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Attorney General William Barr traveling to Milwaukee to provide an update on 'Operation Legend'

Barr attacks prosecutors inside his own Justice Department
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks at a Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 news conference in Phoenix where he announced results of a crackdown on international drug trafficking. Barr spent much of his time attacking mail-in voting, defending a Justice Department decision to take over defense of President Trump in a defamation case and discussing the civil unrest triggered by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May. (AP Photo/Bob Christie)
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MILWAUKEE — U.S. Attorney General William Barr is traveling to Milwaukee on Tuesday to provide an update on Operation Legend.

Operation Legend launched in the summer and sent dozens of federal investigators to several cities in the Midwest, including Milwaukee. Investigators are focused on reducing violent crime.

Operation Legend was named in memory of a 4-year-old boy, named LeGend Taliferrom, who was shot to death in Kansas City earlier this year.

As of Sept. 4, 15 people in Milwaukee have been arrested and charged as a result of the initiative.

The Department of Justice says since the operation began, a total of 2,000 arrests have been made. That includes 147 for homicide.

Barr will be joined at Tuesday's 1:30 p.m. conference by U.S. Attorney Matthew Krueger, Special Agent in Charge Robert Bell, and U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman.

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