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Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder For Joint Kidnapping, Torture, and Execution of Gender-Fluid Teen Kedarie Johnson
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- Published: 07 October 2018 07 October 2018
Des Moines, Iowa - Jaron N. Purham was convicted Friday of first-degree murder for his role in the kidnapping, torture, and execution of gender-fluid high school student Kedarie Johnson, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Des Moines County Attorney Amy K. Beavers. Purham’s co-defendant, Jorge Sanders-Galvez, was previously convicted of first-degree murder last year for his role in the killing, and his been sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Receipt of Child Pornography
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- Published: 07 October 2018 07 October 2018
Washington, DC - An Alexandria, Virginia man pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography Friday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.
Former Tallassee, Alabama, Police Officer Indicted for Civil Rights Violations
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- Published: 06 October 2018 06 October 2018
Tallassee, Alabama - A federal grand jury unsealed an indictment Wednesday charging Michael Brandon Smirnoff, 25, a former officer at the Tallassee Police Department in Tallassee, Alabama, with federal civil rights and obstruction offenses. Smirnoff is charged with two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 242, and one count of obstruction of justice, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1519.
Department of Justice Collaborates With Canadian and Mexican Partners on Programs and Best Practices to Prevent and Respond to Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls
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- Published: 06 October 2018 06 October 2018
Washington, DC - Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Jesse Panuccio traveled to Mexico City on Tuesday to lead the U.S. delegation in the Trilateral Working Group on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls. The meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico as a result of the commitments from the North American Leaders Summit (NALS) in 2016.
Seven Charged in Telemarketing Sweepstakes Scheme that Victimized People
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- Published: 06 October 2018 06 October 2018
Washington, DC - Seven U.S. citizens were charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday for their roles in a Costa Rica-based telemarketing scheme that allegedly defrauded victims in the United States, including the elderly, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney R. Andrew Murray of the Western District of North Carolina announced.