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- Arkansas Pathology Laboratory and Its Owners Pay $30M to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Unnecessary Medical Testing
Arkansas-based Advanced Pathology Solutions, its management services entity, and owners Kevin Hannah, Donell Burkett, and Daniel Hunter Pledger have agreed to pay $30 million to the Department of Justice to settle allegations of unlawful kickbacks and unnecessary pathology testing.
- San Diego Resident Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Hamas
The Justice Department unsealed a five-count complaint charging San Diego resident Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi, 38, with terrorism, sanctions-evasion, wire fraud, money laundering and false statements for allegedly diverting charitable funds to Hamas and personal use.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Appoints National Coordinator for Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the creation of a National Coordinator position to oversee efforts to prevent, prosecute, and end child exploitation and human trafficking across the United States.
- OVW FY 2026 Financial Assistance for Victims Pre-Application Presentation
The Department of Justice announced a pre-application presentation on Office of Victims of Crime financial assistance programs for fiscal year 2026.
- Department of Justice Files Suit to Stop Ongoing Medicaid Fraud Related to New York’s $10 Billion Home-Care Program
Department of Justice sued New York Department of Health, Medicaid Director Amir Bassiri, and Public Partnerships LLC in Eastern District of New York, alleging Medicaid fraud tied to $10 billion home-care program and CDPAP managed by PPL since 2025.
- Justice Department Requires OhioHealth to Stop Using Anticompetitive Healthcare Contract Terms That Raise Costs for Ohio Patients
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a proposed settlement to resolve its civil antitrust lawsuit against OhioHealth, prohibiting the health system from using contract terms that deter budget-conscious commercial insurers and could lower costs for Ohio patients and employers.
- Juneau Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing a Minor and Producing CSAM
A Juneau, Alaska man was sentenced to 40 years in prison and lifetime supervised release after being convicted of sexually abusing a minor, producing child sexual abuse material involving the victim, and distributing the material on the dark web.
- 15 Members of Direct Action Minnesota, a Minneapolis-Based Direct Action Group with Antifa Ties, Indicted
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of 15 members of Direct Action Minnesota, a Minneapolis-based direct action group reportedly linked to Antifa.
- U.S. Justice Department Moves to Intervene in Race Discrimination Lawsuit Challenging Reparations Program in Evanston, Illinois
The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has moved to intervene in a lawsuit challenging Evanston, Illinois’ cash and housing assistance program for Black residents and descendants, alleging it violates the Equal Protection Clause.
- Justice Department Files to Intervene and Dismiss Lawsuit that Would Hamper America’s AI Innovation and Security
The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division filed a motion to intervene and dismiss a private citizen lawsuit seeking to shut down a large artificial-intelligence facility in Southaven, Mississippi.
- Mexican National Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Role in Large Scale International Cocaine Trafficking Offense
A Mexican national was sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to import approximately 1,900 kilograms of cocaine into the United States, according to the Department of Justice.
- Five Men Arrested and Charged in Plot to Attack and Kill Government Officials and Others Attending the Ultimate Fighting Championship at White House
The Justice Department announced charges against five men for an alleged plot to attack and kill government officials and other attendees of the UFC Freedom 250 event held at the White House on Sunday.
- Former Nepal Orphanage Director Indicted for Illicit Sexual Conduct with a Minor Outside the United States
A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted a North Carolina man, identified as a former director of a Nepal orphanage, on charges of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor outside the United States.
- Member of Nihilistic Violent Extremist Group “764” Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offenses
The Department of Justice announced that Shawn Krishendat Premsook, 26, of Clermont, Florida, pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing child pornography and two counts of possessing child pornography. He is identified as a member of extremist group “764.”
- Bridal Shop Owner Sentenced to Prison for Willfully Failing to Pay More Than $1.3M in Employment Taxes
A Parker, Washington, bridal shop owner was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for willfully failing to pay more than $1.3 million in employment taxes owed by her company, which she operated for over a decade.
- Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Role in Prolific Human Smuggling Organization that Moved Aliens from Central Asia, Africa, and the Middle East
A Mexican national extradited from Mexico was sentenced to 87 months in prison for his role in a human smuggling organization that moved individuals from Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East across the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Federal Jury Convicts Former Correctional Officer of Civil Rights Violation that Resulted in Inmate’s Death
A federal jury convicted former detention deputy Paula Kelley of violating 18 U.S.C. § 242 for deliberate indifference to the medical needs of pretrial detainee Kayla Turley, resulting in her injury and death at Garvin County Jail in Pauls Valley…
- The Department of Justice continues to take action that will ensure that Tribal Nations in the United States are included in DOJ’s efforts to Make America Safe Again
The DOJ announced that, building on the Tribal Access Program established in 2015, the FBI approved a resolution permitting the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Education and Children and Family Services departments to access FBI criminal history records.
- United States Seizes Domain Names Publishing Nude Digital Forgeries of Famous Women
The U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security seized the domains CFAKE.com and SOCFAKE.com, which were used to publish thousands of digitally forged nude images and videos of famous women without their consent.
- Master of Shadow Fleet Tanker Pleads Guilty in D.C. for Evading U.S. Coast Guard During Weeks-Long Pursuit
Avtandil Kalandadze, 47, former master of a shadow-fleet tanker that moved Iran- and Venezuela-origin oil, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for disobeying U.S. Coast Guard orders during a multi-week pursuit from the Caribbean to the North Atlantic.
- Two Hells Angels Sentenced for Racketeering Attempted Murder
The DOJ reported that David Lee Woodall, 47, of North Carolina, and Jason Lee Hathaway, 48, of Indiana, were sentenced after pleading guilty to violent crime in aid of racketeering for an attempted murder of Pagan Motorcycle Club members.
- Statement of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division on the Closing of Its Investigation of the Merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros.
The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced it has closed its investigation into the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance.
- Justice Department Files to Transfer 45,000 Acres from Arizona to Hopi Tribe
The Justice Department and Interior filed a friendly condemnation to transfer over 45,000 acres from Arizona to the United States, which will then place the land in trust for the Hopi Tribe after the tribe deposits $8.4 million as compensation.
- Former Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department and Former Management and Budget Director Sentenced for Bribery Scheme
The Department of Justice reported that former Virgin Islands Police Department Commissioner Ray Martinez and former Virgin Islands Office of Management and Budget director Jenifer O’Neal were sentenced this week for involvement in a procurement fraud, bribery and money-laundering scheme.
- New Mexico Man Facing Federal Hate Crime Charge Following Attacks at Local Synagogue and Jewish Community Center
A man in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been detained on federal hate-crime charges after allegedly damaging a synagogue and a Jewish Community Center in consecutive attacks.
- Ukrainian National Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy in Connection with Conti Ransomware
Ukrainian national Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud connected to the Conti ransomware deployment after his extradition from Ireland.
- Former Intelligence Community Contractor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Kickbacks
A former contractor for the U.S. Intelligence Community pleaded guilty to conspiring to solicit and accept kickbacks, an offense against the United States.
- Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions Results in Arrests of Seven Men in Connection with Fraudulent COVID-19 Relief Loan Applications
The DOJ reports that coordinated FBI and Las Vegas police actions in Nevada, Arizona and Texas led to the arrest and indictment of seven men for submitting $205,639 in fraudulent SBA Paycheck Protection and Economic Injury Disaster loan applications.
- Justice Department Files Complaint Challenging Virginia Mask Ban and Identification Requirements for Federal Officers
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia, Attorney General Jay Jones, and Fairfax Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano, contesting Virginia’s mask ban and identification requirements that the DOJ alleges unlawfully regulate federal law-enforcement officers.
- DOJ, DHS, HHS Hold Press Conference on Efforts to Safeguard Unaccompanied Alien Children
The Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Health and Human Services held a press conference to discuss measures aimed at protecting unaccompanied alien children.