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Glencore Entered Guilty Pleas To Foreign Bribery And Market Manipulation Conspiracies

Merrick B. Garland, the United States Attorney General, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s…

May 24, 2022

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Yakima Woman Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud as part of U.S. Attorney’s COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force

Department of Justice Press Releases

Yakima, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, has announced that Karla Padilla, age 48, of Yakima, Washington, was indicted this week on seven…

May 24, 2022

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Alexander M.M. Uballez Sworn in as United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico

Department of Justice Press Releases

ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez was sworn in today as the United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico. Chief United States District Court Judge William P. Johnson administered the oath…

May 24, 2022

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Slidell Woman Charged with Misappropriating Veteran’s Funds

Department of Justice Press Releases

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SLOANE SIGNAL-DEBOSE, age 51, a resident of Slidell, was charged on May 23, 2022 with misappropriating funds from a veteran while…

May 24, 2022

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Federal Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault of Woman in Custody in Los Angeles Jail

Department of Justice Press Releases

LOS ANGELES – A corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) pleaded guilty today in federal court to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law…

May 24, 2022

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Former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Fighters Union Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Over $200,000 in Union Funds

Department of Justice Press Releases

DETROIT – Verdine Day, the former Treasurer of the Detroit Fire Fighters Union (DFFA), was sentenced to one year in federal prison for embezzling over $200,000 in union funds, announced U.S. Attorney…

May 24, 2022

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Ship Owner and Operator Plead Guilty to Environmental and Safety Crimes

Department of Justice Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Empire Bulkers Limited and Joanna Maritime Limited, related companies based in Greece, pleaded guilty today to knowing violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and the Ports and…

May 24, 2022

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Former Sarasota Pain Doctor And Former Insys Sales Representative Convicted In Health Care Fraud Kickback Conspiracy

Department of Justice Press Releases

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces today that a federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Dr. Steven Chun (59, Sarasota) and Daniel Tondre (52, Tampa). Both were found…

May 24, 2022

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Two Maryland Residents Found Guilty by Jury of Federal Charges Related to Sex Trafficking of Minors

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WASHINGTON – Willis Lewis, 48, and Brittany Jones, 32, have been found guilty by a jury of federal charges, including sex trafficking by force, fraud, and…

May 24, 2022

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Ohio man charged with aiding and abetting plot to murder former President

Department of Justice Press Releases

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Iraqi citizen living in Columbus, Ohio, has been charged federally with an immigration crime and with aiding and abetting a plot to murder former United States President George…

May 24, 2022

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19 Individuals Indicted in Colombian-Based Drug Money Laundering Organization

Department of Justice Press Releases

BOSTON – Over a dozen individuals located in Colombia, Jamaica and Florida have been indicted in Boston, Mass. in connection with their alleged involvement in a sophisticated international money laundering organization that…

May 24, 2022

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Former Corrections Officer admits to bribery charges

Department of Justice Press Releases

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Eli Scott Villers, a former correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution Hazelton, has admitted to bribery charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Villers, 29, pleaded guilty today…

May 24, 2022

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Camden County Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Trafficking in Oxycodone Pills

Department of Justice Press Releases

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for distributing and conspiring to distribute oxycodone pills, making him the ninth person sentenced for…

May 24, 2022

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Justice Department Launches Civil Rights Investigation into Kentucky’s Mental Health Service System

Department of Justice Press Releases

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today that it has opened an investigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into whether the Commonwealth of Kentucky subjects adults with serious mental…

May 24, 2022

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Tallahassee Man Manufacturing “Ghost Guns” Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison

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TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Carlos A. Urena, 38, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon and possessing an…

May 24, 2022

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Federal Prosecutor Named as Environmental Justice Coordinator for the District of Rhode Island

Department of Justice Press Releases

PROVIDENCE – United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha has appointed Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Kevin L. Hubbard to the position of Environmental Justice Coordinator for the District of Rhode Island. On…

May 24, 2022

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San Francisco Physician To Pay More Than $1,000,000 To Settle Allegations Of False Medicare Charges

Department of Justice Press Releases

SAN JOSE – Bay Area physician Dr. Roger Wang has agreed to pay $1,033,666.42 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by charging Medicare for non-FDA-approved drugs and associated…

May 24, 2022

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Rockland County Man Sentenced To 7 Years For Ponzi-Like Securities Fraud Scheme Targeting Local Haitian Community

Department of Justice Press Releases

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RULESS PIERRE was sentenced to 84 months in prison yesterday in connection with his Ponzi-like securities fraud…

May 24, 2022

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Federal agent sent to prison for alien smuggling

Department of Justice Press Releases

LAREDO, Texas – A 36-year-old former Border Patrol (BP) agent has been ordered to federal prison for conspiring to transport an undocumented alien within the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…

May 24, 2022

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Northern Virginia Resident Settles Allegations of Fraudulently Obtaining Paycheck Protection Program Loans

Department of Justice Press Releases

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Latifa Brooks, a resident of McLean, has agreed to pay $107,347 to settle a civil fraud case alleging that she fraudulently applied for and received two Paycheck Protection Program…

May 24, 2022

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