The Justice Department
Justice Department Officials Announce Developments in Election Threats Cases in Arizona
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- Justice Department Officials Announce Developments in Election Threats Cases in Arizona
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- 31:37
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- This case is part of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force. Announced by Attorney General Garland and launched by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco in June 2021, the task force has led the Department’s efforts to address threats of violence against election workers, and to ensure that all election workers — whether elected, appointed, or volunteer — are able to do their jobs free from threats and intimidation.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-sentenced-sending-death-threats-arizona-state-election-official
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- Justice Briefs: Election Threats
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- 7:09
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Learn how the Department of Justice is working to protect our elections and the public servants who facilitate them in this #JusticeBriefs with Head of the Election Threats Task Force John Dixon Keller. The Department’s Election Threats Task Force was formed in 2021 in response to a sharp increase in reports of hostility and threats to the election community.
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- This Week at Justice - March 22, 2024
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Sued Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets
• Six Former Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Sentenced for Torturing and Abusing Two Black Men
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on FBI Quarterly Uniform Crime Report
• Justice Department Commemorated National Public Defense Day
• Final Defendant in 2020 Drive-by-Shooting of Court Security Officers Sentenced to Life in Prison
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- Six Former Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Sentenced for Torturing and Abusing Two Black Men
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- 2:30
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, Civil Rights Division, discusses the sentencing of six former Mississippi law enforcement officers for torturing and abusing two Black men in Rankin County, Mississippi.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/six-former-mississippi-law-enforcement-officers-sentenced-torturing-and-abusing-two-black
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- Justice Department Sues Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets
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- 34:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Apple’s Broad-Based, Exclusionary Conduct Makes It Harder for Americans to Switch Smartphones, Undermines Innovation for Apps, Products, and Services, and Imposes Extraordinary Costs on Developers, Businesses, and Consumers
Related content:
Justice Department Sues Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-apple-monopolizing-smartphone-markets
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks on Lawsuit Against Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-lawsuit-against-apple-monopolizing
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Delivers Remarks on Lawsuit Against Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-monaco-delivers-remarks-lawsuit-against-apple-monopolizing
Acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer Deli...
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- This Week at Justice - March 15, 2024
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer Delivered Remarks at 14th Annual Sunshine Week Event
• Man Sentenced for Sending Bomb Threat to Arizona State Election Official
• Bitcoin Fog Operator Convicted of Money Laundering Conspiracy
• Justice Department Fiscal Year 2025 Funding Request Budget Proposal to Uphold the Rule of Law, Keep America Safe, and Protect Civil Rights
• Former California Rideshare Driver Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Antisemitic Attack on Passenger
• Ford Motor Company Agreed to Pay $365M to Settle Customs Civil Penalty Claims Relating to Misclassified and Under-Valued Vehicles
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- Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco at the 2024 Munich Cyber Security Conference
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- 16:30
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered the closing keynote at the Munich Cyber Security Conference, where she highlighted the continuing successes of the Justice Department’s proactive cyber strategy that prioritizes near-term disruptions and victim protection, while tackling the broader ecosystem that supports cyber criminals, including the abuse of crypto-currencies and disruptive technologies.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/readout-deputy-attorney-general-lisa-monacos-participation-2024-munich-security-conference
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- Department of Justice Celebrates Sunshine Week 2024
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- 1:22:37
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- 3 years ago
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- Established in 2010, this marks the 14th year of the Department’s event recognizing the importance of FOIA for government transparency and celebrating the efforts of those professionals dedicated to the success of their agencies’ FOIA administration.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/acting-associate-attorney-general-benjamin-c-mizer-delivers-remarks-14th-annual-sunshine
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- Enforcers and Regulators Panel at the ABA’s 39th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime
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- 1:29:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller, and United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey participated in a panel entitled Conversation with the Enforcers & Regulators at the American Bar Association’s 39th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime.
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- This Week at Justice - March 8, 2024
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks at the Anti Defamation League’s Never is Now Summit
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivered Keynote Remarks at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime
• Justice and Interior Departments Outlined Commitment, Next Steps in Effort to Address Missing or Murdered Indigenous Peoples and Human Trafficking Crisis
• Air National Guardsman Agreed to Plead Guilty to Unlawfully Disclosing Classified National Defense Information
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks on Bloody Sunday at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama
• Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivered Remarks on Bloody Sunday at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama
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- National Security AAG Olsen Delivered Remarks at the ABA's White Collar Crime Institute
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- 19:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division Matthew G. Olsen Delivered a Keynote Address at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime
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- Criminal Division Acting AAG Argentieri Delivered Remarks at the ABA's White Collar Crime Institute
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- 29:23
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Nicole M. Argentieri Delivered a Keynote Address at the American Bar Association’s 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime
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- DAG Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Keynote Address at the ABA’s 39th Annual White Collar Institute
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- 25:09
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Keynote Address at the ABA’s 39th Annual White Collar Institute
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- AG Merrick B. Garland Holds Fireside Chat at the ABA’s 39th Annual White Collar Institute
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- 27:09
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Holds Fireside Chat at the American Bar Association’s 39th Annual White Collar Institute.
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Remarks at the Anti-Defamation League’s Never is Now Summit
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- 11:16
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-anti-defamation-leagues-never-not
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- Air National Guardsman Agrees to Plead Guilty to Disclosing Classified National Defense Information
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- 24:27
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Jack Douglas Teixeira, 22, of North Dighton, Massachusetts, a member of the U.S. Air National Guard (USANG) stationed in Massachusetts, has agreed to plead guilty to retaining and transmitting classified National Defense Information on a social media platform beginning in or around 2022 and continuing until his arrest in April 2023.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/air-national-guardsman-agrees-plead-guilty-unlawfully-disclosing-classified-national-defense
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- This Week at Justice - March 1, 2024
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Implemented Groundbreaking Executive Order Addressing National Security Risks and Data Security
• Family Dollar Stores LLC Pleaded Guilty to Holding Consumer Products under Insanitary Conditions, Agrees to Pay $41.675 Million in Connection with Rodent-Infested Warehouse
• Justice Department Finds Conditions at Three Mississippi Prisons Violate the Constitution
• Man Pleaded Guilty to Making Threat to Michigan Election Worker
• Four Individuals Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Price Fixing in Ongoing Investigation of Oklahoma Transportation Construction Contractors
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- This Week at Justice - February 23, 2024
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Task Force KleptoCapture Announced Array of New Charges, Arrests, and Forfeiture Proceedings in Advance of Second Anniversary of Illegal Invasion of Ukraine
• U.S. and U.K. Disrupted LockBit Ransomware Variant
• United States Charged Four Mariners from Arabian Sea Vessel Transporting Suspected Iranian-Made Advanced Conventional Weapons
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Designated Jonathan Mayer to Serve as the Justice Department’s First Chief Science and Technology Advisor and Chief AI Officer
• Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the Extradition of Polad Omarov from Czechia to the United States
• Justice Department Transferred Approximately $500,000 in Forfeited Russian Funds to Estonia for Benefit of Ukraine
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- Task Force KleptoCapture Announces Array of New Charges, Arrests, and Forfeiture Proceedings
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- 4:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- From the outset of Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the Department of Justice has prioritized enforcing the sweeping sanctions, export restrictions, and economic countermeasures that the United States has imposed alongside our global partners. Today, the Department continues that work through significant enforcement actions in five separate federal cases against sanctioned oligarchs and facilitator networks supporting the Russian regime.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/task-force-kleptocapture-announces-array-new-charges-arrests-and-forfeiture-proceedings
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- Justice Department Participates in 2nd Charlotte E. Ray Lecture & White Collar Crime Conference
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- 1:56:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Howard University School of Law hosted the Second Annual Charlotte E. Ray Lecture and White Collar Crime Conference in Washington, D.C., on February 7, 2024. Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch delivered the keynote lecture. Other participants included Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Nicole Argentieri; former Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Kenneth A. Polite; U.S. Attorneys Vanessa Roberts Avery, Breon Peace, Damian Williams, Matthew Graves, and Izzy Ramsey; Criminal Division leaders Lorinda Laryea, Kevin Mosley, and others; Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Angela Adams; and other current and former DOJ officials.
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- U.S. and U.K. Disrupt LockBit Ransomware Variant
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- 3:19
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The Department of Justice joined the United Kingdom and international law enforcement partners in London today to announce the disruption of the LockBit ransomware group, one of the most active ransomware groups in the world that has targeted over 2,000 victims, received more than $120 million in ransom payments, and made ransom demands totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.
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- Uniting Against Hate: Connecting Community Voices and Strengthening Law Enforcement Partnerships
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- 2:37:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division hosted a virtual forum to discuss efforts to combat hate crimes and incidents and highlight the successful launch of the nationwide United Against Hate Community Engagement Program. The forum included reflections from leaders of civil rights organizations on increased threats against Jewish, Muslim, and Arab communities across the country. The event coincided with the 25th anniversary of the tragic murders of James Byrd Jr. and Matthew Shepard and commemorated the 14th anniversary of the Shepard/Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
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- Deputy AG Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks at the University of Oxford on the Promise and Peril of AI
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- 17:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco delivered remarks at the University of Oxford on the Promise and Peril of AI and announced Justice AI, which will convene individuals from across civil society, academia, science, & industry to draw on varied perspectives to understand & accelerate AI’s potential for good while guarding against its risks.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monaco-delivers-remarks-university-oxford-promise-and
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- DOJ Finds Nebraska School District Discriminates Against Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
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- 4:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The Justice Department announced today that Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) in Lincoln, Nebraska, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying some deaf and hard of hearing students an equal opportunity to attend their neighborhood schools.
Read the release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-nebraska-school-district-discriminates-against-deaf-and-hard
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- Employer Training: Avoiding Unlawful Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination
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- 24:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- This employer training explains prohibited discrimination under the Immigration and Nationality Act’s anti-discrimination provision. This law prohibits employers from discriminating against workers who have permission to work in the United States based on their citizenship, immigration status or national origin. This law is found at 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. Call the Civil Rights Division’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section at 1-800-255-8155 with questions about this training.
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- Training on Worker Rights: If You Have the Right to Work, Don’t Let Anyone Take It Away
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- 26:09
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- This worker training explains protections against prohibited discrimination under the Immigration and Nationality Act’s anti-discrimination provision. This law protects workers who have permission to work in the United States from certain types of employment discrimination based on their citizenship, immigration status, or national origin. This law also prohibits retaliation and intimidation.
This law is found at 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. Call the Civil Rights Division’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section at 1-800-255-7688 to learn how we protect workers from unlawful immigration-related employment discrimination. Those with hearing disabilities can reach the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section at 1-800-237-2515.
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- This Week at Justice - February 9, 2024
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Senior Justice Department Officials Commemorated Disruptive Technology Strike Force’s Launch One Year Ago
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Participated in the Latest Meeting of the Trilateral Fentanyl Committee with Mexican and Canadian Partners
• Justice Department and State of North Carolina Secured $13.5 Million Agreement with First National Bank of Pennsylvania to Resolve Redlining Claims in North Carolina
• Justice Department Announced Plan to Administer Grant Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2024 to Strengthen Community Safety
• Acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer Delivered Remarks at the National Elder Justice Law Enforcement Summit
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- Senior DOJ Officials Commemorate Disruptive Technology Strike Force’s Launch One Year Ago
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- 1:09:23
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Several senior officials from the Justice Department’s National Security Division lead a conference on the work of the Department’s Disruptive Technology Strike Force.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-monaco-delivers-virtual-remarks-disruptive-technology-strike
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- PADAG Marshall Miller Delivers Remarks at the Opioid Coordinators & Prosecutors Conference
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- 11:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller delivered remarks at the Opioid Coordinators and Prosecutors Conference hosted by the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) and the Office of Legal Education (OLE). The virtual conference focused on U.S. Attorneys’ Offices work with federal, state, local, and Tribal partners on opioid prosecutions nationwide. Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Miller’s remarks focused on the importance of combating opioid trafficking to disrupt the global opioid supply chain, prosecute the violent cartels that flood synthetic opioids into our communities, and protect the American people from these dangerous drugs.
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- This Week at Justice - February 2, 2024
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Honored Justice Department Employees and Partners for the 70th and 71st Annual Attorney General’s Awards
• Justice Department Announced Terrorism and Sanctions-Evasion Charges and Seizures Linked to Illicit, Billion-Dollar Global Oil Trafficking Network That Finances Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Its Malign Activities
• U.S. Government Disrupted Botnet People’s Republic of China Used to Conceal Hacking of Critical Infrastructure
• Serial Health Care Fraudster Sentenced for $234M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Joint Statement by U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Australia Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC Announcing Entry into Force of the United States and Australia’s Data Access Agreement to Support Investigations of Serious Crime
• Federal Indictments Allege International Organized Crime Syndicate Imported and Exported Narcotics Across North Americ...
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- AG Garland Honors DOJ Employees and Partners for the 70th and 71st Annual Attorney General’s Awards
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- 1:46:27
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the recipients of the 70th and 71st Annual Attorney General’s Awards, honoring Justice Department employees and others for extraordinary contributions to the enforcement of our nation’s laws. Recipients from both 2022 and 2023 were selected from a group of more than 800 nominees.
“Each of today’s recipients has served with distinction, and in so doing, they have enabled the Justice Department to advance its work on behalf of the American people,” said Attorney General Garland. “Their exceptional leadership, heroism, and dedication have benefited people and communities across the country.”
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-honors-justice-department-employees-and-partners-70th-and
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-combined-70th-and-71st-annual
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- This Week at Justice - January 26, 2024
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Garland and Associate Attorney General Gupta Delivered Remarks at the Launch of the Howard C. Liebengood Foundation
• U.S. Department of Justice Announced Surge of Resources to Fight Violent Crime in Washington, D.C.
• Attorney General Garland and Associate Attorney General Gupta Participated in the White House Task Force’s Reproductive Healthcare Access Meeting
• Nearly 200 Defendants Charged in Series of Arrests Targeting Drug-Trafficking Organizations Nationwide
• U.S. Attorney’s Office Announced Charges in Alaska Organized Drug Crime Ring
• Thirteen Indicted on Drug Conspiracy Charges in the Middle District of Florida
• Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Held Trilateral Meeting with Competition Enforcers from Mexico and Canada
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- This Week at Justice - January 19, 2024
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Released Report on its Critical Incident Review of the Response to the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas
• Justice Department Statement on District Court Decision to Block JetBlue’s Acquisition of Spirit Airlines
• Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Illegally Handling Hazardous Waste in Hawaii and Possessing a Stolen Firearm in Kansas
• Businessman Arrested for Scheme to Illegally Export Semiconductors and Other Controlled Technology to Russia
• Justice Department Announced Significant Milestone in Ongoing Policing Reforms for City of Baltimore and Baltimore Police Department
• Office of Justice Programs and Department of Education Leaders Touted Progress in Educational Opportunities for Incarcerated Individuals at American Correctional Association Conference
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- DOJ Releases Report on Critical Incident Review of Response to the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary
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- 36:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Justice Department Releases Report on its Critical Incident Review of the Response to the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas
The Justice Department announced the release of a report on its critical incident review of the law enforcement response to the tragic school shooting at Robb Elementary School.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the review shortly after the tragedy on May 24, 2022, in which 19 children and two teachers died at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The report provides a thorough description of the critical incident review that has taken place over the past 20 months.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-releases-report-its-critical-incident-review-response-mass-shooting-robb
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-justice-departments-report-its
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/associate-attorney-genera...
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- U.S. DOJ and the European Commission Issue Joint Message | Cartels and Informants
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- 5:52
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Deputy Assistant Attorney General Manish Kumar for Criminal Enforcement at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and Maria Jaspers, Director responsible for the Cartel Enforcement Department at European Commission in Brussels discuss their joint efforts to detect, prosecute and prevent cartels that transcend borders.
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- This Week at Justice - January 12, 2024
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Observed National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
• Man Who Carried Out Machete Attack on NYPD Officers in Times Square on New Year's Eve 2022 Pleaded Guilty to Terrorism Charges
• United States and California Announced Diesel Engine Manufacturer Cummins Inc. Agreed to Pay a Record $1.675 Billion Civil Penalty in Vehicle Test Cheating Settlement
• U.S. Marshals Arrested More Than 73,000 Fugitives in Fiscal Year 2023
• Justice Department Released New Guide on the Use of Specialized Units in Law Enforcement Agencies
• Justice Department Released Information on Efforts to Protect the Right to Vote, Prosecute Election Crimes, and Secure Elections
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- Attorney General Garland Addresses DOJ Employee Program Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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- 4:28
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Statement on Human Trafficking Prevention Month
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- 4:32
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- On Wear Blue Day, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke delivers an update on the Department of Justice's efforts to #EndHumanTrafficking.
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- Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Statement on Human Trafficking Prevention Month
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- 2:55
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- On Wear Blue Day, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco delivers an update on the Department of Justice's efforts to #EndHumanTrafficking.
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on Human Trafficking Prevention Month
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- 2:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- On Wear Blue Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivers an update on the Department of Justice's efforts to #EndHumanTrafficking.
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Meets with Law Enforcement Components to Address Violent Crime
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- 17:37
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland convenes the Department’s law enforcement and grantmaking components to discuss the ongoing efforts to combat violent crime and the decrease in violent crime seen in many cities in 2023.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-combating-violent-crime
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monaco-delivers-remarks-combating-violent-crime
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- 2023 Year in Review
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Look back at #ThisYearAtJustice
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- DOJ, CFPB Sue Texas-Based Developer for Bait-and-Switch Land Sales and Predatory Financing
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- 2:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-sue-texas-based-developer-and
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kristen-clarke-delivers-remarks-announcing-lawsuit-against-1
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- DOJ & CFPB Sue Texas-Based Colony Ridge for Bait-and-Switch Land Sales and Predatory Financing
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- 22:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sue Texas-Based Developer and Lender Colony Ridge for Bait-and-Switch Land Sales and Predatory Financing
Lawsuit Alleges Company Targets Hispanic Borrowers with False Statements about Homesites
The Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today sued Colony Ridge, a Texas-based developer and lender, for operating an illegal land sales scheme and targeting tens of thousands of Hispanic borrowers with false statements and predatory loans.
The lawsuit filed in federal district court alleges Colony Ridge sells unsuspecting families flood-prone land without water, sewer, or electrical infrastructure, and that the company sets borrowers up to fail with loans they cannot afford. Roughly one-in-four Colony Ridge loans ends in foreclosure, after which the company repurchases the properties and sells them to new borrowers. The Justice Department and CFPB are seeking redre...
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- AG Merrick B. Garland and DOJ Officials Meet with Law Enforcement Officials in Indianapolis
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- 9:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta delivered remarks at the Department’s Violent Crime Reduction Summit, which brings together federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial partners across the country to identify evidence-informed practices to increase public safety, enhance partnerships in the participating communities, and reduce violent crime.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-justice-departments-violent-crime
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/associate-attorney-general-vanita-gupta-delivers-remarks-justice-departments-violent
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-release-violent-crime-reduction-roadmap
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- AG Merrick B. Garland and DOJ Officials Meet with Law Enforcement Officials in Indianapolis
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- 53:19
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta delivered remarks at the Department’s Violent Crime Reduction Summit, which brings together federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial partners across the country to identify evidence-informed practices to increase public safety, enhance partnerships in the participating communities, and reduce violent crime.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-justice-departments-violent-crime
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/associate-attorney-general-vanita-gupta-delivers-remarks-justice-departments-violent
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-release-violent-crime-reduction-roadmap
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- This Week at Justice - December 8, 2023
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Four Russia-Affiliated Military Personnel Charged with War Crimes in Connection with Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
• Former U.S. Ambassador and National Security Council Official Charged with Secretly Acting as an Agent of the Cuban Government
• Justice Department Convened the Reproductive Rights Task Force
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks to Faith Leaders to Provide Update on Security Resources and Training
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Summit
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- Four Russia-Affiliated Military Personnel Charged with War Crimes During Invasion of Ukraine
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- 31:48
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- War crimes charges against four Russia-affiliated military personnel were unsealed today in the Eastern District of Virginia. The charges include torture, inhuman treatment, and unlawful confinement of a U.S. national in Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four-russia-affiliated-military-personnel-charged-war-crimes-connection-russias-invasion
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-announcing-four-russia-affiliated
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/acting-assistant-attorney-general-nicole-m-argentieri-delivers-remarks-announcing-four
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- AG Merrick B. Garland and ASG Vanita Gupta Deliver Remarks at the Reproductive Rights Task Force
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- 11:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Deliver Remarks at the Reproductive Rights Task Force
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-convening-reproductive-rights-task
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/associate-attorney-general-gupta-delivers-remarks-convening-reproductive-rights-task
- Title
- This Week at Justice - December 1, 2023
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks at U.S. Attorney’s Offices in New Jersey and the Southern District of New York
• Justice Department Recognized the 20th Anniversary of the Prison Rape Elimination Act
• Justice Department Announced New Surge of Resources to Fight Violent Crime
• Man Sentenced for Election-Related Threats Toward Georgia Public Officials
• Texas Man Sentenced for Antisemitic Hate Crime After Seeking to Burn Down Synagogue
