Justice News https://www.justice.gov/ en National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Convention https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/event/national-asian-pacific-american-bar-association-annual-convention Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/event/national-asian-pacific-american-bar-association-annual-convention Quarter 4 Agency FOIA Data Due https://www.justice.gov/oip/event/q4-agency-foia-data-due Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/oip/event/q4-agency-foia-data-due Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Victim-Centered, Culturally Responsive and Trauma-Informed Training https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/event/domestic-violence-awareness-month-victim-centered-culturally-responsive-and-trauma Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/event/domestic-violence-awareness-month-victim-centered-culturally-responsive-and-trauma 18th Annual Eastern North Carolina Gang Conference https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/event/18th-annual-eastern-north-carolina-gang-conference Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/event/18th-annual-eastern-north-carolina-gang-conference Equal Justice Works Career Fair https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/event/equal-justice-works-career-fair Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/event/equal-justice-works-career-fair Hispanic National Bar Association 2024 Annual Convention https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/event/hispanic-national-bar-association-2024-annual-convention Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/event/hispanic-national-bar-association-2024-annual-convention St. Louis Man Sentenced for Home Health Care Fraud https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/st-louis-man-sentenced-home-health-care-fraud Christopher Spencer made false statements from June 2018 to February 2022 in connection with claims for Medicaid-reimbursed personal care assistance services. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/st-louis-man-sentenced-home-health-care-fraud Justice Department Announces an Organizational Assessment of the Charlottesville, Virginia, Police Department under the COPS Office’s Collaborative Reform Initiative https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-organizational-assessment-charlottesville-virginia-police The Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced that it will conduct an organizational assessment of the Charlottesville, Virginia, Police Department through its Collaborative Reform Initiative. Over the next year, the Charlottesville Police Department will work with the COPS Office Collaborative Reform Initiative team to focus on: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-organizational-assessment-charlottesville-virginia-police Pair of indictments charge conspiracies to use drones to deliver illegal drugs, contraband cell phones to Georgia prisons https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/pair-indictments-charge-conspiracies-use-drones-deliver-illegal-drugs-contraband-cell Two newly unsealed federal indictments charge 23 defendants in widespread conspiracies that used drones to deliver methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones to Georgia state prisons. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/pair-indictments-charge-conspiracies-use-drones-deliver-illegal-drugs-contraband-cell Two Men from Texas and Virginia Arrested on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/two-men-texas-and-virginia-arrested-felony-and-misdemeanor-charges-actions-during-jan-6 Two men from Texas and Virginia have been arrested for assaulting law enforcement and other charges during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/two-men-texas-and-virginia-arrested-felony-and-misdemeanor-charges-actions-during-jan-6 Recruiter for Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/recruiter-mexican-drug-trafficking-organization-sentenced-20-years-federal-prison Karla Adriana Votta-Cardenas aka “Adriana,” aka “Samantha,” aka “Sophia,” 43, of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico was sentenced in El Paso to 245 months in prison for two counts related to her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/recruiter-mexican-drug-trafficking-organization-sentenced-20-years-federal-prison Second Defendant Charged In Connection With Cattle Theft Scheme https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/second-defendant-charged-connection-cattle-theft-scheme Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/second-defendant-charged-connection-cattle-theft-scheme Key Leader in Texas Human Smuggling Organization Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/key-leader-texas-human-smuggling-organization-sentenced-40-years-federal-prison Nicolas Mondragon-Gonzalez, aka “Chayo” and “Flaco,” 36, of Luvianos, Mexico, was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio to 480 months in prison for illegal alien transportation resulting in death Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/key-leader-texas-human-smuggling-organization-sentenced-40-years-federal-prison Over 20 Defendants Sentenced to Prison in Multi-Million Dollar National COVID-19 Fraud Scheme https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/over-20-defendants-sentenced-prison-multi-million-dollar-national-covid-19-fraud Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/over-20-defendants-sentenced-prison-multi-million-dollar-national-covid-19-fraud Osceola Man Arrested For Defrauding Federal Criminal Forfeiture https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/osceola-man-arrested-defrauding-federal-criminal-forfeiture Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest of Levelle Joseph Harris (38, Kissimmee) on an indictment charging him with four counts of wire fraud. If convicted, Harris faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count. Harris is also facing a forfeiture order of $651,432, a sum which represents the total amount of proceeds obtained by Harris from the wire fraud scheme. A federal grand jury had indicted Harris on August 6, 2024.  Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/osceola-man-arrested-defrauding-federal-criminal-forfeiture Possession of Contraband Nets Inmate an Additional 18 Months https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/possession-contraband-nets-inmate-additional-18-months Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/possession-contraband-nets-inmate-additional-18-months Washington D.C. Man Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison for Stealing $32,000 in High-End Goods https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/washington-dc-man-sentenced-eight-months-prison-stealing-32000-high-end-goods BOSTON – A Washington D.C. man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for stealing thousands of items from a high-end outlet store in Wrentham, Mass. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/washington-dc-man-sentenced-eight-months-prison-stealing-32000-high-end-goods Maxton Man Sentenced to 20 Years on Firearms and Drug Convictions https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/maxton-man-sentenced-20-years-firearms-and-drug-convictions Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/maxton-man-sentenced-20-years-firearms-and-drug-convictions Convicted Felon Found with Gun in Vehicle at Caddo Parish Juvenile Courthouse Sentenced https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdla/pr/convicted-felon-found-gun-vehicle-caddo-parish-juvenile-courthouse-sentenced Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdla/pr/convicted-felon-found-gun-vehicle-caddo-parish-juvenile-courthouse-sentenced Former Luxury Homebuilder Sentenced for Fraud Conspiracy https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-luxury-homebuilder-sentenced-fraud-conspiracy BOSTON – The former owner of a now-defunct luxury home building business in West Springfield was sentenced yesterday for conspiring to defraud the United States and creating false documents to help one of his clients obtain a mortgage. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-luxury-homebuilder-sentenced-fraud-conspiracy Fort Myers Drug Trafficker Convicted Following Bench Trial https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/fort-myers-drug-trafficker-convicted-following-bench-trial Fort Myers, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Nicholas P. Smith (45, Fort Myers) has been found guilty of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance following a bench trial before United States District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell. Smith faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for November 18, 2024.  Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/fort-myers-drug-trafficker-convicted-following-bench-trial Danville Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Federal Robbery, Firearm Charges https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/danville-man-sentenced-more-12-years-federal-robbery-firearm-charges Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/danville-man-sentenced-more-12-years-federal-robbery-firearm-charges Seven Defendants Convicted of Federal Civil Rights Conspiracy and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act Offenses for Obstructing Access to Reproductive Health Services in Michigan https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/seven-defendants-convicted-federal-civil-rights-conspiracy-and-freedom-access-clinic Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/seven-defendants-convicted-federal-civil-rights-conspiracy-and-freedom-access-clinic Pair of Clearfield County Men Charged in Connection with Targeted Bombing Resulting in Death of Victim Who Owed One Defendant Drug Debt https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/pair-clearfield-county-men-charged-connection-targeted-bombing-resulting-death-victim Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/pair-clearfield-county-men-charged-connection-targeted-bombing-resulting-death-victim Hot Springs Woman Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Offense https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdar/pr/hot-springs-woman-sentenced-more-15-years-federal-prison-drug-trafficking-offense Tue, 20 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdar/pr/hot-springs-woman-sentenced-more-15-years-federal-prison-drug-trafficking-offense