A fake food delivery company succeeded in tricking influencers and celebrities to promote a cryptocurrency token, bilking investors out of $500,000 before completely vanishing off the internet, according to multiple …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Former Phone Company Employee Sentenced to Three Months Probation for Role in Sim Swap Scam Conspiracy That Targeted At Least 19 Customers, Including New Orleans Resident
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane Evans announced that STEPHEN DANIEL DEFIORE age 36, a resident of Brandon, Florida, was sentenced on October 19, 2021 to three (3) months probation, …
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Business News
Trucking Company Dumps Empty Shipping Containers On Suburban Streets Near Clogged California Ports
A trucking company has reportedly dumped empty shipping containers in Los Angeles suburban streets that are located near clogged California ports amid an ongoing supply chain crisis and rising inflation, …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Finance manager for Great Falls construction company admits embezzlement scheme
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressGREAT FALLS – The finance manager of a Great Falls construction company today admitted to fraud in a scheme in which she falsified invoices to steal more than $500,000 from …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
North Carolina Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud Massachusetts-Based Uniform Supply Company
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A North Carolina man was sentenced yesterday in connection with a scheme to defraud his former employer, a Massachusetts-based uniform-supply company, by falsifying invoices. Keith Smedley, 49, was …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Senior Executive of Oil-Services Company Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Scheme that Caused Over $886 Million in Shareholder Losses
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressWASHINGTON: A North Dakota man, formerly the executive vice president of U.S. operations at a publicly traded Canadian oil-services company, pleaded guilty today to perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently …
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Dirty Jersey: Storage company to be served with an injunction to stop them from throwing storm victim’s belongings in trash
by Phil Stiltonby Phil StiltonSCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Meg Baker, a customer at Public Storage, which was flooded during Hurricane Ida, like many others are fighting to save what’s left of their belongings. The …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Owner of Debt Collection Company Pleads Guilty to Corruptly Providing Benefits to Public Official
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCHICAGO — The former owner of a debt collection company pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for corruptly agreeing to underwrite certain expenses for a special event hosted …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Ex-President of Ohio Healthcare Management Company Sentenced to Prison in $59 Million Check Kiting Scheme Targeting S&T Bank
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressPITTSBURGH, PA – The former president of an Ohio healthcare management company has been sentenced in federal court to 42 months imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
General Contracting Company Sentenced for Causing Death of Employee who Fell Off Roof During Residential Roof Installation
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – A general contracting company based in Newark was sentenced today to five years’ probation for violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, leading to the death …
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Tech and GamingUS and World News
Hackers Leak Twitch’s Source Code, Company Information In Massive Data Breach
Hackers released source code and data detailing the inner workings of popular streaming platform Twitch in a massive data breach Wednesday. “We can confirm a breach has taken place. Our …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Crane Company Agrees to Pay More Than $4.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit for Non-Compliance with Military Specifications
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressCrane Company (Crane) has agreed to pay to the United States over $4.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with Military …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Crane company agrees to pay more than $4.5M to resolve lawsuit for non-compliance with Military Specifications
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressHOUSTON – Crane Company has agreed to pay to the United States to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with Military Specification (Mil …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Former Rogers Company Executive Pleads Guilty To Role In Workers’ Comp Billing Fraud/Kickback Conspiracy
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressFAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—A former executive with a Rogers medical supply and billing company pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, health care fraud, fraud …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Two New Jersey Men Arrested And Charged With Securities Fraud For Scheme To Defraud Investors In Hemp Company
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
South Florida Wildlife Dealer and Company Charged in Scheme to Harvest and Sell Protected Turtles
Miami, Florida – South Florida federal prosecutors have charged a Davie, Florida company specializing in wholesale reptile sales and its owner for their roles in a scheme to unlawfully enrich …
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A law firm filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of California residents and businesses affected by the oil spill that could significantly harm the local economy. The New York City-based …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Barge Company Will Preserve 649 Acres of Habitat and Pay Over $2 Million for Injuries to Natural Resources Resulting from its Oil Spill in the Mississippi River near New Orleans
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US and World News
Hunter Biden Remains Financially Tied To Chinese Equity Firm That Invested In Sanctioned Facial Recognition Company, Records Show
Hunter Biden continues to hold a minority stake in a Chinese private equity firm that invested in a technology company that was sanctioned in 2019 for committing human rights violations …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Former Director of Operations at Stockton Biofuel Company Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Illegally Dumping Industrial Wastewater
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Christopher Young, 45, of El Dorado Hills, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 18 months in prison and a $50,000 fine for …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Four Former Employees of Utility Company Plead Guilty in Bribery and Kickback Scheme
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Patrick McCrann and Richard Zavada, two former employees of a New York-based utility company (the “Company”), pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and kickbacks …
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Entertainment NewsFeatured NewsUS and World News
Clint Eastwood Wins Millions In CBD Company Lawsuit
Actor Clint Eastwood and the company that controls the rights to likeness won a $6.1 million lawsuit Friday against a Lithuanian company that used the actor’s image on its products …
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Facebook Whistleblower Says Company ‘Paying For Its Profits With Our Safety’
Facebook knowingly chooses to prioritize its profits over the safety of its users, Frances Haugen, a whistleblower and former Facebook employee, said in an interview with “60 Minutes” on Sunday. …
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Corrupt Department Head at Walter Reed Sentenced to Federal Prison for Accepting Cash, Event Tickets, and Other Gratuities from a Maryland Company That Received More Than $25 Million in Government Business
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced David Laufer, age 64, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, formerly of Bethesda, Maryland, today to eight months in federal prison, followed by …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Federal Indictment in Chicago Charges Turkish National With Directing Cyber Attack on Multinational Hospitality Company
CHICAGO — An alleged cyber attacker from Turkey has been indicted in federal court in Chicago for allegedly orchestrating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on a Chicago-based multinational hospitality company. …