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Businessman Convicted of Making Illegal Campaign Contributions to Political Candidates
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- Published: 08 December 2019 08 December 2019
Houston, Texas - A Houston, Texas, businessman has pleaded guilty to making illegal political contributions in the names of others to campaign committees for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in 2017, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick of the Southern District of Texas.
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Staffing Company
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- Published: 08 December 2019 08 December 2019
McAllen, Texas - The Department of Justice announced Friday that it has reached a settlement agreement with Onin Staffing LLC (Onin Staffing), a Birmingham, Alabama-based staffing company with locations in over a dozen states.
Virginia Man Indicted for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
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- Published: 08 December 2019 08 December 2019
Roanoke, Virginia - The Department of Justice announced the indictment of Romeo Xavier Langhorne, 30, of Roanoke, who has been charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Langhorne was arrested in Roanoke, on November 15, 2019, pursuant to a criminal complaint, and he has been ordered detained pending trial.
Former Texas Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Offense for Assaulting Inmate
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- Published: 08 December 2019 08 December 2019
Beaumont, Texas - Tavoris Bottley, 34, a former Senior Correctional Officer at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Beaumont, Texas, pleaded guilty in court Thursday to assaulting a federal inmate housed at the facility.
Justice Department Announces Landmark Money Mule Initiative
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- Published: 08 December 2019 08 December 2019
Washington, DC - Attorney General William P. Barr and law enforcement partners Wednesday announced a concentrated effort across the country and around the world to halt money mule activity. Money mules assist fraud schemes by receiving money from victims, many of them elderly, and forwarding proceeds to foreign-based perpetrators.