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U.S. Customs & Border Protection Officer Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison

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November 27, 2018

Former U.S. Customs & Border Protection Officer Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison For Obstruction of Justice The Department of Justice announced in a press release that Christopher Holbrook, 32, a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer, was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to 12 months and a day in prison […]

Business Partner of U.S. Military Contractor Sentenced to Prison

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November 26, 2018

Former Business Partner of U.S. Military Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Bribery Scheme The Department of Justice announced in a press release today that a former business partner of a U.S. military contractor was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in a years-long scheme to bribe U.S. Army contracting officials stationed […]

Justice Dept Awards $56 Million to Support Law Enforcement Health

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November 21, 2018

Department Of Justice Awards $56 Million to Support Law Enforcement Health & Safety The Department of Justice announced in a press release today that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker announced awards of over $56 million in grant funding awarded last month through the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to enhance state, local, […]

Dallas Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty In Tax Scheme

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November 17, 2018

Dallas Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty In Federal Tax Return Scheme The U.S. Department of Justice announced today in a press release that a Dallas, Texas Tax Preparer has  plead guilty to Tax Crimes.  A Dallas, Texas, area tax return preparer pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States and to assisting in the preparation […]

Kroger Shooting Suspect Charged With Federal Hate Crimes

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November 16, 2018

Kroger Shooting Suspect Charged With Federal Hate Crimes The Department of Justice announced in a press release that a suspected shooter at a Kroger Grocery Store has been charged with Federal Hate Crimes and Firearm Offenses.  Gregory A. Bush, 51, was indicted today by a federal grand jury on hate crime and firearm charges arising […]

Popular Vape Company JUUL Faces Lawsuit

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October 28, 2018

Popular Vape Company JUUL Faces Lawsuit The Juul Vape is a trendy, sleek e-cigarette.  A San Francisco- based company, recently valued at $15 billion, charges via computer, filled with nicotine salt, and exceedingly popular is facing a growing lawsuit filed by a handful of consumers, several states and federal investigations. The Juul vape has been […]

What You Should Know About The Texas Castle Law

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October 21, 2018

What You Should Know About The Texas Castle Law or Castle Doctrine Ever heard of a castle law or perhaps a castle doctrine? If not, you are fortunate because this article delves a bit into the intricacies of the concept. The Institutes of the Laws of England in the year 1628 said and I quote, […]

McDonald’s Pays $56K For Discrimination Lawsuit

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October 15, 2018

A McDonald’s Restaurant in Missouri refused to interview a deaf job applicant and is facing a Disability Discrimination by the EEOC.  McDonald’s Corporation and McDonald’s Restaurants of Missouri will pay $56,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. EEOC […]

Denton County Judgment in EEOC Equal Pay Lawsuit

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October 7, 2018

Denton County to Pay $115,000 After Judgment in EEOC Equal Pay Lawsuit EEOC announced in a press release that Denton County in Denton Texas will be ordered to pay a judgement in which a female doctor was paid less than a male doctor at the Health Department. Denton County will pay $115,000 to a female […]

Whole Foods to Pay $65k to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

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October 7, 2018

Whole Foods to Pay $65k to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit Austin, Texas based Whole Foods Market, will pay  $65,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit  brought by the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Whole Foods Market  violated federal law by […]

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