Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. Admits to Leading Vast Drug-Smuggling, Money Laundering Empire

NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 10, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. of Tamaulipas, Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court today to drug and money laundering charges, admitting that he…

Paterson Couple charged in death of eight-month-old baby

Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim M. Baycora announce the arrest of Joshua Delgado, 22 years old from Paterson, New Jersey and Ashley Roman, 20 years old…

Google Loses Antitrust Legal Battle, $2.8 Billion Fine Upheld

The European Union (EU) General Court upheld a ruling Wednesday that Google violated EU antitrust law by preferencing its own shopping service in search results. The European Commission, the EU’s top regulator, ruled in…

Mayor of Stonecrest and bookkeeper arraigned on federal charges relating to theft of COVID-19 relief funds

ATLANTA – Jason Lary, the Mayor of Stonecrest, Georgia, has been arraigned on federal charges of wire fraud, conspiracy, and federal program theft. The charges relate to a scheme to allegedly steal…

Acting U.S. Attorney Honig And Acting Attorney General Bruck Announce Joint Federal-State Civil Rights Criminal Enforcement Initiative

NEWARK, N.J. – Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig and Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced the creation of a joint federal-state Civil Rights Criminal Enforcement Initiative to enhance coordination…

Inmates prosecuted for separate assaults on prison correctional officers

BRUNSWICK, GA: Three inmates are under prosecution in separate cases in the Southern District for assaults on federal correctional officers, while a correctional officer has been sentenced for bringing contraband into a…

Management Consulting Firm Partner Charged In Insider Trading Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…

Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Firearms Parts Through Arkansas to Mexico

LITTLE ROCK—An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy that resulted in the trafficking of firearms to Mexican cartels as part of “Operation Thor’s Hammer,”…

Former Broadcom Engineer Charged With Theft Of Trade Secrets

SAN JOSE – A federal grand jury has indicted Peter Kisang Kim, a former Broadcom engineer, with trade secret theft involving Broadcom trade secrets, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds…

Kaléo Inc. Agrees to Pay $12.7 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Anti-Overdose Drug

kaléo Inc., a Virginia-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, has agreed to pay the United States $12.7 million to resolve allegations that kaléo caused the submission of false claims for the drug Evzio, an injectable…

ADA Settlement with Stamford YMCA Ensures Access to Programs for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Stamford YMCA (“Stamford YMCA”) of Stamford, Connecticut, has entered into a settlement agreement with the government to…

Spokane Naturopath Agrees to Pay $47,700 Civil Penalty for Improper Prescription of Controlled Substances

Spokane, Washington – Christopher M. Valley, N.D., a Spokane-based naturopathic doctor, has agreed to pay $47,700 to resolve allegations under the Controlled Substances Act that he improperly prescribed controlled substances between December…

Hertel & Brown Physical & Aquatic Therapy, Its Two Founders Aaron Hertel and Michael Brown, and 18 Employees Indicted on Fraud Charges

ERIE, Pa. – A physical therapy practice in Erie County, Pennsylvania, and 20 people – 18 of them from northwestern Pennsylvania – have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie…

Staten Island Businessman Operating in Bucks County Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Tobacco Smuggling

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Ramzi Al Najar, 43, of Staten Island, NY, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, three years of…

Nancy Pelosi Calls For Criminal, Ethics Investigation Into Republican Congressman Over Anime Video

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for law enforcement and the House Ethics Committee to investigate Rep. Paul Gosar over an anime video parody the Arizona Republican tweeted depicting him attacking Democratic New…

Two Arrested in South Boston on Gun and Drug Charges

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – At about 5:12 AM on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 officers assigned to the District C-6 Drug Control Unit (South Boston), District C-11 Drug Control Unit (Dorchester) and the FBI…

Bipartisan Bill Would Force Tech Companies To Provide Platform Without Manipulating News Feed

House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would require social media companies to provide greater transparency to their users and to offer a version of their platforms without algorithms recommending personalized…

Fort Hall Man Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

POCATELLO – A Fort Hall man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for failure to register as a sex offender. According to court records, Montey Curtis Moon, 46, of Fort Hall,…

Anesthesia providers and outpatient surgery centers pay more than $28 million to resolve kickback and False Claims Act allegations

ATLANTA – Three anesthesia providers and several Georgia outpatient surgery centers, as well as their physician-owners and an administrator, agreed to pay more than $28 million to resolve allegations that they entered…

Los Angeles casino agrees to pay $500,000 settlement and submit to increased review of anti-money laundering compliance program

LOS ANGELES – To resolve an investigation into alleged violations of the anti-money laundering provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the partnership that operates the Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Bell…

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