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Sentence is for Obstructing U.S. Senate Investigation into Abramoff Corruption Scandal

June 26, 2007 -- WASHINGTON – James Steven Griles, the former Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI), has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for obstructing the U.S. Senate’s investigation into the corruption allegations surrounding former Washington lobbyist Jack A. Abramoff, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.    » read more »

June 26, 2007 -- WASHINGTON – The United States has filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against Toyobo Co. Ltd. of Japan and its American subsidiary, Toyobo America Inc., for their roles in the manufacture and sale of defective Zylon bullet-proof vests to U.S., state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies, the Justice Department announced today. According to the suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the vests were paid for by federal funds.    » read more »

June 26, 2007 -- WASHINGTON — The former president and co-owner of Domecq Importers Inc. of Larchmont, N.Y., and Old Greenwich, Conn., today pleaded guilty and has agreed to serve 10 years in prison for conspiring to commit tax fraud and to defraud Allied Domecq PLC, the Department of Justice announced.    » read more »

June 26, 2007 -- WASHINGTON — A Florida company today pleaded guilty to conspiring to rig bids on merchandise offered at a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) auction in Atlanta, the Department of Justice announced.    » read more »

June 25, 2007 -- WASHINGTON – Two more defendants pleaded guilty in Milwaukee to charges of criminal copyright infringement as a result of their selling counterfeit software on eBay, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher for the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Steven M. Biskupic for the Eastern District of Wiscon­sin announced today.    » read more »

June 25, 2007 -- WASHINGTON—The United States has intervened in a whistleblower suit accusing Alliant Techsystems Inc., aka ATK Thiokol Inc. (ATK), of delivering defective illumination flares used in critical search and rescue and combat operations to the U.S. military, including operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Justice Department announced today.    » read more »

June 22, 2007 -- An article in today’s Washington Post sheds new light on Republican efforts to politicize the Bush Justice Department by weeding out employees who were not considered loyal Republican foot soldiers. The article highlights the role of Acting Assistant Attorney General Brad Schlozman in the politically motivated hirings and firings in the civil rights division of the Justice Department. The civil rights division of the Justice Department is responsible for fighting racial discrimination.    » read more »

June 19, 2007 -- The FBI today announces the Bureau-wide deployment of the first phase of Sentinel, the FBI’s next-generation information management system.    » read more »

Kennedy, Whitehouse Ask Whether Justice Officials Knew Former Rove Aide Allegedly Engaged in Illegal “Vote Caging” Before Naming Him Interim U.S. Attorney

June 18, 2007 - Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today called for a Justice Department investigation into allegations of illegal voter suppression tactics by Republican political operatives, including former Karl Rove aide Tim Griffin, during the 2004 elections. Griffin is now serving as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas.    » read more »

June 13, 2007 -- WASHINGTON- Today, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, and Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings reported to the President about the issues raised by the Virginia Tech tragedy. The Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy was also released publicly today, and is attached. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales issued the following statement:    » read more »

June 13, 2007 -- Today the Department of Justice and FBI announced the results of an ongoing cyber crime initiative to disrupt and dismantle “botherders” and elevate the public’s cyber security awareness of botnets. OPERATION BOT ROAST is a national initiative and ongoing investigations have identified over 1 million victim computer IP addresses.    » read more »

Specification For the Cable Industry to Comply with The Communications Assistance Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)

June 12, 2007 -- The FBI responded to CableLabs' release of a technical specification developed to facilitate the cable industry's compliance with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). The Cable Broadband Intercept Specification represents the cable industry's interface specifications for broadband data communication services.    » read more »

June 12, 2007 -- As the Senate prepares a no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales today, the Washington Post reports the latest example of the Bush Administration putting its politics ahead of what’s best for the American people. The Bush Administration appears to have broken the law by emphasizing “partisan political ties over expertise in recent years in selecting the judges who decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of immigrants,” according to an analysis by the Washington Post.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement:    » read more »

Washington, DC (6/11/2007) - In the wake of a Congressional no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the American Civil Liberties Union once again urged a thorough investigation into the Department of Justice. The resolution, introduced in the Senate, states that Gonzales "no longer holds the confidence of the Senate or American people."    » read more »

June 5, 2007 -- WASHINGTON – A former civilian employee of the Department of Defense (DOD) and former member of the California Army National Guard, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the United States and conspiring with four other individuals to do the same, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.    » read more »