The Justice Department, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), a program office of its Office of Justice Programs, and the National Institute of Corrections
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Justice Department and Department of Education Announce Successful First Year of New Student-Loan Bankruptcy Discharge Process
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department, in close coordination with the Department of Education, announced today a successful first year of the new process for handling
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at Jails and Justice Support Center Event
Thank you so much, Karhlton. I’m very pleased to join you today. I want to thank Sheriff Quiroz and everyone at the Arlington County Sheriff’s
Federal Correctional Officer Sentenced to 96 Months for Sexually Abusing Multiple Female Inmates
A former Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) correctional officer was sentenced today to 96 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for
Readout of Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer’s Visit to Federal Correctional Institution Petersburg
On Nov. 13, Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer and members of her team visited Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Petersburg, which has a medium-security and low-security Federal
Chicago-Area Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to False Tax Return Scheme
An Illinois woman pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns. According to court documents and statements made
Fourteen Gang Members and Associates Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Fentanyl Trafficking
A superseding indictment was unsealed today in the District of Minnesota charging 14 additional members and associates of the Minneapolis Highs gang with racketeering (RICO)
Registered Sex Offender Convicted of Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
A federal jury in Pittsburgh convicted a Pennsylvania man today for possessing modified child sexual abuse material (CSAM) of child celebrities. According to court
Two Puerto Rican Men Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime Against a Latina Transgender Woman and Obstruction of Justice Charges
Two Puerto Rican men were sentenced today to 33 months in prison and three years of supervised release each for federal charges of conspiracy to
High-Ranking MS-13 Fugitive Arrested on Terrorism Charges
At the conclusion of a removal hearing, a federal court in Houston, Texas ordered Elmer Canales-Rivera, aka Crook de Hollywood, a high-ranking leader of La