Category: Crime News
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Using Threats to Obstruct Free Exercise of Religious Beliefs
The Justice Department today announced that Ronald Wyatt, 22, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to intentionally threatening … Read More
Department of Justice Begins Second Distribution of Funds Recovered Through Asset Forfeiture to Compensate Victims of Western Union Fraud Scheme, Bringing Total to Over $300 Million
The Department of Justice announced today that the Western Union Remission Fund began its second distribution of approximately $148 million in funds forfeited to the … Read More
Gilead Agrees To Pay $97 Million To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability For Paying Kickbacks
Pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead), based in Foster City, California, has agreed to pay $97 million to resolve claims that it violated the False … Read More
Remarks by Attorney General William P. Barr on his Acceptance of the Christifideles Laici Award at the 2020 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Remarks as Prepared as Delivery
Good morning. It is a great honor to be recognized by this esteemed organization. The truth is that no one … Read More
South Carolina Man Sentenced for Making a Bomb Threat to a Clinic and Lying to the FBI
Rodney Allen, 43, of Beaufort, South Carolina, was sentenced today in federal court in Jacksonville, Florida, to 24 months in prison. Allen previously pleaded guilty … Read More
The Justice Department Unveils Proposed Section 230 Legislation
Today, on behalf of the Trump Administration, the Department of Justice sent draft legislation to Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. … Read More
Statement By Department Of Justice Spokesperson Kerri Kupec On The Execution Of William Emmett Lecroy Jr.
Department of Justice Spokesperson Kerri Kupec has issued the following statement:
“Today, William Emmett LeCroy Jr., 50, was executed at U.S. Penitentiary Terre Haute in … Read More
Oil Trader Indicted in International Bribery and Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Corrupt Payments to Ecuadorian Officials
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York returned an indictment today against a trader at the U.S. subsidiary of a multinational … Read More
Sargeant Marine Inc. Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $16.6 Million to Resolve Charges Related to Foreign Bribery Schemes in Brazil, Venezuela, and Ecuador
Sargeant Marine Inc., an asphalt company formerly based in Boca Raton, Florida, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign … Read More
Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates on Operation Legend at Press Conference in Milwaukee
Charges Announced Against 26 Defendants Alleged to Operate a Violent Drug Trafficking Organization in Milwaukee
At a press conference in Milwaukee today, Attorney General William
Department of Justice Marks 20th Anniversary of Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act with Comprehensive 20-Year Report
The Justice Department today marked the 20th Anniversary of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by releasing a comprehensive report detailing … Read More
Justice Department Obtains $20,000 Settlement Against Tampa, Florida Towing Company for Unlawfully Selling Deployed Servicemember’s Car
The Justice Department today announced that Target Recovery Towing Inc. (Target) has agreed to enter into a court-enforceable consent order to resolve allegations that it … Read More
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen Delivers Remarks at Announcement of Results of Operation Disruptor
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery
Good morning. I am pleased to be joined today by FBI Director Christopher Wray, DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea, ICE … Read More
International Law Enforcement Operation Targeting Opioid Traffickers on the Darknet Results in over 170 Arrests Worldwide and the Seizure of Weapons, Drugs and over $6.5 Million
Today, the Department of Justice, through the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team joined Europol to announce the results of Operation DisrupTor, a … Read More
UK National Sentenced to Prison for Role in “The Dark Overlord” Hacking Group
Defendant Conspired to Steal Sensitive Personally Identifying Information from Victim Companies and Release those Records on Criminal Marketplaces unless Victims Paid Bitcoin Ransoms
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Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest Challenging New Mexico’s More Stringent COVID-19 Capacity Limits on Private Schools than Public Schools
The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in a New Mexico federal court asserting that the States’ COVID-19 rules limiting private schools … Read More
New York City Police Department Officer Charged with Acting As an Illegal Agent of the People’s Republic of China
The Defendant Reported to Officials with the PRC Consulate About the Activities of Chinese Citizens in the New York Area and Assessed Potential Intelligence Sources
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U.S. Taxpayer in Panama Papers Investigation Sentenced to Prison
A former U.S. resident and taxpayer was sentenced in the Southern District of New York to four years in prison for wire fraud, tax fraud, … Read More
Antitrust Division Supports Modernizing Merger Filing Exemptions For Certain Investments
On Monday, September 21, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim concurred in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Federal Register publication of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking … Read More
Operation Legend: Case of the Day
Each weekday, the Department of Justice will highlight a case that has resulted from Operation Legend. Today’s case is out of the Western District of … Read More
Chicago Tech Executive Charged with Illegally Exporting Computer Equipment to Pakistan
A Chicago-area resident who owns a Pakistani technology company has been indicted for allegedly illegally exporting computer equipment from the United States to a nuclear … Read More
Convicted Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 270 Months in Prison
A Federal Jury Previously Convicted Brian Folks of Multiple Counts of Sex and Drug Trafficking and Related Offenses
The Justice Department today announced that Senior
Justice Department Awards Nearly $101 Million to Combat Human Trafficking
The Department of Justice today announced it has awarded nearly $101 million, through the department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) in funding to combat human … Read More
Indictment Charges Alaska Man for Threatening a California Synagogue
A federal grand jury in Alaska, returned an indictment charging William Alexander, 49, for threatening to kill the congregants of a California synagogue, the Justice … Read More
Department Of Justice Identifies New York City, Portland And Seattle As Jurisdictions Permitting Violence And Destruction Of Property
Identification is Response to Presidential Memorandum Reviewing Federal Funding to State and Local Governments that are Permitting Anarchy, Violence, and Destruction in American Cities
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Statement by Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey B. Wall on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey B. Wall has released the following statement:
“On behalf of the Office of the Solicitor General, we mourn the loss of … Read More
Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Attorney General William P. Barr has released the following statement:
“On behalf of the Department of Justice, I extend my deepest sympathy on the passing … Read More
Justice Department Requires Divestiture In Order For Anheuser-Busch To Acquire Craft Brew Alliance
Divestiture Will Preserve Competition in the Beer Industry in the State of Hawaii
The Department of Justice announced today that it is requiring Anheuser-Busch InBev
Assistant Attorney General Beth A. Williams Delivers Remarks to the National Association of Attorneys General on Responsible Encryption and Lawful Access
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery
Good afternoon, everyone. First, I would like to thank Amie Ely and the wonderful team at NAAG for all of … Read More
Virginia Attorneys Sentenced for Attempting to Extort a Multinational Chemicals Company
Two Virginia attorneys were sentenced today on federal extortion charges for their roles in a scheme to extort a multinational chemicals company by threatening to … Read More
