Crime

Former intelligence community contractor pleads guilty to accepting kickbacks — DOJ

A former Intelligence Community contractor pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit offenses against the United States by soliciting and accepting kickbacks. The defendant, David...

Three illegal aliens from guatemala indicted for crimes related to unaccompanied alien children, including smuggling and fraud charges — DOJ

Yesterday in Cleveland, Ohio, indictments were returned charging three illegal aliens from Guatemala for international smuggling of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) and defrauding the...

Texas couple sentenced for running an illegal pyramid scheme — DOJ

A Texas couple was sentenced yesterday to 40 years each in prison for running a fraudulent chain-referral pyramid scheme,...

Twenty-six trinitarios gang members charged with RICO conspiracy related to five murders after homeland security task force efforts — DOJ

Twenty-six alleged leaders, members and associates of the Trinitarios, a violent transnational criminal organization, have been indicted on federal...

Government contractor and executives to pay $21.3m to resolve fraud scheme involving service-disabled veteran-owned small business contracts — DOJ

Broadway Electric Inc. (Broadway), Cornerstone Contracting Inc. (Cornerstone), Chief Executive Officer John Oehler. President Christian Blake agreed to pay...

Three arrested in kansas and california, charged with plot to support ISIS — DOJ

Early this morning, the FBI arrested three men in Kansas City, Kansas, San Diego. Sacramento, California, on charges that...

Fraud division announces federal–state partnership in ohio to prosecute fraud — DOJ

The Justice Department today announced unprecedented federal and state cooperation in Ohio in the fight against fraud, including partnerships...

National fraud enforcement division’s healthcare fraud unit secures six trial convictions involving over $1.1 billion in fraud — DOJ

The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division today announced that its Health Care Fraud Unit, one of the most...

Aspiration partners co-founder sentenced to prison for $248m scheme to defraud investors and lenders — DOJ

A California man who was a co-founder and former board member of Aspiration Partners, Inc., a financial technology and...

Activist short seller convicted for $21m stock market manipulation scheme — DOJ

Yesterday a federal jury in Los Angeles convicted an activist short seller of securities fraud for a long-running market...

Brooklyn man charged with threatening to assault and murder ICE officer and his family — DOJ

A Brooklyn man was charged today with threatening to assault and murder a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE)...

Justice department recovers over $6m in additional funds linked to 1mdb scheme — DOJ

The Justice Department announced today that it has obtained an order forfeiting a luxury New York apartment purchased with...

Michigan home health care agency owner convicted of $1.6m medicare fraud scheme and kickback conspiracy — DOJ

A federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted a Michigan nurse and home health care agency owner...

Owner of health care software company convicted of 1 billion dollar medicare fraud conspiracy — DOJ

A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted the founder and owner of HealthSplash yesterday for his...

Illinois tax preparer convicted at trial after stealing more than $11 million from taxpayers in COVID-19 assistance fraud scheme — DOJ

A federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois convicted an Illinois woman yesterday of unemployment insurance fraud for...

Mexican human smuggler sentenced for role in years-long smuggling organization — DOJ

A Mexican national was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison for her role in a years-long, prolific smuggling...

Gang members sentenced to 50 years each for murdering fellow gang member — DOJ

Two Unknown Vice Lords . A violent Memphis street gang — were each sentenced to 50 years in prison after...