Security News in Brief: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks to the National Farmers Union

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Thank you for inviting me to address the National Farmers Union. I bring greetings from the Attorney General. In defining the Justice Department’s top priorities, the Attorney General has placed reinvigorating antitrust enforcement at the center of the department’s focus on “Ensuring Economic Opportunity and Fairness.”

Security News in Brief: Justice Department Reaches $1.6M Agreement to Remedy Title IX Violations at San José State University

Source: United States Department of Justice News

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced a settlement with San José State University (SJSU) to ensure that students can attend school and participate in college athletics free from sexual harassment, including sexual assault. The department conducted its investigation under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX).

Security News in Brief: Political Operatives Indicted for Alleged Scheme Involving Illegal Campaign Contribution to 2016 Presidential Campaign

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

An indictment was unsealed today in the District of Columbia charging a Kentucky man and a Florida man both with conspiracy to solicit and cause an illegal campaign contribution by a foreign national, effect a conduit contribution and cause false records to be filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and related substantive offenses.

Security News in Brief: St. Augustine Registered Sex Offender Indicted For Attempting To Entice A 10-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sex And Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Video Over The Internet

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Jacksonville, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces that a grand jury has returned an indictment charging Christopher Lee Smith (39, St. Augustine) with attempted online enticement of a minor to engage in sex and online distribution of a video depicting the sexual abuse of a child.