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01/15/2025 07:00 AM EST
The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Orange County, California, District Attorney on the use of custodial informants at the Orange County jails in California. The agreement resolves the department's civil investigation finding that custodial informant activity by the Orange County District Attorney's Office (OCDA) from 2007 through 2016 with the Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) violated criminal defendants' right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment and right to due process of law under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
01/15/2025 07:00 AM EST
Bollinger Shipyard LLC (Bollinger), a Lockport, Louisiana, based company, has agreed to pay $1,025,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing the U.S. Coast Guard for labor provided by workers who were not eligible to work in the United States.
01/15/2025 07:00 AM EST
The Justice Department announced today its findings that conditions of confinement at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center (the Jail) in Columbia, South Carolina, violate the Eighth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The department's report details the findings of a comprehensive investigation of the Jail, which is funded and operated by Richland County through an Administrator and Director. The Jail currently houses approximately 965 people.
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