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☆ DOJ announces charges in Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Justice Department on Friday announced federal charges in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump before the presidential election. According to court documents, Iranian officials asked Farhad Shakeri, 51, in September to focus on surveilling and ultimately assassinating Trump. But IRGC officials told Shakeri on October 7 to focus only on Trump, court documents say, and that he had seven days to formulate an assassination plan. Shakeri would pay these criminal associates, like his two co-conspirators, to monitor the victims Iranian officials sought to assassinate, according to court documents. Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that all three men were specifically charged in the plot against Donald Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Farhad Shakeri, Trump, Shakeri –, –, Shakeri, Carlisle Rivera, Jonathan Loadholt, General Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray, ” Garland, “, Qasem, ”, Masih Alinejad, Alinejad, Rivera, Loadholt Organizations: CNN, The Justice Department, Justice Department, Prosecutors, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, Trump, Justice, FBI Locations: Iran, Afghan, Tehran, New York, United States, US, New, American, Sri Lanka, New York City

☆ TD Bank pleads guilty in money laundering case, will pay $3 billion in penalties
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Dan Mangan | Dan Mangan Is A Reporter Covering Politics For Cnbc.Com. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The total assets of TD Bank’s two U.S. banking subsidiaries will be barred from exceeding $434 billion under that restriction. “Today, TD Bank also became the largest bank in U.S. history to plead guilty to Bank Secrecy Act program failures, and the first US bank in history to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering,” Garland said. “TD Bank chose profits over compliance with the law — a decision that is now costing the bank billions of dollars in penalties. “In August 2021, a TD Bank store manager emailed another store manager and remarked, quote, ‘You guys really need to shut this down. “This settlement lets bad bank executives off the hook for allowing TD Bank to be used as a criminal slush fund.

Persons: ”, General Merrick Garland, ” Garland, “, Garland, David, Lol, ’ ” Garland, ‘, FinCEN, Wally Adeyemo, ” Adeymo, ” Sen, Elizabeth Warren, ” Warren, Bharat Masrani, ” Masrani Organizations: Bank, Department of Justice, TD Bank, Currency, Federal Reserve, “, Washington , D.C, DOJ, Treasury, Enforcement Network, FinCEN, Street, CNBC, of Justice, Consumer Financial, Bureau Locations: U.S, Wells Fargo, Washington ,, Newark , New Jersey, United States, Canada, “

☆ Georgia group that pushes election misinformation gains influence
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Curt Devine | Donie O'Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

As an example, he cited his inability to review ballots from the 2020 election. If the system is secure, they would have produced the paper ballots,” Favorito said. Favorito has also made connections with election officials around Georgia, some in Republican-leaning districts. Still, after Donald Trump lost the presidency, VoterGA began peddling claims that “significant evidence of fraud” existed in Georgia’s 2020 election. Favorito and VoterGA have made connections with others in the national movement that has cast doubt on the 2020 election.

Persons: Garland Favorito, VoterGA, they’ve, Favorito, Michael Flynn, ” Gabriel Sterling, ” Favorito, John F, Favorito’s, US Sen, David Perdue, Garland, Matt Hamilton, Holden, ”, ” Holden, “, David Hancock, ” Megan Bellamy, “ We’re, Joseph Kirk, Travis Doss Jr, Doss, Bill Clinton, Clinton, Israel, President Kennedy, Robert, Israel’s, CNN “, ” Garland, Donald Trump, Patrick Byrne, Overstock.com, Doug Logan, Cleta Mitchell, Flynn, Sterling, ” Sterling, Trump, ” CNN’s Sean Clark Organizations: CNN, Peach State, Republican, Trump, “, CIA, Georgia Capitol, US, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Facebook, Georgia, The Atlanta, ”, America, JFK Jr, Southern Poverty Law Center, Nazi, Favorito, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, FBI, The America, American Locations: Georgia, Peach, ”, Ringgold , Georgia, Paulding County, Atlanta, Gwinnett, “ Georgia, Bartow County, Washington, Georgia’s, Fulton County, Maricopa County

☆ Justice Department accuses Visa of debit network monopoly that affects price of ‘nearly everything’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued Visa, the world’s biggest payments network, saying it propped up an illegal monopoly over debit payments by imposing “exclusionary” agreements on partners and smothering upstart firms. “Merchants and banks pass along those costs to consumers, either by raising prices or reducing quality or service,” Garland said. They are essentially toll collectors, shuffling payments between the merchants’ banks and cardholders. ″Visa wields its dominance, enormous scale, and centrality to the debit ecosystem to impose a web of exclusionary agreements on merchants and banks,” the DOJ said in its release. “These agreements penalize Visa’s customers who route transactions to a different debit network or alternative payment system.”This is a developing story.

Persons: monopolization, “, General Merrick Garland, ” Garland Organizations: U.S . Justice, Visa, DOJ, “, MasterCard, fintech, Plaid, Mastercard Locations: New York, U.S

☆ Attorney General Merrick Garland says Justice Department ‘will not bend’ to political pressure
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Attorney General Merrick Garland slammed efforts to turn the Justice Department into a “political weapon” during a fiery speech Thursday to department staff and US attorneys from across the country amid attacks from former President Donald Trump and his allies. Trump and his associates have publicly discussed plans to dismantle the department and its law enforcement components like the FBI, or to prosecute his political enemies. Trump has repeatedly attacked the Justice Department under Biden, claiming without evidence that the president has used the department to criminally pursue him and his allies for political purposes. “They weaponized the Justice Department. Garland also thanked the prosecutors and Justice Department staff for refusing to “bend to politics” and “break under pressure.”“You deserve better,” he said.

Persons: General Merrick Garland, Donald Trump, Garland, ”, general’s, Trump, ” Garland, Kamala Harris, Biden, Fani Willis, ” Trump, he’s, ’, CNN’s Devan Cole Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, DOJ, Democrats, Republicans, FBI, Biden, DA, White House, Congress Locations: Washington, Fulton County , Georgia, New York, Atlanta

☆ Opinion | Where Was Merrick Garland When Justice Needed Him?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Jesse Wegman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That’s the fine line Garland has to walk. And, unfortunately, a man whom Garland tried his best to ignore until it was too late. In short, for Donald Trump there was, and always is, a separate rule. Contrary to the bogus complaints of “lawfare,” the Justice Department has treated Trump better, not worse, than everyone else. If Trump wins in November and orders Justice to drop the prosecutions against him, that will be a lasting tarnish of Garland’s legacy.

Persons: Garland, Donald Trump’s, ” Garland, Trump, Garland hamstrung Jack Smith, Donald Trump, “, Justice Organizations: Democrats, Republicans, Justice, Trump Locations: America

☆ DOJ sues software firm RealPage for allegedly helping landlords collude to keep rents high
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Department of Justice and eight states on Friday accused software company RealPage of unlawfully scheming to undermine competition among landlords and create a monopoly that harms millions of renters. RealPage “allows landlords to manipulate, distort, and subvert market forces,” the Justice Department said in a civil complaint in U.S. District Court in North Carolina. “At bottom, RealPage is an algorithmic intermediary that collects, combines, and exploits landlords’ competitively sensitive information,” the antitrust lawsuit said. “Antitrust law does not become obsolete simply because competitors find new ways to unlawfully act in concert,” Garland said. Democratic nominee Kamala Harris last week unveiled an economic plan that aims to lower rental costs in part by cracking down on the companies behind price-setting tools that let landlords collude.

Persons: “, General Merrick Garland, ” Garland, ”, RealPage, Garland, Kamala Harris, — CNBC’s Eamon Javers Organizations: of Justice, Justice Department, DOJ, “, Democratic Locations: U.S, North Carolina, “, North Carolina , California , Colorado , Connecticut, Minnesota , Oregon , Tennessee, Washington

☆ Real estate company helped to artificially inflate rents across America, Justice Department alleges
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Holmes Lybrand | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against the real estate company RealPage, alleging the company’s software uses landlord data to artificially inflate the price of rent across the United States by quelling competition in the market. According to the complaint, the Texas-based company uses nonpublic data from landlords to train RealPage’s algorithm for pricing recommendations, creating a “vast scheme to subvert the competitive process,” one Justice Department official said. The lawsuit from the Justice Department comes amid a rise in corporate landlords – companies that own large numbers of rental units – a fact that was central to the case. “In a free market, these landlords would otherwise be competing independently to attract renters based on pricing, discounts, concessions, lease terms, and other dimensions of apartment leasing,” the Justice Department said in announcing the charges. “RealPage also uses this scheme and its substantial data trove to maintain a monopoly in the market for commercial revenue management software.”This is a developing story.

Persons: General Merrick Garland, “, ” Garland, “ RealPage Organizations: CNN, The Justice, Justice Department, Justice, Department Locations: United States, Texas, Southern

A federal U.S. judge ruled Monday that Google has illegally held a monopoly in two market areas: search and text advertising. The landmark case from the government, filed in 2020, alleged that Google has kept its share of the general search market by creating strong barriers to entry and a feedback loop that sustained its dominance. General search services, according to the court, applies to Google’s core search engine, where it traditionally competed with Yahoo. General search text advertising refers to the text ads that run alongside search results. However, the ruling found that general search advertising is not a market so there can be no monopoly control.

Persons: Sherman, Amit Mehta, Sundar Pichai, Boris Streubel, General Merrick Garland, ”, ” Garland, Kent Walker, ” Walker Organizations: Google, U.S, District of Columbia, DFB The Department of Justice, Colorado and, Department, Yahoo Locations: U.S, Colorado, Colorado and Nebraska

☆ Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, co-founder of Sinaloa Mexican drug cartel, in US custody, source says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Fidel Gutierrez | Sahar Akbarzai | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, co-founder and alleged current leader of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel, is in US custody, according to a diplomatic source with direct knowledge of the case. Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of cartel co-founder Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and another alleged leader of the cartel, is also in federal custody, said Attorney General Merrick Garland. The Sinaloa Cartel, named after the Mexican state where the gang was formed, is one of the most powerful drug-trafficking groups in the world, known for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin into the United States. The latest indictment against Zambada, one of the most notorious drug traffickers in Mexico’s history, was in February. It charged him with conspiring to manufacture and distribute a substance containing fentanyl, according to the US Justice Department.

Persons: CNN — Ismael “ El, CNN — Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, Joaquin “ El Chapo ” Guzman, General Merrick Garland, ” Garland, Zambada Organizations: CNN, CNN — Ismael “ El Mayo ”, US Justice Department Locations: Mexican Sinaloa, Sinaloa, United States, Mexico

☆ Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada: US operation to capture Sinaloa cartel leaders had the help of one of the captured men: a son of ‘El Chapo,’ official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Emma Tucker | Polo Sandoval | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, the alleged co-founder and leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, was arrested in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. Another alleged cartel leader, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, 38, was also arrested, he said. But Zambada didn’t know US investigators had exploited a rift in the Sinaloa cartel and Guzman Lopez was helping with Zambada’s capture, the official said. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, left, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, after they were arrested by US authorities in Texas, the US Justice Department said Thursday. “Ismael Mario Zambada Garcia is the long-time leader of the Zambada Garcia faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Persons: CNN —, Ismael “ El, General Merrick Garland, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, Guzman, Joaquin “ El Chapo ” Guzman, Zambada, Guzman Lopez, Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada, Guzmán, Rosa Icela Rodriguez, “, ” Rodriguez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s, Rodriguez, Rodriquez, ” Garland, extraditions, “ Ismael Mario Zambada Garcia, Zambada Garcia, Christopher Wray, ” Wray, Anne Milgram, El, ”, Vicente Zambada Niebla, Chapo, “ El, “ El Mayo ” Zambada Organizations: CNN, Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada, FBI, Reuters, Ismael “ El Mayo ”, US Justice Department, US Department of State, AP, Mexico’s National Immigration Institute, Cessna, Justice Department, US State Department, Drug, Administration, ”, Sinaloa Cartel, Eastern, of, ” CNN, “ El Mayo ”, Police, Border Patrol Locations: Mexican, United States, Sinaloa, El Paso , Texas, Mexico, El Paso, Santa Teresa, “, Mexico’s Sinaloa, Texas, Hermosillo, Illinois, Chicago, Guatemala, Brooklyn, of New York, Ciudad Juarez, American, Juarez, Columbus , New Mexico

The FBI said Sunday that the shooter at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania acted alone and that it is still actively investigating the shooter’s background – including working to gain access to his phone. “We are working to get access to the phone,” Kevin Rojek, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office, said Sunday. Rojek confirmed the gun used in the shooting was an AR-style rifle that was purchased legally. FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate also said the FBI is “seeing that tick up in the aftermath of this event. “The violence we saw yesterday is an attack on democracy itself,” Garland said.

Persons: Kevin Rojek, “, ” Rojek, ”, Rojek, Bobby Wells, Paul Abbate, We’ve, General Merrick Garland, Biden, ” Garland Organizations: FBI, Counterterrorism Division Locations: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Quantico, Washington ,

☆ Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Josh Campbell | Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Violent crime dropped by more than 15% in the United States during the first three months of 2024, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI. The new numbers show violent crime from January to March dropped 15.2% compared to the same period in 2023, while murders fell 26.4% and reported rapes decreased by 25.7%. In a statement Monday, Attorney General Merrick Garland stressed the new data “makes clear that last year’s historic decline in violent crime is continuing.”“This continued historic decline in homicides does not represent abstract statistics. US murder rate plungesThe new FBI figures validate a trend identified by some national crime experts: The US murder rate continues to drop at a high rate and could be headed for its largest annual decline ever. ‘Interrupting cycles of violence’The US murder rate has declined since 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic brought with it a surge in homicides across the country.

Persons: General Merrick Garland, ” Garland, ”, Jeff Asher, “, Asher, ‘, It’s, CNN’s Eric Levenson, Mark Morales Organizations: CNN, FBI Locations: United States, New Orleans, Seattle, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia

Washington CNN —Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared defiant Tuesday as he spent hours fielding questions from lawmakers on a range of topics, occasionally sparring with Republican House members seeking to use his testimony to attack the Justice Department. “These repeated attacks on the Justice Department are unprecedented, and they are unfounded,” he told lawmakers. “I will not be intimidated, and the Justice Department will not be intimidated. “It is not the fault of the Department of Justice that Donald Trump has surrounded himself with criminals,” Lieu said. “Trump brought that upon himself.”Lieu also noted that President Biden’s son Hunter is being prosecuted “in federal court right now” by Garland’s Justice Department.

Persons: General Merrick Garland, Garland, Donald Trump, Hunter Biden, Garland’s, Joe Biden’s, Robert Hur, ” Garland, lobbed, ”, “, Biden, Trump, Jack Smith’s, Jim Jordan, Jack Smith, Smith, Jordan, Hunter Biden’s, Ben Cline, Cline, Ted Lieu, Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, George Papadopoulos, Michael Cohen, Roger Stone, Elliott Broidy –, ” Lieu, “ Trump, Biden’s, Hunter Organizations: Washington CNN, Republican, Justice Department, GOP, Department, DOJ, CNN, Manhattan District, Republicans, Trump, Manhattan District Attorney, Justice, Ohio Republican, White House, Democratic, Department of Justice, Garland’s Justice Department Locations: New York, York, Washington ,, Florida, Delaware, Trump

☆ Special counsel asks judge for gag order in Trump classified documents case
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Katelyn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Special counsel’s office prosecutors on Friday asked a federal judge in Florida to place a gag order on Donald Trump that would limit his ability to comment about law enforcement that searched his Mar-a-Lago resort. The same standard FBI policy was used in the searches of President Joe Biden’s homes and offices in a separate classified documents investigation. The prosecutors say the gag order is needed to protect the integrity of the criminal case and law enforcement officers associated with it. Prosecutors noted that Trump has been amplifying accusations about the FBI in the search on his Truth Social account Friday. In a notably direct pushback to Trump, Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday addressed the claims that Trump has made about the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden’s, Jack Smith, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, “ Trump‘s, ”, Trump’s, “, Steven Cheung, Biden, General Merrick Garland, ” Garland, Biden’s Organizations: CNN, FBI, Prosecutors, Secret Service, Trump, Mar, Justice Department Locations: Florida, Lago, Mar, Washington, Trump, Cincinnati, New York, DC

☆ At Dance Theater of Harlem, a New Lease on History and Ballet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Gia Kourlas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Robert Garland has held many positions at Dance Theater of Harlem over many years — principal dancer, resident choreographer, school director, archivist and company webmaster. At long last, he has caught the prize title: artistic director. A couple of years ago, the company’s executive director, Anna Glass, and Virginia Johnson, then its artistic director, invited him to dinner. Normally his evenings were spent at Dance Theater’s school, where he managed the pre-professional students. “They’re like, ‘Oh, come on!’”Johnson, a former star dancer, told Garland that she had decided to step down.

Persons: Robert Garland, Anna Glass, Virginia Johnson, Garland, “, ”, ” Johnson, ” Garland Organizations: Dance Theater of Harlem, Dance

☆ US Capitol Police investigated more than 8,000 threats against lawmakers in 2023, up from the previous year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Adrienne Winston | Rashard Rose | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —US Capitol Police said it investigated more than 8,000 threats against members of Congress last year – an increase of about 500 cases from the previous year, according to data released Thursday by the department. In 2023, the USCP’s Threat Assessment Section investigated 8,008 cases, Capitol Police said, an increase from the previous year’s 2022 assessment of 7,501 threats against lawmakers. The 2023 cases include investigations into concerning statements and direct threats, according to a release from Capitol Police. The number of threats against lawmakers typically surge in an election year, according to the USCP. “These are the people who keep this country going in the public spaces and protect us and keep us secure.

Persons: USCP, Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, Ashan Benedict, ”, Tom Manger, General Merrick Garland, ” Garland Organizations: CNN, US Capitol Police, Capitol Police, Democratic, Republican, ”, Republicans, Police, Protective and Intelligence, Capitol Locations: New Hampshire, Florida, Ohio

Garland said he agrees with special counsel Jack Smith’s assertion that the “public interest requires a speedy trial” in the 2020 election currently set for trial in March in Washington, DC. “The matter is now in the hands of the trial judge to determine when a trial will take place,” Garland said during the interview taped Thursday. And it’s is now in the hands of the judicial system, not in our hands,” Garland said. It’s unclear if that case – or the three other criminal cases pending against the former president and GOP presidential front-runner – will go to trial before the 2024 election. Garland also defended his use of special counsels to lead several investigations into Trump, President Joe Biden, and Biden’s son, Hunter, arguing that regulations keep investigators independent.

Persons: General Merrick Garland, Donald Trump, Garland, Jack Smith’s, ” Garland, “, Trump, ”, –, Joe Biden, Hunter Organizations: Texas CNN —, CNN, Trump, Justice Department, GOP Locations: Uvalde, Texas, Washington ,

Just this week, the SEC sued Kraken, another crypto exchange, alleging that it is operating as an unregistered securities exchange. Binance is exiting the US as part of the agreement the crypto exchange made with law enforcement agencies. That also includes the Justice Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission , and the Treasury Department. There is even a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team within the Justice Department actively identifying and investigating criminal cases involving digital assets. That is precisely how the feds secured the first ever corporate settlement with a crypto exchange.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Zhao, Binance, Brian Armstrong, Coinbase, ” Armstrong, “, General Merrick Garland, ” Changpeng Zhao, Anthony Kwan, cryptocurrencies, ethereum, Bitcoin, ’, it’s, Ethereum, Treasury Department —, Kraken, Tiffany Hagler, ” Garland, Lisa Monaco, Tuesday’s presser, “ I’ve, Benham Organizations: New, New York CNN, Justice Department, Bloomberg, Getty, Washington DC, US Department of Justice, Department of Justice, Treasury, Securities and Exchange Commission, Treasury Department, SEC, Geard, Futures Trading Commission, Cryptocurrency, feds Locations: New York, United States, Binance, Washington, U.S, “, rulemaking

☆ US Attorney General Garland warns of rise in threats tied to Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Andrew Goudsward | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland gives a brief statement at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., August 11, 2023. REUTERS/Bonnie Cash/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Thursday that the Justice Department is monitoring an increase in reported threats against Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities in the United States tied to Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Garland plans to meet later on Thursday with law enforcement officials in Miami, home to one of the largest Jewish populations in the United States. The Oct. 7 cross-border terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel and Israel’s subsequent bombing of the Hamas-controlled enclave of Gaza have sparked tensions around the world, including in the United States. Even before the current war, the Anti-Defamation League reported a record number of antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2022.

Persons: General Merrick Garland, Bonnie Cash, ” Garland, Garland, Wadea, Andrew Goudsward, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Justice Department, REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, Palestinian, Defamation League, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, Gaza, Jacksonville , Florida, Miami, Israel, Illinois, North Carolina

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations that it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Jacksonville, Florida, and discouraged people there from getting home loans. Garland has prioritized civil rights prosecutions since becoming attorney general in 2021, and the current administration has put a higher priority on redlining cases than before. The anti-redlining effort has now secured $107 million in relief, including the Ameris settlement, which a judge must approve. A $31 million settlement with Los Angeles-based City National in January was the largest for the department. The Ameris case is the first brought by the department in Florida, said Roger Handberg, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida.

Persons: Biden, General Merrick Garland, “ Redlining, ” Garland, Garland, redlining, Roger Handberg, ”, Kristen Clarke, Ken Sweet Organizations: WASHINGTON, Justice, Ameris Bank, Ameris, National, Middle, Middle District of, ___ Associated Press Locations: Black, Jacksonville , Florida, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Homeownership, Los Angeles, Florida, U.S, Middle District, Middle District of Florida, ”, ___, New York

But the recent shift toward e-cigarettes that can’t be refilled has created a new environmental dilemma. U.S. teens and adults are buying roughly 12 million disposable vapes per month. But the quantities used in vaping devices are too small to warrant salvage. Disposable e-cigarettes currently account for about 53% of the multi-billion U.S. vaping market, according to U.S. government figures, more than doubling since 2020. The company has incinerated more than 1.6 million pounds of vaping waste in recent years, mostly unsold inventory or discontinued products.

Persons: ”, Yogi Hale Hendlin, Michael Garland, ” Garland, Brian King, “, New York Sheriff Anthony Miranda, Bob Cappadona, Daniel Ryan, Shelly Fuller, ” Fuller, Joseph Frederick, Matthew Perrone Organizations: WASHINGTON, University of California, Environmental, Agency, EPA, FDA, Regulators, New, Veolia, Centaurus High, ”, Twitter, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: U.S, San Francisco, Monroe County , New York, Arkansas, New York City, New York , California, Monroe County, “, New York, Gum Springs , Arkansas, Boulder County , Colorado, Boulder

☆ Chicago-area stabbing: 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy who authorities say was fatally stabbed by his landlord will be buried today
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Chris Boyette Keith Allen Lauren Mascarenhas | Chris Boyette | Keith Allen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A funeral and burial will be held Monday for the 6-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed when his Chicago-area landlord allegedly attacked him and his mother because the family is Muslim. The attack, which also left Wadea’s mother seriously injured, is being investigated by the Department of Justice as a hate crime. Czuba was taken to the Will County Adult Detention Facility and is awaiting his initial court appearance, according to the sheriff’s office. “He was a 6-year-old boy, he loved everything,” Rehab said of the child, recalling how Wadea’s father had described his son. In response, Israel has pounded Gaza with airstrikes that have killed more than 2,750 people, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

Persons: Al Fayoume, Joseph M, Carole Cheney, Czuba, “, General Merrick Garland, ” Garland, Will, Wadea, Hanaan Shahin, ”, Ahmed Rehab, Shahin, ‘, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, JB Pritzker, –, Wadea Al, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Rehab, Wadea’s, ’ Organizations: CNN, Islamic Relations, Department of Justice, The, Department, Justice, ”, ” CAIR, Chicago, Czuba, Chicago Mayor, CAIR, West Bank, Twitter, CAIR National, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian Foreign Ministry, Palestinian Locations: Chicago, Will, Joliet , Illinois, Plainfield Township, Illinois, America, United States, Gaza, Israel, York City

CNN —A Chicago-area landlord was arrested and charged with murder and hate crimes after authorities said he stabbed and killed a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounded his mother, allegedly because the tenants are Muslim. Authorities were called to the residence in unincorporated Plainfield Township, roughly 40 miles southwest of Chicago, shortly before noon Saturday after a woman called 911 saying her landlord had attacked her, according to the sheriff’s office. The boy was stabbed 26 times and succumbed to his injuries, the sheriff’s office said. In response, Israel has pounded Gaza with airstrikes that have killed more than 2,600 people, according to the Palestinian health ministry. “He was a 6-year-old boy, he loved everything,” Rehab said of the child, recalling how Wadea’s father had described him.

Persons: Joseph M, General Merrick Garland, Czuba, ”, “, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Joseph Czuba, Hanaan Shahin, Wadea Al, Bidens, Shahin, ‘, Justice Department “, ” Garland, ’, JB Pritzker, –, Wadea, Ahmed Rehab, Rehab, Wadea’s, ” Czuba Organizations: CNN, Sheriff’s, US Justice Department, House, White, Sunday, Authorities, Islamic Relations, Czuba, CAIR, Justice Department, Department, Justice, Illinois State Police, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Illinois Gov, “, West Bank, Twitter, CAIR National, Palestinian Foreign Ministry, Palestinian Locations: Chicago, Will County , Illinois, America, Plainfield Township, Will, Illinois, Gaza, Israel, United States

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland said in an interview that aired Sunday that he would resign if asked by President Joe Biden to take action against Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. They don’t allow partisan considerations to play any role in their determinations,” Garland said. Garland choked up when talking about his concerns over violence, particularly as judges and prosecutors assigned to the Trump cases got death threats. But the one thing they may not do is use violence and threats of violence to alter the outcome,” he said. They must ensure that they treat each other with civility and kindness, listen to opposing views, argue as vociferously as they want, but refrain from violence and threats of violence.

Persons: General Merrick Garland, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, “, ”, Hunter, Garland, Trump, ” Garland, Hunter Biden Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Republican, CBS, Justice, Trump, U.S . Capitol, Justice Department, Republicans, Constitution Locations: Delaware

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