Thank you for that introduction, Liz Ryan, and good afternoon, everyone. It’s wonderful to be with you all today. I want to thank Liz for her leadership, both as Administrator […]
The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into Rankin County, Mississippi, and the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD). Rankin is the state’s
The Justice Department filed a civil complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to enjoin John T. Ajuma, aka John Trobisch, from preparing federal
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon. My name is Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. I am joined by Todd Gee,
The Justice Department announced today that Morningstar Storage, which manages and operates a network of self-storage facilities in the southeast area of the United States, has agreed to pay $130,000
An Alaska man was arrested yesterday in Anchorage for allegedly threatening to injure and kill six U.S. Supreme Court Justices and some of their family members. According to court documents,
The Justice Department convened on Monday its quarterly interagency meeting with LGBTQI+ community stakeholders. Members of the Office of the Attorney General and the LGBTQI+ Working Group of the Justice
Thank you, United States Attorney Barron. I am Chetan Patil, the Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Division’s Torts Branch. This morning, attorneys within the Civil Division filed
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte of the Justice Department’s Office of Legislative Affairs traveled to El Paso,
Good morning. My name is Benjamin Mizer, and I am the Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General at the Justice Department. I am joined today by Chetan Patil, who is the
The Justice Department filed a civil claim today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, the Singaporean
A federal jury in San Diego convicted a California man yesterday of wire fraud, conspiracy and tax crimes for schemes to defraud COVID-19 relief programs and to file false tax
Oak Street Health, headquartered in Chicago and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CVS Health since 2023, has agreed to pay $60 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims
Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed two Acting U.S. Trustees, the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees announced today. Under 28 U.S.C. § 585(a), the Attorney General may fill U.S. Trustee vacancies by
A Lewiston, Maine, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for threatening a Black family who lived in his apartment complex. Charles Allen Barnes, 47, previously pleaded guilty
