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Trump Administration Denaturalizes Two People Who Gained U.S. Citizenship by Concealing Criminal Activity “Securing denaturalization is the final step to strip citizenship from those who conceal crimes or defraud the American people,” said @AAGShumate. “This administration will continue its historic denaturalization campaign to protect the value of U.S. citizenship.” Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/trump-adm…
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Illicit SARMS Dealer Sentenced and His Company Ordered to Cease Operations and Forfeit $1.8M “By smuggling and selling unapproved SARMs, the defendants circumvented important federal safeguards designed to protect public health,” said @AAGShumate. “Today's sentence demonstrates that those who seek to enrich themselves through the illegal sale of potentially dangerous products will be held accountable.” Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/illicit-s…
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Somerset Lifesciences Inc. Agrees to Pay $4M to Resolve Allegations of Causing Medicare to Pay Claims for its Mislabeled Generic Drug “Today’s resolution underscores the Department’s commitment to safeguarding federal healthcare programs,” said @AAGShumate. “When companies cause Medicare to pay for products that are not eligible for coverage, the Department will act decisively to remedy that misconduct.” 🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/somerset-…
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Justice Department Files Complaint Against California Ticket Broker for Using Unlawful Tactics to Purchase Millions of Tickets to Popular Live Events “The Justice Department is committed to holding accountable individuals and businesses that drive up the cost of event tickets by illegally exceeding ticket purchase limits and reselling those unlawfully obtained tickets with exorbitant markups,” said @AAGShumate. “Working alongside the @FTC, we will continue to enforce the BOTS Act to protect consumers from such conduct.” 🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-d…
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“These St. Paul and Portland local laws are a direct regulation of federal law enforcement operations and threaten severe consequences for officers and public safety alike,” said @AAGShumate. “The Federal Government, not state and local governments, gets to decide which equipment federal officers may or may not wear when performing their official duties.” xitter.cf/TheJusticeDept/status/…
Justice Department Files Complaints Against the Cities of St. Paul and Portland Challenging Mask Ban and Identification Requirements for Federal Officers “Under the Supremacy Clause of our Nation’s Constitution, states and localities cannot regulate the Federal Government and its law enforcement officers,” said @ASGWoodward. “And they certainly cannot enact laws that place the safety of federal law enforcement at risk and undermine federal operations authorized by Congress. This Department of Justice will never tolerate the doxxing or harassment of federal officers, or any law like those in St. Paul and Portland that enables violent behavior against federal law enforcement officers and their families.” 🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-d…
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“Today’s settlement requires CVS to implement additional safeguards to ensure that prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances are dispensed only when medically appropriate,” said @AAGShumate. “The remedial measures in this agreement — including proactive monitoring of opioid prescribing patterns — will provide critical protections for patients and federal healthcare programs. The Department of Justice will continue to take steps to prevent the unlawful dispensing of opioids.”
CVS Agrees to Pay $315M for Illegally Filling Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions and for Submitting False Claims to the Federal Government “Not only does this settlement hold bad actors accountable for their fraudulent activities, but Americans are safer because of it,” said @ASGWoodward. “Today’s settlement is a significant milestone in the Justice Department’s efforts to combat the opioid epidemic by cracking down on pharmacies who unlawfully fulfill prescriptions for controlled substances.” Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/cvs-agree…
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DOJ Civil Division retweeted
Denver’s attempt to regulate federal law enforcement operations is unconstitutional.
Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City and County of Denver, Mayor Michael C. Johnston, City Attorney Michiko Ando Brown, and Police Chief Ronald Thomas, challenging their unconstitutional attempt to regulate federal law enforcement officers by prohibiting them from wearing masks and by requiring identification. “We will never tolerate the doxxing or harassment of federal officers, or any law like those in Denver that enable violent behavior against federal law enforcement officers and their families.” -@ASGWoodward 🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-d…
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“The Denver masking and identification ordinance directly regulates federal law enforcement operations and threatens severe consequences for officers and public safety alike,” said @AAGShumate. “The Federal Government gets to decide which equipment federal officers may or may not wear when performing their official duties.”
Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City and County of Denver, Mayor Michael C. Johnston, City Attorney Michiko Ando Brown, and Police Chief Ronald Thomas, challenging their unconstitutional attempt to regulate federal law enforcement officers by prohibiting them from wearing masks and by requiring identification. “We will never tolerate the doxxing or harassment of federal officers, or any law like those in Denver that enable violent behavior against federal law enforcement officers and their families.” -@ASGWoodward 🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-d…
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United States Files Civil Suit to Recover Customs Duties and Fraud Penalties exceeding $280M Against Importer and Retailer of Kitchen and Bath Construction and Remodeling Products and Its Chief Executive Officer “This filing reflects the Justice Department’s unwavering commitment to enforcing the nation’s trade laws and holding accountable those who attempt to evade them,” said @AAGShumate. “We will continue to use every enforcement tool at our disposal to ensure that U.S. manufacturers and American workers are competing on a level playing field.” 🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/united-st…
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Heal 360 Clinics and Owner Agree to Pay $20M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Billing False Claims to the COVID-19 Uninsured Program for Services Not Rendered “The Department is committed to rooting out fraud by healthcare providers who bill for services they did not provide,” said @AAGShumate. “Today’s settlement demonstrates that we will hold accountable those providers who exploit federal healthcare programs for their own financial gain.” Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/heal-360-…
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“This is a simple matter of federal law: colleges cannot provide benefits to illegal aliens that they do not provide to U.S. citizens,” said @AAGShumate. “This Department of Justice will not tolerate American students being treated like second-class citizens in their own country.”
The Department is challenging the University of Delaware’s policy which grants in-state tuition for illegal aliens while denying reduced tuition to U.S. citizens. This policy unconstitutionally discriminates against U.S. citizens who are not afforded the same reduced tuition rate, which is in direct conflict with federal law. “This Department of Justice’s efforts will not cease until we have challenged every state law or university policy that gives preferential treatment to illegal aliens over our Nation’s own citizens,” said @ASGWoodward. “Congress long ago made clear that states cannot give reduced tuition to illegal aliens not available to all Americans. When a state Attorney General allows her own state to violate federal law, this department must step in to enforce it.” 🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/departmen…
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“These Maryland state and local laws are a direct regulation of federal law enforcement operations and threaten severe consequences for officers and public safety alike,” said @AAGShumate. “The Federal Government, not state and local governments, gets to decide which equipment federal officers may or may not wear when performing their official duties.”
Today’s lawsuit marks the EIGHTH state the Department has sued over unlawful regulation of federal agents. Not only are these laws illegal attempts to regulate the federal government, but, as alleged in the complaint, the laws threaten the safety of federal officers who have faced an unprecedent wave of harassment, doxing, and even violence. Threatening officers with prosecution for simply protecting their identities and their families also chills the enforcement of federal law and compromises sensitive law enforcement operations. "We will never tolerate the doxxing or harassment of federal officers, or any law like those in Maryland that enables violent behavior against federal law enforcement officers and their families.” -@ASGWoodward Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-d…
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Independence Blue Cross to Pay $22.5M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations “The government pays private insurers over $530 billion each year to care for Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage,” said @AAGShumate. “When insurers knowingly and improperly retain inflated payments based on inaccurate and untruthful diagnoses, we will hold them accountable whether they are a small regional plan or a large nationwide organization.” 🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/independe…
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.@AGToddBlanche to @FoxNews this morning on DOJ agreements with six major hospital systems to end pediatric “gender affirming care”: “It is such an incredible achievement for @POTUS Trump and for every single American…What these hospitals are recognizing and agreeing to is they’re shutting down these pediatric gender mutilation centers that were operating with reckless abandon for years and years.”
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🚨 United States Files Request to Intervene in Case Brought by X Corp. and Elon Musk Seeking to Annul Decision by European Commission “The European Commission inappropriately attempted to expand its regulatory authority to reach American companies not present or operating within its jurisdiction,” said @AAGShumate. “We will not tolerate the European Commission engaging in regulatory overreach to try and control American engines of innovation and economic growth.” justice.gov/opa/pr/united-st…
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