Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks Announcing Civil Rights Investigation into Staff Sexual Abuse at Two California Prisons
Remarks as Prepared for DeliveryGood afternoon. My name is Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice. I am joined...
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Delivers Remarks at the Convening of the Election Threats Task Force
Remarks as Prepared for DeliveryThank you very much, Mr. Attorney General — and good afternoon, everyone. I also want to start by expressing my sympathies...
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Convening of the Election Threats Task Force
Remarks as DeliveredGood afternoon, everyone. We launched the Election Threats Task Force to respond to a dangerous increase in violent threats against the public servants...
Former New Mexico Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sentenced for Civil Rights Offense for Sexually Assaulting Arrestee and Obstruction of Justice
A former New Mexico sheriff’s deputy was sentenced today to nine years in prison followed by three years of supervised release and required to register...
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri Delivers Remarks at the Convening of the Election Threats Task Force
Remarks as Prepared for DeliveryThank you, Attorney General Garland, Deputy Attorney General Monaco, and Director Wray for your commitment to safeguarding our elections. With your...
Justice Department Announces Civil Rights Investigation into Correctional Staff Sexual Abuse at Two California Prisons
The Justice Department announced today that it has opened an investigation into the conditions of two prison facilities operated by the California Department of Corrections...
Pharmaceutical Company Pays $25M to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability for Price-Fixing of Generic Drug
A generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA (Glenmark), located in Mahwah, New Jersey, has agreed to pay $25 million, based on its ability to...
Two RT Employees Indicted for Covertly Funding and Directing U.S. Company that Published Thousands of Videos in Furtherance of Russian Interests
Note: View the indictment here. An indictment charging Russian nationals Kostiantyn Kalashnikov, 31, also known as Kostya, and Elena Afanasyeva, 27, also known as Lena, with...
$2.95M Penalty and Permanent Injunction Resolves Lawsuit Against Verkada Inc. for Alleged Unlawful Commercial Emails, Data Security Failures and Deceptive Practices
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that Verkada Inc. (Verkada), a cloud-based security company headquartered in San Mateo, California, has...
Justice Department Disrupts Covert Russian Government-Sponsored Foreign Malign Influence Operation Targeting Audiences in the United States and Elsewhere
Note: View the affidavit here. The Justice Department today announced the ongoing seizure of 32 internet domains used in Russian government-directed foreign malign influence campaigns colloquially...