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Justice Department Withdraws Report on Antitrust Monopoly Law

Christine A. Varney, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department’s Antitrust Division, today announced that the Department is withdrawing, effective immediately, a report relating to monopolization offenses under the antitrust laws that was issued in September 2008. As of today, the Section 2 report will no longer be Department of Justice policy. Consumers, businesses, [...]

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Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Texas

On May 9, 2009, the Department of Justice will monitor municipal elections in the cities of Farmers Branch and Hondo, Texas, to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Under the Voting Rights Act, the Justice Department is authorized to ask the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to send federal observers to areas [...]

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Columbus Woman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy

Marsha K. Parenteau of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit money laundering, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Parenteau appeared before Judge Michael H. Watson in Columbus. During her plea hearing, Parenteau admitted that, from 2003 through 2008, she and others, including her husband, their shared accountant and her husband’s [...]

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Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Mississippi

The Justice Department today announced that on May 5, 2009, it will monitor municipal elections in the towns of Cleveland, Como, Meridian and Sardis, Miss., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Under the Voting Rights Act, the Justice Department is authorized to ask the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to send federal [...]

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