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A doctor has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for performing unnecessary chemotherapy on healthy patients and stealing millions of dollars in insurance payments. Dr. Jorge Zamora-Quezada, a rheumatologist from Texas, made around $118 million in false claims and pocketed over $28 million from health insurance giants for
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A deal between the US Justice Department and Boeing has been reached, allowing the aerospace giant to avoid criminal prosecution over its alleged misleadings of US regulators regarding the safety of its 737 Max aircraft prior to two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. Under the agreement, Boeing will pay
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey stated that the city will continue with necessary police reforms despite the Trump Justice Department's decision to abandon federal oversight of police departments in Louisville and Minneapolis. The reforms were implemented in the wake of police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Frey
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a new initiative, the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, aimed at using the False Claims Act (FCA) to enforce civil rights laws by targeting institutions that accept federal funds and allegedly violate anti-discrimination laws. The initiative, led by the DOJ's
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The US Department of Justice has launched a coordinated enforcement effort, the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, aimed at investigating and litigating civil rights violations committed by recipients of federal funds. This initiative reflects a significant escalation in the federal government's posture toward civil rights compliance and underscores expanding
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The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division announced plans to retract findings from a 2024 investigation into the Memphis Police Department, which found constitutional violations, including excessive force, unlawful traffic stops, and racial discrimination. The agency will also close investigations into police departments in Phoenix, Oklahoma
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The Justice Department has announced plans to drop police-accountability agreements with Minneapolis and Louisville, marking a significant shift away from the Biden administration's efforts to reshape law enforcement in cities where high-profile killings by officers sparked widespread outrage. The department's civil rights division, led by Harmeet
Police departments
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced its intention to drop reform agreements with police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville, Ky., following the killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. The decision has been met with criticism from mayors and civil rights organizations, who argue that it undermines efforts
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In a shocking move, the Justice Department has announced the dismissal of lawsuits against several local police departments, effectively ending critical investigations into allegations of constitutional violations and civil rights abuses. The department is targeting police departments in Louisville, Kentucky; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Memphis, Oklahoma; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Phoenix, Arizona; Trenton,
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The United States Department of Justice has announced the establishment of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, aimed at investigating and pursuing claims against institutions that knowingly violate federal civil rights laws. This initiative will utilize the False Claims Act to identify and root out instances where recipients of federal funds
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As the Trump DOJ continues its aggressive efforts to subvert the rule of law, a disturbing pattern of actions has emerged, raising concerns about the erosion of democracy and the concentration of power. The latest developments reveal a relentless pursuit of partisan interests, with top officials manipulating the justice system
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President Donald Trump's administration has agreed to permit the sale of a device that allows for semi-automatic rifles to be fired quicker, sparking concerns from gun control activists who fear it will enable more mass shootings. The Department of Justice announced the agreement as part of a settlement
