2023

Since January 2013, in accordance with Office of Information Policy (OIP) guidance, agencies have been reporting quarterly on four key FOIA statistics to the Department of Justice

Since January 2013, in accordance with Office of Information Policy (OIP) guidance, agencies have been reporting quarterly on four key FOIA statistics to the Department of Justice

On June 21, the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) hosted the EU-U.S. Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs in Stockholm.

Alta Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LLC (Alta Vista), a skilled nursing facility in Riverside, California, and its management company, Rockport Healthcare Services (Rockport), have agreed to pay the United States and California a total of $3.825 million to resolve allegations that they submitted and caused the submission of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid by paying kickbacks to physicians to induce patient referrals.

A former analyst with the Kansas City Division of the FBI was sentenced in federal court today for illegally retaining documents related to the national defense at her residence.

A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a California man today for illegally importing from Syria a mosaic depicting the Roman demigod Hercules that is believed to be 2,000 years old.

The Justice Department announced today that it has secured an agreement that provides for a comprehensive Spanish-language election program for voters in Union County, New Jersey. The consent decree was approved by a three-judge court in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey.

A Georgia man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for evading taxes in connection with his ownership of multiple bars and a restaurant in Georgia, as well as beer sales at a music festival.

The Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), one of six program offices within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), and the National Institute of Corrections(NIC) today announced the release of Guidelines for Managing Substance Withdrawal in Jails: A Tool for Local Government Officials, Jail Administrators, Correctional Officers and Health Care Professionals. This groundbreaking document supports the department’s commitment to increasing access to evidence-based treatment for individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) and those at risk for overdose, including individuals who are incarcerated or reentering their communities.

A Maryland restaurant owner pleaded guilty today to willful failure to account for and pay over employment taxes and to filing a false personal tax return.