Tag: Department of Justice

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 […]

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 […]

U.S. Customs & Border Protection Officer Indicted on Charges of Theft

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December 13, 2018

U.S. Customs & Border Protection Officer Indicted on Charges of Theft & False Statements A federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of Texas returned an indictment on Dec. 12 charging a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer with converting federal funds to his own use, with concealing material facts from CBP, and […]

Congressional Staffer Sentenced to Prison for Election Crimes Scheme

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December 12, 2018

Congressional Staffer Sentenced to Prison for Election Crimes Scheme The Department of Justice issued a press release today stating that a former congressional staffer was sentenced today to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $800,000 in restitution, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in a multi-year scheme to defraud […]

FTC Charges Executive Whose Company Owns New York Knicks & New York Rangers

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December 7, 2018

FTC Charges Executive Whose Company Owns New York Knicks & New York Rangers The Federal Trade Commission has announced in a press release that James L. Dolan, Executive Chairman of Madison Square Garden Company, has agreed to pay $609,810 in civil penalties to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that he violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act by failing to report in […]

Drug Maker Actelion Agrees to Pay $360 Million to Resolve False Claims Act

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December 6, 2018

Drug Maker Actelion Agrees to Pay $360 Million to Resolve False Claims Act The Department of Justice announced in a press release that Pharmaceutical company Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (Actelion), based in South San Francisco, California, has agreed to pay $360 million to resolve claims that it illegally used a foundation as a conduit to pay the […]

Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Statement On The National Day of Mourning

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December 5, 2018

Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Statement On The National Day of Mourning The Department of Justice announced in a press release today that Today, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker issued the following statement on the National Day of Mourning for President George H.W. Bush: “President George H.W. Bush was a patriot who dedicated his life to serving […]

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