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U.S. Customs & Border Protection Officer Indicted on Charges of Theft

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December 13, 2018

U.S. Customs & Border Protection Officer Indicted on Charges of Theft & False Statements A federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of Texas returned an indictment on Dec. 12 charging a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer with converting federal funds to his own use, with concealing material facts from CBP, and […]

Congressional Staffer Sentenced to Prison for Election Crimes Scheme

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December 12, 2018

Congressional Staffer Sentenced to Prison for Election Crimes Scheme The Department of Justice issued a press release today stating that a former congressional staffer was sentenced today to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $800,000 in restitution, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in a multi-year scheme to defraud […]

Walmart Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim

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December 10, 2018

Walmart Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Store in Fort Wort, Texas The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Walmart Inc. The agreement resolves claims that a Walmart store in Fort Worth, Texas, violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by unlawfully requesting specific work authorization documents from non-U.S. citizens […]

FTC Charges Executive Whose Company Owns New York Knicks & New York Rangers

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December 7, 2018

FTC Charges Executive Whose Company Owns New York Knicks & New York Rangers The Federal Trade Commission has announced in a press release that James L. Dolan, Executive Chairman of Madison Square Garden Company, has agreed to pay $609,810 in civil penalties to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that he violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act by failing to report in […]

Drug Maker Actelion Agrees to Pay $360 Million to Resolve False Claims Act

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December 6, 2018

Drug Maker Actelion Agrees to Pay $360 Million to Resolve False Claims Act The Department of Justice announced in a press release that Pharmaceutical company Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (Actelion), based in South San Francisco, California, has agreed to pay $360 million to resolve claims that it illegally used a foundation as a conduit to pay the […]

Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Statement On The National Day of Mourning

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December 5, 2018

Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Statement On The National Day of Mourning The Department of Justice announced in a press release today that Today, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker issued the following statement on the National Day of Mourning for President George H.W. Bush: “President George H.W. Bush was a patriot who dedicated his life to serving […]

U.S. Soldier Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

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December 4, 2018

U.S. Soldier Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison The Department of Justice announced in a press release that Ikaika Erik Kang, 35, a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army formerly stationed at Schofield Barracks, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham […]

$16.7 Million Awarded to Support Victims of Las Vegas Shooting

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November 30, 2018

$16.7 Million Awarded to Support Victims of Las Vegas Shooting The Department of Justice announced in a press release today that the Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded more than $16.7 million in Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) funding to aid survivors of the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting […]

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 […]

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