Charter School Management Company To Pay $4.5 Million To Settle Claims Relating To E-Rate Contracts

Washington, DC - Concept Schools, NFP, has agreed to pay $4.5 million as part of a civil settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in non-competitive bidding practices in connection with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate Program, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. 

Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Claire McCusker Murray Closing Remarks for the 2020 Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation

Washington, DC - Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Claire McCusker Murray Closing Remarks for the 2020 Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation:

Colorado Springs Agrees to Improve Stormwater Management in Settlement with the United States

Colorado Springs, Colorado - The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act with respect to the City’s storm sewer system.

Justice Department Announces Statement of Interest Filed in Lawsuit Challenging Philadelphia's Moratorium that Cancelled the Veterans Day Parade

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The Justice Department announced that a Statement of Interest (SOI) was filed Friday in a case pending in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania that challenges the City of Philadelphia’s “Event Moratorium” that prohibits issuing permits for gatherings of 150 or more people on public property.

United States Files Complaint to Forfeit Iranian Missiles and Sells Previously-Transferred Iranian Petroleum

Washington, DC - The Justice Department announced the filing of a complaint to forfeit two shipments of Iranian missiles that the U.S. Navy seized in transit from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to militant groups in Yemen, as well as the sale of approximately 1.1 million barrels of Iranian petroleum that the United States previously obtained from four foreign-flagged oil tankers bound for Venezuela.