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Published on July 21, 2025 - 19:11 GMT

Foreign National Sentenced for Conspiring to Export U.S.-Made Drill Rigs to Iran in Violation of U.S. Sanctions Laws

Brian Assi, also known as Brahim Assi, 63, of Beirut, Lebanon, was sentenced to 44 months in prison for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR), attempted …

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Published on July 21, 2025 - 19:10 GMT

Department of Justice Honors Senate Judiciary Committee Request for Information Related to Clinton Email Investigation

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Pamela Bondi released the following statement regarding Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley's request for information related to the FBI's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of …

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Published on July 21, 2025 - 19:10 GMT

Iowa Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking Multiple Victims

An eight-count indictment in the Northern District of Iowa has been unsealed charging a Des Moines man with four counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and four counts of interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution through …

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Published on July 21, 2025 - 19:10 GMT

The Justice Department Dismisses Failed Biden-Era Lawsuit Challenging Tennessee’s Law Protecting Minors from Experimental Sex-...

Today, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division dismissed with prejudice the ill-fated Biden-era challenge to Tennessee’s law protecting minors from horrific and experimental sex-change medical procedures. The Department dismissed its complaint in …

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Published on July 18, 2025 - 20:38 GMT

The Blessing of Faith-Based Organizations - Hearing Highlights (June 16, 2025)

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Published on July 18, 2025 - 20:38 GMT

Avoiding Intolerance - Hearing Highlights (June 16, 2025)

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Published on July 18, 2025 - 20:37 GMT

Justice Department Publishes Proposed Rule to Grant Relief to Certain Individuals Precluded from Possessing Firearms

WASHINGTON — President Trump directed the Department of Justice to address the ongoing infringements of the Second Amendment rights of our citizens—all of them. Federal law disables the firearms rights of many citizens who have been convicted of crimes …

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Published on July 18, 2025 - 20:37 GMT

Eight Young Mob Gang Members Indicted in Memphis on Racketeering, Murder, Robbery, Firearm and Drug Charges

Larry Wilson, of Memphis, Tennessee, made his initial appearance in federal court today for his role in Young Mob (YM), a violent street gang that allegedly commits crimes including murder, assault, arson, drug trafficking, kidnapping, robbery, and …

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Published on July 18, 2025 - 13:09 GMT

Fall 2025 National Institute on the Prosecution of Elder Abuse

Co-sponsored by the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life, the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), and AEquitas Training Overview: The National Institute on the Prosecution of Elder Abuse (NIPEA) is a three-and-a-half day course designed to …

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Published on July 18, 2025 - 02:26 GMT

Thirteenth Defendant Pleads Guilty in Transnational Scheme to Defraud U.S. Consumers

A Peruvian national pleaded guilty yesterday for his participation in transnational mail and wire fraud schemes that targeted vulnerable United States consumers. According to court documents, David Cornejo Fernandez, 36, of Lima, Peru, facilitated fraud …

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Published on July 18, 2025 - 02:26 GMT

Three Memphis Bank Robbers Convicted at Trial

A federal jury in Memphis, Tennessee, convicted three men today for their roles in a violent bank robbery conspiracy, involving five bank robberies and an attempted sixth, in which the robbers shot two people. The defendants were found guilty of four bank …

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Published on July 17, 2025 - 19:49 GMT

U.S. Department of Justice Requests Data on Criminal Illegal Aliens in California Jails

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Justice issued requests to sheriffs in multiple major California counties—including Los Angeles and San Francisco Counties—for lists of all inmates in their jails who are not citizens of the United States, their crimes …

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Published on July 17, 2025 - 19:49 GMT

Former U.S. Department of Energy Official Agrees to Pay $59,000 to Resolve Conflict-of-Interest Allegations

Andrew L. Horn, a former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy at the Department of Energy (DOE), has agreed to pay $59,000 to resolve allegations that he violated conflict-of-interest rules prior to his departure from the agency in 2021. Among other …

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Published on July 17, 2025 - 19:49 GMT

Justice Department Launches Investigation into Employment Practices at George Mason University

Note: Read the letter here Today, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division opened an investigation into George Mason University to determine whether it is engaged in discriminatory employment practices based on race and sex. The investigation stems …

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Published on July 17, 2025 - 01:15 GMT

Former Maryland Police Officer Sentenced for Excessive Force Conviction

Former Fairmont Heights, Maryland, Police Officer Philip Dupree was sentenced today following his conviction at trial on June 17, 2024. Dupree was sentenced to six years and two months in prison. During the weeklong jury trial, the evidence established …

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Published on July 16, 2025 - 18:18 GMT

Three MS-13 Members Charged with Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murder

Three alleged members of the notorious gang La Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, made their initial appearance in the District of Maryland yesterday for their role in a racketeering conspiracy, including murder and drug trafficking. “As alleged, …

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Published on July 16, 2025 - 18:18 GMT

Ship Manager Pleads Guilty to Dumping Oily Waste into U.S. Waters Off Coast of New Orleans

Note: View factual basis here. Eagle Ship Management LLC (ESM), based in Stamford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty yesterday to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) by deliberately polluting U.S. waters off the coast of New Orleans from the …

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Published on July 15, 2025 - 22:55 GMT

Delta Air Lines Agrees to Pay $8.1M to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations Related to Payroll Support Program

Delta Air Lines Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has agreed to pay $8,100,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by awarding compensation to certain corporate officers and employees that exceeded the compensation limits …

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Published on July 15, 2025 - 22:55 GMT

Debtors Who Failed to Disclose Foreign Assets Lose Bankruptcy Discharge After U.S. Trustee Program Investigation

A Texas couple who failed to disclose assets in Dubai and Pakistan waived their bankruptcy discharge of more than $14.6 million in unsecured debt after an investigation by the Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP). On May 30, the Bankruptcy …

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Published on July 15, 2025 - 22:55 GMT

Costa Rica Resident Sentenced for Orchestrating Multimillion-Dollar International Telemarketing Scheme

A Costa Rica resident was sentenced today to more than 15 years in prison for carrying out a years-long telemarketing scheme that defrauded victims in the United States from a call center in Costa Rica. According to court documents and evidence presented …

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