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 …
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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 …
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. …
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), …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported Six Times
A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported six times was sentenced today to ten months in federal prison. Emilio Jimenez-Daniel, …
Salisbury Medical Practice Pays the United States Over $286,000 to Resolve Claims that it Billed for Medical Services Not Provided
Baltimore, Maryland – Peninsula Internal Medicine, L.L.C., a medical practice located in Salisbury, Maryland, and the Estate of Candy Burns have paid the United States …
Oxnard Man Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging He Illegally Imported Thousands of Endangered Reptiles into United States
LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man was charged today in a superseding indictment that alleges he illegally imported into the United States more …
Hanover Man Admits to Using Ghost Gun to Shoot at United States Secret Service Security Guards
Greenbelt, Maryland – Jeremiah Peter Watson, age 24, of Hanover, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous …
Clearbrook Treatment Centers And Andrew Brown’s Drug Store Agree To Pay The United States Civil Penalties For Violations Of The Controlled Substances Act
HARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Clearbrook Treatment Centers, located in Laurel Run, Pennsylvania, and Andrew …
United States Attorney’s Office for Western District of Virginia to Partner with Project Imagine in Danville
DANVILLE, Va. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia is partnering with Danville’s Project Imagine, a life skills instruction and …
Defendant Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Attempting to Murder United States Government Informant
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Luis Taveras was sentenced by United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto to 17 years’ imprisonment for …
Chinese Government Employee Convicted Of Participating In Conspiracy To Defraud The United States And Fraudulently Obtain U.S. Visas
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ZHONGSAN LIU was convicted yesterday of participating in a …
Tax Evader Pleads Guilty to Defrauding United States of Nearly Quarter Million Dollars
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA —Christopher Douglas Williams, 60, of Langley, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the United States of over $230,000 in taxes owed. “I appreciate the …
Guatemalan National Sentenced for Entering the United States After a Prior Removal
BANGOR, Maine: A Guatemalan national was sentenced today in federal court for entering the United States after a prior removal, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. …
Diplomatic tit-for-tat over Ukraine escalates at United Nations
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS – Russia is seeking to blunt Western-led efforts at the United Nations to further isolate Moscow for invading Ukraine, with …
United States Attorney’s Office Announces Partnership with Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery to Address Fraud
OKLAHOMA CITY – United States Attorney Robert J. Troester and Special Inspector General Brian D. Miller of the Office of the Special Inspector General for …
United States Citizens Rescued From Sinking Vessel
MIAMI— U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations rescued four adults from a sinking vessel, approximately three nautical miles south of Marathon, Florida, …
President Of Sham United Nations Affiliate Convicted Of Cryptocurrency Scheme
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the conviction today of ASA SAINT CLAIR, a/k/a “Asa Williams,” a/k/a …
United States Attorney For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania Reappointed By Order Of The District Court Judges
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that John C. Gurganus, United States Attorney for the Middle …
Former Government Official In The Dominican Republic Sentenced To 15 Years For Conspiring To Import Cocaine Into The United States
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that the Dominican Republic’s former Consul General to Jamaica, JEREMIAS JIMENEZ …
Biden to grant temporary deportation relief to Afghans in the United States
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON – The Biden administration will grant temporary deportation relief and work permits to Afghans without permanent legal status but who are …
United States Attorney’s Office For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania Releases Its 2021 Annual Report
SCRANTON –U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus today issued the 2021 Annual Report for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. “As public …
United States Attorney Sellinger Announces Diverse Leadership Team
NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that he is naming an experienced team of women and men to lead the Office’s …
Uber to roll out fuel surcharge in United States amid high gas prices
– Uber Technologies Inc said on Friday U.S. customers, excluding New York City, will have to pay a fuel surcharge from March 16 as the …