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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…
On Thursday, June 18, and Friday, June 19, Attorney General William P. Barr traveled to Boston and New York City to visit with leadership and members of each city’s police…
The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in Idaho federal court defending Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act against a challenge under the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.…
A Colorado tax defier pleaded guilty yesterday to failing to surrender to serve his prison sentence for tax evasion and illegal possession of a firearm, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney…