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October 28, 2008
The achievements of the people we honor today span the globe, and are as broad as the mission of the Department: To enforce the law and to defend the interests of the United States according to the law. Agents, lawyers, paralegals, support staff, analysts, and investigators all serve that mission in different ways, as do our partners in law enforcement from outside the Department whom we also honor today. But what all of these award recipients have in common is that they have achieved the highest level of accomplishment in the work that they do.
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| November 07, 2008 |
Statement of Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey on the
Resignation of Assistant Attorney General Thomas O. Barnett Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey issued the following statement on the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Thomas O. Barnett of the Antitrust Division. (Read More) |
| November 06, 2008 |
Arizona Federal Court Bars Tax Fraud Scheme A federal court permanently barred Dennis O. Poseley, Patricia Ann Ensign and Rachel McElhinney from selling tax fraud schemes. The complaint in the civil injunction case alleged that the defendants falsely advised customers that they could use sham trusts to avoid federal income taxes. (Read More) | Fact Sheet: Justice Department Transition Activities The Department’s transition activities fully support the Executive Order on Presidential Transition signed by President Bush on October 9, 2008. The Executive Order creates a Presidential Transition Coordinating Council, of which the Attorney General is a member. Attorney General Mukasey designated Brian Benczkowski, Chief of Staff, and Lee Lofthus, Assistant Attorney General for Administration, to lead the Department’s transition activities. (Read More) | Justice Department Seeks to Bar Detroit Tax Preparer
from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others The United States filed suit seeking to bar a Detroit man from preparing federal tax returns for others. The complaint alleges that Shawn Robin Gibson prepared federal income tax returns claiming inflated deductions and credits for his customers resulting in an understatement of their customers’ tax liabilities. (Read More) |
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As part of Project Safe Childhood, the U.S. Department of Justice together
with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) and
the Ad Council have partnered to produce the following Public Service
Announcements (PSA’s) in an ongoing initiative to protect America’s
youth. Further, the Project Safe Childhood Web site provides information
to our federal, state, and local community partners that will help protect
our children from online exploitation and abuse.
Links to the PSA’s and Project Safe Childhood Web site are below:
Watch PSC Videos: Campaign
Introduction Everyone
Knows Your Name Bulletin
Board
View Project Safe Childhood
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