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X-WR-CALNAME:Todd Blanche — public schedule
X-WR-CALDESC:Public schedule of Todd Blanche (Acting United States Attorney General)\, via World Leaders Daily
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UID:us-ag-20260826-0@worldleaders.website
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260827
SUMMARY:KKR Agrees to Pay Record $250M Penalty for Serial Violations of Federal Premerger Review Law
DESCRIPTION:The Justice Department filed a proposed settlement today requiring KKR & Co. GP LLC to pay a civil penalty of $250\,000\,000 to resolve allegations that KKR repeatedly flouted the premerger antitrust review process. The United States’ Complaint alleged KKR evaded antitrust scrutiny for at least 16 separate transactions by failing to comply with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act).\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/kkr-agrees-pay-record-250m-penalty-serial-violations-federal-premerger-review-law
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/kkr-agrees-pay-record-250m-penalty-serial-violations-federal-premerger-review-law
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UID:us-ag-20260826-1@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Former Tribal Police Officer Indicted for Using Excessive Force and Falsifying a Report
DESCRIPTION:A former tribal police officer with the San Carlos Apache Police Department (SCAPD) was charged in an indictment today with two federal crimes arising out of his use of excessive force against a handcuffed arrestee and his falsification of another officer’s report.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-tribal-police-officer-indicted-using-excessive-force-and-falsifying-report
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-tribal-police-officer-indicted-using-excessive-force-and-falsifying-report
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UID:us-ag-20260826-2@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:The Villages Health System LLC Agrees to $541.5M Settlement to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
DESCRIPTION:The Villages Health System LLC (TVH)\, a healthcare provider group headquartered in The Villages\, Florida\, has agreed to a $541.5 million settlement to resolve self-disclosed allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of false diagnosis codes in order to increase payments that they received from the Medicare Advantage program.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/villages-health-system-llc-agrees-5415m-settlement-resolve-false-claims-act-allegations
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/villages-health-system-llc-agrees-5415m-settlement-resolve-false-claims-act-allegations
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UID:us-ag-20260826-3@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Cartel Commanders Charged with International Cocaine and Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy and Firearm Offenses
DESCRIPTION:A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment today charging Ramon Alvarez Ayala\, 44\, and Rafael Alvarez Ayala\, 42\, both Mexican nationals\, with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine for importation into the United States and possessing a firearm\, including a machinegun\, in furtherance of the drug trafficking offense.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/cartel-commanders-charged-international-cocaine-and-methamphetamine-trafficking-conspiracy
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/cartel-commanders-charged-international-cocaine-and-methamphetamine-trafficking-conspiracy
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UID:us-ag-20260826-4@worldleaders.website
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260827
SUMMARY:DermTech Inc. to Pay Up to $5M to Resolve Allegations It Submitted False Claims to Medicare for Unreliable Skin Cancer Tests
DESCRIPTION:A skin cancer testing company formerly known as DermTech\, Inc. has agreed to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims for unreliable skin cancer tests to the Medicare program. DermTech is now liquidating as DTech Liquidating Inc. after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District of Delaware in June 2024. As part of the resolution announced today\, the United States received an Allowed Class Three General Unsecured Claim of $5\,038\,011 in the bankruptcy proceeding.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/dermtech-inc-pay-5m-resolve-allegations-it-submitted-false-claims-medicare-unreliable-skin
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/dermtech-inc-pay-5m-resolve-allegations-it-submitted-false-claims-medicare-unreliable-skin
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UID:us-ag-20260826-5@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Aryan Brotherhood Associate Convicted of Two Murders
DESCRIPTION:An associate of the prison gang Aryan Brotherhood was convicted today of executing two men in Lomita\, California on orders given by an Aryan Brotherhood member incarcerated in Kern Valley State Prison\, in Kern County\, California.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/aryan-brotherhood-associate-convicted-two-murders
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/aryan-brotherhood-associate-convicted-two-murders
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UID:us-ag-20260826-6@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Justice Department and FBI Seize Platforms Operated and Used by China State-Sponsored Hackers to Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:The Justice Department and FBI announced court-authorized domain seizures today to deny malicious cyber actors access to two complementary hacking platforms known as “QScan” and “QTRouter\,” used to target U.S. critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-fbi-seize-platforms-operated-and-used-china-state-sponsored-hackers
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-fbi-seize-platforms-operated-and-used-china-state-sponsored-hackers
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UID:us-ag-20260825-0@worldleaders.website
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260826
SUMMARY:Justice Department Announces Emergency Scheduling of Three Potent Opioid Compounds
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Justice today announced the emergency scheduling of three highly potent opioid compounds that pose an imminent hazard to public safety: mitragynine pseudoindoxyl\, commonly known as MGPI\, and two synthetic compounds known as MGM-15 and MGM-16.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-emergency-scheduling-three-potent-opioid-compounds
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-emergency-scheduling-three-potent-opioid-compounds
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UID:us-ag-20260825-1@worldleaders.website
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260826
SUMMARY:Deloitte Agrees to Pay $21.5M to Resolve Alleged Employment Discrimination Violations
DESCRIPTION:Today the Justice Department announced another False Claims Act resolution secured under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative\, which was launched by the Department in May 2025. Deloitte LLP\, Deloitte Consulting LLP\, Deloitte & Touche LLP\, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP\, and Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP\, (collectively\, Deloitte) have agreed to pay the United States $21.5 million to resolve allegations that Deloitte violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with anti-discrimination requirements in its federal contracts and discriminating against employees and applicants on the basis of their race or sex.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/deloitte-agrees-pay-215m-resolve-alleged-employment-discrimination-violations
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/deloitte-agrees-pay-215m-resolve-alleged-employment-discrimination-violations
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UID:us-ag-20260825-2@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Operator of Minnesota-Based Money Transmitter Charged With Laundering Drug Proceeds for Mexican Cartel Following Homeland Security Task Force Investigation
DESCRIPTION:A federal grand jury in the District of Minnesota returned an indictment on Aug. 20\, charging Christopher A. Bravo Marin (Bravo)\, 46\, of Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, a Mexican national\, with conspiring to launder at least $750\,000 in drug proceeds on behalf of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG)\, one of the most prolific and dangerous drug cartels in Mexico.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/operator-minnesota-based-money-transmitter-charged-laundering-drug-proceeds-mexican-cartel-0
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/operator-minnesota-based-money-transmitter-charged-laundering-drug-proceeds-mexican-cartel-0
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UID:us-ag-20260825-3@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Court Clears Way for Forest Management Project in Montana
DESCRIPTION:Last week\, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana allowed the Forest Service’s Gold Butterfly Project on the Bitterroot National Forest to proceed. The project is in Ravalli County east of Corvallis in southwest Montana. The project authorizes almost 5\,300 acres of commercial harvest\, almost 2\,100 acres of non-commercial treatments\, prescribed burning\, and replanting. Nearly 60% of the treatments are in the wildland-urban interface\, and more than 90% are in a treatment area designated under the Healthy Forest Restoration Act. Continuing over the course of several years\, the project will reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire affecting nearby communities\, provide timber products and related jobs\, improve water quality\, and restore forest habitats.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/court-clears-way-forest-management-project-montana
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/court-clears-way-forest-management-project-montana
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UID:us-ag-20260825-4@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Oregon Man Sentenced to Prison for Tax Crimes and Other Fraud
DESCRIPTION:An Oregon man was sentenced to 42 months in prison for tax evasion\, employment tax crimes\, bank fraud\, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/oregon-man-sentenced-prison-tax-crimes-and-other-fraud
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/oregon-man-sentenced-prison-tax-crimes-and-other-fraud
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UID:us-ag-20260825-5@worldleaders.website
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260826
SUMMARY:Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Stop Ohio Court’s Unlawful Obstruction of Federal Law Enforcement
DESCRIPTION:Today\, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus\, Ohio\, along with the Administrative and Presiding Judge and Director of Security\, challenging a new rule that blocks federal officials from arresting aliens at or near the courthouse. Specifically\, the complaint challenges the new Rule 2.10 that purports to shield aliens from being lawfully detained at or around the courthouse and to impose criminal and civil liability for violations.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-lawsuit-stop-ohio-courts-unlawful-obstruction-federal-law
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-lawsuit-stop-ohio-courts-unlawful-obstruction-federal-law
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UID:us-ag-20260825-6@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Justice Department to Conduct Election Monitoring in South Carolina Primary Election
DESCRIPTION:Today\, the Civil Rights Division is monitoring polling sites in South Carolina for the state’s primary runoff election to ensure transparency\, ballot security\, and compliance with federal law.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-conduct-election-monitoring-south-carolina-primary-election
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-conduct-election-monitoring-south-carolina-primary-election
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UID:us-ag-20260825-7@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Dual U.S. and Canadian Citizen and Alleged Repeat Child Sexual Predator Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Hawaii
DESCRIPTION:A man was arrested this weekend in Canada at the request of the United States following his earlier indictment in Hawaii for sexual exploitation of a child.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/dual-us-and-canadian-citizen-and-alleged-repeat-child-sexual-predator-arrested-sexual
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/dual-us-and-canadian-citizen-and-alleged-repeat-child-sexual-predator-arrested-sexual
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UID:us-ag-20260824-0@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Tetra Tech EC Inc. Agrees to Pay $57M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Falsifying Soil Test Results at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:Tetra Tech EC Inc. (Tetra Tech)\, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tetra Tech\, Inc.\, paid $57 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it fabricated work and falsified data the U.S. Department of the Navy relied on to determine whether the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard (HPNS) in the San Francisco Bay was free from harmful radiation.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/tetra-tech-ec-inc-agrees-pay-57m-settle-false-claims-act-allegations-falsifying-soil-test
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/tetra-tech-ec-inc-agrees-pay-57m-settle-false-claims-act-allegations-falsifying-soil-test
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UID:us-ag-20260824-1@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Federal Jury in Chicago Convicts Engineer for Stealing Trade Secrets from Philips Medical Systems on Behalf of Chinese Competitor
DESCRIPTION:A federal jury in Chicago convicted a former engineer at Philips Medical Systems Friday of conspiring to steal Philips’ trade secrets and bring them to a Chinese competitor.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-jury-chicago-convicts-engineer-stealing-trade-secrets-philips-medical-systems-behalf
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-jury-chicago-convicts-engineer-stealing-trade-secrets-philips-medical-systems-behalf
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UID:us-ag-20260824-2@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Justice Department Sues Ohio Landlord for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Against Female Tenants
DESCRIPTION:The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Alfred Falgiani Jr.\, 72\, of Girad\, Ohio\, the owner and manager of rental properties located in and around Girard\, Ohio\, for engaging in sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of the Fair Housing Act.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-ohio-landlord-sexual-harassment-and-retaliation-against-female
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-ohio-landlord-sexual-harassment-and-retaliation-against-female
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UID:us-ag-20260824-3@worldleaders.website
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260825
SUMMARY:AiNET Corp. and Deepak Jain Agree to Pay $1.8M to Resolve Allegations of Submitting False Claims to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for Data Center Services
DESCRIPTION:AiNET Corp. and its former Chief Executive Officer Deepak Jain have agreed to pay $1\,800\,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims for data center services provided under a contract with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). AiNET operates a data center in Beltsville\, Maryland.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ainet-corp-and-deepak-jain-agree-pay-18m-resolve-allegations-submitting-false-claims-us
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ainet-corp-and-deepak-jain-agree-pay-18m-resolve-allegations-submitting-false-claims-us
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UID:us-ag-20260824-4@worldleaders.website
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260825
SUMMARY:Department of Justice Announces Launch of National Fraud Detection Center to Combat Fraud Against Taxpayer-Funded Programs
DESCRIPTION:Today\, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the launch of the National Fraud Detection Center (NFDC)\, a prosecutor-led\, multi-agency team designed to investigate the most harmful actors defrauding federal government programs\, including illicit actors overseas and those operating fraud schemes across federal programs. The NFDC will bring together law enforcement agencies and analytical capabilities to generate criminal leads to drive more impactful prosecutions and enhance fraud-fighting results for the American people.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-announces-launch-national-fraud-detection-center-combat-fraud-against
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-announces-launch-national-fraud-detection-center-combat-fraud-against
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UID:us-ag-20260824-5@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Medicare Advantage Provider Monogram Health Agrees to Pay $2.4M to Settle False Claims Act Suit
DESCRIPTION:Monogram Health Professional Services PC and Monogram Health Inc.\, (Monogram Health)\, headquartered in Tennessee\, have agreed to pay $2.4 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of false diagnosis codes in order to increase payments that they received from the Medicare Advantage program.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/medicare-advantage-provider-monogram-health-agrees-pay-24m-settle-false-claims-act-suit
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/medicare-advantage-provider-monogram-health-agrees-pay-24m-settle-false-claims-act-suit
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UID:us-ag-20260821-0@worldleaders.website
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260822
SUMMARY:Court Orders New Jersey Tax Return Preparer to Shut Down Tax Preparation Business
DESCRIPTION:The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey issued a permanent injunction against Newark-area tax return preparer Roxanna Cedeno\, doing business as RC Travel Agency. The injunction bars Cedeno and RC Travel Agency from preparing tax returns\, working for or holding any ownership stake in any tax preparation business\, assisting others in preparing tax returns\, and transferring or assigning customer lists to any other person or entity.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/court-orders-new-jersey-tax-return-preparer-shut-down-tax-preparation-business
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/court-orders-new-jersey-tax-return-preparer-shut-down-tax-preparation-business
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UID:us-ag-20260821-1@worldleaders.website
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SUMMARY:Justice Department Secures $400M Settlement with TikTok and ByteDance to Resolve Children’s Privacy Litigation
DESCRIPTION:Today\, the Department of Justice announced a $400 million settlement with TikTok\, ByteDance\, and affiliated entities (TikTok) resolving litigation concerning compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and its implementing regulations (COPPA). Under the settlement\, TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and an additional $100 million upon entry of an order vacating a prior consent decree entered against TikTok’s predecessor\, Musical.ly. The settlement represents one of the largest recoveries ever obtained in a COPPA case.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-400m-settlement-tiktok-and-bytedance-resolve-childrens-privacy
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-400m-settlement-tiktok-and-bytedance-resolve-childrens-privacy
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UID:us-ag-20260821-2@worldleaders.website
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260822
SUMMARY:Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel Concludes the Constitution Requires Presidential Control of the Foreign Service Grievance Board
DESCRIPTION:Today\, the Department of Justice released an opinion for the Department of State’s Legal Advisor finding that the Foreign Service Grievance Board (FSGB)’s unchecked power over the U.S. Foreign Service violates the Constitution.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-office-legal-counsel-concludes-constitution-requires-presidential-control
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-office-legal-counsel-concludes-constitution-requires-presidential-control
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UID:us-ag-20260821-3@worldleaders.website
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260822
SUMMARY:Federal Court Protects National Energy Security and Rejects Dangerous State Efforts to Obstruct Sable Offshore Corporation’s Operation of the Santa Ynez Pipeline
DESCRIPTION:In a significant victory for President Trump’s efforts to unleash American energy\, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California affirmed the federal government’s authority to protect national energy security under the Defense Production Act. The ruling ensures that domestically produced oil can reliably reach California refineries and safeguards the continued operation of critical pipeline infrastructure on the California coast.\n\nhttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-court-protects-national-energy-security-and-rejects-dangerous-state-efforts-obstruct
URL:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-court-protects-national-energy-security-and-rejects-dangerous-state-efforts-obstruct
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