WASHINGTON—The Justice Department announced yesterday that a federal grand jury has charged Michael Smith, 37; Matthew Davidson, 43; and Joseph Sanders, 31—former corrections officers of the Alabama Department of Corrections—in a 17-count indictment.
WASHINGTON—Brandon Rhodes, 20, of Marengo, Ohio, pleaded guilty last week to a charge related to the burning of a cross in the yard of an African-American juvenile in March 2011, the Justice Department announced.
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and 49 state attorneys general announced yesterday the filing of their landmark $25 billion agreement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers to address mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure abuses.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced $8.4 million in grants to 131 American Indian tribes to support Tribal Historic Preservation Offices under the National Historic Preservation Act.