LEGAL NEWSLINE

Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division traveled to The Hague, Netherlands, this week to address the Counterterrorism Law Enforcement Forum (CTLEF) and to convene a high-level meeting with European partners on stopping the illicit flow of sensitive technology to foreign adversaries.

A jury convicted Gregory and David Melton yesterday in the U.S. District Court in Savannah, Georgia, for their role in a conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate markets for sales of ready-mix concrete in Georgia and South Carolina. The conspiracy, which began as early as 2010 and continued until about July 2016, involved coordinating price-increase letters to customers, allocating specific jobs in the coastal Georgia area, and submitting bids to customers at collusive and noncompetitive prices.

Butler, Pennsylvania-based Armstrong Group has agreed to pay $6.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly violating the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) rules governing the agency’s High-Cost Program and submitting improper costs to inflate the subsidies it received from the federal Universal Service Fund (USF).

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that his office has filed a motion in Providence County Superior Court seeking to hold Prospect Medical Holdings (Prospect) in contempt for failing to comply with a recent court decision. The decision, issued by Judge Brian P. Stern on June 12, 2024, ordered Prospect to pay millions in overdue accounts payable to vendors.

The Justice Department's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism (State CT) co-hosted the third annual meeting of the Counterterrorism Law Enforcement Forum (CTLEF) in The Hague on July 10 and 11. This event aimed to enhance international cooperation in countering racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism (REMVE).

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice, in conjunction with the Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources (GWAAR), announced that the Wisconsin Elder Abuse Hotline is a recipient of a 2024 USAging Aging Achievement Award.

A Texas pharmaceutical marketer was sentenced today to two years and five months in prison and ordered to pay over $59 million in restitution for conspiring to defraud the United States, receiving illegal kickbacks in exchange for compounded medications prescription referrals, and money laundering.

The United States and Canada have a longstanding security, law enforcement, and intelligence partnership centered on protecting public safety, consistent with rights protected by law. To advance shared goals, U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas hosted Canada’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General Arif Virani and Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc in Washington, D.C., for the U.S.-Canada Cross Border Crime Forum (CBCF). This meeting is the third CBCF since it was reestablished by President...

Last night, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order preliminarily enjoining the Biden Administration’s Title IX rules in a lawsuit filed by America First Legal (AFL) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against President Biden’s Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, and others. This preliminary injunction will stop the implementation of the Title IX rules across schools nationwide.

A federal jury convicted a U.S. Navy Reserve commander today on multiple criminal charges related to a years-long bribery scheme involving Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) for Afghan nationals.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has released police body-worn camera footage obtained as part of the investigation into the death of Taiquell Woodson. Mr. Woodson died on February 17, 2024, following an encounter with members of the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) in Bay Shore, Suffolk County.

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging a federal court to reject a challenge to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Discriminatory Effects Rule. Under the Fair Housing Act, the rule holds insurers and other parties liable for housing practices that may appear neutral but are discriminatory or have a “disparate impact” on certain populations. The rule is being challenged by the homeowners insurance industry.

Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced that investigators with the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Philip Jack Lo, 33, of Coeur d’Alene on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Lo faces seven counts of sexual exploitation of a child by possession of sexually exploitative material and three counts of possessing visual representations of the sexual abuse of children under a new law effective from July 1, 2024.

Technical issues with a new web page may have interfered with the receipt and processing of some public comments on proposed Washington court rule changes set to be considered for adoption by the Washington Supreme Court at its July 10 administrative en banc conference. Because of this concern, the Court’s Rules Committee recommended the Supreme Court defer action in order to ensure that all comments can be received and considered.

Attorney General Raoul opposes expansion of toxic waste disposal facility in Chicago

The Attorney General’s Office announced that Caleb Devarney, 31, of St. Albans, Vermont, was arraigned today on three felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material and two misdemeanor counts of possession of child sexual abuse material.

The Minnesota Supreme Court's Chief Justice continues to endorse a grant program aimed at enhancing the safety and security of courthouses and facilities used for court proceedings.

Attorney General Todd Rokita today issued a statement regarding his recent legal actions against Monroe County.

NASHVILLE - "Whether someone can change the sex on their birth certificate is a matter for each state to decide," said Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti. "While other states have taken different approaches, for decades Tennessee has consistently recognized that a birth certificate records a biological fact of a child being male or female and has never addressed gender identity. We are grateful that the Court of Appeals agreed with the district court that any change in Tennessee's policy can only come from the people of Tennessee."

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has issued a warning to residents about the potential theft of their personal health care information following a significant cyberattack. The breach, involving Change Healthcare/UnitedHealth, may have affected approximately 110 million Americans.