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The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Securities and Exchange Commission have signed an interagency Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to foster cooperation and communication between the agencies with the…
The Department of Justice announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Ethan Melzer, 22, of Louisville, Kentucky, for allegedly planning an attack on his U.S. Army unit by sending…
Last week, the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice continued its hearing on community engagement and held another hearing on research perspectives in criminal justice. The…
The Justice Department today announced that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that Stafford County, Virginia, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by enacting overly restrictive…
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband issued the following statement today regarding Juneteenth: “On June 19, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was first announced to enslaved African-Americans in Texas.…
FORMER NORFOLK DOCTOR SENTENCED FOR ROLE IN INTERNET PHARMACY ORGANIZATION A former Norfolk physician has been sentenced for his role in a long-running Internet pharmacy operation, the Department of Justice…
A federal grand jury in Roanoke, Virginia, returned an indictment today, charging a Virginia resident with evading payment of employment taxes and attempting to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),…
Two licensed Virginia attorneys pleaded guilty today to federal extortion charges, admitting their roles in a scheme to extort a multinational chemicals company by threatening to inflict substantial financial and…