Latest United States Department of Justice Stories

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Volkov has joined the law firm of LeClairRyan as a shareholder in the Litigation Department. He will be resident in the firm's Alexandria, Va. and Washington, D.C. offices. The former federal prosecutor and veteran white collar defense attorney will provide compliance, internal investigations and representation on enforcement matters across a broad range of issues, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the UK Bribery...

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release is being issued by the Department of Justice: National Youth Violence Summit Draws High-Level Officials - The National Summit on Preventing Youth Violence will be held on Monday, April 2, and Tuesday, April 3, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. Mayors, police chiefs, school officials and youth, among other local representatives, will report on their youth violence prevention efforts as part of...

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the National Summit on Preventing Youth Violence, to be held on April 2-3 in Washington, D.C., mayors, police chiefs, school officials and youth, among other local representatives, will report on their efforts to prevent youth violence in connection with the Obama Administration's National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention. Officials from Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, Tenn., Salinas, Calif. and San Jose, Calif. will...

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released today by Department of Justice: OJP Welcomes Acting AAG Leary, Bids Farewell to AAG Robinson - Mary Lou Leary, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, was designated Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) on Thursday, March 1, when Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson departed after serving nearly three years in the...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DOJ Releases FY 2013 Budget - On February 13, President Obama sent Congress his budget plan for fiscal year 2013. The plan includes $2 billion for state, local and tribal law enforcement assistance, much of it to be administered by the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). The budget proposal for OJP reflects continued support for critical programs such as the Byrne Justice Assistance Grants program, as well as emphasis on juvenile...

Google has cleared even more hurdles as it navigates the regulatory reviews around the world for its purchase of Motorola Mobility. Google was approved on Monday by European Union antitrust regulators and the United States Department of Justice to purchase the struggling company. The Europeans reluctantly gave Google the nod. The New York Times reports that Joaquin Almunia, the European Union competition commissioner blessed the deal because of Google’s model of sharing the operating...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice announces a new resource--the National Girls Institute website--to better meet the needs of at-risk and delinquent girls, their families and the agencies and organizations that serve them. The institute is supported by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) through a grant from the Department's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). "We have a responsibility to...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency today announced the launch of a website, PACrimeStats.Info to provide access to crime-related data from Pennsylvania's adult and juvenile criminal justice agencies. "The launch of this website demonstrates our ongoing commitment to making the work of our justice system transparent and accessible to all Pennsylvanians," said PCCD Chair Mark Zimmer. "We recognize that to...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: AAG Robinson Speaks at Center for Court Innovation Conference - In her remarks at the International Conference of Community Courts in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, January 31, Laurie Robinson, Office of Justice Program's Assistant Attorney General, spoke about engaging the community, reducing crime and ensuring fairness, which are "cardinal...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DENSO Corporation concluded a plea agreement with the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) on January 30, 2012 (U.S. Eastern Standard Time), agreeing to pay a fine of US$78 million (approximately 6.1 billion yen) based on charges that it violated antitrust laws in connection with sales of certain automotive components (specifically, certain body electronic control units [body ECUs] and heater control panels*) to one of its...