New Jersey Cops Wore Army Uniforms on Patrol After Civil War
PATERSON, N.J. – The Paterson Police Department is highlighting the legacy of Frederick G. Graul, one of the city’s first police officers and a Civil War veteran, in a recent historical post…
Federal agent charged with violating civil rights
McALLEN, Texas – A 28-year-old former Border Patrol (BP) employee is facing charges that he deprived the constitutional rights of a Honduran teenager, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Authorities took Gregson…
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia Announces New Policy for Accepting Service of Civil Summonses and Complaints
WASHINGTON – The Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia has refreshed its guidance on how persons may effect service of…
Two Naturopaths Agree to Pay $32,000 in Civil Penalties For Improper Prescription of Opioids and Controlled Substances
Spokane, Washington – Dr. Jacqueline Thomas, N.D., an East Wenatchee-based naturopathic doctor, and Dr. Rebecka Hoppins, an, Edmonds-based naturopathic doctor, have each agreed to pay $16,500 to resolve allegations under the Controlled…
Summary Judgement Issued in Civil Case Involving Hundreds of Fraudulent Medicaid/Tricare Bills
MACON, Ga. – The District Court for the Middle District of Georgia entered an order partially granting summary judgment in favor of the United States and State of Georgia in U.S. ex rel…
Federal Civil Complaint Seeks The Forfeiture Of Funds Stolen From A California-Based Business And Transferred by Money Mules
Charlotte, N.C. Today, U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced the filing of a federal civil complaint seeking the forfeiture of $597,891.46, seized as part of an investigation of at least three individuals…
Philadelphia Felon Found Guilty by Jury of Illegally Possessing a Firearm During June 2020 Civil Unrest
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Steven Pennycooke, 36, of Philadelphia, PA, was convicted after trial of a single count of possession of a firearm by a felon…
Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Conspiracy Involving Robbery and Kidnapping
Memphis, TN- Kenneth Hicks, 62, has pleaded guilty to civil rights conspiracy violations. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney, announced the guilty plea today. According to information presented in court, after…
Grand Jury Indicts Former Municipal Prosecuting Attorney for Jefferson County, Missouri on Civil Rights Charge and Lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted James Isaac “Ike” Crabtree, former Municipal Prosecuting Attorney for Jefferson County, Missouri, on April 20, 2022, for one count of Deprivation of Rights under…
U.S. Attorney Dena J. King Announces New Civil Rights Team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – United States Attorney Dena J. King announced today the formation of a new Civil Rights Team within the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which will focus on prioritizing the enforcement of…
Caldwell Police Lieutenant Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges for Using Excessive Force During an Arrest
BOISE – A federal grand jury in Boise returned a superseding indictment on April 13, 2022, charging Joseph Alan Hoadley, 42, a Lieutenant with the Caldwell Police Department, with using excessive force…
Justice Department Announces Civil Settlement in Lafayette Square Cases
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it has reached an agreement to settle claims in four civil cases arising from the June 1,…
Baltimore Police Detective Convicted on Federal Charges of Conspiracy to Deprive Civil Rights
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury today convicted Robert Hankard, age 45, of Baltimore, Maryland, of multiple federal crimes for providing a BB gun that he knew would be planted on a…
Former Trousdale Turner Supervisory Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty To Civil Rights Violations
NASHVILLE – A former supervisory corrections officer at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility in Hartsville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today to two counts of civil rights violations. Kenan Lister, 42, of Clarksville, Tennessee,…
San Fernando Valley Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Starting Fire in Santa Monica Restaurant During May 2020 Civil Unrest
LOS ANGELES – A West Hills man was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for starting a fire that caused substantial damage to a Santa Monica restaurant during the…
Medical Doctor To Pay $40,800 To Resolve Civil Liability For Alleged Violations Of The False Claims Act
HARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dr. Ahmed Khan has agreed to pay the United States $40,800 to resolve civil liability for alleged…
Federal Civil and Criminal Investigations Result in Six Convictions and Recovery of Over $8.7 Million in Connection with Compounded Medications Formulated by DelCo Pharmacy
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced the criminal and civil resolutions of multi-year investigations of various health care fraud schemes involving prescriptions for compounded medications formulated by Heritage Therapeutics,…
Nine Defendants Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Conspiracy and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) Offenses for Obstructing Patients and Providers of a Reproductive Health Services Facility
WASHINGTON – Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia today…
U.S. Attorney Sellinger Announces Creation of Civil Rights Division
NOTE: To see U.S. Attorney Sellinger’s announcement, click here. NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today the creation of a Civil Rights Division whose sole focus will be the…
Feds Create New Jersey Civil Rights Division, Nation’s First
NEWARK, NJ – The Department of Justice is creating a criminal civil rights division in New Jersey, the first in the nation to ensure civil rights violations are prosecuted and handled properly.…
Clearbrook Treatment Centers And Andrew Brown’s Drug Store Agree To Pay The United States Civil Penalties For Violations Of The Controlled Substances Act
HARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Clearbrook Treatment Centers, located in Laurel Run, Pennsylvania, and Andrew Brown’s Drug Store, Inc., located in Scranton,…
Prezioso named Civil Chief
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Christopher Prezioso has been selected to lead the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for West Virginia’s Northern District. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced today that…
PPEI and President Kory Willis Plead Guilty and Agree to Pay $3.1 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties for the Manufacture and Sale of Illegal Delete Devices and Tunes for Diesel Trucks
Louisiana-based company Power Performance Enterprises Inc. (PPEI) and its President and owner, Kory B. Willis, pleaded guilty to criminal charges today in federal court in Sacramento, California. Both defendants pleaded guilty to…
United States Attorney’s Office Resolves Lawsuit Against BayPort Credit Union for Violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – BayPort Credit Union (“BayPort”), located in Newport News, has agreed to pay nearly $110,000 to settle allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by charging excessive…
Former Hialeah Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Three Civil Rights Offenses
Miami, Florida – A former Hialeah Police Department Sergeant has pleaded guilty to three counts of depriving women of their civil rights under color of law by sexually abusing them. As part…
Mercer County Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Interfering with Law Enforcement Officers During Civil Disorder
NEWARK, N.J. – A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted…
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