justice department

Full Text of Mayor Mitch Landrieu's Consent Decree Presentation

Jason Saul — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:35:34 +0000

Mayor Mitch Landrieu outlined dire circumstances on the horizon in an emergency meeting of the New Orleans City Council Thursday morning, warning that the city will be forced to drastically cut services and furlough public safety employees if they adhere to the U.S. Department of Justice's consent decree mandating changes at the Orleans Parish jail complex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?client=mv-google&hl=en&gl=US&v=Pevd67i8jn4&nomobile=1

Judge Grants Preliminary Okay for New Orleans Jail Reforms

The Associated Press — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:20:23 +0000

A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of an agreement between the Justice Department and the city of New Orleans that's designed to clean up the city-funded jail.

City Considers Challenge To NOPD Consent Decree

Eileen Fleming — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:30:00 +0000

A federal judge has signed off on the Justice Department's consent decree to reform the New Orleans Police Department. City officials want more time to work out paying for the changes.

Transocean To Pay $1.4 Billion In Gulf Oil Spill Settlement

Carrie Johnson — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:06:00 +0000

Transocean, the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig where 11 men died in April 2010, has agreed to pay $1.4 billion in criminal and civil penalties to resolve Justice Department allegations over its role in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

A Transocean subsidiary also agreed to plead guilty to a single criminal misdemeanor charge for violating the Clean Water Act. Federal authorities blamed the company for acting negligently when the rig's crew proceeded with maneuvers to the deep-sea well in the face of clear danger signals that oil and natural gas were flowing.

Feds Want Info About 11 More NOLA.com Commenters

The Associated Press — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:33:29 +0000

Federal attorneys have subpoenaed The Times-Picayune's parent company for information about 11 commenters on the newspaper's website, as part of an investigation of posts there by two federal prosecutors.

Charges Filed in Paper Mill Spill

The Associated Press — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:48:32 +0000

The Justice Department has filed two criminal misdemeanor charges against Temple-Inland, the former owner of a paper mill in Bogalusa, for violating federal environmental laws.

The charges stem from a five-day spill of pollutants from the company's paper plant into the Pearl River in August 2011.

2 Prosecutors Retire Amid Probe of Online Posts

The Associated Press — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:20:45 +0000

A federal prosecutor demoted for anonymously posting comments on a newspaper's website has retired.

A Justice Department spokesman said Monday that Jan Mann and her husband, fellow prosecutor Jim Mann, both retired from the U.S. attorney's office in New Orleans.

New Orleans Looks For Ways To Fund Jail Reform

Eileen Fleming — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:00:00 +0000

The City of New Orleans is reviewing a consent decree designed to revamp operations at the parish jail. Federal officials are looking to the city to correct conditions they found unconstitutional.

Consent Decree Outlines Jail Reforms

Eileen Fleming — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:00:00 +0000

The New Orleans jail now has a plan to fix its troubled record of inmate violence and staff misconduct. The problem now is how to pay for improvements.

Reaction to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's Resignation Continues

Eileen Fleming — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Reaction continues into the resignation of U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. While officials are taking steps to find a replacement, some members of the public are stunned.