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Published on December 11, 2024 - 01:16 GMT

PennEnergy Resources Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Climate- and Health-Harming Emissions in Pennsylvania

Today, the Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) announced a proposed settlement with PennEnergy Resources LLC (PennEnergy) resolving alleged Clean Air Act and …

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Published on December 11, 2024 - 01:16 GMT

Nevada Man Sentenced for Dumping Waste into Cities’ Wastewater System and Lying to Investigators

A Nevada man was sentenced today for illegally discharging waste, collected by a business he managed, into a local wastewater treatment system, in violation of the Clean Water Act. Matthew Thurman, general manager of Environmental Resources Inc., doing …

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Published on December 11, 2024 - 01:16 GMT

Justice Department and EPA Announce Settlement with Cahokia Heights, Illinois, for Improper Operation of the City’s Sanitary Sewer ...

The Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Illinois today announced a settlement with the City of Cahokia Heights, Illinois, resolving violations of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Illinois Environmental …

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Published on December 11, 2024 - 01:16 GMT

Massachusetts Construction Company Owner Sentenced for Tax Crimes and Making a False Statement

A Massachusetts man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for an employment tax scheme and making a false statement at an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hearing. According to court documents and statements made in court, Mauricio …

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Published on December 11, 2024 - 01:16 GMT

Justice Department Sues Tax Preparation Business and Its Owners to Stop Alleged Tax Preparation Fraud

The Justice Department filed a civil injunction suit today in federal court in Tyler, Texas. The lawsuit seeks to bar Hudrell Lemontez Jones, Brenda Jackson Thomas and D&B Professional Tax Services LLC from owning or operating a tax return preparation …

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Published on December 10, 2024 - 18:09 GMT

China-Based Hacker Charged for Conspiring to Develop and Deploy Malware That Exploited Tens of Thousands of Firewalls Worldwide

Note: View the indictment here and FBI Wanted Poster here. A federal court in Hammond, Indiana, unsealed an indictment today charging Guan Tianfeng, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for his involvement in a conspiracy to hack …

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Published on December 10, 2024 - 18:09 GMT

The Honorable William J. Baer to Receive Justice Department’s 2024 John Sherman Award

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division will present the Honorable William J. Baer with the John Sherman Award for his lifetime contributions to the substantive development of antitrust law and the preservation of economic liberty. The John Sherman …

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Published on December 10, 2024 - 18:09 GMT

Two Biotech CEOs Convicted in Securities Fraud Scheme

A federal jury in Maryland convicted two men yesterday for their roles in a scheme to lie to investors in CytoDyn Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company based in Vancouver, Washington. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, …

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Published on December 10, 2024 - 18:09 GMT

Nashville Auto Parts Seller Agrees to Settlement for Selling Emissions Defeat Devices

The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that a Nashville automotive aftermarket parts distributor has agreed to pay $320,000 in civil penalties for selling illegal “defeat devices” designed to render automobile …

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Published on December 10, 2024 - 18:09 GMT

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Burden Walker Delivers Remarks at the Food and Drug Law Institute’s Enforcement, Litigation and ...

Thank you, Maya, for that introduction and to the Food and Drug Law Institute for inviting me to open the Enforcement, Litigation and Compliance conference today. It’s an honor to be here with colleagues, from both government and industry, to discuss the …

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Published on December 10, 2024 - 05:12 GMT

Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable Issues 2024 Report

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and White House Counsel Ed Siskel co-chaired a convening of the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR) today where they announced the issuance of the 2024 LAIR Report. Attorney General Garland discussed the report and …

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Published on December 9, 2024 - 23:23 GMT

Justice Department Finds Civil Rights Violations by the Worcester Police Department and City of Worcester, Massachusetts

The Justice Department announced today the findings from its pattern or practice investigation into conduct by the City of Worcester, Massachusetts, and the Worcester Police Department (WPD). According to the findings, the City of Worcester and WPD engage …

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Published on December 9, 2024 - 23:23 GMT

Five Guatemalan Human Smugglers Charged in U.S. for 2021 Mass Casualty Event in Chiapas, Mexico

View the indictment here. View U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani's video recorded remarks here. An international enforcement operation today resulted in the arrest of five Guatemalan human smugglers linked to the Dec. 9, 2021, mass casualty event in …

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Published on December 9, 2024 - 23:23 GMT

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Convening of the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable

Remarks as Delivered Thank you, Rachel. I am so grateful for your leadership. And I am grateful to all the extraordinary public servants of the Department’s Office for Access to Justice for everything that they’ve done as part of LAIR and of really …

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Published on December 9, 2024 - 23:23 GMT

Five Guatemalan Human Smugglers Charged in U.S. for 2021 Mass Casualty Event in Chiapas, Mexico

An international enforcement operation today resulted in the arrest of five Guatemalan human smugglers linked to the Dec. 9, 2021, mass casualty event in Chiapas, Mexico, where a semi-trailer truck containing at least 160 migrants — many of whom were …

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Published on December 9, 2024 - 23:23 GMT

Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer Deliver Remarks at the Convening of the Legal Aid Interagency ...

Thank you, Attorney General Garland and White House Counsel Siskel, for convening us today. And thank you to all of the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable members for working to realize the mission of this body. I also want to recognize and give thanks to …

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Published on December 9, 2024 - 23:23 GMT

Justice Department Announces Tribal Consultations to Consider Legislative Proposals to Preserve Tribal Sovereignty and Address the ...

The Justice Department announced today it will hold Tribal consultations around its consideration of legislative proposals to address the balance of jurisdiction in Indian country that was upended by the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Oklahoma v. Castro- …

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Published on December 9, 2024 - 23:23 GMT

Justice Department Sues South Carolina for Violating Americans with Disabilities Act

The Justice Department sued the State of South Carolina today for unnecessarily segregating adults with mental illness in adult care homes, in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v …

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Published on December 9, 2024 - 23:23 GMT

Criminal Charges Unsealed Against Two Former High-Ranking Syrian Government Intelligence Officials for War Crimes against ...

A copy of the indictment can be found here. An indictment was unsealed today in the Northern District of Illinois charging two high-ranking Syrian officials under former President Bashar al-Assad with war crimes. The indictment charges the former Syrian …

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Published on December 7, 2024 - 01:20 GMT

Why I Work at DOJ: Bureau of Prisons

Explore our featured videos highlighting paralegals, HR professionals, IT specialists, and correctional officers to discover why DOJ employees love making a difference every day. Hear firsthand about the purpose, passion, and perks that come with working …

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