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Two Men Convicted for Multi-Million Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme

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February 4, 2019

The Department of Justice has announced that a federal jury in Charlotte, North Carolina found two men guilty yesterday for their roles in a five-year multi-million dollar high-yield investment fraud, the Justice Department announced today. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney R. Andrew Murray of the Western District […]

Three Kansas Men Sentenced to Prison for Bomb Plot

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January 25, 2019

The Department of Justice has announced in a press release that three men from southwest Kansas were sentenced to 25, 26 and 30 years imprisonment on charges of conspiring to detonate a bomb at an apartment complex in Garden City where Muslim immigrants lived, announced Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker; United States Attorney for the District […]

Global Law Firm Registers as an Agent of a Foreign Principal

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January 22, 2019

The Department of Justice announced in a press release that global Law Firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has entered into a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice, resolving its liability for violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers. According to the […]

Southlake, Texas Couple Convicted Of Forced Labor

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January 15, 2019

Southlake, Texas Couple Convicted Of Forced Labor In Their Home The Department of Justice announced in a press release that Defendants Mohamed Toure and Denise Cros-Toure, of Southlake, Texas, were convicted late yesterday by a federal jury in Ft. Worth, Texas, of forced labor and other federal felonies for compelling the domestic labor of a […]

5 Members of Mexican Human Trafficking Organization Sentenced in Court

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January 7, 2019

5 Members of Mexican Human Trafficking Organization Sentenced in Court Prosecution Dismantled International Sex Trafficking Organization that Forced Young Women and Girls from Mexico and Central America into Prostitution for Over a Decade. The Department of Justice announced in a press release that last week in federal district court in Brooklyn, New York, five members […]

Justice Department Recovers Over $2.8 Billion from False Claims Act Cases

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December 27, 2018

Justice Department Recovers Over $2.8 Billion from False Claims Act Cases The Department of Justice announced in a press release that they have obtained more than $2.8 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2018, Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General […]

Criminal Charges Filed Against 15 Websites Offering DDoS-For-Hire Services

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December 20, 2018

Criminal Charges Filed Against 15 Websites Offering DDoS-For-Hire Services The Justice Department announced today the seizure of 15 internet domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services, as well as criminal charges against three defendants who facilitated the computer attack platforms. The sites, which offered what are often called “booter” or “stresser” services, allowed paying users to launch […]

Washington, D.C. Man Sentenced for Attack Outside D.C. Courthouse

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December 19, 2018

Washington, D.C. Man Sentenced for Attack Outside D.C. Courthouse The Department of Justice announced today in a press release that a Washington, D.C. man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his April attack on a federal prosecutor outside the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski […]

Miami-Area Woman Sentenced For $4.65 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

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December 17, 2018

Miami-Area Woman Sentenced For $4.65 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme A Miami, Florida-area woman was sentenced to 78 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release today for her role in a $4.65 million health care fraud scheme involving three home health agencies that purported to provide home health services to Medicare […]

United States Sues Freight Companies for Overcharging of Shipments

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December 14, 2018

United States Sues Freight Companies for Overcharging of Shipments The Departmen of Justice announced in a press release today that The United States has filed a complaint in the Western District of New York against YRC Freight Inc., (YRC); Roadway Express Inc. (Roadway); and Yellow Transportation Inc. (Yellow), alleging that these companies systematically overcharged the […]

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