Two U.S. Citizens, One Pakistani National Charged with Moving U.S. Currency to Iran

Washington, DC - A complaint was unsealed Wednesday, charging two U.S. citizens with federal crimes related to Iran. Muzzamil Zaidi, 36, a U.S. citizen who resides in Qom, Iran, was charged with acting in the United States as an agent of the government of Iran without first notifying the Attorney General. Zaidi, Asim Naqvi, 36, a U.S. citizen who lives in Houston, Texas, and Ali Chawla, 36, a Pakistani national who lives in Qom, Iran, were all charged with violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. 

Department of Justice Argues That Vermont’s Barring Parochial Student from College Course Program Violates Constitution

Washington, DC - The Department of Justice Wednesday filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit supporting a parochial high school student and her parents who claim that Vermont discriminated against them in violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the U.S. Constitution by excluding them from a state program paying tuition for high school students to take up to two college courses.

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Father & Son Moving & Storage for Unlawfully Auctioning Off Belongings of Deployed Servicemember

Billerica, Massachusetts - The Justice Department Monday filed a lawsuit in the District of Massachusetts alleging that PRTaylor Enterprises LLC, a company doing business as Father & Son Moving & Storage (Father & Son), violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by failing to obtain a court order before auctioning off the entire contents of a U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant’s two storage units while he was deployed overseas.

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Towing Company for Unlawfully Selling Car Belonging to Deployed Servicemember

Tampa, Florida - The Justice Department Monday filed a lawsuit in the Middle District of Florida alleging that Target Recovery Towing Inc. and Target Recovery & Transport Inc. (together “Target”) violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), by failing to obtain a court order before auctioning off a car belonging to a U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant who was deployed overseas.

Department of Justice Publishes Proposed Regulations Articulating the Registration Requirements for Sex Offenders

Washington, DC - The Department of Justice has published proposed regulations that provide a clear and comprehensive statement of sex offenders’ registration requirements under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).  SORNA requires convicted sex offenders to register in the states in which they live, work, or attend school, and it directs the Attorney General to issue regulations and guidelines to implement SORNA.