Category: World

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery, “‘The Business We’ve Chosen’ – Federal Antitrust Enforcement in a Changing Media Landscape” Good afternoon — and thank you for inviting me to the town that Moe Greene invented as a stopover for GIs on their way to the West Coast: Las Vegas.[1] Las Vegas embodies the dynamic character of […]

The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division announced the following actions from across the country to hold individuals accountable for schemes that attempted or succeeded in defrauding the American taxpayers. “Our message is clear: Steal from the American taxpayer, and you will answer to federal prosecutors,” said Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald of the Justice Department’s National […]

Remarks as prepared for delivery. Thank you for all for the opportunity to be here. And thank you to the entire Environmental and Natural Resources Division staff for bringing together key stakeholders to collaborate on and discuss an important priority of President Trump’s Administration. We are here today to join forces to implement a set […]

The Treaty on the Non‑Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is widely regarded as one of the greatest successes in the history of the United Nations.  In force since 1970, the accord was designed to curb the spread of nuclear weapons, advance nuclear disarmament and promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy. It was adopted by […]

Remarks as prepared for delivery. Thank you all for attending this important event to share the United States’ efforts to combat illegal cross-border trade of timber and wood products. This is a priority of the Trump Administration, vital to our nation’s national and economic security and that of our global trading partners.  I want to […]

Addressing the 2026 World Overflight Risk Conference in Malta earlier this week, ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar warned that emerging weaponry is creating an environment where civilian planes are increasingly at risk of being targeted or caught in crossfire. “We must now reach beyond the boundaries of aviation as we have known it,” Mr. […]

The Justice Department moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed by artificial intelligence company xAI, challenging a new Colorado law that prohibits so-called “algorithmic discrimination.” The Justice Department alleges that the Colorado law violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by requiring AI companies to prevent unintentional disparate impact that their products could […]

Three men have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to pay bribes to a public official at the Hawaii County Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) in exchange for his official actions in connection with affordable housing development agreements worth more than $11,000,000. Hawaii (Big Island) attorney, Gary Charles Zamber, 56, of […]

A New York man, Taesung “Terry” Kim, 61, of Harrison, New York, was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for conspiring to launder the proceeds of a $24.4 million pharmacy fraud scheme. “Mr. Kim’s scheme to pad his pockets with $24 million in taxpayer dollars by peddling unnecessary prescription drugs is despicable and dangerous,” […]

An indictment was unsealed today in the Western District of Texas charging Jafar Tafakori, 57, an Iranian national, for his role in coordinating the smuggling of illegal aliens into the United States. Tafakori was arrested in Colombia at the request of the United States. According to the indictment, from at least Dec. 1, 2022, through […]