Local leaders and experts from across youth justice, policing, children’s services and education were brought together by the Government in Manchester today (Thursday 17 September) to help shape plans to prevent more young people being drawn into crime. Youth Justice Minister Jake Richards convened the roundtable alongside Children and Families Minister Josh MacAlister and Policing […]

More than 230 areas most affected by knife crime will see more police patrols, CCTV and early prevention work as part of a knife crime crackdown across 27 police forces in England and Wales. The Home Secretary is backing local plans developed by police and councils to tackle crimes, save lives and protect local communities. […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s (the Department’s) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Virginia Beach City Public Schools (the District) has entered into a resolution agreement to restore protections for students who have reported sexual misconduct. OCR had previously determined that the District violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title […]

Today, the United States filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against laboratory executives Jay Johnson and Austin Whiles, alleging that they used their roles at Capstone Diagnostics, an Atlanta-based clinical laboratory, to orchestrate two testing schemes — one targeting faith-based communities and the other senior citizens — that caused Medicare to pay millions […]

Dmitry Shushlebin, 45, a Russian citizen living in Miami Beach, Florida, was sentenced to six years in prison and three years of supervised release for organizing an identity theft fraud scheme that included efforts by the conspirators to submit fraudulent voter registrations.He was also ordered to pay $458,839.69 in restitution. “Those who engage in fraud and deception […]

The United States today took further action against the Iranian regime’s efforts to fund its destabilizing activities through digital currency networks, targeting two entities and three individuals as part of the ongoing whole-of-government campaign against Iran and its enablers. Today’s action exposes how international digital asset exchanges have provided the Iranian regime, including the Central […]

For decades, the Cuban regime has channeled all of the island’s resources into the hands of a narrow and corrupt military elite, leaving ordinary Cubans without reliable power, food, or dignity. Today, pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order (E.O.) 14404, “Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States […]