Human rights body urges El Salvador to restore civil rights
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A regional human rights body implored El Salvador’s government on Thursday to reverse a year-long suspension of constitutional rights that form …
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McDonalds Hit With Civil Rights Complaint For Allegedly Racist Hiring Practices
McDonalds Hit With Civil Rights Complaint For Allegedly Racist Hiring Practices Katelynn Richardson on April 6, 2023 A legal group filed a federal civil rights …
Civil Rights Office Opens Investigation Into George Washington University Over Alleged Antisemitism
Civil Rights Office Opens Investigation Into George Washington University Over Alleged Antisemitism Kate Anderson on April 4, 2023 The Department of Education’s Office of Civil …
School Revises Race-Based Play Auditions After Civil Rights Complaint
School Revises Race-Based Play Auditions After Civil Rights Complaint Reagan Reese on April 4, 2023 A Massachusetts high school is no longer limiting play auditions …
‘We Are In A Cold Civil War’: Princeton Professor Predicts Racial, Class Conflict After Trump Indictment
‘We Are In A Cold Civil War’: Princeton Professor Predicts Racial, Class Conflict After Trump Indictment Harold Hutchison on March 31, 2023 A Princeton professor …
Civil Forfeiture Complaint Filed for Stolen World War I-Era Documents
NEW YORK, NY – The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced today the filing of a civil complaint seeking forfeiture …
EXCLUSIVE: School District Violated Civil Rights Act By Hosting Race-Based Student Groups, Complaint Alleges
EXCLUSIVE: School District Violated Civil Rights Act By Hosting Race-Based Student Groups, Complaint Alleges Reagan Reese on March 14, 2023 Parents Defending Education, a parental …
Civil Forfeiture Complaint Filed Against Six Luxury Real Estate Properties Involved In Sanctions Evasion And Money Laundering
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Andrew C. Adams, the Director of Task Force KleptoCapture, Ivan J. Arvelo, …
All out civil war declared in Ocean County GOP after rival elected officials ousted
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore has officially declared an all-out civil war within the Ocean County GOP after a controversial …
‘Starve The Red States’: Keith Olbermann Calls For ‘Economic Civil War’ Against Guns
‘Starve The Red States’: Keith Olbermann Calls For ‘Economic Civil War’ Against Guns Harold Hutchison on February 16, 2023 Former MSNBC and ESPN host Keith …
Elementary School Hit With Civil Rights Complaint After Hosting ‘Race-Based’ Lunch Clubs
Elementary School Hit With Civil Rights Complaint After Hosting ‘Race-Based’ Lunch Clubs Reagan Reese on February 14, 2023 Parents Defending Education, a parental rights group, …
U.S. Attorney Announces $1 Million Settlement Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Trading Company For Underpaying Customs Duties On Imported Footwear
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, AnnMarie R. Highsmith, the Executive Assistant Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border …
U.S. Attorney Announces $1.3 Million Settlement Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Apparel Importer For Underreporting Value Of Goods To Avoid Paying Customs Duties
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office …
Pennsylvania School District Sued For Alleged Racial Segregation by Civil Rights Group
Reagan Reese on January 31, 2023 LOWER MERION, PA- The Parents Defending Education group filed a complaint Tuesday with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) …
U.S. Attorney Announces Settlement Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Former Hunter College Professor And Hunter College For Fraudulently Using Federal Research Funds
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States has filed and settled a civil …
U.S. Attorney Announces $22.8 Million Settlement Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Vitamin Importer For Underpaying Customs Duties Owed On Products Imported Into The United States
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, AnnMarie R. Highsmith, Executive Assistant Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s …
EXCLUSIVE: Civil Rights Commissioner Presses Virginia School Board On Alleged Withholding Of Merit Awards
EXCLUSIVE: Civil Rights Commissioner Presses Virginia School Board On Alleged Withholding Of Merit Awards Reagan Reese on January 27, 2023 A commissioner from the U.S. …
The U.S. Attorney’s Office For The Northern District Of Florida Collects $4.3 Million Dollars In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2022
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced today that the Northern District of Florida collected $4,367,699.63 …
Mercer County Man Sentenced to 27 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 27 months in prison for attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers …
New prosecutor to lead civil rights enforcement in West Virginia
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA — Civil rights enforcement will be the focus of the newest prosecutor in the United States Attorney’s Office. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld …
Case dismissed: Gilmore’s lawsuit in GOP civil war bounced by judge
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A lawsuit filed by Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore has been tossed out of court, but the civil war between …
Former DSP Trooper Sentenced To Six Months Imprisonment for Civil Rights Violation
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that former Delaware State Trooper Jamal Merrell, 32, of Newark, …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects Nearly $3.8 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions
(PROVIDENCE) – U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha announced today that the District of Rhode Island collected $3,769,390.83 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year …
Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $168 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2022
Tampa, FL ― U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today that the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) collected $168,330,189 related to criminal and civil matters …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects Nearly $7.7 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore announced today that the Western District of Missouri collected $7,691,991 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects $41,562,706.60 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2022
(DENVER) – U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan announced today that the District of Colorado collected $41,562,706.60 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2022. Of …
EDVA Collects Over $25 M in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2022
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber announced today that the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) collected over $25 million in criminal and civil …
Russia says it shot down Ukrainian drone near bomber air base, three killed
By Lidia Kelly and Andrew Osborn (Reuters) -Russia said on Monday it had shot down a Ukrainian drone close to one of its air bases …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects $8.3M in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2022
PORTLAND, Maine: U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced today that the District of Maine collected $8,292,916.71 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2022. Of …
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE COLLECTS $246,498.00 IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ACTIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2022
U.S. Virgin Islands – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that the District of the Virgin Islands collected $246,498.00 in criminal and civil …
Former Federal Special Agent Found Guilty of Civil Rights Crimes for Committing Sexual Assaults Against Two Women
RIVERSIDE, California – A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was found guilty by a jury today of federal civil rights violations …
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont Collects $1,597,621.03 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2022
Burlington, Vermont – U.S. Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest announced today that the District of Vermont collected $1,597,621.03 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects Nearly $33 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2022
PORTLAND, Ore.—The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced today that it has collected nearly $33 million in criminal and civil actions in …
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia Collects $6.8 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2022
ALBANY, Ga. – U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia collected $6,814,729.05 in criminal …
Justice Department Secures Settlement with Colton Joint Unified School District to Protect the Civil Rights of English Learner Students
LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Colton Joint Unified School District to resolve …
United States Resolves Civil Claims Against Woonsocket Defense Contractor for Foreign Goods
PROVIDENCE – The United States Attorney’s Office has resolved a civil False Claims Act investigation into Hyman Brickle & Son, Inc., a Woonsocket-based Rhode Island …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects Nearly $4.7 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 22
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe announced Tuesday the Southern District of Illinois has collected $4,699,850.01 in criminal and civil actions in …
Former San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputy Faces Federal Civil Rights Charge Stemming from Alleged Assault of Female Inmate
LOS ANGELES – A former San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputy has been indicted on federal criminal charges alleging he abused a county jail …
Federal civil rights forum planned for Wheeling
WHEELNG, WEST VIRGINIA – Civil rights experts will share their knowledge at a special event to be held next week in Wheeling. United States Attorney …
Former D.C. Corrections Officer Charged with a Federal Civil Rights Violation for Assaulting a Handcuffed Inmate
WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment that was unsealed today charging …
Medical Doctor To Pay $86,506.30 To Resolve Civil Liability For Alleged Violations Of The False Claims Act
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dr. Musaddiq Nazeeri, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay …
Bayside State Prison Corrections Officer Admits Violating Inmates’ Civil Rights
NEWARK, N.J. – A corrections officer at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, New Jersey, today admitted agreeing with others to physically assault inmates for actual, …
S.African civil servants plan protests to pressure govt over wages
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African civil servants will march to the National Treasury in the administrative capital Pretoria and in the country’s other eight provinces …
Justice Department Launches Civil Investigation of Worcester Police Department
BOSTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts and the Justice Department announced today that it has opened a pattern or …
Former Memphis Police Officer Sentenced to 12 Years for Criminal Civil Rights Violations
Memphis, TN – A federal judge has sentenced a former Memphis Police Officer to 12 years in federal prison for criminal civil rights violations. U.S. Attorney …
U.S. EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi capital’s water crisis
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday opened an investigation into Mississippi state agencies to determine if they violated civil …
Former California Correctional Officer Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Civil Rights Violations Regarding Assaults on Inmates and Cover Up Inside CSP Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Arturo Pacheco, 40, of Elk Grove, was sentenced today to 12 years and seven months in prison for criminal civil rights violations …
Maryland United States Attorney Erek L. Barron Announces New Civil Rights Section on the First Anniversary of His Appointment as U.S. Attorney
Baltimore, Maryland – On the first anniversary of his appointment as United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, Erek L. Barron, announced that after …
Former DSP Trooper Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Jamal Merrell, 32, of Newark, pled guilty in federal court …
Assistant Attorney General For Civil Rights Clarke And U.S. Attorney Ross Launch United Against Hate Program In Buffalo
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, NY – Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division joined U.S. …