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• Indonesian Company Admits To Deceiving U.S. Banks In Order To Trade With North Korea, Agrees To Pay A Fine Of More Than $1.5 Million January 17, 2021
• Championing America’s First Freedom January 16, 2021
• Ensuring a Transparent, Thorough Investigation of COVID-19’s Origin January 16, 2021
• Designating PRC and Hong Kong Officials After Widespread Pro-Democracy Arrests in Hong Kong January 15, 2021
• United States Places Global Magnitsky Sanctions on the Cuban Ministry of Interior and Its Minister January 15, 2021
• Farmworkers: Additional Information Needed to Better Protect Workers from Pesticide Exposure January 15, 2021
• Environmental Liabilities: NASA’s Reported Financial Liabilities Have Grown, and Several Factors Contribute to Future Uncertainties January 15, 2021
• Imposing Sanctions Related to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and Iranian Shipping Entities January 15, 2021
• Imposing Sanctions on Iranian Entities for Activities Related to Conventional Arms Proliferation January 15, 2021
• Man Charged with $5 Million COVID-Relief Fraud January 15, 2021
• Former Government Contractor Sentenced for Role in Bribery and Kickback Scheme January 15, 2021
• Compounding Pharmacy Mogul Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme January 15, 2021
• District Court Orders Washington State Company and its Owner to Stop Distributing Adulterated Juice Products January 15, 2021
• Remarks by Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim on the Future of ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees January 15, 2021
• Appeals Court Upholds 27 Month Prison Sentence Of Former Penn National Horse Trainer January 15, 2021
• Federal Court Restrains Toledo Pharmacy and Two Pharmacists From Dispensing Opioids or Other Controlled Substances January 15, 2021
• United States to Host World Data System’s International Program Office January 14, 2021
• State Department Terrorist Designation Reviews and Amendments January 14, 2021
• State Department Terrorist Designations of HASM and Its Leaders and Maintenance of PIJ FTO Designation January 14, 2021
• United States and Morocco Sign Cultural Property Agreement January 14, 2021
• Launch of United Women’s Economic Development Network January 14, 2021
• U.S. Department of State and National Park Service Partner to Strengthen Fulbright Exchanges and Increase Global Environmental Awareness January 14, 2021
• Protecting and Preserving a Free and Open South China Sea January 14, 2021
• Tax Administration: Better Coordination Could Improve IRS’s Use of Third-Party Information Reporting to Help Reduce the Tax Gap January 14, 2021
• Prescription Drugs: Department of Veterans Affairs Paid About Half as Much as Medicare Part D for Selected Drugs in 2017 January 14, 2021
• Medicaid: Data Completeness and Accuracy Have Improved, Though Not All Standards Have Been Met January 14, 2021
• Department of Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Accounting of Intradepartmental Transactions January 14, 2021
• Columbia Class Submarine: Delivery Hinges on Timely and Quality Materials from an Atrophied Supplier Base January 14, 2021
• 10th Anniversary of the Revolution in Tunisia January 14, 2021
• Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen Attends Security Briefing at FBI’s Strategic Information and Operations Center on Inauguration Planning and Recent Capitol Attack January 14, 2021
• Justice Department Settles with Texas-Based Staffing Company to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination January 14, 2021
• Justice Department Issues Favorable Business Review Letter to Institute of International Finance for Sovereign Debt Information Sharing Principles January 14, 2021
• The Department of Justice Alleges Conditions at Cumberland County Jail Violate the Constitution January 14, 2021
• Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Two California Doctors for Discrimination Against Patient with HIV January 14, 2021
• MS-13’s Highest-Ranking Leaders Charged with Terrorism Offenses in the United States January 14, 2021
• Justice Department Recovers Over $2.2 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2020 January 14, 2021
• Owner of Oil Chem Inc. Pleads Guilty to Violating the Clean Water Act January 14, 2021
• Toyota Motor Company to Pay $180 Million in Settlement for Decade-Long Noncompliance with Clean Air Act Reporting Requirements January 14, 2021
• Terrorist Designation of Abd al-Aziz Malluh Mirjirash al-Muhammadawi January 13, 2021
• Nuclear Waste: Congressional Action Needed to Clarify a Disposal Option at West Valley Site in New York January 13, 2021
• Department of Energy Contracting: Improvements Needed to Ensure DOE Assesses Its Full Range of Contracting Fraud Risks January 13, 2021
• The United States Targets Foundations Controlled by Iran’s Supreme Leader January 13, 2021
• Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to ISIS January 13, 2021
• Texas Woman Indicted for Transporting Minor for Female Genital Mutilation January 13, 2021
• Woman Charged in For-Profit Visa Fraud and Alien Smuggling Scheme January 13, 2021
• Las Vegas Resident Sentenced to Prison for Elder Fraud Scheme January 13, 2021
• Restaurant Chain Manager Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud January 13, 2021
• Justice Department Welcomes Passage of The Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020 January 13, 2021
• Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen’s Video Statement on the Seizure of the U.S. Capitol January 13, 2021
• Justice Department Settles with New Jersey-Based Staffing Company to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims January 13, 2021
• Justice Department Publishes Statement on 2016 President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Report January 13, 2021
• Justice Department Issues Business Review Letter for Proposed University Technology Licensing Program January 13, 2021
• Appellate Court Agrees with Government that Supervised Injection Sites are Illegal under Federal Law; Reverses District Court Ruling January 13, 2021
• U.S. Announces Designation of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism January 13, 2021
• Joint Statement of the 47th U.S.-Israel Joint Political-Military Group January 12, 2021
• United States Takes Action To Counter Iranian Support for al-Qa’ida January 12, 2021
• Secretary Michael R. Pompeo With Hugh Hewitt of The Hugh Hewitt Show January 12, 2021
• DOD Critical Technologies: Plans for Communicating, Assessing, and Overseeing Protection Efforts Should Be Completed January 12, 2021
• DHS Employee Morale: Some Improvements Made, but Additional Actions Needed to Strengthen Employee Engagement January 12, 2021
• Three Charged with Illegally Exporting Goods to Iran January 12, 2021
• Owner of Bitcoin Exchange Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering January 12, 2021
• Department of Justice Issues Positive Business Review Letter to Companies Developing Plasma Therapies for Covid-19 January 12, 2021
• Visa and Plaid Abandon Merger After Antitrust Division’s Suit to Block January 12, 2021
• Acting AG and Five Country Statement on the Temporary Derogation to the ePrivacy Directive to Combat Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse January 12, 2021
• Justice Department Settles Claims Against California Supermarket Chain and Affiliated Money Lender for Discriminating Against Asylee Worker January 12, 2021
• Seven North Carolina Tax Preparers Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the IRS January 12, 2021
• Insitu Inc. to Pay $25 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case Alleging Knowing Overcharges on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Contracts January 12, 2021
• Justice Department Reaches Agreement with the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of St. Louis to Ensure Polling Place Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities January 12, 2021
• K-12 Education: Observations on States’ School Improvement Efforts January 11, 2021
• Sanctioning Russia-linked Disinformation Network for its Involvement in Attempts to Influence U.S. Election January 11, 2021
• Patient Recruiter Convicted in $2.8 Million Telemedicine Scheme Against Medicare January 11, 2021
• Justice Department Concludes Its Investigation of D.C.-Area Private High Schools’ Decision to Stop Offering Advanced Placement Courses January 11, 2021
• Iran Threatening to Expel UN Investigators January 9, 2021
• Lifting Self-Imposed Restrictions on the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship January 9, 2021
• Remembering the Victims of PS752 January 9, 2021
• Statement on Misinformation on Social Media Regarding the Office of the Pardon Attorney January 9, 2021
• Designation of Iraqi Militia Leader in Connection with Serious Human Rights Abuse January 8, 2021
• Fair Labor Standards Act: Tracking Additional Complaint Data Could Improve DOL’s Enforcement January 8, 2021
• Florida Medical Doctor Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Falsify Clinical Trial Data January 8, 2021
• North Carolina Nail Salon Owner Convicted of Forced Labor January 8, 2021
• Owner of Seafood Processor Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion January 8, 2021
• Man Arrested for Illegally Entering Office of Speaker of the House January 8, 2021
• Deutsche Bank Agrees to Pay over $130 Million to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Fraud Case January 8, 2021
• Two Quebec Men Extradited to North Dakota from Canada as Part of ‘Operation Denial’ January 8, 2021
• Three Foreign Nationals Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS January 8, 2021
• Court Orders Georgia Defendants to Stop Selling Vitamin D Products as Treatments for Covid-19 and Other Diseases January 8, 2021
• Thirteen Charged in Federal Court Following Riot at the United States Capitol January 8, 2021
• Statement of Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen on the Death of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick January 8, 2021
• Former Hamtramck, Michigan Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charge For Excessive Use of Force January 8, 2021
• Conviction of Three Members of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam January 7, 2021
• Secretary Pompeo’s Call with Singaporean Foreign Minister Balakrishnan January 7, 2021
• Secretary Pompeo Approves New Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies Bureau January 7, 2021
• Hanford Cleanup: DOE’s Efforts to Close Tank Farms Would Benefit from Clearer Legal Authorities and Communication January 7, 2021
• Aircraft Noise: Better Information Sharing Could Improve Responses to Washington, D.C. Area Helicopter Noise Concerns January 7, 2021
• Boeing Charged with 737 Max Fraud Conspiracy and Agrees to Pay over $2.5 Billion January 7, 2021
• Bangladeshi National Sentenced for Conspiracy to Bring Aliens to the United States January 7, 2021
• Justice Department Announces Civil Investigation into Chemical Restraint Use at Two Nevada Juvenile Facilities January 7, 2021
• Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband Announces Departure from Civil Rights Division January 7, 2021
• Health Care Company Indicted for Labor Market Collusion January 7, 2021
• Statement of Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen January 7, 2021
• Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen Regarding the Overrunning of the U.S. Capitol Building January 6, 2021
• Department of Justice Statement on Solarwinds Update January 6, 2021
• Justice Department Applauds the Passage and Enactment of the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020 January 6, 2021
• Vivint Smart Homes Inc. to Pay $3.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Statements to Federally Insured Bank January 6, 2021
• Judiciary Addresses Cybersecurity Breach: Extra Safeguards to Protect Sensitive Court Records January 6, 2021
• The United States Welcomes the Breakthrough To Restore Gulf and Arab Unity January 5, 2021
• Michigan Restaurant and Strip Club Owner Sentenced to Two Years n Prison for Tax Crimes January 5, 2021
• The United States Continues To Recognize Interim President Guaidó and the Last Democratically Elected National Assembly in Venezuela January 5, 2021
• U.S. Government Collects $7 Million in Iranian Assets for Victims of Terrorism Fund January 5, 2021
• Statement Regarding Federal Civil Rights Investigation Into Shooting of Jacob Blake January 5, 2021
• Sanctioning Companies Supporting Iran’s Metal Industry January 5, 2021
• Secretary Michael R. Pompeo With David Rubenstein of Bloomberg News January 5, 2021
• Duff to Retire as Administrative Office Director; Judge Mauskopf Named as Successor January 5, 2021
• Fire Extinguisher Manufacturer Ordered to Pay $12 Million Penalty for Delay and Misrepresentations in Reporting Product Defects January 4, 2021
• Appointment of Dr. Matthew Graviss as Chief Data Officer  January 4, 2021
• Ready-Mix Concrete Company Admits to Fixing Prices and Rigging Bids in Violation of Antitrust Laws January 4, 2021
• Virginia Tax Preparer Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Preparing False Returns January 4, 2021
• California Woman Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime for Threatening to Bomb Catholic Prep School January 4, 2021
• Medicare Severe Wound Care: Spending Declines May Reflect Site of Care Changes; Limited Information Is Available on Quality January 4, 2021
• Special Representative Khalilzad Travels to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar and Turkmenistan January 4, 2021
• Myanmar Independence Day January 4, 2021
• Special Envoy Rayburn Travel to the United Arab Emirates and Jordan January 3, 2021
• Assistant Secretary Schenker Travel to Jordan, Algeria, and Morocco January 3, 2021
• Statement of the Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen on the Death of Former Attorney General Richard (Dick) Thornburgh January 2, 2021
• Removing the Cuban Military’s Grip from Cuba’s Banking Sector January 1, 2021
• U.S. Vote Against the United Nations 2021 Program Budget December 31, 2020
• Aryeh Lightstone Designated as U.S. Special Envoy for Economic Normalization December 31, 2020
• TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp. Agrees to Pay $179.7 Million to Resolve Overpayments from the Department of Veterans Affairs December 31, 2020
• On the Fate of the “Hong Kong 12” December 31, 2020
• Justice Department Settles with Indiana School District to Resolve Disability Discrimination Investigation into School Seclusion and Restraint Practices December 31, 2020
• Attacks on Yemeni Officials in Aden December 31, 2020
• Chief Justice Roberts Issues 2020 Year-End Report December 31, 2020
• Justice Department Seeks Forfeiture of Third Commercial Property Purchased with Funds Misappropriated from PrivatBank in Ukraine December 30, 2020
• On the Passing of Former Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Morauta December 30, 2020
• Enactment of Legal Peace Legislation to Restore Sudan’s Sovereign Immunities December 30, 2020
• The United States Sanctions Venezuelan Officials Involved in Unjust Sentencing of the Citgo 6 December 30, 2020
• Justice Department Secures Relief for U.S. Army National Guard Reservist on Employment Discrimination Claim Against Luxury Jeweler Harry Winston December 30, 2020
• Statement by Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen on the Pakistani Proceedings Relating to the Abduction and Murder of Daniel Pearl December 29, 2020
• Justice Department Announces Closing of Investigation into 2014 Officer Involved Shooting in Cleveland, Ohio December 29, 2020
• District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Shutting Down Technical-Support Fraud Scheme December 29, 2020
• On the Silencing and Prosecution of PRC Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan December 29, 2020
• Confronting Heightened Cybersecurity Threats Amid COVID-19 December 29, 2020
• Protecting U.S. Investors from Financing Communist Chinese Military Companies December 29, 2020
• Secretary Michael R. Pompeo With Nino Scalia of Madison’s Notes Podcast December 28, 2020
• Justice Department Files Statement of Interest Urging Transparency in the Compensation of Asbestos Claims December 28, 2020
• Special Envoy for the Sahel Region Ambassador J. Peter Pham Travel to Burkina Faso December 27, 2020
• The Ortega Regime’s New Authoritarian Law Undermines Democracy December 24, 2020
• Justice Department Applauds Passage of the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act December 24, 2020
• Libya Independence Day December 24, 2020
• Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Results of Operation Legend December 23, 2020