A Pakistani citizen residing in Canada, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, also known as Shahzeb Jadoon, was arrested on September 4 in Canada following a complaint filed in the Southern District of New York. Khan was charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered remarks at the convening of the Election Threats Task Force, emphasizing the importance of addressing threats against election workers and public servants. "We launched the Election Threats Task Force to respond to a dangerous increase in violent threats against the public servants who administer our elections," he stated.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland hosted a meeting of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force on September 4, 2024. The event included remarks from several key officials: Attorney General Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
The Justice Department has unsealed terrorism, murder conspiracy, and sanctions-evasion charges against six senior leaders of Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization. The charges pertain to the defendants' involvement in planning, supporting, and executing the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023. These attacks resulted in numerous civilian casualties and kidnappings, including American citizens.
The Justice Department announced today the unsealing of terrorism, murder conspiracy, and sanctions-evasion charges against three senior leaders of Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization. The charges relate to the defendants’ central roles in planning, supporting, and perpetrating the terrorist atrocities that Hamas committed in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 (the October 7 Hamas Massacres), involving the murders and kidnappings of countless innocent civilians, including American citizens.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland met with Tribal leaders and law enforcement officials from nine South Dakota Tribal Nations at a roundtable held at the Yankton Sioux Nation to discuss public safety issues. The Attorney General was joined by Senator Mike Rounds. The visit highlighted the Department’s efforts to address public safety and justice in Tribal communities across South Dakota, including combating violent crime, drug-related crime, and the crisis of missing or murdered Indigenous persons.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered remarks at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota on August 14, 2024, expressing gratitude for the collaborative efforts of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement partners in combating violent crime.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland recently delivered remarks at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho, highlighting the collaborative efforts between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in combating violent crime.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered remarks at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming on August 13, 2024. In his address, Garland expressed gratitude to federal, state, and local law enforcement partners for their collaborative efforts in combating violent crime.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered remarks at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico on August 12, 2024. His address highlighted ongoing efforts to combat violent crime and drug trafficking, particularly in Tribal communities.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited New Mexico today to emphasize the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts in addressing public safety, particularly focusing on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) and human trafficking crises in Indian Country. The leaders were briefed by representatives from both Departments at the headquarters of the Interior Department’s Missing and Murdered Unit (MMU) and conducted a listening session with the Eight Northern Pueblos.
Yesterday, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and Acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer participated in the 41st Annual National Night Out (NNO). Their involvement underscores the Justice Department’s partnerships with federal, state, and local law enforcement as part of its Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Violent Crime.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland addressed the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa on August 6, 2024, highlighting both ongoing and recent developments in law enforcement efforts.
Over the past several years, the Justice Department has focused on dismantling the global fentanyl supply chain, spanning from China to Mexico to the United States.
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered remarks on the arrests of alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael Zambada Garcia (El Mayo) and Joaquin Guzman Lopez.
Three men were sentenced today for various conspiracy and firearms offenses in connection with a racially-motivated scheme to destroy an energy facility.
The Justice Department issued a statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland regarding the arrests of alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael Zambada Garcia (El Mayo) and Joaquin Guzman Lopez.
