Government & Policy · Week of Nov 2, 2026
DOJ charges and crime grants dominate the week in policy releases
Justice Department prosecutions and Model Cities crime grants led the week, alongside post-midterm analysis and pending marijuana and school safety policy.
The Justice Department issued five of the week's eight releases. Three covered prosecutions: new illegal-voting indictments in North Carolina, a 15-year sentence in a $45 million Medicare fraud case, and a guilty plea in the Boulder, Colorado, attack. Two announced funding through its Model Cities Initiative, which the department calls a flagship effort to reduce violent crime. It reported nearly $300 million for four jurisdictions and, in a separate release, more than $73 Million for Jacksonville, Florida.
The other releases came from private companies commenting on pending policy. Wipfli outlined what Democratic control of both houses of Congress after the midterms could mean for taxes, tariffs and regulations. MMJ International Holdings pointed to drug safety warnings ahead of a November 5 marijuana rescheduling deadline. GeoComm addressed the role of location data in federal school safety bills inspired by Alyssa's Law.
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Justice Department Charges 18 More in North Carolina with Illegally Voting in 2024 Election
The Justice Department says 18 aliens, including an illegal alien, have been indicted in North Carolina for illegally voting: nine in the Eastern District, five in the Middle District and four in the Western District. The department says this brings the statewide total to 30 people indicted this year, including 12 previously charged in the Eastern District.
Wipfli
Wipfli Outlines What a Democratic-Led Congress Could Mean for Taxes, Tariffs and Regulations
Wipfli says the midterm elections returned majority control of both houses of Congress to the Democratic Party, and its tax and advisory staff are outlining what the shift could mean for businesses. The firm notes that the current Congress returns on November 9, which leaves a period of legislative activity before the new majority takes over.
MMJ International Holdings
Former DEA Administrator Sounds Alarm on Drug Safety as Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Faces Critical November 5 Deadline
MMJ International Holdings CEO Duane Boise cites warnings from former DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, the American Medical Association and GAO as federal marijuana rescheduling faces a November 5 deadline and federal courts review challenges to marijuana policy. The company says its own CMS Beneficiary Incentive case is on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Justice News
Justice Department Awards Jacksonville More Than $73M to Combat Violent Crime and Restore Law and Order Through Model Cities Initiative
The Justice Department says it awarded Jacksonville, Florida, more than $73 Million through its Model Cities Initiative. The department describes the program as a flagship effort to reduce violent crime, restore law and order and strengthen public safety.
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Botox Fraud Doctor Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for $45M Medicare Scheme
The Justice Department says California doctor Violetta Mailyan was sentenced to 15 years in prison for using her medical practice to fraudulently bill Medicare more than $45 million. According to the department, the claims were for Botox injection services that were medically unnecessary and never provided.
GeoComm, Inc
GeoComm Highlights the Role of Location Intelligence in Federal Alyssa's Law Proposals
GeoComm, based in St. Cloud, Minn., says bipartisan school safety legislation inspired by Alyssa's Law points to a model in which emergency alerts, 9-1-1 and response-ready maps work together. The company is highlighting the role of location intelligence as Congress considers the proposals.
Justice News
Justice Department Announces Nearly $300 Million in Awards to Four Model Cities to Combat Violent Crime and Restore Law and Order
The Justice Department says it has selected four jurisdictions to receive nearly $300 million in federal funding through its Model Cities Initiative. The awards are the largest funding announcement in this week's releases and show the scale of the department's violent-crime grant program.
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Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes in Deadly Attack on Boulder, Colorado, Gathering
The Justice Department says Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 46, of Colorado Springs, pleaded guilty in federal court to 12 hate crimes charges. The charges relate to his use of Molotov cocktails to attack members of the group Run for Their Lives and others at a gathering in Boulder, Colorado.
This roundup is written with AI assistance from the press releases listed above, using only what they state. The releases are the companies' own announcements, not News Today Lines reporting.