Security News in Brief: Deputy Assistant Attorney General Arun G. Rao Delivers Remarks at the Food & Drug Law Institute’s (FDLI) 2021 Enforcement, Litigation and Compliance Conference

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Good morning. Thank you, Bob, for that introduction. And thank you to FDLI for inviting me to speak today. It’s an honor to join so many respected business leaders, industry experts, attorneys and government colleagues to discuss some of the accomplishments of the Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Branch over the past year.

Security News in Brief: Maryland U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron Announces Department of Justice Grant of More Than $325,000 to Support Project Safe Neighborhoods in Maryland

Source: United States Department of Justice News

United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron announced today that the Department of Justice has awarded Maryland $326,401 to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program. The Maryland grant, which is part of $17.5 million awarded nationally, will support efforts to address violent crime, including gun violence.

Security News in Brief: U.S. Justice Department awards more than $17.5 million to support Project Safe Neighborhoods

Source: United States Department of Justice News

The U.S Department of Justice announced today that it has awarded more than $17.5 million in grants to support the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program. Funding will support efforts across the country to address violent crime, including the gun violence that is often at its core. In the State of Georgia, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council was awarded funding totaling $532,348.

Security News in Brief: Convicted Repeat Felon Sentenced to Prison in Valdosta Shooting Case

Source: United States Department of Justice News

VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Valdosta resident with a lengthy violent criminal history, convicted of illegally possessing a firearm, was sentenced to serve ten years in prison for his crime in a case involving the shooting of a homeless man protecting his animal from dog-fighting.

Aaron Lewis Green, Jr., 39, of Valdosta, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison, the statutory maximum, to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson on Dec. 8, after he was found guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following a two-day trial in June. There is no parole in the federal system.

Security News in Brief: Former Aerospace Outsourcing Executive Charged for Key Role in a Long-Running Antitrust Conspiracy

Source: United States Department of Justice News

The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut unsealed a criminal complaint accusing a former aerospace outsourcing executive of participating in a long-running conspiracy with managers and executives of several outsource engineering suppliers (Suppliers) to restrict the hiring and recruiting of engineers and other skilled laborers among their respective companies.