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Child Welfare and Aging Programs: HHS Could Enhance Support for Grandparents and Other Relative Caregivers
What GAO Found
In 2018, an estimated 2.7 million children lived with kin caregivers— grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends—because their parents were unable … Read More
Eastern Kentucky Doctor and Assistant Plead Guilty to Unlawfully Distributing Opioids
A Kentucky doctor and his former office assistant pleaded guilty on Aug. 7 for their roles in unlawfully distributing opioids and other controlled substances during … Read More
Newport News Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Return
A Newport News, Virginia, tax preparer pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting the preparation of a false tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney … Read More
Attorney General Barr Chairs Meeting of the Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry
Attorney General William P. Barr this morning chaired a principals meeting of the Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry, which President Trump … Read More
Federal Court Terminates Paramount Consent Decrees
A federal court in the Southern District of New York today terminated the Paramount Consent Decrees, which for over seventy years have regulated how … Read More
Department of Defense: Eating Disorders in the Military
What GAO Found
The Department of Defense (DOD) screens for eating disorders for all applicants entering into the military but does not specifically screen servicemembers … Read More
Biofuel Fraudster Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Scamming Multiple Federal Agencies and Customers
The owner of a biofuel company was sentenced to seven years in prison followed by a three-year term of supervised release and ordered to pay … Read More
Five Charged in Connection with an over $4 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
Five individuals were charged in an indictment with fraudulently obtaining more than $4 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and using those funds, in … Read More
Justice Department Seeks Forfeiture of Two Commercial Properties Purchased with Funds Misappropriated from PrivatBank in Ukraine
The United States filed two civil forfeiture complaints today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida alleging that commercial real estate … Read More
Houston Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Offshore Tax Evasion Scheme
Conspired to Secretly Bring to the US More Than $18 Million in Untaxed Money Held in Foreign Banks
A Houston, Texas, attorney was sentenced to
Company President and Employee Arrested in Alleged Scheme to Violate the Export Control Reform Act
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, Audrey Strauss, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Jonathan Carson, … Read More
Arkansas Project Manager Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and False Statements in Connection with COVID-Relief Fraud
A project manager employed by a major retailer has pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges for filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $8 … Read More
Former Venezuelan Official Charged in Connection with International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
Charges were unsealed today against a former official at Citgo Petroleum Corporation, a Houston-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company Petróleos de Venezuela … Read More
Operation Legend Expanded to Memphis and St. Louis
Today, the expansion of Operation Legend was announced in Memphis and St. Louis. Operation Legend is a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in … Read More
Indiana Man Charged with Hate Crime for Making Racially-Motivated Threats Towards Black Neighbor, and With Unlawful Possession of Firearms
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that Shepherd Hoehn, 50, has been charged by criminal complaint in federal district court with one count of … Read More
Substance Use Disorder: Medicaid Coverage of Peer Support Services for Adults
What GAO Found
Substance use disorders (SUD)—the recurrent use of alcohol or illicit drugs causing significant impairment—affected about 19.3 million adults in the United States … Read More
Nine Charged with $24 Million COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme
Owner of Talent Management Company Charged Along with Eight Others for Seeking More than $24 Million in Fraudulent Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program Loans
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North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Fair Housing Act and Threatening a Family Because of Their Race
The Justice Department announced today that Douglas Matthew Gurkins, 34, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Eastern District of North Carolina to one … Read More
Next Generation Combat Vehicles: As Army Prioritizes Rapid Development, More Attention Needed to Provide Insight on Cost Estimates and Systems Engineering Risks
What GAO Found
The four efforts within the Next Generation Combat Vehicles (NGCV) portfolio all prioritize rapid development, while using different acquisition approaches and contracting … Read More
Judges, Lawyers Bring Life Skills to Virtual Classroom Activities for Home and School
High school teachers can bring real-life civics into their virtual lessons when they invite federal judges and volunteer attorneys to facilitate a civil … Read More
Justice Department Sues To Block Geisinger Health’s Transaction With Evangelical Community Hospital
The U.S. Department of Justice sued today to block Geisinger Health’s partial acquisition of its close rival, Evangelical Community Hospital. The complaint alleges that the … Read More
Justice Department Reaches Proposed Consent Decree to Resolve Hampton Roads Regional Jail Investigation
Today, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia filed a complaint and a proposed … Read More
The Department of Justice Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Owner of Rental Properties in Elizabeth, New Jersey
The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that the owner of rental properties in Elizabeth, New Jersey violated the … Read More
Climate Change: A Climate Migration Pilot Program Could Enhance the Nation’s Resilience and Reduce Federal Fiscal Exposure
What GAO Found
GAO identified few communities in the United States that have considered climate migration as a resilience strategy, and two—Newtok, Alaska, and Isle … Read More
American Darknet Vendor and Costa Rican Pharmacist Charged with Narcotics and Money Laundering Violations
Co-conspirators Sold Hundreds of Thousands of Opioid Pills worth Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin on Multiple Darknet Markets
A dual U.S.-Costa Rican citizen and a
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Enticement, Child Pornography Charges
A Virginia man who used an online chat website to engage in sexually explicit conversations with a 12-year-old minor female and later induced the victim … Read More
Texas Entrepreneur Charged with Spending COVID Relief Funds on Improper Expenses Including Lamborghini and Strip Club
A Houston, Texas man has been taken into custody on allegations he fraudulently obtained more than $1.6 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, announced … Read More
Attorney General William P. Barr Remarks at White House Roundtable on Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking, Remarks as Prepared for Delivery
Thank you for being here. The scourge of human trafficking is the modern-day equivalent of slavery. Eradicating this horrific crime and helping its victims are … Read More
Department of Justice Awards Over $35 Million to Provide Housing to Victims of Human Trafficking
Today, Attorney General William P. Barr and Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump announced that the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), a component of … Read More
Imperial Pacific International and MCC International Saipan Executives Indicted on Federal Charges
Three executives from Imperial Pacific International (IPI) and MCC International Saipan have been indicted on federal criminal charges, including Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act … Read More
