A Gulfport man faces more than 20 years in prison and fines if he is convicted of a hate crime. The Justice Department on Friday announced that Axel C. Cox, 23, has been indicted on charges of criminal interference with…
A Wiggins man pleaded guilty on Thursday to transporting visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, the U.S. Attorney has announced. According to court documents, Charles Ezekiel Spangler, 38, was identified by the FBI when they received information…
Jackson, Miss. – U.S. Attorneys Mike Hurst of the Southern District of Mississippi and William C. “Chad” Lamar of the Northern District of Mississippi announced today that Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) will direct over $6 million…
The Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence has received a Department of Justice grant to help further their mission. Nearly $380,000 has been awarded to the Center for Nonviolence to help fight human trafficking in South Mississippi. The grant will be…
The U.S. Department of Justice announced last week it’s awarded more than $100 million in funding to combat human trafficking. These funds will go toward providing vital services to trafficking victims across the nation including those in Mississippi and here…
The head of the U.S. justice department’s civil rights division says there’s more work to be done to guarantee the rights of citizens both in Mississippi and nationwide. The head of the division, Vanita Gupta, spoke at a conference in…
The Department of Justice will soon be keeping a closer eye on civil rights violations here in South Mississippi. Today, Head of the Department of Justice’s civil rights division Vanita Gupta announced a new civil rights section for the southern…