There are 18 article(s) tagged Department Of Justice:

• February 2024

  • Prosecutors file first indictment under Violent Crime Initiative

    Three alleged members of the Unknown Vice Lords/Ghost Mob gang were indicted on new charges for their suspected role in the death of an unnamed man last year.

    By Aarron Fleming February 16, 2024

• September 2022

  • Memphis CEO faces prison time under Clean Water Act

    “Correct and accurate test results of discharges into rivers and stream and the honest reporting of those results to regulatory authorities are important parts of the Clean Water Act’s regulatory framework,” said U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr.

    By Keely Brewer September 13, 2022

• October 2021

  • Methodist files motion opposing federal intervention in whistleblower lawsuit

    The health care giant wants the government out of a lawsuit which alleges Methodist University Hospital executives created a kickback scheme to lure more than $1.5 billion in business from West Cancer Center.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 24, 2021

  • Federal government asks to intervene in case against Methodist

    The lawsuit, filed in federal civil court, in Tennessee’s Middle District, alleges the scheme between Methodist and West Cancer executives cost Medicare and Medicaid more than $800 million in fraudulent payments. 

    By Matt Stroud October 08, 2021

• November 2020

  • Local police allowed to wear body cameras on federal task forces

    The federal Department of Justice will allow local police serving on federal task forces to wear body cameras. In Memphis and other parts of the country, federal officials have been criticized for banning the use of cameras on joint local-federal operations. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 12, 2020

• May 2020

  • Memphis, Shelby County awarded $11M to fight violent crime

    The Memphis Police Department and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office received about $11 million in federal funding to hire more officers to fight violent crime.

    By Yolanda Jones May 12, 2020

• February 2020

  • Tomeka Hart breaks silence about serving as juror on Roger Stone trial

    "I can’t keep quiet any longer," Tomeka Hart said Wednesday about breaking her silence on serving on a jury that convicted Trump ally Roger Stone last year. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 14, 2020

• January 2020

  • Is Operation Choke Point returning to Memphis?

    The resurrection of this practice, sometimes referred to as biased banking, will have severe ramifications for Memphis and Tennessee at large.

    By Gus Pribnow January 29, 2020

• December 2019

  • ‘Bleeding Out’ author hits familiar notes in local violence debate

    Harvard research fellow Thomas Abt talked on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast about his book “Bleeding Out,” which says poverty and violence are linked but fighting violence should come first. 

    By Bill Dries December 21, 2019

  • Memphis gets $1.8M grant for rape kit testing as part of $4.1M total

    Memphis receives $4.1 million in federal funding from the Department of Justice. The grants will go toward rape kit testing, gunshot detection technology and training. 

    By Yolanda Jones December 11, 2019

• November 2019

  • Assistant U.S. Attorney pleads guilty to falsifying time card records

    Barbara Zoccola, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in Memphis, pleaded guilty to falsifying her time card records and faces up to a year in prison. She will be sentenced March 5. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 22, 2019

  • Memphis police awarded $100,000 from DOJ

    Memphis Police Department receives $100,000 from the DOJ to expand its mental health and wellness program for officers. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 07, 2019

• September 2019

  • Public Safety Partnership works to reduce violent crime

    Getting out of our respective silos, laying aside our egos, and working together with urgency, our PSP Memphis Team has built up our own capacity to fight crime by using Department of Justice expertise and resources.

    By D. Michael Dunavant September 08, 2019

• March 2019

  • Shelby County leaders hope final DOJ report brings Juvenile Court changes

    Shelby County leaders say they are hopeful the final report on Juvenile Court racial bias will clear the path for substantive changes.

    By Omer Yusuf and Yolanda Jones March 03, 2019

  • DOJ monitor submits final report on equal protection at Juvenile Court

    Shelby County Juvenile Court has made progress on equal protection but there is still work to be done, according to Department of Justice equal protection monitor Michael Leiber.

    By Omer Yusuf March 01, 2019

• February 2019

  • Commission to receive DOJ report on equal protection, but not on facilities

    Shelby County Commissioners hope to receive the final report on equal protection from the DOJ monitor within the next month. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 20, 2019

• January 2019

  • Commission recommends allocating $1.3 million for new juvenile justice facility

    A new juvenile justice facility has been a top priority for Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 23, 2019

• October 2018

  • Committee recommends rescinding Luttrell’s letter ending DOJ oversight of juvenile court

    A Shelby County Commission committee recommended approving a resolution to rescind former Mayor Mark Luttrell’s second letter to end Department of Justice oversight of Juvenile Court Wednesday, but not all committee members agreed.

    By Omer Yusuf October 04, 2018