U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California
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Judge says BART can't escape $7.8M jury verdict for workers fired over Covid jab mandate
A San Francisco federal judge said BART can't show the jury was unreasonable in awarding at least $1.1 million each to six workers who were fired when BART refused their requests for religious exemption from the agency's Covid vaccine mandate -
U.S. Attorney Announces Law Enforcement Actions Directed At Fentanyl Trafficking In Santa Cruz County
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California has filed a series of federal criminal complaints charging three defendants with possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl in Santa Cruz County, announced United States Attorney Ismail Ramsey and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Brian Clark. -
Over 75% of claims made in $45.5M Altria e-cigarettes settlement found to be potential fraud; Judge OKs deal
A federal judge has given a final OK to a $45.5 million settlement with Altria over allegations the tobacco firm misled consumers about the addictiveness of Juul e-cigarettes, despite evidence that more than 75% of the filed claims are invalid or fraudulent. -
U.S. And U.K. Disrupt Lockbit Ransomware Variant
The Department of Justice joined the United Kingdom and international law enforcement partners in London to announce the disruption of the LockBit ransomware group, one of the most active ransomware groups in the world that has targeted over 2,000 victims, received more than $120 million in ransom payments, and made ransom demands totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. -
Investors accuse Amplitude execs of improperly selling off stocks after IPO, tanking value
Data analysis firm Amplitude has been accused in a class action lawsuit of allegedly tanking its own stock through a mass sell-off of stocks held by company executives shortly after the company went public. -
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Honors Local Attorneys As Part Of 2023 Attorney General’s Awards
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the recipients of the 70th and 71st Attorney General’s Awards, honoring Justice Department employees and others for extraordinary contributions to the enforcement of our nation’s laws.