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- Justice Department Announces Significant Health Care Fraud Takedown, District Anti-Fraud Initiative
The Justice Department announced a large health-care fraud enforcement action and the launch of a district anti-fraud initiative.
- Civil Rights Division Secures Settlement with OpenAI for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced a $3.2 million settlement with OpenAI OpCo LLC and its subsidiary Statsig Inc. over alleged violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act by favoring temporary-visa workers over U.S. workers.
- The Fraud Division Announces Charges Against 19 Defendants for Medicaid Home Health Aid Schemes Expands
The DOJ’s Fraud Division announced expanding its Northeast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to Philadelphia, pairing the Health Care Fraud Section with the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Attorney’s Office, and charging 19 defendants in Medicaid home-health aid schemes.
- Two Houston Gang Leaders Convicted at Trial for Ordering Drive-by Murder of Innocent Bystander
A federal jury convicted two remaining members of the 103 street gang in Houston, completing convictions of all six members charged with ordering a retaliatory drive-by shooting that killed an innocent bystander.
- Justice Department Announces Monitoring of Polling Sites in Four Michigan Cities
The Department of Justice announced it will monitor polling sites in four Michigan cities during the state’s primary election to oversee transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law.
- South Florida Resident Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Firearms from Florida to Haiti as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Initiative
Jean Robert Casimir, a 53-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen from Lauderhill, Florida, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy, smuggling and export-control violations for illegally shipping at least 140 firearms to Haiti since 2020.
- Medicare Advantage Provider Complete Health to Pay $14,100,000 to Settle False Claims Act Suit
Complete Health Partners Holdings, based in Jacksonville, Florida, agreed to pay $14.1 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it submitted false diagnosis codes to increase Medicare Advantage payments.
- Justice Department Files Record 24 Denaturalization Cases Against Naturalized Criminals Including Attempted Murderers, Spousal Abusers, and Child Sex Offenders
The U.S. Department of Justice announced it has filed denaturalization actions in multiple district courts against 24 naturalized individuals charged with offenses such as attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault, and child sexual assault.
- Justice Department Sues Montgomery County, MD for Violating Supreme Court’s Wolford Decision
The Justice Department sued Montgomery County, Maryland, claiming its new Bill 23-26 violates the Supreme Court’s Wolford decision by restricting lawful firearm possession, including a 100-yard exclusion zone around thousands of locations, even for licensed carriers.
- Two Additional Ophthalmology Practices Agree to Pay $2.3M to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Claims to Medicare and Medicaid for Cranial Ultrasounds
Two New York ophthalmology practices, Fromer Eye Centers and Floral Park Ophthalmology, agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle False Claims Act allegations over Medicare and Medicaid billing for trans-cranial Doppler ultrasounds; the estate also joined, and both will cooperate…
- CEO of Skincare Company Pleads Guilty to FDCA Charges and Mail Fraud
Bryce Cleveland, President and CEO of Scalpa, Inc., pleaded guilty to three charges for selling skincare products not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, violating FDCA regulations and mail fraud statutes.
- Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities to Advance Public Safety Efforts Across Tribal Nations
The U.S. Department of Justice has released the Fiscal Year 2026 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation notice of funding opportunity, offering grants to American Indian and Alaska Native tribes for developing comprehensive public-safety and victimization programs.
- Turkey-Based Global Director of Sham Charity Arrested and Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Hamas
The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a three-count complaint charging Mohammad Yousef Hasna, 45, of Istanbul, with conspiring to provide material support to Hamas, a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization, and related terrorism financing offenses.
- Brother of Notorious Mexican Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty to International Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
A Mexican national, identified as the brother of a notorious Mexican cartel leader, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine for importation into the United States and to firearm offenses related to the drug-trafficking conspiracy.
- Justice Department Announces New State Partnerships and Record Fraud Enforcement Actions Across Southeast
The Justice Department announced new partnerships with state authorities and reported record numbers of fraud enforcement actions in the southeastern United States.
- CEO and VA Employee Plead Guilty to Paying and Receiving Illegal Health Care Kickbacks and Bribes
A CEO and a Veterans Affairs employee in Florida pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pay and receive illegal health-care kickbacks and bribes, according to the Department of Justice.
- Auto Dealership to Pay $137,000 for Mishandling Servicemembers’ Vehicle Leases
The Justice Department said Holmes Motors Inc. agreed to pay more than $137,000 to settle claims it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act by illegally repossessing servicemembers’ vehicles and not refunding deposits and prepaid lease amounts after lease terminations.
- Justice Department’s Fraud Division Announces Unprecedented Fraud Enforcement Actions in Southeast Resulting from Federal–State Partnerships
The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division announced 17 fraud cases across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina, involving over $350 million in alleged losses tied to SNAP, SBA loans, housing benefits and tax fraud.
- Department of Justice Files First Case in U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court to Deport Afghan Alien Who Supported Her Family’s Plans for Election-Day Shooting
The Department of Justice filed the first case in the U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court to seek removal of Nazira Haji Zada, 47, a Fort Worth, Texas resident, for allegedly supporting her family’s election-day shooting plans.
- Southwest Georgia Man Sentenced on Federal Dog Fighting, Firearms, and Drug Trafficking Charges
U.S. District Court in Georgia sentenced Dun Terrius Bradford of Sale City to 120 months imprisonment, five years supervised release and $6,900 in mandated costs after convictions on 69 dog-fighting, cocaine-base manufacturing, and firearms offenses.
- Texas Laboratory, Former CEO, and Florida Businessman Pay a Total of $36.4M to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Unnecessary Genetic Testing
Access DX Laboratory, its former CEO Michael Stewart, and Florida businessman Harold Shatz have agreed to pay a combined $36.4 million to settle False Claims Act allegations of kickbacks and billing Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary genetic testing.
- Federal Jury Convicts New Jersey Man of Terrorism Offenses Relating to His Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
A federal jury convicted Hadi Matar, 28, of Fairview, New Jersey, of attempting to provide material support to Hezbollah, engaging in transnational terrorism, and providing material support to terrorists in connection with an attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie.
- Former BIA Officer Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Lying to Investigators
Former Bureau of Indian Affairs officer Murrell Deela was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for sexual abuse of a minor and for providing false statements to investigators, according to the Department of Justice.
- Fraud Division Resolves Fraud Investigation of Eye Care Group Under New Corporate Enforcement Policy; Health Care Executive Charged for Alleged Fraud and Kickbacks
DOJ's Fraud Enforcement Division announced the resolution of a criminal health-care fraud investigation into Campus Eye Management Holdings LLC and its subsidiary under the Department's Corporate Enforcement and Self-Disclosure Policy; a health-care executive was charged with alleged fraud and kickbacks.
- Cuban National Sentenced for His Role in an International Alien Smuggling, Asylum Fraud, and Money Laundering Conspiracy
The Department of Justice announced that a Cuban national was sentenced to 30 months in prison for involvement in an international alien smuggling, asylum fraud, and money-laundering conspiracy.
- Ukrainian-Israeli Citizen Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar Fake Brokerage Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice reported that Yaroslav Shilkloper, a 50-year-old Ukrainian-Israeli citizen, was sentenced to four years in prison, fined $250,000 and ordered to pay $1.43 million in restitution for a conspiracy involving a fraudulent brokerage scheme targeting U.S.…
- Ex-Wife of Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty to Criminal Violation of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
The ex-wife and current partner of a Los Cuinis leader pleaded guilty to violating the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, a case under the Homeland Security Task Force; Los Cuinis is aligned with CJNG, designated a foreign terrorist organization in…
- High-Level Member of Clan del Golfo, a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
Aimer Alberto Alvaran Posada, 52, a high-level member of Clan del Golfo, a designated foreign terrorist organization, was sentenced by the DOJ to 150 months in prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
- Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Unaccompanied Alien Children into the United States
A woman from El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court to smuggling unaccompanied alien children into the United States, according to the Department of Justice.
- Former CPA and International Fugitive to Face Charges of Failing to Report Foreign Bank Accounts and Filing False Documents with the IRS
A former CPA and international fugitive appeared in federal court in Florida, facing charges of failing to report foreign bank accounts and filing false documents with the IRS.