District Man Pleads Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Small Business Pandemic Relief Programs and the Archdiocese of Washington

WASHINGTON – Kenneth Gaughan, 43, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to carrying out two separate financial schemes. In one, he fraudulently obtained more than $2.1…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Mercer County Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Interfering with Law Enforcement Officers During Civil Disorder

NEWARK, N.J. – A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the launch of Task Force KleptoCapture, an interagency law enforcement task force dedicated to enforcing the sweeping sanctions, export restrictions, and economic countermeasures that the…

Department of Justice Press Releases

U.S. MARSHALS, TBI, DCS ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF ‘OPERATION VOLUNTEER STRONG’

Nashville, TN – A coordinated effort to identify and locate missing children across Tennessee has led to the recovery of 150 missing children by the United States Marshals Service, Tennessee Department of…

Police Blotter

U.S. Marshals Bring Expertise to Attorney General’s New Effort to Reduce Violent Crime

Washington – Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced a new Department of Justice effort to help protect our communities from the recent increase in major violent crimes. “Today, we renew our…

Police Blotter

Multi-Jurisdiction Law Enforcement Operation Nets 119 Fugitives

Anchorage, AK – Alaska law enforcement agencies conducted a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative focusing on the state’s most violent offenders. This two-week initiative, called Operation Sockeye, resulted in the arrest of 119…

Police Blotter

Two Executives of Chicago-Area Non-Profit Organization Charged With Misappropriating $1.8 Million

CHICAGO — Two executives of a Chicago-area non-profit organization have been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly misappropriating more than $1.8 million in funds intended to support the charity’s work with…

Department of Justice Press Releases

United Kingdom Citizens Indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court for Multi-Million Dollar Loan Scheme

An indictment was filed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging Stephen Burton and James Wellesley, both citizens of the United Kingdom, with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Man Indicted for Frac Sand Ponzi Scheme

MIDLAND – Last week a federal grand jury in Midland returned an indictment charging a Keller, Texas man with operating a Ponzi scheme. According to court documents, Marco Perez, Jr., aka Sully…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Prison sentence wraps up prosecution of middle Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy

SAVANNAH, GA: With a sentence handed down in U.S. District Court, the final defendant in a drug trafficking conspiracy joins more than two dozen people sent to prison for distributing methamphetamine and…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Long Island man sent threatening letters to LGBTQ businesses and organizations

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to sending multiple LBGTQ businesses, organizations and individuals threatening and harassing letters and is now facing up to five years in…

New York News·Police Blotter

An Italian national was arrested in Marino, Italy, on Oct. 2 pursuant to a provisional arrest request from the United States in a case involving two defendants charged here with conspiring to…

Department of Justice Press Releases

“Showtime,” Leader of Massive Middle Georgia Drug Operation, Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

Macon—The final two of ten defendants involved in a large-scale illicit drug operation based in Warner Robins, Georgia have been sentenced to prison for their crimes, announced Charles “Charlie” Peeler, the U.S.…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Second defendant arrested in case alleging theft of trade secrets from American aviation company

CINCINNATI – An Italian national was arrested in Marino, Italy on Oct. 2 pursuant to a provisional arrest request from the United States in a case involving two defendants charged here with…

Department of Justice Press Releases

13 Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Crack Cocaine Distribution

Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…

Department of Justice Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Ten Florida residents were charged in an indictment unsealed today in the Southern District of Florida for their alleged roles in a $67 million health care fraud, wire fraud, kickback,…

Department of Justice Press Releases

These Are Russia’s Cyber-Warfare Units That Wreak Havoc

Russian cyberwarfare capabilities unleashed during the invasion of Ukraine have been seen as a part of information warfare. Multiple agencies, including the GRU, SVR and FSB maintain units capable of engaging in…

US and World News

D.C. Department of Corrections Officer Arrested for Bribery and Smuggling of Contraband

WASHINGTON—A District of Columbia Department of Corrections Officer was arrested today on charges alleging that he accepted bribes to bring prohibited items, including weapons and drugs,…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Three men pleaded guilty today to crimes related to a scheme to attack power grids in the United States in furtherance of white supremacist ideology. According to court documents, Christopher Brenner Cook,…

Department of Justice Press Releases

3 men plead guilty to domestic terrorism crime related to plans to attack power grids

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Three men pleaded guilty today to crimes related to conspiring to attack power grids throughout the United States in furtherance of racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism advocating for…

Department of Justice Press Releases

FBI Director- Page 66

District Man Pleads Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Small Business Pandemic Relief Programs and the Archdiocese of Washington

Mercer County Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Interfering with Law Enforcement Officers During Civil Disorder

U.S. MARSHALS, TBI, DCS ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF ‘OPERATION VOLUNTEER STRONG’

U.S. Marshals Bring Expertise to Attorney General’s New Effort to Reduce Violent Crime

Multi-Jurisdiction Law Enforcement Operation Nets 119 Fugitives

Two Executives of Chicago-Area Non-Profit Organization Charged With Misappropriating $1.8 Million

United Kingdom Citizens Indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court for Multi-Million Dollar Loan Scheme

Man Indicted for Frac Sand Ponzi Scheme

Prison sentence wraps up prosecution of middle Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy

Long Island man sent threatening letters to LGBTQ businesses and organizations

“Showtime,” Leader of Massive Middle Georgia Drug Operation, Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

Second defendant arrested in case alleging theft of trade secrets from American aviation company

13 Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Crack Cocaine Distribution

These Are Russia’s Cyber-Warfare Units That Wreak Havoc

D.C. Department of Corrections Officer Arrested for Bribery and Smuggling of Contraband

3 men plead guilty to domestic terrorism crime related to plans to attack power grids

Facebook