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…
Former Gary Police Officer Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Assaulting Arrestee
Terry Peck, 46, a former police officer with the Gary Police Department, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Hammond, Indiana, for using excessive force against an arrestee. The indictment…
Middlesex County Man Gets 24 Months in Prison for Setting Fire to Cop Car During George Floyd Riot
TRENTON, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted…
Second Defendant Sentenced to 5 Years for Attempted Arson During 2020 Civil Unrest in Madison
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Anessa Renee Fierro, 28, Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge…
DOJ and CEO of defunct medical testing laboratory settle False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute civil case
Seattle – A False Claims Act/Anti-Kickback Statute civil matter was resolved today with an agreed $1.1 million payment by the former Chief Executive Officer of a now defunct medical testing lab, announced…
U.S. Attorney Announces Settlement Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Garment Manfacturer And Its Owner For Fraudulently Underreporting Value Of Imported Goods To Evade Customs Duties
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), and Frank…
It’s now legal in New Jersey for AIDS patients to infect their sexual partners without notifying them first
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Buck is ordeing police departments in the state to immediately stop charging and prosecuting AIDS patients who knowingly have sex with non-AIDS infected partners…
Former Trousdale Turner Supervisory Corrections Officer Indicted For Civil Rights Violations And Obstruction Charges
NASHVILLE – A federal indictment unsealed today charged former supervisory corrections officer Kenan Lister, 42, of Clarksville, Tennessee, with federal civil rights and obstruction offenses, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart…
Former West Hazleton Police Chief Sentenced To Two Months’ Imprisonment For Civil Rights Violation
WILKES-BARRE- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Brian Buglio, age 46, of Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States Magistrate Judge Joseph F.…
U.S. Attorney’s Office and HHS Office for Civil Rights Settle Disability Discrimination Case with Backus Hospital
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, in partnership with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), have entered into a…
Congressman Introduces Legislation To Outlaw Teaching CRT As A Civil Rights Violation
Republican Rep. Bob Good of Virginia introduced legislation Wednesday that would prohibit schools, programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance from teaching Critical Race Theory. The Defending Students’ Civil Rights Act of…
Florida Man Who Called for Race-Based Civil War Sentenced on Multiple Firearms Offenses
Miami, Florida – Today, a South Florida federal district judge sentenced Paul Nicholas Miller, 33, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to 41 months’ imprisonment followed by three years’ supervised release for possessing a…
Justice Department Settles with State of New Jersey’s Student Lending Authority for Alleged Violations of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
NEWARK, N.J. – The Department of Justice announced today that the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) has agreed to enter into a settlement and pay $50,000 to resolve allegations…
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