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Canadian Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Committing Act of Terrorism Transcending National Boundaries and Other Offenses
Amor M. Ftouhi, 51, of Quebec, Canada, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Leitman to life in…
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Money & The Economy
GE to Pay $1.5 Billion for Alleged Misrepresentations of Subprime Loans in Mortgage-Backed Securities
The Department of Justice today announced that General Electric (GE) will pay a civil penalty of $1.5 billion under the…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
Bureau of Prisons Tests Micro-Jamming Technology in South Carolina Prison to Prevent Contraband Cell Phones
This week, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) conducted a pilot test of micro-jamming technology at the Broad River Correctional…
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Obama Administration Lawyer Indicted on Charge of Making False Statements to the Department of Justice
A federal grand jury today returned an indictment charging Gregory B. Craig, a Washington-based lawyer, with making false statements and…
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Wikileaks Founder Charged in Computer Hacking Conspiracy
Julian Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested today in the United Kingdom in connection with a U.S. charge…
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FBI Charges Michigan Man who Joined ISIS with Additional Weapons and Terror Crimes
A 28-year old man who last resided in Dearborn, Michigan and who was previously indicted in July, 2018, with providing…
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Report: DOJ Watchdog Scrutinizing FBI Informant Who Made Contact With Trump Campaign
The Justice Department’s inspector general is reportedly scrutinizing the FBI’s use of former professor Stefan Halper as a confidential informant…
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Six People in U.S. Charged with Providing Material Support to Terrorists
Ramiz Zijad Hodzic, 44, of St. Louis County, Missouri, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiring to provide material…
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Pharmaceutical Companies Agree to Pay Over $122 Million to Resolve Allegations They Paid Kickbacks
The Department of Justice today announced that three pharmaceutical companies – Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Jazz), Lundbeck LLC (Lundbeck), and Alexion…
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New York Man Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 20 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS | OPA
Adam Raishani, aka “Saddam Mohamed Raishani,” 32, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced to 20 years in prison to…
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MS-13 Member Receives 26 Years in Prison for Racketeering, Murder and Attempted Murder
A Riverdale, Maryland man was sentenced to 312 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his…
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New US Marshals Director Takes Oath of Office
Donald Washington was sworn in as the director of the U.S. Marshals Service today in a ceremony at the Tom…
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United States Files Lawsuit Against California for Failure to Comply With California Environmental Quality Act
The Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) today filed civil actions, in both federal and…
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Duke University Agrees to Pay U.S. $112.5 Million Settlement Related to Scientific Research Misconduct
Duke University has agreed to pay the government $112.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act…
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FBI Texts: DOJ Official Had ‘Continued Concerns’ About Source Used To Obtain Carter Page FISA
Text messages show that a Justice Department official had “continued concerns” about the FBI’s applications to obtain FISA warrants on…
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