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Federal Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday August 25, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Justice Dept. Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme That Harms Millions of American Renters
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: The Justice Department, together with the Attorneys General of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against RealPage Inc. for its unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and to monopolize the market for commercial revenue management software that landlords u  more

N.C. U.S. Attorney: Justice Department Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme That Harms Millions of American Renters
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina posted the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: The Justice Department, together with the Attorneys General of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against RealPage Inc. for its unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and to monopolize the market   more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Oregon Man Charged in Swatting and Bomb Threats Scheme That Targeted Jewish Hospitals in New York City and Long Island
BROOKLYN, New York, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed charging Domagoj Patkovic with conspiring to make and making threats concerning explosives, conspiring to transmit and transmitting threatening communications, and conveying false information concerning explosives. Patkovic was arrested this morning at his residence in Portland, Oregon and will make his initial appearanc  more

Ore. U.S. Attorney: Prominent Oregon Drug Trafficker and Final Defendant in Large Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison
PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: The manager of an Oregon-based drug trafficking cell with ties to a large Mexico-based drug trafficking organization was sentenced to federal prison today following an investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Horacio Luna-Perez, 42, of Hillsboro, Oregon, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. According to c  more

TUESDAY: Biden Cabinet Member to Travel to Oregon for Investing in America Tour
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: SALEM, Ore. On Tuesday, August 27, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, will travel to Oregon as part of the Investing in America Tour. Administrator Guzman will kick off the day in Dallas at a local sheet metal manufacturer alongside U.S. Congresswoman An  more