Tag: Federal Criminal Attorney

Former DEA Agent Convicted of Conspiracy, Conversion of Property

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June 16, 2021

A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent and a former DEA task force officer were convicted Tuesday by a federal jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, in connection with a long-running scheme to steal personal property and money from individuals who had been arrested according to a press release. After a seven-day trial, Chad […]

Herbalife Nutrition to Pay Over $122 Million

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August 28, 2020

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (Herbalife), a U.S.-based publicly traded global nutrition company, has agreed to pay total penalties of more than $122 million to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).  The resolution arises out of Herbalife’s scheme to falsify books and records and provide corrupt payments and benefits to […]

Eight Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Conduit Campaign Contribution Case

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December 3, 2019

Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed against the CEO of an online payment processing company, and seven others, charging them with conspiring to make and conceal conduit and excessive campaign contributions, and related offenses, during the U.S. presidential election in 2016 and thereafter. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division […]

Former NFL Player Charged with Illegal Firearms

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August 26, 2019

A former Kansas City Chiefs NFL football player, who was tasered twice while struggling with officers and resisting arrest, was charged in federal court today with illegally possessing firearms according to an announcement from the Department of Justice. Saousoalii P. Siavii, Jr., also known as “Junior,” 40, of Independence, Missouri, was charged in a criminal […]

California Man Arrested in Terror Plot to Detonate Explosive Device

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April 29, 2019

Mark Steven Domingo, 26, of Reseda, California, was arrested Friday night after he received what he thought was a live bomb, but in fact was an inert explosive device that was delivered by an undercover law enforcement officer as part of an investigation by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. Domingo, a former U.S. Army […]