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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Seventh Annual Attorney General's Awards for Distinguished Service in Community Policing

12/04/2024 07:00 AM EST

Thanks, Ben, for that overly generous introduction. And thank you Hugh and to the whole COPS team for everything you do every single day.

Eighteen Cleveland Gang Members and Associates Indicted on Federal Charges for RICO Conspiracy, Murder, Kidnapping, Assault, Firearms Violations, and Drug Trafficking

12/04/2024 07:00 AM EST

A federal district court in the Northern District of Ohio today unsealed a second superseding indictment against 18 members and associates of a violent street gang known as the Fully Blooded Felons, who have been charged with various federal crimes, including racketeering (RICO) conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping in aid of racketeering, assault in aid of racketeering, firearms violations, and drug trafficking offenses.

Justice Department Secures Agreement with Senior Living Provider to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims

12/04/2024 07:00 AM EST

The Justice Department announced today that it secured a settlement agreement with Watercrest Community Management LLC (Watercrest) resolving the department's determination that Watercrest violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) at its Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, location. The department determined that Watercrest discriminated against a non-U.S. citizen worker by rejecting her valid document showing her permission to work and asking for additional and unnecessary documents because of her citizenship status.

Justice Department Proposes Regulations Implementing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

12/04/2024 07:00 AM EST

The Justice Department today announced it has submitted to the Federal Register two notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that, if finalized, will fully implement the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 (BSCA), the most significant gun safety legislation in over 30 years.

Former Ohio Jail Deputy Charged with Civil Rights Violations

12/04/2024 07:00 AM EST

A three-count indictment was unsealed yesterday charging a former Franklin County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office deputy with two counts of depriving an inmate of his civil rights and one count of conspiring to do the same.

New York Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Transnational "Grandparent Scam" Operated from Dominican Republic

12/04/2024 07:00 AM EST

A New York man pleaded guilty yesterday to serving as a courier for a Dominican Republic-based "grandparent scam" that targeted elderly Americans.

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