Pennsylvania Woman Indicted in Plot to Recruit Violent Jihadist Fighters and to Commit Murder Overseas

Montgomery County, Pa. (RPRN) 03/09/10 — By United States Department of Justice

David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Michael L. Levy, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, together with Janice K. Fedarcyk, Special Agent-in-Charge of...

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DEA and the Louisiana State Museum Open Powerful New Exhibit

New Orleans, LA (RPRN) 03/02/10 — By United States Department of Justice

Exhibit from the Drug Enforcement Administration explores the many costs and consequences of illegal drugs -- The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) traveling museum exhibit, Target...

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The Criminal Justice System as a Counterterrorism Tool: A Fact Sheet

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 02/22/10 — By United States Department of Justice

The Obama administration is committed to using every instrument of national power to fight terrorism – including intelligence and military operations as well as the criminal justice system. As a...

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Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Extradicted From Mexico to United States to Face Federal Drug-Trafficking Charges

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 02/22/10 — By United States Department of Justice

— An allegedly high-ranking leader of one of Mexico’s largest drug cartels, whose father allegedly heads a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel and is among Mexico’s most powerful drug kingpins,...

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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks Before the Alliance of Concerned Men Town Hall Meeting

Washington, D.C. (RPRN) 02/18/10 — By United States Department of Justice

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks Before the Alliance of Concerned Men Town Hall Meeting on Fatherhood and Youth Violence Thank you, Tyrone [Parker]. I appreciate your kind words, and I want...

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General Re General to Pay $19.5 Million In Fines

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 01/20/10 — By United States Department of Justice

General Reinsurance Corporation Enters into Agreement Resolving Its Role in Fraudulent Reinsurance Transaction with AIG – General Reinsurance Corporation (General Re), a Connecticut–based corporation, has entered into an agreement with the...

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Delivery by Attorney General Before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 01/14/10 — By United States Department of Justice

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder Before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Chairman Angelides and Vice Chairman Thomas, thank you for inviting me to address you and...

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Ginseng Dealer Sentenced to Prison

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 01/13/10 — By United States Department of Justice

North Carolina Ginseng Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Export of Ginseng Valued Over $100,000 —Howard William Ledford of Hayesville, N.C., was sentenced today in federal court in the Western...

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U.S. Marshals Arrest Suspect Sought in Florida Triple Homicide

HARRISBURG, PA (RPRN) 01/11/10 — By United States Department of Justice

Charges stem from December 28 shooting and stabbing – U.S. Marshal Michael R. Regan announced today that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested Esteban Merchan in York. Merchan was being sought by...

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