Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Homeowners in Three States
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Kentucky man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud after accepting payments for building projects he never intended to do. According to …
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Virgin Islands Assistant United States Attorney Receives Prestigious Attorney General’s Award
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Adam F. Sleeper has been awarded an Attorney …
Previously Removed Dominican Republic Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentering the United States
St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Reynaldo Mejia-Mejia, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty yesterday in District …
United States District Court Appoints Randy S. Grossman to Serve as U.S. Attorney
Media Relations Director Kelly Thornton (619) 546-9726 or Kelly.Thornton@usdoj.gov NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – April 20, 2022 SAN DIEGO – The U.S. District Court has appointed …
Factbox-Where you still need to wear a mask in the United States
WASHINGTON – Airlines and airports, the ride-sharing company Uber and national train service Amtrak, are now lifting mask mandates that have been in place for …
‘Never Too Late To Admit Your Mistakes’: 16 States Urge Biden To Reopen Keystone XL Pipeline
‘Never Too Late To Admit Your Mistakes’: 16 States Urge Biden To Reopen Keystone XL Pipeline Thomas Catenacci on April 19, 2022 A coalition of …
United States Attorney Announces Results Of Project Safe Neighborhoods Strategy
Tampa – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today the first quarter results of the Middle District of Florida’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) strategy. …
EXCLUSIVE: States That Tax Less Have Better Economic Prospects, Study Shows
EXCLUSIVE: States That Tax Less Have Better Economic Prospects, Study Shows Samantha Renck on April 18, 2022 States with lower taxes and less spending have …
United States urges restraint after Jerusalem violence
(Reuters) – The United States is deeply concerned by violence in Jerusalem, where at least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police, …
California Man Pleads Guilty To Interstate Transmission Of Threats Against Local United States Congressman
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Eugene Huelsman, 59, of Thousand Oaks, California, pled guilty today to one count of transmission of a threat in interstate commerce. The …
Russian Legislator And Two Staff Members Charged With Conspiring To Have A U.S. Citizen Act As An Unregistered Agent Of The Russian Government In The United States
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Michael …
Red States See Tidal Wave Of Bills Aiming To Restrict Sex And Gender Lessons For Kids
Red States See Tidal Wave Of Bills Aiming To Restrict Sex And Gender Lessons For Kids Laurel Duggan on April 13, 2022 Numerous states are …
Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported
A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to three months in federal prison. Fernando Garcia-Guerrero, age 35, …
Statement of U.S. Attorney Breon Peace on United States v. Frank James
“Yesterday was a dark day for all of us. But the bright spots of the incredible heroism of our fellow New Yorkers helping each other …
Northrop Grumman Agrees to Pay the United States $35 Million for Cleanup Costs at Bethpage Site Costs
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Karnig Ohannessian, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Environment & Mission Readiness), …
United States Citizen Who Conspired To Assist North Korea In Evading Sanctions Is Sentenced To More Than 5 Years And Fined $100,000
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that VIRGIL GRIFFITH, a U.S. citizen who conspired to provide …
Factbox-Restrictions vs protections: How states are taking sides on abortion
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – This spring, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to roll back constitutional protections for abortion that have been in place …
Statement of United States Attorney Breon Peace Regarding New Federal Ghost Guns Rule
In May 2021, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) issued a proposed rule to curb the proliferation of ghost guns—privately …
United States Files Suit Against Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare And Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals
NASHVILLE – The United States today filed a complaint in intervention alleging violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) by …
Nigerian Man Extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom to Face Multiple Fraud and Money Laundering Charges in Bismarck, ND
BISMARCK: Interim United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced, that on April 11, 2022, Kolawole Bamidele Akande, a/k/a Patric Elis Ferguson, a/k/a David Louis Wallace, …
Former Department of Homeland Security Employee Convicted of Scheme to Defraud the United States
WASHINGTON – A former Acting Branch Chief of the Information Technology Division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security …
Statement of United States Attorney Breon Peace on the Verdict in United States v. Escobar
“I am Breon Peace, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Five years ago today, on April 11, 2017, the defendant …
Declaración del Fiscal de los Estados Unidos Breon Peace sobre United States v. Leniz Escobar
“Soy Breon Peace, el Fiscal de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Este de Nueva York. Hoy hace cinco años, el 11 de abril de …
United States Reaches Agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc., to Ensure Online Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Registration for People with Disabilities
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and the Justice Department announced today that they have reached a …
United States Attorney’s Office and Washington State Office of Attorney General to Announce Largest Ever Health Care Fraud Settlement in Eastern Washington
Spokane, WA: At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 12, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, Vanessa R. Waldref, and the Washington …
United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref Highlights Fentanyl Prosecutions Relating to Operation Engage Spokane
Spokane, WA – The Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.), in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington, recently launched Operation Engage …
Statement of United States Attorney Breon Peace on the Verdict in U.S. v. Roger Ng
“A short time ago, a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted former Goldman Sachs managing director Roger Ng of participating in a bribery and money laundering …
3 area residents from Turkey charged with conspiring to illegally bring individuals into United States
CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has charged three individuals from Turkey who live in the Cincinnati region with conspiring to bring illegal Turkish immigrants …
Former President and Employee of Auto Parts Manufacturing Company Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud the United States
DETROIT – The former president and a former employee of H/A Industries, Inc., located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, were sentenced today on charges they conspired …
United States Files Complaint Against Lehighton Doctor For Violating The False Claims Act
HARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that the United States has filed a civil lawsuit against Dr. …
Michigan governor asks state’s top court to protect abortion rights
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday asked the state’s top court to recognize the right to abortion under the state …
Colombian National Apprehended at the St. Croix Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Sentenced to Federal Prison After Falsely Representing to be a Citizen of the United States
St. Croix, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Andres Bejarano, age 34, a Colombian national, appeared before District Court Judge Wilma …
Russian Oligarch Charged With Violating United States Sanctions
Damian Williams, 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 …
United States Forfeits Millions in Cryptocurrency Used to Launder Illicit Dark Web Proceeds
Miami, Florida – In one of the largest cryptocurrency forfeiture actions ever filed by the United States, federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida …
$90 Million Yacht of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg Seized by Spain at Request of United States
WASHINGTON – Spanish law enforcement today executed a Spanish court order freezing the Motor Yacht (M/Y) Tango (the Tango), …
New Jersey is One of the Worst States in America to Run a Business, NJBIA Report
TRENTON, NJ – As Governor Phil Murphy focuses his political efforts to fulfill his progressive social justice agenda, the business climate in New Jersey is …
United States Files False Claims Act Suit Against General Medicine, P.C. and Related Entities for Medicare Fraud
East St. Louis, Ill. – The United States filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against General Medicine, P.C. (“General Medicine”), …
Three Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Drug Trafficking From Puerto Rico to the Continental United States
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On March 23, 2022, a federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment charging three individuals for drug trafficking, announced W. …
IEA states agree on coordinated oil release but not volumes – Japan
By Yuka Obayashi Tokyo – U.S.-allied countries on Friday agreed to their second coordinated oil release in a month to calm markets roiled by Russia’s …
Andrew M. Luger Takes Oath of Office as United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS – Andrew M. Luger has taken the oath of office to become the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota. U.S. Attorney Luger …
Chinese agent targeted dissidents in United States, U.S. prosecutors say
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday accused a Chinese citizen of seeking to pressure critics of China’s government living in the …
Detroit Man Sentenced on Charges related to Theft of $1.6M in Unemployment Insurance Benefits from Nine States
A Detroit man was sentenced today to 39 months in federal prison on charges of wire fraud and identity theft, in connection with a scheme …
New Jersey Man Convicted Of Laundering Millions From Fraud Schemes Targeting Victims Across The United States Perpetrated By Ghana-Based Criminal Enterprise
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that FREEMAN CELVIN, a/k/a “Celvin Freeman,” was convicted today of all …
ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
Chief United Stated District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced TYLER EUGENE MCCURDY 40, of Riverton, Wyoming on March 16, 2022, for possession with intent …
Chinese National Charged With Acting As An Unregistered Agent Of The Chinese Government In The United States
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Michael …
United States Attorney Kavanaugh Announces Partnership with Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery to Address Fraud
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh and Special Inspector General Brian D. Miller of the Office of the Special Inspector General for …
Manhattan McDonald’s Robbed – Reward Offered
MANHATTAN, NY – On March 28, 2022 at 7:40am, the McDonald’s located at 429 7th Avenue was robbed. A victim was punched several times by …
The United States and Practice Fusion, Inc. Resolve Allegations of Violations of Practice Fusion’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that it has resolved allegations that Practice Fusion, Inc. violated the …
State’s Continued Burdens at MVC Facilities “Offensive” to Hardworking New Jerseyans, Corrado
TRENTON, NJ – The COVID-19 pandemic has officially been declared over by Governor Phil Murphy, instead referring to it as an endemic, but state offices …
Previously Removed Dominican Republic Man Charged with Illegally Reentering the United States and Possession and Use of Fraudulent Documents
St. Croix, USVI – Reynaldo Mejia-Mejia, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was arrested March 23, 2022 on St. Croix and charged by federal complaint …