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South Carolina Couple Pleaded Guilty to Scheme Involving Conspiracy and False Statements to Illegally Obtain a U.S. Passport
A Huger, South Carolina couple pleaded guilty today in South Carolina before the U.S. District Judge Brucie H. Hendricks in the District of South Carolina … Read More
Puerto Rico Legislator and Two Capitol Employees Indicted for Theft and Bribery
On Wednesday, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an eight-count indictment against legislator Nelson Del Valle Colon (Del Valle Colon), … Read More
Navy Shipyards: Actions Needed to Address the Main Factors Causing Maintenance Delays for Aircraft Carriers and Submarines
What GAO Found
The Navy’s four shipyards completed 38 of 51 (75 percent) maintenance periods late for aircraft carriers and submarines with planned completion dates … Read More
Aircraft Noise: Information on a Potential Mandated Transition to Quieter Airplanes
What GAO Found
Based on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) data and GAO estimates, most U.S. large commercial jet airplanes are certificated at the minimum required … Read More
Founder and Chairman of a Multinational Investment Company and a Company Consultant Convicted of Bribery and Public Corruption are Sentenced to Prison
The founder and chairman of a multinational investment company and a company consultant were sentenced to prison today for orchestrating a bribery scheme involving independent … Read More
As Courts Restore Operations, COVID-19 Creates a New Normal
This is the first of a multi-part series on how federal courts are working to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Chief Judge James
Canadian National Charged with Alien Smuggling Conspiracy and Attempting to Bring Aliens to the United States
Cooperation efforts between United States and Turks and Caicos Islands law enforcement authorities culminated in today’s extradition to the United States of a Canadian national … Read More
Two U.S. Citizens, One Pakistani National Charged with Moving U.S. Currency to Iran
A complaint was unsealed today, charging two U.S. citizens with federal crimes related to Iran. Muzzamil Zaidi, 36, a U.S. citizen who resides in Qom, … Read More
Owner of Michigan Payroll Tax Services Firm Charged With Employment Tax Fraud
Allegedly Misappropriated Taxes, for his own use, that he Withheld from his Employees
A federal grand jury in Detroit, Michigan, returned an indictment today charging
Attorney General Barr Delivers Opening Remarks at Press Conference Announcing Updates to Operation Legend
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery
I am pleased to be in Kansas City to provide an update on one of the Department of Justice’s most … Read More
The Bank of Nova Scotia Agrees To Pay $60.4 Million in Connection with Commodities Price Manipulation Scheme
The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank), a Toronto, Canada-based global banking and financial services firm, has entered into a resolution with the Department of Justice … Read More
Iranian National and U.A.E. Business Organization Charged with Criminal Conspiracy to Violate Iranian Sanctions
Amin Mahdavi, 53, an Iranian national living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Parthia Cargo LLC, a freight forwarding company located in the UAE, … Read More
Interagency Council on Homelessness: Governance Responsibilities Need Further Clarification
What GAO Found
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) consists of representatives from 19 federal agencies—including a Chair and Vice-Chair—on its governing Council … Read More
Immigration Detention: ICE Should Enhance Its Use of Facility Oversight Data and Management of Detainee Complaints
What GAO Found
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other DHS entities use, in part, inspections to oversee … Read More
Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates on Operation Legend at Press Conference in Kansas City, Missouri
At a press conference in Kansas City, Missouri, today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced updates on Operation Legend.
Since the operation’s launch, there have … Read More
Department of Justice Argues That Vermont’s Barring Parochial Student from College Course Program Violates Constitution
The Department of Justice today filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit supporting a parochial high school student and … Read More
Former Chattanooga Police Officer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault
Desmond Logan, 35, a former officer with the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD), was sentenced by the Honorable Curtis L. Collier, U.S. District Court Judge in … Read More
Former Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Two Women on Multiple Occasions and Lying to Investigators
Adrian L. Stargell, 39, a former Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Corrections Officer who worked as an Education Specialist at the FCI-Aliceville facility in Aliceville, Alabama, … Read More
Defenders Work to Ensure Due Process Amid Pandemic
Of the many challenges that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has imposed on the ongoing operations of federal courts, some of the toughest are … Read More
Cybersecurity: DHS and Selected Agencies Need to Address Shortcomings in Implementation of Network Monitoring Program
What GAO Found
Selected agencies—the Federal Aviation Administration, Indian Health Services, and Small Business Administration—had generally deployed tools intended to provide cybersecurity data to support … Read More
Aviation Safety: Actions Needed to Evaluate Changes to FAA’s Enforcement Policy on Safety Standards
What GAO Found
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) directed individual offices to implement the Compliance Program, and FAA has increasingly used compliance actions rather than … Read More
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Tampa, Florida, Towing Company for Unlawfully Selling Car Belonging to Deployed Servicemember
The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit in the Middle District of Florida alleging that Target Recovery Towing Inc. and Target Recovery & Transport Inc. … Read More
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Father & Son Moving & Storage in Billerica, Massachusetts, for Unlawfully Auctioning Off Belongings of Deployed Servicemember
The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit in the District of Massachusetts alleging that PRTaylor Enterprises LLC, a company doing business as Father & Son … Read More
United States Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Drug Maker Teva Pharmaceuticals Alleging Illegal Kickbacks
The United States has filed a False Claims Act complaint against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Teva Neuroscience Inc. (Teva), alleging that they illegally paid … Read More
Former CIA Officer Arrested and Charged with Espionage
Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer, was arrested on Aug. 14, 2020, on a charge that he conspired with … Read More
Former Deputy Jailer Sentenced to 48 Months for Violating the Civil Rights of an Inmate
A former Shelby County Deputy Jailer, William Anthony Carey, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gregory F. VanTatenhove to serve 48 months in federal … Read More
Interagency Issues Advisory on Use of Technology to Detect and Mitigate Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an … Read More
Puerto Rico Legislator Indicted for Theft, Bribery, and Fraud
A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a 13-count indictment against legislator María Milagros Charbonier-Laureano (Charbonier), aka “Tata,” a member of … Read More
Justice Department Settles Claim Against California-Based Staffing Company for Favoring Temporary Visa Workers Over U.S. Workers
The Department of Justice announced today that it signed a settlement agreement with AllianceIT, a provider of IT staffing services based in Pleasanton, California. This … Read More
