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Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Colorado Election Official

Deputy Director Paul Abbate’s Remarks at Press Conference Announcing Charges in Tops Friendly Market Shooting

Accused Tops Shooter Charged with Federal Hate Crimes and Using a Firearm to Commit Murder

Readout of Latest Justice Department Leadership Meeting on Joint Task Force Alpha’s Anti-Human Smuggling and Trafficking Efforts

FBI Deputy Director Meets With Five Eyes Partners on Shared Crime and Security Threats

FBI Releases 2021 and First Quarter 2022 Statistics from the National Use-of-Force Data Collection

Statement from FBI Director Christopher Wray on the School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas

Federal Jury Convicts High-Level ISIS Member of Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, Including Two Counts Resulting in Death

Justice Department Statement on the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX

FBI Director Concludes Meetings with U.K. Partners

Justice Department’s Criminal Division Creates New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force to Focus on Illegal Opioid Prescriptions

Acting Deputy Assistant Director Remarks Announcing the Formation of the New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force

FBI Director Meets with Chilean Counterpart

CISA, FBI, and Treasury Release Advisory on North Korean State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Use of Maui Ransomware

EU adopts seventh “maintenance and alignment” sanctions package against Russia

On the 21 July 2022, the European Council adopted a seventh sanctions package against Russia. The sanctions package intends to build on and strengthen existing economic sanctions in place and has been dubbed the “maintenance and alignment” package. The sanctions package includes: New prohibitions targeting gold and jewellery, banning the purchase, import, or transfer, be it directly or indirectly, if either good originates in Russia. Extending export controls on dual use and advanced technology items which are deemed to have…

The UK passes new legislation amending Russia sanctions measures

Import prohibitions: On the 15 July 2022, the UK Parliament passed The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2022 (legislation.gov.uk) which makes related consequential amendments to trade sanction measures in Part 5 (Trade) of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“2019 Regulations”). This amendment replaces the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No.10) Regulations 2022. The amendment extends existing import sanctions and provides for a number of trade restrictions relating to: Technology with the potential use for internal…