FedWatch – Page 899

Report: Alaska Native communities will face the brunt of climate change

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… of the country. Rural and Alaska Native communities are the first to … affected.” About 87 percent of Alaska Native communities are experiencing erosion. In …… of the country. Rural and Alaska Native communities […]

Report: Alaska Native communities will face the brunt of climate change

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… of the country. Rural and Alaska Native communities are the first to … affected.” About 87 percent of Alaska Native communities are experiencing erosion. In …

Two Freight Forwarding Executives Plead Guilty To Fixing Prices

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Roberto Dip and Jason Handal pleaded guilty today in Miami, Florida, for their roles in orchestrating a nationwide conspiracy to fix prices for international freight forwarding services, marking the first convictions in this investigation, the […]

Western Michigan Man Receives 30 Months for Role in Dog-Fighting Conspiracy

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A Western Michigan man was sentenced in federal court to 30 months in prison for his role in a dog fighting conspiracy based in the surrounding counties of Grand Rapids. His sentence will be followed […]

Former Nashville Judge Sentenced to Prison for Federal Obstruction and Theft Charges

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A former Davidson County, Tennessee judge was sentenced today to 44 months in prison, restitution of $18,000 and a forfeiture of $13,500 for obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and stealing money from an organization receiving […]

Justice Department Awards More Than $16.7 Million to Support Victims of Las Vegas Shooting

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The Justice Department today announced 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 […]

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Delivers Remarks in Cincinnati on Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis, Announces $16 Million in Funding to Serve Las Vegas Mass Shooting Victims

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Thank you, Ben, for that kind introduction, and thank you for your 13 years of service to the Department of Justice.

U.S. Seeks to Recover over $73 Million in Proceeds Traceable to Bank Fraud to Conceal the Involvement of Jho Taek Low

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The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a civil forfeiture action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to forfeit and recover more than $73 million in funds associated […]

Bangladeshi National Arrested in Houston to Face Charges for a Conspiracy to Bring Aliens into the United States

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A Bangladeshi national residing in Monterrey, Mexico, was arrested yesterday on arrival at George Bush Intercontinental Airport to face a criminal indictment issued in the Laredo Division of the Southern District of Texas for his […]

Former Justice Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Deceive U.S. Banks about Millions of Dollars in Foreign Lobbying Funds

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A former employee with the U.S. Department of Justice pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to deceive banks in the United States about the source and purpose of millions of dollars sent […]