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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 […]

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 […]

U.S. Soldier Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

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December 4, 2018

U.S. Soldier Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison The Department of Justice announced in a press release that Ikaika Erik Kang, 35, a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army formerly stationed at Schofield Barracks, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham […]

$16.7 Million Awarded to Support Victims of Las Vegas Shooting

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November 30, 2018

$16.7 Million Awarded to Support Victims of Las Vegas Shooting The Department of Justice announced in a press release today that the Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded more than $16.7 million in Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) funding to aid survivors of the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting […]

U.S. Customs & Border Protection Officer Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison

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November 27, 2018

Former U.S. Customs & Border Protection Officer Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison For Obstruction of Justice The Department of Justice announced in a press release that Christopher Holbrook, 32, a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer, was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to 12 months and a day in prison […]

Business Partner of U.S. Military Contractor Sentenced to Prison

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November 26, 2018

Former Business Partner of U.S. Military Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Bribery Scheme The Department of Justice announced in a press release today that a former business partner of a U.S. military contractor was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in a years-long scheme to bribe U.S. Army contracting officials stationed […]

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