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May 14, 2009
Without ever relaxing our guard in the fight against global terrorism, the Department must also embrace its historic role in fighting crime, protecting civil rights, preserving the environment, and ensuring fairness in the market place.
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In the first 100 days of the Obama Administration, Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice have successfully pursued three critical goals: (1) protecting our national security vigilantly and consistently with the rule of law; (2) reinvigorating the Department’s traditional missions, such as fighting crime, safeguarding the civil rights of all Americans, preserving our environment, protecting our public institutions from corruption, and ensuring fairness in the marketplace; and (3) recommitting the Department to its vital traditions of independence, non-partisanship, transparency, and fealty to the law.
Consistent with these goals, the Department has pursued several new initiatives. The Attorney General has led an interagency effort to implement President Obama’s orders to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility and to develop policies for the detention, interrogation, trial, transfer, or release of individuals apprehended in connection with armed conflicts and counterterrorism operations. The Department has aggressively combated Mexican drug cartels and vigorously targeted financial crimes and mortgage fraud for investigation and prosecution. It has demonstrated its commitment to reform, openness, and accountability by issuing new Freedom of Information Act Guidelines. And the $4 billion in grant funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has allowed the Department to enhance state, local, and tribal law enforcement efforts, including by hiring of new police officers, to combat violence against women, and to fight internet crimes against children.
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act includes $4 billion in Department of Justice grant funding to enhance state, local, and tribal law enforcement efforts, including the hiring of new police officers, to combat violence against women, and to fight internet crimes against children.
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May 14, 2009 |
U.S. Court Permanently Bars Meriden, Conn., Tax Preparer
from Preparing Tax Returns for Others A Connecticut federal court has permanently barred John Waszczak from preparing federal tax returns for others. ( Read More) |
May 13, 2009 |
Philadelphia Man Convicted of Advertising, Transporting, Receiving
and Possessing Child Pornography Robert P. Merz, 45, was convicted by a federal jury in Philadelphia today of advertising, transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography. ( Read More) | Federal Judge Permanently Bars Texas Tax Preparers A federal court today has permanently barred two additional former employees of Preston Tax Services, Inc., from preparing federal tax returns. ( Read More) | Deputy U.S. Marshal Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Justice by Witness Tampering Deputy U.S. Marshal Benjamin Bates pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing justice today in federal court in San Antonio for tampering with a witness he was transporting to the grand jury to testify about civil rights abuses at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center in Texas. ( Read More) |
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