WASHINGTON – The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the owners and operators of the Grand Gateway Hotel, and the Cheers Sports Lounge and Casino, a sports bar that …
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By Rich McKay (Reuters) – Half a century ago, actor and activist Sacheen Littlefeather took the stage in a traditional buckskin dress at the Academy Awards show to decline an …
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HARRISBURG, The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Juan Wence-Mendoza, age 45, of Michoacán, Mexico, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge …
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Republican Governor Sues Biden Admin For Refusing To Clean Up Native Americans’ Contaminated Lands Jack McEvoy on August 15, 2022 Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy of Alaska is suing the Biden …
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Reading Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Travelling to his Native Dominican Republic to Engage in Illicit Sex with a Child for Years
by DOJ PressPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Valentin Ortiz, 73, of Reading, PA, was sentenced to five years and 11 months in prison, five years of supervised …
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By Brad Brooks ANADARKO, Okla. – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Saturday met with elderly survivors of Native American boarding schools, her first stop on a year-long tour to …
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SCOTUS Returns Oklahoma’s Right To Prosecute Crimes On Native American Land Jennie Taer on June 29, 2022 The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state of Oklahoma Wednesday in …
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U.S. Attorney Dena J. King Selected As Chair Of The Attorney General’s Subcommittee On Native American Issues
by DOJ PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. – United States Attorney Dena J. King has been selected to serve as Chair of the Native American Issues Subcommittee of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC) of …
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Clinton, Mo., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally excavating a prehistoric Native American site near Tightwad, Mo., causing more than …
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Biden’s Interior Secretary Refers To The US Capital As The ‘Ancestral Homelands’ Of Native American Tribes Thomas Catenacci on May 19, 2022 Interior Secretary Deb Haaland referred to the nation’s …
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Native of Dominican Republic Convicted for Making Materially False Statements to Government Agents at the Cyril E. King Airport
by DOJ PressSt. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that after a two-day jury trial, Luis Miguel Lopez, a 28-year-old citizen of the Dominican Republic, was convicted …
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Indiana Native Sentenced For 2019 Attempted Armed Robbery of Uptown CVS Pharmacy That Resulted in Shooting of NOPD Officer
by DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, that RICHARD SANSBURY, age 28, a resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced for his participation …
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Native of Dominican Republic Arrested at the Cyril E. King Airport for Making Materially False Statements to Government Agents
by DOJ PressSt. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands – A citizen of the Dominican Republic was arrested on February 11, 2022, at the Cyril E. King Airport on a criminal charge based …
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By Kanishka Singh -A native tribal group has reclaimed a redwood forest in Northern California, with a San Francisco conservation group transferring more than 500 acres (202 hectares) to a …
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Assistant U. S. Attorney Kim-Thoa Hoang (619) 546-9397 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 29, 2021 SAN DIEGO – To commemorate American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, the U.S. Attorney’s …
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Justice Department Awards $177 Million to Assist Crime Victims and Improve Public Safety in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
by DOJ PressPORTLAND, Ore.—On November 15, 2021, the Department of Justice announced that it will award more than $177 million to improve public safety and serve crime victims in American Indian and …
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Mexican Native Sentenced to over 2 Years in Prison for Harmful Marijuana Grow in the Sierra National Forest in Madera County
by DOJ PressFRESNO, Calif. — Lester Eduardo Cardenas-Flores, 25, a native and citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to two years and five months in prison for conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and …
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The Biden administration banned new oil and gas leases on a large swath of federal lands in New Mexico after a group of Native American tribes requested the action. President …
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TULSA, OK – On 11/13/2021 at 4:05 am, Tulsa Police Officers were called to the Walmart, 8100 S. Lewis, for a body in the parking lot. We learned the victim …
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Joins in Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month, November 2021
by DOJ PressPORTLAND, Ore.—On October 29, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. proclaimed November 2021 as National Native American Heritage Month. The proclamation honors the perseverance of American Indian and Alaska Native peoples …
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Indiana Native Sentenced for 2019 Attempt Armed Robbery of Uptown CVS Which Resulted in Shooting of NOPD Officer
by DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on October 19, 2021 that ALAN PARSON, age 21, a resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced in the United States …
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Mexican Native Sentenced for Toxic Marijuana Cultivation Operation in the Sierra National Forest in Madera County
by DOJ PressFRESNO, Calif. — Luis Madrigal-Reyes, 37, a native and citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to two years and five months in prison for conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess …
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Spokane Native Vanessa R. Waldref to be Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington
by DOJ PressSpokane, Washington – On October 7, 2021, Vanessa R. Waldref will be sworn in as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington. In a ceremony that will …
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A man who portrayed himself as a Native American spiritual counselor was sentenced Thursday in federal court for sexually abusing a Native American minor and for illegally possessing feathers, talons …
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