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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 […]

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 […]