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- Former TD Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes, Laundering $4.8 Million to Colombia
Former TD Bank employee Gerardo Aquino, 40, of Hollywood, Florida, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and laundering more than $4.8 million to Colombia while employed by the bank.
- Justice Department and USDA Reaffirm and Expand their Partnership to Protect Competition in Agricultural Inputs
The Justice Department and the Department of Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding, announced by General Todd Blanche and Secretary Brooke L. Rollins, to expand cooperation on competition issues for agricultural inputs such as feed, fertilizer, seed, equipment and pesticides.
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation Agrees to Pay $1.44M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit, agreed to pay $1.44 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it submitted or failed to delete false or invalid diagnosis codes to increase Medicare Advantage reimbursements.
- U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice Reaffirm Parents Are Not Terrorists and Have the Right to Direct their Children’s Education
U.S. Departments of Education and Justice sent a letter to attorneys general reaffirming parental rights under FERPA and PPRA, stating parents are not terrorists and may access sensitive student information, and announced enforcement action against Los Angeles Unified School District.
- Justice Department Moves to Strip Citizenship from 40 Convicted Criminals in Largest Single-Period Filing Under the Trump Administration
The Justice Department filed denaturalization complaints in several U.S. district courts against 40 individuals accused of crimes such as foreign-government espionage, voluntary manslaughter and aggravated sodomy, marking the highest single-period filing count during the Trump administration.
- U.S. Department of Justice Obtains Settlement on Behalf of National Guard Medic for Alleged Employment Discrimination by Texas Memory Care Facility
A federal judge in Austin approved a settlement between the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, representing Army National Guard medic Maria Opara, and Texas-based University Village Memory Care, resolving claims that the facility violated USERRA by demoting and terminating her.
- Weaponization Working Group Releases Report on Garland Memo That Chilled Parental Rights and Warned Parents Could Be Domestic Terrorists
The Department of Justice's Weaponization Working Group released a report on Attorney General Garland's memo, which it says chilled parental rights and warned that parents could be classified as domestic terrorists.
- Justice Department Announces Actions Advancing Two Challenges to State and Local Natural Gas Bans in Colorado and Illinois
The Justice Department’s Energy and Natural Resources Division reported a favorable ruling on its statement of interest in a Colorado natural-gas ban case and filed an amicus brief opposing a municipal natural-gas ban in the Chicago area.
- Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 16 Aliens for Election Crimes
The Justice Department announced charges against 16 non-citizens for alleged illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration and false statements on citizenship applications in federal elections across the United States.
- California Woman Arrested on Charges Alleging She Acted as Agent of China and Spied on Relatives of U.S. Based High-Ranking Taiwanese Government Official
Wanying “Heather” Zhang, 34, of Irvine, California, was arrested Sunday on a one-count complaint alleging she acted as an unregistered agent of the People’s Republic of China and conducted surveillance on relatives of a high-ranking Taiwanese government official.
- Justice Department Moves to Strip Citizenship from 40 Criminals in Largest Single-Period Filing Under the Trump Administration
The Justice Department filed denaturalization complaints against 40 individuals in U.S. district courts, alleging offenses such as acting as a foreign government agent, voluntary manslaughter and aggravated sodomy, with filings made between Aug. 21 and Oct. 2, 2026.
- Apprehended Venezuelan Tren de Aragua Leader on FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List Appears in Nebraska Court Following Homeland Security Task Force Investigation
50-year-old Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre, aka “Prometheus” and “The Engineer,” was arrested after a Homeland Security investigation and appeared in Nebraska court; he was added to FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list in March 2026 as a cyber-crime suspect.
- Social Adult Day Care Owner Pleads Guilty to $65M Medicaid Fraud
A Brooklyn man pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud, admitting to submitting false claims for social adult day care and home health services that were not provided, resulting in an estimated $65 million loss to New York State Medicaid.
- Operation Thunder Hole: New Jersey Woman, Colombian Lover Convicted in $13M Federal Program Fraud Scheme
The DOJ announced Jael Watts, 45, of New Jersey, and Luis Pino-Copete, 42, of Colombia, were convicted of a $13 million fraud scheme involving DOT and HUD funds for disabled and homeless Americans, under Trump administration’s Task Force to Eliminate…
- Doctor Convicted for Conspiring to Distribute Over 2 Million Stimulant Pills
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a physician was convicted of conspiring to distribute more than 2 million stimulant pills. The conviction pertains to illegal distribution of prescription stimulants.
- Coordinated Arrests and Charges Dismantle Hamas Terror Finance Network Raising Funds from the United States
The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against Saleem Alzaq and announced arrests of Omar Adhami, Abdel Adhami and Raed Yousef for alleged involvement in paying, soliciting and collecting funds for Hamas.
- Two Minnesota Men Plead Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid Housing Services Program
Two men from Minnesota pleaded guilty to defrauding the Medicaid Housing Services program, according to a Department of Justice announcement.
- Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald Issues Memorandum on the National Fraud Enforcement Division’s Corporate Enforcement Priorities
Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald issued a memorandum outlining the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division’s corporate enforcement priorities.
- Justice Department Files Complaint Against the State of Maryland, Prince George’s County, MD and Montgomery County, MD Challenging Mask Ban and Identification Requirements for Federal Officers
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of Maryland, its attorney general, the Police Training and Standards Commission, and Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, contesting state mask and identification requirements for federal law-enforcement officers.
- Three Members of Violent Memphis Street Gang Sentenced for Attempted Murder in Aid of Racketeering and Firearm Charges
Three members of the Unknown Vice Lords street gang in Memphis were sentenced by a federal court to more than 42 years in prison for conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering and firearms violations.
- Ninth Circuit Leaves Resolution Copper Ruling in Place
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied all petitions for rehearing, leaving the March 13 ruling that permits the federal government to proceed with a congressionally mandated land exchange for the Resolution Copper project in Arizona.
- California Man Arrested for Smuggling More Than $300 Million in Export-Controlled Computer Servers to China
The DOJ announced that the owner of a San Gabriel Valley technology firm was arrested and charged on three counts for allegedly smuggling over $300 million in export-controlled high-end computer servers containing U.S.-made GPUs to China.
- The Department of Justice Files Complaint Against the University of Delaware Challenging Policies that Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the University of Delaware, alleging the school's policy granting in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants violates federal law and discriminates against U.S. citizens.
- Department of Energy Employee Arrested in Washington State on Charges of Attempted Material Support to Houthis
DOE employee Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, WA, was arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to the Houthis, a designated foreign terrorist organization; his initial federal appearance is set for Oct. 2 at 11 a.m. in…
- Artifact Spotlight: Loan from the National Archives and Records Administration
The Department of Justice released an artifact spotlight detailing a loan of materials from the National Archives and Records Administration.
- Justice Department Finds UCLA Law School Discriminates Based on Race in Admissions
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division says its investigation found UCLA Law discriminated against white and Asian applicants for the 2023-2025 classes, alleging violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the 2023 SFFA Supreme Court ruling.
- Signal Diagnostics Agrees to Pay over $20M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for Failing to Refund Overpayments to the HRSA Uninsured Program
Signal Diagnostics LLC agreed to pay $20.5 million to the U.S. government to settle False Claims Act allegations that it retained HRSA Uninsured Program overpayments for claims involving insured patients.
- Independence Blue Cross to Pay $22.5M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Independence Blue Cross has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle Department of Justice allegations that it submitted inaccurate diagnosis codes for Medicare Advantage enrollees, resulting in improper Medicare overpayments.
- Department of Justice Indicts Ten Aliens for Voter Fraud in Minnesota
The Department of Justice announced that a federal grand jury indicted ten non-citizen defendants for alleged voter fraud in Minnesota on September 24, 2026, and that all have made initial appearances in federal court.
- Justice Department Files Judicial Misconduct Complaint Alleging MN Judges Made Improper and Unethical Comments to the New York Times
The Department of Justice filed a complaint alleging that three Minnesota federal judges, including Judges Patrick J. Schiltz and John R. Tunheim, made improper and unethical comments to the New York Times.