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- ISIS-K Terrorist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in Abbey Gate and Other Terror Attacks
The DOJ announced Afghan national Mohammad Sharifullah, an ISIS-K member, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a nearly ten-year conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, including the Abbey Gate attack.
- Two Defendants Employed at L.A.-Area Homeless Nonprofits Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging Misuse of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars
The Department of Justice announced arrests of two of three individuals charged in homelessness fraud cases, including a nonprofit founder accused of misusing over $7.5 million in taxpayer funds for commercial real estate, a nightclub and a bingo hall.
- Russian National Sentenced for Synthetic Identity Theft Fraud Scheme and Conspiring to Submit Fraudulent Voter Registrations
Russian citizen Dmitry Shushlebin, 45, was sentenced in Miami Beach to six years imprisonment and three years supervised release for organizing a synthetic identity theft fraud scheme that involved attempts to submit fraudulent voter registrations.
- Department of Justice Again Wins Substantial Relief Against Google
The DOJ Antitrust Division obtained a court order from the Eastern District of Virginia requiring Google to integrate its advertising products with rival offerings, including open-source Prebid, as behavioral relief in United States et al. v. Google LLC.
- Liability for Unregistered Foreign Agents
The Department of Justice reminds the public that federal law requires individuals acting in the United States under a foreign government or principal’s direction to register as foreign agents, and that failure can lead to civil and criminal liability.
- Illegal Alien from Guatemala Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Seeking to Obtain Custody of an Unaccompanied Alien Child
Guatemalan national Gladys Marina Caal Chen, 21, pleaded guilty to submitting false statements in a sponsorship application to the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement to obtain custody of an unaccompanied alien child.
- Maduro Regime Ally Alex Saab Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Scheme Involving Bribery and Public Contracts for Food and Medicine
Alex Nain Saab Moran, 54, former Venezuelan Minister of Industry, pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder proceeds from a bribery and fraud scheme involving public food and medicine contracts in Venezuela and the United States.
- Members of Russian Intelligence Services Network Charged with Conspiring to Finance Terrorism and Commit Murder for Hire in the United States
The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging five Russian intelligence operatives with conspiracy to finance terrorism, hire murderers, and conduct targeted killings and attacks on civilian and military infrastructure in the United States and abroad.
- Twelve Individuals Charged in $10M Home Daycare Fraud Schemes
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that twelve individuals have been charged with federal fraud for allegedly diverting more than $10 million intended for low-income families’ childcare to fraudulent daycare operators.
- Former Church Elder in Alaska Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
A former church elder in Ketchikan, Alaska, 74-year-old Dwight Chris John, pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material involving a minor under age 12, according to the Department of Justice.
- Butler County Man Charged with Receiving a Firearm and Ammunition With Intent to Commit Terrorism on Behalf of ISIS
According to a Department of Justice filing, 21-year-old Jonathan Hunter Kramer of Valencia, Pennsylvania, has been charged with receiving a firearm and ammunition, knowing they would be used to commit terrorism for ISIS.
- Justice Department Announces Settlement Ending Discrimination Against Jewish Students at Lincoln Memorial University
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights entered a voluntary settlement with Lincoln Memorial University to end alleged discrimination against Jewish students, resolving a joint investigation under Title VI and…
- Repeat Felon Arrested and Charged in $4.75M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan indicted 62-year-old Emory Matthews of Farmington Hills for conspiring to bill Medicare for psychotherapy services never provided at his wife’s adult day-care center; he was arrested.
- Court Rejects Challenge to Army Corps Permit for Johnson Tract Mineral Exploration Project
The U.S. District Court for Alaska rejected a challenge to a Water Act permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers for JT Mining’s Johnson Tract mineral exploration project, granting judgment to United States and keeping the permit in effect.
- Dual Resident of California and Virginia Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Child Sexual Abuse Material
Scott Keith Baldwin Jr., 58, a dual resident of San Jose, California, and Reston, Virginia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute child sexual abuse material, according to the Department of Justice.
- Five Defendants Charged with Defrauding and Exploiting H-2A Visa Program to Smuggle Aliens into the United States
The DOJ unsealed a superseding indictment in Georgia charging five defendants with exploiting the H-2A visa program to fraudulently obtain worker visas and smuggle aliens into the United States.
- Abbott Agrees to Pay Over $384M to Settle Allegations Related to Contaminated Infant Formula
Abbott Laboratories agreed to pay $384,999,040 to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to federal and state programs between 2018 and 2022 due to non-compliant manufacturing of infant formula at its Sturgis, Michigan, and Casa Grande, Arizona facilities.
- Accenture Agrees to Pay $25M to Resolve Alleged Employment Discrimination Violations
Accenture Federal Services, Accenture plc and Accenture LLP have agreed to pay $25 million to the U.S. Department of Justice to settle alleged False Claims Act violations involving anti-discrimination compliance in federal contracts.
- Six Charged in California, Kansas, and Louisiana for Illegally Voting, Fraudulent Voter Registration, and Identity Fraud
The Department of Justice announced six people charged, one in California for paying Skid Row individuals to sign petitions with stolen voter identities, two in Kansas and Louisiana for illegal voting, and one in Louisiana for fraudulently registering an ineligible…
- DOJ’s Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG Target $245M in COVID Loan Fraud Enforcement Activity as State Partnerships Continue Expanding
The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, the Small Business Administration and its Office of Inspector General announced Operation No Doze, a Heartland Fraud Surge targeting $245 million in alleged COVID-era small-business loan fraud, with expanding state partnerships.
- Russian National Pleads Guilty to Smuggling U.S. Aerospace Goods to Russia
Andrei Samuilovski, 32, holding Estonian, Swiss and Russian citizenship, pleaded guilty to a scheme that illegally exported U.S.-origin aviation and aerospace parts to Russia, violating U.S. sanctions.
- Colombian National Pleads Guilty for Role in Dangerous Human Smuggling Organization
Luis Enrique Linero Pinto, 41, known as “El Calvo,” pleaded guilty in El Paso, Texas, after being extradited from Colombia for his role in a human-smuggling conspiracy that left 40 migrants and two boat captains missing.
- California Man Pleads Guilty to Bombing Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Retaliation for Law Enforcement Seizing His Firearms
An Santa Barbara County man pleaded guilty to detonating a bomb at a Santa Maria courthouse in 2024, injuring three people, damaging the building, and stating the attack was retaliation for law enforcement's seizure of his firearms.
- Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for Promoting Abusive Tax Shelter
A Texas man was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for promoting an abusive tax shelter to business owners across the United States, according to a Department of Justice announcement.
- Illinois Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Wire Fraud Conspiracy
An Illinois woman was sentenced to 27 months in prison for her role in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain tax refunds by submitting false tax returns and fictitious financial instruments to the IRS.
- Department of Justice Removes Alien Terrorist in First Use of United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court
The DOJ used the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court for the first time, removing Afghan national Nazira Haji Zada, 47, after she conceded involvement in an ISIS-inspired Election Day 2024 mass-shooting plot linked to her son and son-in-law.
- California Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for Distributing Sadistic Child Sexual Abuse Material Over the Dark Web
James David Johnson, 58, of Santee, California, was sentenced to 151 months in prison and 10 years supervised release for distributing child sexual abuse images and videos over the dark web, according to the DOJ.
- Brooklyn Adult Daycare Owner Sentenced to Prison for Leadership Role in $64M Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A Brooklyn woman was sentenced to 76 months in prison for leading a $64 million Medicaid fraud and kickback scheme at her adult daycare and home-health care businesses, and was ordered to pay over $56 million restitution and forfeit $5…
- Hawaii Couple Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Nationwide Tax Refund Fraud Conspiracy
A Hawaii husband and wife were sentenced to 16 months and 24 months in prison for a nationwide tax refund fraud scheme that obtained a nearly $200,000 IRS refund, using shell bank accounts and frivolous legal filings to impede recovery.
- Proposed $125M Settlement Agreement Provides Critical Work for Advancing the Lower Passaic River Superfund Cleanup
The U.S. Department of Justice, representing the EPA, has filed a proposed $125 million settlement with Environmental Resource Holdings LLC to conduct critical work for the Diamond Alkali Superfund cleanup, including the lower 17 miles of the Passaic River.