Imperial Valley News Center
Justice Department Observes National Missing Children’s Day
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Washington, DC - The Department of Justice recognized 17 law enforcement officers from California, Florida, and Texas, as well as two firefighters from Tennessee, for their efforts to find missing children and bring child sexual predators and child pornographers to justice.
Attorney General William P. Barr Joins President Donald J. Trump in Awarding the Medal of Valor to 14 Public Safety Officers
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Washington, DC - President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General William P. Barr Wednesday awarded the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to 14 recipients – two posthumously – who exhibited exceptional courage in saving and protecting others and whose heroic actions went above and beyond the call of duty. The Medal of Valor, authorized by the Public Safety Medal of Valor Act of 2001, is awarded by the President to public safety officers nominated by the directors of their employing agencies and recommended by the Medal of Valor Review Board. The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance oversees the Medal of Valor.
Physician Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge
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Clarksburg, West Virginia - A Morgantown, West Virginia, physician pleaded guilty to obtaining controlled substances by fraudulently writing prescriptions using colleagues’ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) numbers and presenting stolen driver’s licenses to pick up fraudulently prescribed controlled substances from Morgantown area pharmacies for his personal use, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Bill Powell of the Northern District of West Virginia.
Justice Department Seeks to Intervene in Private Class Action to Enforce Prohibition on Unlawful “No-Poach” Agreements
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Durham, North Carolina - The Department of Justice announced that it has filed an unopposed motion to intervene in a private antitrust class action challenging alleged agreements between Duke University (Duke) and the University of North Carolina (UNC) not to compete for each other’s medical faculty. At the same time, the Department joined the parties’ proposed settlement agreement for the limited purpose of obtaining the right to enforce an injunction designed to prevent the maintenance or recurrence of any unlawful no-poach agreements. If approved by the court, the settlement would give the United States the right to enforce an injunction and certain compliance and reporting requirements against Duke.
Department of Justice Announces Third Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing
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Washington, DC - Attorney General William P. Barr Monday announced the third annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing.
Vice President Pence at the West Point Graduation Ceremony
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West Point, New York - Vice President Pence at the West Point Graduation Ceremony:
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