If this is the speed of justice I will be dead by the time any results come out.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/video/former-senior-libyan-intelligence-officer-and-bomb-maker-muamar-qaddafi-regime-charged
Former Senior Libyan Intelligence Officer and Bomb-Maker for the Muamar Qaddafi Regime Charged for The December 21, 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
Someone I went to college with died on that flight.
Justice delayed is justice denied.
ustice Department Applauds Passage of the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act
On Dec. 23, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act (the “Act”), which prohibits employers from retaliating against certain individuals who report criminal antitrust violations. The Act was sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley, passed the Senate on Oct. 17, 2019, and passed the House of Representatives on Dec. 8, 2020.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-applauds-passage-criminal-antitrust-anti-retaliation-act
The Act supplements a range of recent initiatives designed to support the detection, investigation, and prosecution of criminal antitrust violations. Last month, the Antitrust Division celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force with the addition of 11 new national partners. The Procurement Collusion Strike Force is a coordinated national response to combat antitrust and related schemes in government procurement, grant, and program funding at all levels of government. In October 2020, the division applauded President Trump’s authorization of the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Permanent Extension Act, which had been supported by the department. In July 2019, the division announced a new policy designed to incentivize corporate compliance with the antitrust laws.
From Fiscal Year 2010 to 2019, the Antitrust Division’s criminal prosecutions have resulted in over $9 billion in criminal fines and penalties, along with jail terms for more than 250 individuals. Since the fall of 2019 alone, courts have imposed four criminal fines and penalties at or above the Sherman Act’s $100 million statutory maximum, and the division has prosecuted antitrust violations affecting generic drugs, cancer patients, grocery store staples, and financial markets.
Looks like Operation legend is over.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-william-p-barr-announces-results-operation-legend
Since Operation Legend’s launch on July 8, 2020, over 6,000 arrests – including approximately 467 for homicide – were made; more than 2600 firearms were seized; and more than 32 kilos of heroin, more than 17 kilos of fentanyl, more than 300 kilos of methamphetamine, more than 135 kilos of cocaine, and more than $11 million in drug and other illicit proceeds were seized.
Of the more than 6,000 individuals arrested, approximately 1,500 have been charged with federal offenses. Approximately 815 of those defendants have been charged with firearms offenses, while approximately 566 have been charged with drug-related crimes. The remaining defendants have been charged with various offenses.
Kansas City, MO.
196 defendants have been charged with federal crimes outlined below.
75 defendants have been charged with narcotics-related offenses;
107 defendants have been charged with firearms-related offenses; and
14 defendants have been charged with other violent crimes.
Chicago, Ill.
176 defendants have been charged with federal crimes outlined below.
40 defendants have been charged with narcotics-related offenses;
130 defendants have been charged with firearms-related offenses; and
Six defendants have been charged with other violent crimes.
Albuquerque, NM.
167 defendants have been charged with federal crimes outlined below.
60 defendants have been charged with narcotics-related offenses;
85 defendants have been charged with firearms-related offenses; and
22 defendants have been charged with other violent crimes.
Cleveland, OH.
119 defendants have been charged with federal crimes outlined below.
60 defendants have been charged with narcotics-related offenses;
55 defendants have been charged with firearms-related offenses; and
Four defendants have been charged with other violent crimes.
Detroit, MI.
100 defendants have been charged with federal offenses outlined below.
33 defendants have been charged with narcotics-related offenses;
64 defendants have been charged with firearms-related offenses; and
Three defendants have been charged with other violent crimes.
Milwaukee, WI.
74 defendants have been charged with federal crimes, broken down as follows:
34 defendants have been charged with firearm related offenses;
32 defendants have been charged with narcotic related offenses;
Eight defendants have been charged with other violent crimes.
St. Louis, MO.
450 defendants have been charged with federal crimes.
193 defendants have been charged with narcotics-related offenses;
231 defendants have been charged with firearms-related offenses; and
26 defendants have been charged with other violent crimes.
Memphis, Tenn.
124 defendants have been charged with federal offenses outlined below:
53 defendants have been charged with narcotics-related offenses;
47 defendants have been charged with firearms-related offenses; and
24 defendants have been charged with other violent crimes.
Indianapolis, IN.
94 defendants have been charged with federal crimes outlined below.
18 defendants have been charged with narcotics-related offenses;
64 defendants have been charged with firearms-related offenses; and
12 defendants have been charged with other violent crimes.
NGOs should not get one dime of taxpayer money. This is one case where the public is allowed to see how teh scam works
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-ngo-procurement-official-pleads-guilty-bribery
former non-governmental organization (NGO) procurement official pleaded guilty today to paying bribes to NGO procurement officers in exchange for sensitive procurement information related to NGO contracts funded in part by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). These contracts were for the procurement of food and supplies that would ultimately be provided to those affected by various humanitarian crises, including refugees displaced by the conflict in Syria.
Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Michael R. Sherwin of the District of Columbia, and Inspector General Ann Calvaresi Barr for the USAID Office of Inspector General (OIG) made the announcement.
Ernest Halilov, 42, a citizen of Turkmenistan, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the District of Columbia to one charge of federal programs bribery. Sentencing is scheduled for March 26, 2021.
According to admissions as part of his plea agreement, from January 2011 through December 2016, Halilov coordinated a bid-rigging scheme to bid on contracts procured by NGOs and funded by USAID, to support the agency’s response to various humanitarian crises. Specifically, Halilov bribed two NGO officers in order to obtain confidential procurement information, such as bid evaluation information, specifications, and internal vendor rankings. In turn, Halilov would provide this information to his preferred companies in exchange for kickbacks, ensuring that the companies had an advantage over other bidders, thus increasing their ability to win NGO-procured contracts. Halilov also admitted that he instructed a witness to lie to law enforcement agents and destroy emails related to the investigation.
My comment is if this asshole was involved with "refugees" than that's the same as illegal human trafficking in my mind and all the assets of that NGO become property of the taxpayers.
Still waiting on the unsealing of 100K+ sealed indictments
Muh democrat controlled state and muh climate agenda but polluting is OK, right dems?
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-government-and-state-illinois-reach-agreement-peoria-and-greater-peoria-sanitary-district
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the state of Illinois today announced an agreement with the city of Peoria and the Greater Peoria Sanitary District (GPSD) that will yield significant reductions of sewage discharges from Peoria’s wastewater systems into the Illinois River and Peoria Lake.
The settlement resolves Clean Water Act violations by the city of Peoria and GPSD related to combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit exceedances.
Under the proposed consent decree Peoria will implement a remedial measures program that will significantly reduce CSO discharges to the Illinois River and Peoria Lake. Peoria’s combined sewer system is currently overwhelmed by stormwater runoff during heavy rain or snow, causing CSO discharges to the Illinois River and Peoria Lake. These discharges consist of untreated human waste mixed with stormwater and contain high concentrations of bacteria, sediment, and other pollutants that impair water quality in the Illinois River and Peoria Lake.
joke is on "them" because I have no purchasing power to influnce. Expenses are structured, tax isn't a choice.
However to buy more food and pay for utitlites I have cancelled all media and entertainment expenditures because they are not necessities.