U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch of the Eastern District of New York, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, Assistant Director in Charge Diego G. Rodriguez of the FBI’s New York Field Office, Commissioner William J. Bratton of the New York City Police Department and Special Agent in Charge Raymond R. Parmer Jr. […]
Building on his commitment to address instances of unfairness in sentencing, President Obama granted 22 commutations today to individuals serving time in federal prison. Had they been sentenced under current laws and policies, many of these individuals would have already served their time and paid their debt to society. Because many were convicted under an […]
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Eric T. Schneiderman, the Attorney General for the State of New York, Thomas E. Perez, the U.S. Secretary of Labor (“DOL”), and Andrew J. Ceresney, Director of the Division of Enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), announced today proposed settlements […]
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to recover damages from a storage company that allegedly violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) when it sold service members’ personal property without obtaining the necessary court orders. The defendants in this lawsuit are Daniel E. Homan and Horoy Inc., doing business as Across Town Movers—a […]
The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today: The Syrian people feel increasingly abandoned by the world as they enter the fifth year of the war that has torn their country apart. They and their neighbours continue to suffer under the eyes of an international community, still divided and incapable of taking […]
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Thank you. Please, please, everybody have a seat. I think it’s important to point out, first of all, that Eric has more gray hair than that. (Laughter.) Clearly, he posed early in his tenure. (Laughter.) But it’s a remarkable likeness, a wonderful portrait. I am thrilled to be here, despite the […]
The Justice Department announced today the enhanced collaborations its law enforcement and community partners are taking to stem the tide of fraud schemes directed at certain groups of Americans. On Wednesday, high ranking officials of the department, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and non-profit community groups met to discuss […]
SAN RAMON, Calif., – Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) has reached a settlement agreement with James Russell DeLeon, the principal funder of the fraudulent lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador. Chevron brought claims against DeLeon in Gibraltar, where DeLeon maintains a residence, for his role in funding and advancing the fraudulent lawsuit. In the settlement, DeLeon has […]
“I witnessed horrible crimes committed by ISIS. It’s not a revolution or jihad … it’s slaughter … I was shocked by what I did. This isn’t what we came for, to kill other Muslims. I’m 28 — is this the only future I’m able to imagine?” So said one of the many former terrorists in […]
