The department received multiple reports of unwarranted searches and arrests. The Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a civil rights probe into the police department of Lexington, Mississippi this…
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DOJ Commits Grants to Safety Projects Reducing Violent Crime
The department also announced five additional cities in the crime prevention federal partnership. The Department of Justice announced new public safety commitments this month designed to reduce violent…
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Senator Cotton Urges DOJ Probe of Pro-Hamas Protestors
He states that protestors are breaking federal laws. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking that the Department of Justice investigate pro-Hamas demonstrations…
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FBI Makes Large Fentanyl Bust in Massachusetts
At least 8 million doses were in heart-shaped candies. The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized more than 220 pounds of drugs and arrested three in a bust in…
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Federal Jury Finds Realty Group Liable for Inflated Commissions
Plaintiffs claimed fixed commissions suppressed competition in home sales. This week a federal jury in Kansas City, Missouri, found that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and other…
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Advocacy Groups Urge DOJ to Rescind “Safe Harbor” Merger Policy
The policy offers protection from prosecution to companies that self-report misconduct. Attorney General Merrick Garland received a letter this week from 14 nonprofits and lobbying groups. They urge…
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Silicon Valley Executive Fined $24 Million for Fraudulent COVID-19 Tests
Mark Schena engaged in elaborate ruses to convince investors of claims. A coordinated effort headed by the U.S. Justice Department to prosecute COVID-19-related frauds recently concluded its first…
Read MoreDOJ Secures $107 Million for Redlining Relief
Offers compensation for communities of color that have experienced discrimination by mortgage lending. The U.S. Department of Justice has investigated allegations of discrimination by banks and lending companies…
Read MoreJustice Department Investigates NJ Police Department
Complaints of inappropriate force used by Trenton officers spur the probe. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened an investigation into the Trenton Police Department (TPD) and the…
Read MoreAttorney General Opens Investigation into Stabbing of Child
A 6-year-old Muslim boy was killed in Chicago last weekend. Attorney General Merrick Garland opened a hate crime investigation into the murder of a 6-year-old Muslim boy on…
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