Justice Department Announces Results of Operation North Star FY 2024
Today, the Justice Department announced that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested 3,421 violent fugitives, including 216 for homicide, 803 for assault, and 482 for...
Florida Tax Return Preparer Agrees to Shut Down Tax Prep Business and to Pay $134,400
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued a permanent injunction today against Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tax return preparer Dexter Bataille, individually...
California Man Charged in Complaint Alleging He Injured Five People in Bomb Attack in Lobby of County Courthouse
A California man was charged today in a federal criminal complaint alleging he committed a bomb attack at a courthouse in Santa Maria, California, on...
Justice Department Announces an Organizational Assessment of the Hackensack, New Jersey, Police Department under the COPS Office’s Collaborative Reform Initiative
The Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced that it will provide an Organizational Assessment of the Hackensack, New Jersey,...
Leader of 2021 Tennessee Clinic Blockade Sentenced for Federal Conspiracy Against Rights and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act Convictions
Chester Gallagher, the leader of a March 5, 2021, blockade of a Mount Juliet, Tennessee, reproductive health clinic was sentenced yesterday to 16 months in...
Former FAA Contractor Indicted for Illegally Acting as an Agent of the Iranian Government
Note: View the indictment here. Former Federal Aviation Administration contractor, Abouzar Rahmati, 42, a naturalized U.S. citizen and resident of Great Falls, Virginia, was indicted for...
Hawaii Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Atomic Energy Act
Mark Kazee, 60, of Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to violating the Atomic Energy Act by transferring equipment containing Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)-regulated radioactive material from a...
Justice Department Announces New Resources to Improve Firearm Background Checks and Reduce Gun Violence
The Justice Department today announced several actions to improve firearm background checks and reduce gun violence. The Department is releasing model legislation and information that...
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Remarks as DeliveredGood morning. Thank you, Jonathan, for that warm welcome.I am very happy to be here in Arkansas.In just a few moments, U.S. Attorney...
Justice Department Finds Civil Rights Violations by the City of Lexington, Mississippi, and the Lexington Police Department
Note: View the findings report here.Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the City of Lexington, Mississippi (City), and Lexington Police Department...