Category: Crime News
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
Three Individuals Charged with Arranging Adoptions from Uganda and Poland Through Bribery and Fraud
Three women were charged in a 13-count indictment filed on Aug. 14 in the Northern District of Ohio for their alleged roles in schemes to … Read More
Department of Justice Publishes Proposed Regulations Articulating the Registration Requirements for Sex Offenders under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
The Department of Justice has published proposed regulations that provide a clear and comprehensive statement of sex offenders’ registration requirements under the federal Sex Offender … Read More
Readout of Roundtable Event with Attorney General Barr and Members of State and Local Law Enforcement in Cheyenne, Wyoming
On Thursday, August 13th, Attorney General William P. Barr visited Cheyenne, Wyoming to lead a roundtable discussion with over 30 Wyoming police chiefs, … Read More
Justice Department Brings Enforcement Action Against Centurylink
In Significant Action, CenturyLink Agrees to Extend Term, Appoint Independent Monitor, and Reimburse Taxpayers for the Costs and Fees of the Violations
The Department of
Operation Legend Expanded to Indianapolis
Today, the expansion of Operation Legend was announced in Indianapolis. Operation Legend is a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law … Read More
Largest U.S. Seizure of Iranian Fuel from Four Tankers
The Justice Department today announced the successful disruption of a multimillion dollar fuel shipment by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated foreign terrorist … Read More
Statement from Attorney General William P. Barr on the Arrest of Kansas City Man Charged with the Murder of Four-Year-Old LeGend Taliferro
Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement in response to the arrest of a Kansas City man accused of murdering four-year-old LeGend Taliferro, … Read More
Department of Justice Awards over $1 Million in Forensic Grants to Aid Wyoming Investigators
Attorney General William P. Barr today announced that the Department of Justice has awarded more than $1 million in forensic grants to help Wyoming officials … Read More
Justice Department Finds Yale Illegally Discriminates Against Asians and Whites in Undergraduate Admissions in Violation of Federal Civil-Rights Laws
The Department of Justice today notified Yale University of its findings that Yale illegally discriminates against Asian American and white applicants in its undergraduate admissions … Read More
Nevada Woman Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud
A Nevada woman was charged in a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday with fraudulently seeking over $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, announced Acting … Read More
Defendant Pleads Guilty In Multi-Million Dollar Prize Notification Scam Affecting Elderly Victims
A Las Vegas area resident charged with perpetrating a prize-notification scheme that bilked victims out of more than $10 million pleaded guilty today, the Department … Read More
Assistant Attorney General Beth A. Williams Delivers Opening Remarks at the Federalist Society, Colorado Lawyers Chapter Panel Discussion: “Reviewing the Supreme Court’s 2019/20 Term”
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery
Thank you for that kind introduction, Will, and for the invitation to join you today. Though I wish I could … Read More
Justice Department Acts To Shut Down Fraudulent Websites Exploiting The Covid-19 Pandemic
Federal Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Against Three Defendants and Over 300 Fraudulent Websites Purporting to Sell Scarce Health and Safety Items
The U.S. Department
Global Disruption of Three Terror Finance Cyber-Enabled Campaigns
The Justice Department today announced the dismantling of three terrorist financing cyber-enabled campaigns, involving the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, al-Qaeda, and Islamic State of … Read More
Manhattan Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to Terrorist Organization
Jesus Wilfredo Encarnacion Attempted to Travel Overseas to Join Lashkar e-Tayyiba
The Department of Justice announced today that Jesus Wilfredo Encarnacion, a/k/a “Jihadistsoldgier,” “Jihadinhear,” “Jihadinheart,”
Statement from Attorney General William P. Barr on the Resignation of Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best
Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement in response to the resignation of Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best:
“I was disheartened to learn … Read More
Justice Department Releases Report On Modernizing The Administrative Procedure Act
The Justice Department released a report today on the need for Congress to update and improve the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the 74-year-old statute setting … Read More
West Virginia Doctor Found Guilty of Unlawfully Distributing Opioids
A federal jury found a West Virginia doctor guilty today of unlawfully distributing opioids to his patients. The defendant was charged in a September 2019 … Read More
Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Zachary Clark Disseminated ISIS Propaganda and Bomb-Making Instructions in an Effort to Incite Acts of Terrorism and Violence in New York City and Elsewhere
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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
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
