WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it, together with the City of New Orleans (the City), has jointly moved for the City to enter into a two-year "sustainment period" according to the terms of a negotiated plan, bringing the consent decree concerning the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) closer to successful resolution. The joint motion and proposed plan, which must be approve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: A federal grand jury in Gulfport, Mississippi, returned an indictment, unsealed yesterday, charging a Florida financial advisor with a years-long scheme to promote and operate an illegal tax shelter, stealing some of his clients' funds and money laundering. According to the indictment, Stephen T. Mellinger III, of Florida, was a securities broker, financial advisor and insurance salesman  more