Category: DOJ
Justice Department Settles with North Carolina School District to Provide Equal Opportunities to English Learner Students | OPA
The Justice Department announced today a settlement agreement with the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education to resolve the department’s investigation into the Rowan-Salisbury School System’s (District) programs for its English learner…
CITGO Petroleum Corp. Will Pay Over $19 Million for Injuries to Natural Resources Resulting from its Oil Spill at its Refinery in Lake Charles, Louisiana | OPA
Houston, Texas-based CITGO Petroleum Corporation has agreed to pay $19.69 million to resolve federal and state claims for natural resource damages under the Oil Pollution Act and the Louisiana Oil…
Justice Department Settles with North Carolina Dental Offices Over HIV Discrimination | OPA
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement to resolve a claim that Night and Day Dental Inc. discriminated against a woman with HIV in violation of…
Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime After Unprovoked Stabbing of Black Man | OPA
A Colorado man pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime for stabbing a Black man from Ontario, Oregon while the man was sitting in a fast-food restaurant. Nolan Levi…
Two Former Tennessee Correctional Officers Sentenced for Civil Rights Offenses | OPA
Two former Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) Correctional Officers were sentenced today for assaulting an inmate in violation of a federal civil rights statute. Nathaniel Griffin, 31, and Tanner Penwell,…
Former Doctor Sentenced for Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances | OPA
A former medical doctor was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for unlawfully distributing controlled substances. According to court documents, Darrel R. Rinehart, 66, of Indianapolis, Indiana, admitted to…
Russian National Convicted of Charges Relating to Kelihos Botnet | OPA
A federal jury in Connecticut convicted a Russian national on Tuesday for operating a “crypting” service used to conceal “Kelihos” malware from antivirus software, enabling hackers to systematically infect victim…
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Newton County, Arkansas and its Board of Election Commissioners to Ensure Polling Place Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities | OPA
The Justice Department yesterday reached a settlement under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Newton County, Arkansas, and its Board of Election Commissioners to ensure that…
Massachusetts Man Convicted of Placing Firebomb at Entrance of Jewish Nursing Home | OPA
A Massachusetts man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in connection with placing a lit firebomb at the entrance of a Longmeadow senior health care facility in April 2020….
Woman Sentenced to 198 Months in Prison for Teaching and Distributing Information About Weapons of Mass Destruction | OPA
A New York woman was sentenced today to 198 months, about 16 and a half years, in prison for her role in planning a terrorist attack in the United States….
