Puerto Rico Office of Gov’t Ethics sues federal agencies for information
May 22, 2024
The suit aims to obtain information related to an ongoing investigation involving a current or former public servant. #NewsismyBusiness
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EPA, DOJ settlement will address problems at Toa Alta landfill
February 14, 2024
The landfill is on the path to closure. #NewsismyBusiness
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U.S. Attorney’s Office confirms $28.8M allocation to Puerto Rico
October 17, 2023
The allocations went to the Puerto Rico Department of Justice, the Forensic Science Institute and to community organizations that provide responses to gender-based violence. #NewsismyBusiness
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US Justice Dept. intervenes in disability bias suit against San Juan
September 13, 2022
Both San Juan and the plaintiffs consented to the department’s intervention in the proceedings.
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Puerto Rico gets $5.3M to beef up law enforcement
November 19, 2021
Puerto Rico has been assigned $5.3 million to hire more law enforcement professionals and beef up security in five towns, W. Stephen Muldrow, US Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, announced. The allocation is included in a global $139 million in grant funding through the US Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing […]
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Op-Ed: US DOJ issues updated int.’l anti-corruption guidance for corporations
July 9, 2020
In 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Resource Guide of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Since then, much has happened in the landscape of investigations and enforcement actions against corporations doing business in the United States. For starters, in 2018 the agency changed its policy from fighting corporate fraud and misconduct […]
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U.S. Dept. of Justice awards $4.9M to Puerto Rico towns to hire police officers
June 3, 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice announced it is awarding a combined $4.9 million to six Puerto Rico towns to hire a total of 75 full-time law enforcement professionals, the agency announced. The funding is part of a global $400 million assignment through the agency’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program […]
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U.S. Dept. of Justice awards $2.8M to promote public safety in P.R.
December 5, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice announced it has awarded more than $376 million in grant funding to enhance state, local, and tribal law enforcement operations and reinforce public safety efforts in jurisdictions across the United States. Of that amount, $2.7 million will support public safety activities in the District of Puerto Rico. The awards were […]
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