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Volker Türk said Israel should withdraw from southern Lebanon and stop demolishing civilian homes as Lebanese and Israeli officials prepare for talks in Rome.
justice.gov
Justin Ryan Schmidt was sentenced to 37 months in prison after admitting to concealing hedge fund income, foreign assets, and gains from a Colorado property sale.
oag.ca.gov
The California Department of Justice is investigating a July 24 officer-involved shooting in Fremont that resulted in the death of one individual.
justice.gov
Yolanda Matthews admitted submitting more than $539,000 in false Medicare claims for psychotherapy services that were never provided, according to court documents.
justice.gov
A Texas businessman, a Kentucky doctor, and a Kentucky woman were sentenced for a scheme that fraudulently billed Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid more than $4.8 million through addiction treatment facilities.
home.treasury.gov
OFAC removed 84 individuals and entities from the SDN List, updated identifying information for 22 entries, and resolved 18 sets of duplicate entries.
ftc.gov
The FTC alleged Elite Events and its operators used unlawful tactics to bypass ticket limits for more than 2,400 events and resell tickets at a profit.
ofac.treasury.gov
OFAC announced updates to several sanctions lists on July 27, 2026, including the consolidation of 18 duplicate entries and deletions from the SDN List.
justice.gov
Former Guatemalan mayor Romeo Ramos Cruz pleaded guilty to conspiring to import more than five kilograms of cocaine into the United States after his extradition from Guatemala.
justice.gov
The June bulletin lists federal environmental crime cases involving wildlife trafficking, emissions fraud, hazardous waste, water testing, and animal fighting.
justice.gov
Elaine Escoe was returned to South Florida after Jamaican authorities captured her following her alleged flight from federal charges tied to COVID-19 relief funds.
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Israel’s prime minister says New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is fomenting hate after Mamdani called for federal action on an ICC arrest warrant.
oag.ca.gov
The California Department of Justice released its report on the December 1, 2024, officer-involved shooting death of Noe Rodriguez Martinez in Santa Ana and concluded that criminal charges were not appropriate.
oag.ca.gov
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an agreement requiring Warner Bros. and Paramount to delay their proposed $110 billion merger until June 1, 2027, or a court ruling on the states’ claims, whichever comes first.
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Ezra Jin Mingri says Chinese authorities released him after President Donald Trump raised his case with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in May.
sec.gov
The SEC said a federal court entered final judgments against a Mexico-based company, its CEO, and four individuals in an alleged scheme targeting Spanish-speaking U.S. investors.
sec.gov
The SEC obtained final judgments against a California-based company, two individuals, and a relief defendant in an action alleging two securities offering fraud schemes.
justice.gov
A proposed consent decree would require Domtar A.W. LLC to pay a $1.5 million civil penalty and complete projects addressing alleged Clean Air Act and state pollution-control violations at its Ashdown facility.
justice.gov
A federal grand jury in Del Rio, Texas, indicted 11 defendants in an alleged smuggling operation that resulted in seven aliens being found dead inside a shipping container in May 2026.
justice.gov
The Justice Department announced that Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson will lead the U.S. delegation at an APEC Forestry Ministerial meeting in China, emphasizing investigations and prosecutions of timber-traff||||
