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Tuba City Woman Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Stabbing on Navajo Reservation
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- Published: 07 October 2018 07 October 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - Monday, Tomacita Nez, 41, of Tuba City, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 72 months’ prison followed by three years’ supervised release. Nez had previously pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter.
President Donald J. Trump has signed the Commission Appointing Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to be Justice of the Supreme Court
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- Published: 07 October 2018 07 October 2018
Washington, DC - President Donald J. Trump has signed the commission appointing Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He may now be officially sworn in.
Presidential Proclamation on Columbus Day, 2018
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- Published: 07 October 2018 07 October 2018
Washington, DC - In 1492, Christopher Columbus and his mighty three-ship fleet, the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria, first spotted the Americas. His historic achievement ushered in an Age of Discovery that expanded our knowledge of the world. Columbus’s daring journey marked the beginning of centuries of transatlantic exploration that transformed the Western Hemisphere. On Columbus Day, we commemorate the achievements of this skilled Italian explorer and recognize his courage, will power, and ambition — all values we cherish as Americans.
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.
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.
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.