Miami Sector Announces New Chief Patrol Agent
PEMBROKE PINES, Florida — Jeffrey J. Dinise has been appointed as the new Chief Patrol Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) – Miami Sector. Chief Dinise officially entered on […]
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Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks on 15th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery OPENING REMARKS Good afternoon. My name is Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department. I am honored and
California Man Sentenced for Acting as an Illegal Agent of the People’s Republic of China Government and Bribery
John Chen, 71, of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Los Angeles, was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for acting as unregistered agents of the PRC and bribing
Director Rosie Hidalgo Delivers Remarks at the 19th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation
Remarks are Prepared for Delivery Good morning. Welcome to the 19th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation. First, I want to extend my gratitude to our hosts, the Pueblo
New Jersey Postmaster Indicted on Civil Rights Charge for Sexual Assault of Postal Service Employee
A two-count indictment was unsealed today charging a U.S. Postal Service Postmaster with a federal civil rights violation for sexually assaulting a victim while acting under color of law and
Pharmaceutical Company QOL Medical and CEO Agree to Pay $47M for Allegedly Paying Kickbacks to Induce Claims for QOL’s Drug Sucraid
Pharmaceutical company QOL Medical LLC (QOL) and its co-owner and CEO, Frederick E. Cooper, have agreed to pay $47 million to resolve allegations that they caused the submission of false
Former Air National Guardsman Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Unlawfully Disclosing Classified National Defense Information
A former member of the U.S. Air National Guard (USANG), Jack Douglas Teixeira, 22, of North Dighton, Massachusetts, was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for retaining and transmitting
U.S. Marshals Apprehend Two Fugitives in Washington State
Newport, WA – The United States Marshals Service (USMS) Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNWVOTF) assisted representatives from the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, the
Florida Man Indicted for Posting Threats on the Internet
An indictment was unsealed charging Nathaniel James Holmes, 51, of Jacksonville, Florida, with four counts of transmitting interstate threats to injury other persons. If convicted on all counts, Holmes faces
New England Doctor Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution Conspiracy
A New England doctor pleaded guilty today to conspiring to illegally distribute controlled substances. This is the first joint prosecution of a doctor by the Justice Department’s New England Strike
United States Files Suit for Unpaid Duties and Penalties for Alleged Failure to Pay Duties on Imported Chinese Bedroom Furniture
The United States has filed a civil lawsuit against Lawrence Bivona, who was the President of LaJobi Inc., a Delaware corporation that imported Chinese-manufactured children’s bedroom furniture into the United
Brownsville CBP officers apprehend man wanted on felony child rape warrant
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Brownsville Port of Entry encountered a man wanted in the Washington state area on an outstanding felony warrant for a
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U.S. Marshals Arrest Washington Rape Suspect
Spokane, WA – Brandon Frackenpohl, 34, was arrested without incident an hour outside of Klamath Falls, Oregon, by the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force
U.S. Marshals Focus on Violent Fugitives During Operation Nazare Wave
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) announced the results of Operation Nazare Wave, which focused on violent crime in Washington, D.C., and the National Capital Region. This operation was spearheaded by
AMO aircrews conduct back-to-back mountain rescues
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) A-Star aircrews in Arizona and Washington State recently assisted with two rescues in rugged mountain terrain on