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Our Plan for Open Government 7 Apr 2010, 10:01 am
Today, the Department of Justice is proud to release our Plan for Open Government. Our plan sets forth ongoing and anticipated efforts to increase transparency in government, participation and collaboration. We believe these initiatives will have a lasting impact, permanently breaking down barriers between the American people and their government. Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli commented [...] Read more >>
The RECA Internship Program Launches 6 Apr 2010, 3:12 pm
Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, traveled to the Four Corners region (which is made up of New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah) to launch the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) Internship Program. West held recruiting events at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, University of New Mexico in Gallup, New Mexico, [...] Read more >>
Civil Rights Era Cold Case Investigations Continue 30 Mar 2010, 10:42 am
The following post appears courtesy of the Civil Rights Division. In 1955, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy, was sent by his mother tolive with family inMississippi. Whatwould later unfoldwas a major event that sparked our nation’s Civil Rights Movement.After interacting with a white woman, Till was abducted and brutally murdered by two men who [...] Read more >>
IP Prosecutors and Investigators in Bangkok and Singapore Receive Training from DOJ Cyber and IP Experts 19 Mar 2010, 8:06 am
The following post appears courtesy of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. Department of Justice cyber experts recently helped to train prosecutors and investigators in Singapore and Bangkok on important forensics and evidence issues in intellectual property (IP) cases. The in-country training builds on successful cyber forensics training prosecutors and investigators received during [...] Read more >>
“Sexting” Town Hall Meeting held in Cleveland 19 Mar 2010, 7:42 am
In September 2009, the Department of Justice launched a year-long initiative to raise awareness around violence against women. U.S. Attorneys’ offices across the country have participated in local events, forums and media opportunities. The following post appears courtesy ofthe United States Attorney’s Officefor the Northern District of Ohio. Recent studies have shown that approximately one in [...] Read more >>

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Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Auto Lending Discrimination in Los Angeles

The United States has filed a lawsuit alleging that a bank and two automobile dealerships in Los Angeles violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act by charging non-Asian-American customers higher interest rate mark-ups for a period of at least two years.

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Justice Department Observes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month

“We know domestic violence is an epidemic that affects communities across this country regardless of age, race or socio-economic background,” said Attorney General Eric Holder.

Justice Department Announces Success in Battle Against Firearms Trafficking and Recovery Act Funds to Build on Project Gunrunner

Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Acting Director Kenneth E. Melson today announced the results of ATF’s Gun Runner Impact Team (GRIT) initiative, a 120-day deployment of ATF resources to the Houston Field Division to disrupt illegal firearms trafficking by Mexican drug cartels

Former New Jersey, Firefighter Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion

Matthew Fox, a former Atlantic City, N.J., firefighter, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Jerome B. Simandle in Newark, N.J.

September 30

Owner of Tennesse Salvage and Demolition Company Pleads Guilty to Environmental Crimes

Gary Fillers pleaded guilty to one criminal felony count for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act’s “work practice standards” related to the proper stripping, bagging, removal and disposal of asbestos.

Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli's Testimony "Advancing Freedom of Information in the New Era of Responsibility"

"We at the Department are especially committed to encouraging compliance with the Act and to fulfilling President Obama's goal of making this Administration the most open and transparent in history."

Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden Speaks at the Phoenix OCDETF Strike Force

The OCDETF Program -- now in its 27th year -- is a model of interagency coordination, innovation, and teamwork, and is the cornerstone of the Justice Department’s anti-cartel strategy.

Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Indianapolis Law Firm to Enforce the Employment Rights of Indiana National Guardsman

The consent decree will resolve the Department’s complaint on behalf of an Indiana National Guardsman alleging that the law firm violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Challenging Conditions at Two Erie County, New York, Correctional Facilities

The lawsuit alleging that conditions at the Erie County Holding Center and the Erie County Correctional Facility routinely and systematically deprive inmates of constitutional rights.

Polembros Shipping LTD. Pleads Guilty to Crimes Related to Pollution from Cargo Ship Traveling to New Orleans

Polembros Shipping LTD pleaded guilty today for violating anti-pollution laws, ship safety laws, and making false statements during a U.S. Coast Guard investigation of the M/V Theotokos.