authoritarian regime to undermine those protections and the rule of law upon which our democracy is based. We will not tolerate attempts by a foreign power to threaten, silence, or harm Americans. We will stop at nothing to identify, find, and bring to justice those who endanger the safety of the American people.”
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/...
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- Office for Victims of Crimes’ Anti-Trafficking Commemorative Event
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- 1 year ago
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- In recognition of January’s National Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month, the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime hosted the 20th Anniversary Commemoration of OVC’s Anti-Trafficking Programs.
The event theme is Collaboration, Transformation, Impact: 20 Years of OVC’s Anti-Trafficking Efforts, which highlights grantees’ impact on the lives of thousands of trafficking survivors over two decades of OVC funding, assistance and support, while also looking to the future as the Department’s response to human trafficking continues to evolve.
The ceremony featured brief remarks from DOJ leadership and participants will hear from grantees, survivors of human trafficking, and other stakeholders.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/director-kristina-rose-office-victims-crime-delivers-remarks-ovcs-anti-trafficking
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-...