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Justice Department announces $940M distribution for victims fund
On June 14, 2024, Special Master Mary Patrice Brown announced that she will authorize fifth-round payments for all eligible claims in the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (the Fund) by January 1, 2025. The Fund, which continues to collect deposits, anticipates that the fifth distribution will be at least $940 million. The amounts available for this distribution come from qualifying federal enforcement actions, including United States v. Binance Holdings Limited. -
Florida residents plead guilty in conspiracy targeting pregnancy resource centers
Three Florida residents pleaded guilty today to conspiring to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate employees of pregnancy resource centers in the free exercise of the right to provide and seek reproductive health services. The defendants targeted reproductive health facilities that provided and counseled abortion alternatives and vandalized those facilities with threatening messages. -
Director Rosie Hidalgo addresses elder abuse awareness
Rosie Hidalgo, Director of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), delivered a message for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2024. The event aims to raise awareness about the abuse and neglect faced by older adults. -
Tacoma firm pleads guilty for false declarations on timber imports
Tip the Scale LLC, a company based in Tacoma, Washington, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for making false declarations regarding the species and harvest location of timber used in wooden cabinets and vanities. -
Georgia CPA pleads guilty in syndicated conservation easement tax scheme
A Georgia man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and filing a false personal tax return related to his participation in the promotion and sale of abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters. -
Attorney General Garland comments on Supreme Court's decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
The Justice Department issued a statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the Supreme Court’s decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine: -
Justice Department repatriates $156M misappropriated 1MDB funds
The Justice Department announced today the repatriation of an additional $156 million in misappropriated 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds to Malaysia, bringing the total returned by the department to approximately $1.4 billion. -
Digital health executives arrested for $100M Adderall distribution scheme
The founder and CEO of a California-based digital health company, along with its clinical president, were arrested today for their alleged involvement in a scheme to distribute Adderall over the internet and commit health care fraud by submitting false claims for reimbursement. -
Minnesota man sentenced for providing material support to ISIS
A Minnesota man was sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Based on the defendant’s cooperation, the government asked the court to give the defendant credit for providing substantial assistance. -
Nigerian national convicted for involvement in business email compromise scheme
A federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, convicted a Nigerian national today for operating a business email compromise scheme targeting victims in the United States and elsewhere. -
Justice finds civil rights violations by Phoenix police department
Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Phoenix Police Department (PhxPD) and the City of Phoenix engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law. -
New Jersey man sentenced for maintaining fictitious Super PAC and credit card fraud
A New Jersey man was sentenced today to one year and six months in prison for falsifying a report filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and credit card fraud. -
Justice Department finds civil rights violations by Phoenix Police
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke announced the findings of the Justice Department’s civil rights investigation into the Phoenix Police Department and the City of Phoenix. The investigation revealed a pattern or practice of conduct violating the First, Fourth, and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, as well as violations of the Safe Streets Act, Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Americans with Disabilities Act. -
Indiana man sentenced for role in $5.6M international fraud scheme
An Indiana man was sentenced today to three years in prison for his role in an international advance-fee scheme orchestrated from Nigeria that defrauded victims worldwide of over $5.6 million. -
Kentucky man convicted on multiple terrorism charges involving support for ISIS
A federal jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, convicted a man of providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, and receiving military-type training from ISIS. The organization is designated as a foreign terrorist group. -
Federal agencies mark ten years combating elder abuse
At a meeting of the Elder Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC) on Wednesday, June 12, 17 federal agencies, including the Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), reflected on a decade of efforts to combat elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. These efforts have included enforcement actions, public education initiatives, training programs, interagency collaboration, research endeavors, and support services for older adults at risk. -
Michigan businessman indicted on charges related to false tax returns
A Michigan man made his initial appearance in court today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on an indictment that charged him with filing false tax returns and not paying employment taxes for his company’s employees. -
Oklahoma addresses noncompliance with national voter registration act after DOJ notice
The Justice Department announced that the State of Oklahoma has taken corrective action regarding driver’s license and ID card applications and forms that previously did not comply with Section 5 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). -
Justice Department addresses illegal e-cigarette sales at Senate Judiciary Hearing
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Arun G. Rao delivered testimony at a Senate Judiciary Hearing on June 12, 2024, addressing the urgent need to combat the illegal distribution and sale of unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems, commonly known as e-cigarettes. -
OVW hosts pre-application session for restorative practices pilot sites
OVW conducted a live web-based pre-application information session for its Fiscal Year 2024 Restorative Practices Pilot Sites Program solicitation. During the presentation, OVW staff reviewed this program’s requirements, discussed the solicitation, and allowed for a brief question-and-answer period.