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- Justice Department Secures Resolution with Cleveland Clinic to End Pediatric “Gender-Affirming Care”
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a resolution with Cleveland Clinic, which, alongside the Ohio Attorney General, agreed to a decades-long prohibition on providing puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones to minors.
- Chiropractor and Former CEO Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns
A Puerto Rican chiropractor and former CEO pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return involving an illegal tax shelter, according to the Department of Justice.
- Union Leaders Convicted of Racketeering, Fraud, and Embezzlement of Union Dues
A federal jury convicted a North Carolina couple, a Kansas man and an Ohio man of racketeering, fraud and embezzlement related to union dues, including no-show jobs, unauthorized loans and misuse of union funds.
- Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Spring Cleaning
The Department of Justice reported that Operation Spring Cleaning, an FBI-led nationwide effort targeting gang-related firearm and narcotics trafficking, ran from March 1 to May 31 and involved coordination with federal, state and local law-enforcement agencies.
- Company Ordered to Pay $500,000 Criminal Fine for Violating Asbestos Regulations in Michigan
Applied Partners LLC was ordered by the Department of Justice to pay a $500,000 criminal fine and serve a two-year probation period for violations related to handling regulated asbestos-containing material at a Saginaw, Michigan site.
- Three New Mexico Men Charged with Conspiracy to Transport Aliens and Conspiracy to Kill a Witness As a Result of Joint Task Force Alpha and Homeland Security Task Force Investigation
A grand jury in New Mexico returned an indictment charging Wilfrido Saenz, 29; Ignacio Jaramillo, 22; and Ismael Jaramillo, 35, with conspiracy to transport aliens and conspiracy to murder a witness, stemming from Task Force Alpha and Homeland Security investigations.
- Former Kokomo Police Department Officer Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Minor, Lying to Investigators, and Destruction of Records
A federal jury in the Southern District of Indiana convicted former Kokomo Police Department officer Sinmi Asomuyide, 33, of on-duty sexual assault of a 14-year-old, lying to investigators and destroying records.
- Environmental Crimes Bulletin – April 2026
The Department of Justice’s April 2026 Environmental Crimes Bulletin reports investigations into dog fighting, timber trafficking, wastewater discharges, hazardous waste storage, parrot smuggling, among other offenses.
- Fraud Division Announces Federal–State Partnership in Ohio to Prosecute Fraud
The Justice Department announced a federal-state partnership with a data-sharing agreement to prosecute fraud, charging nine defendants with over $42 million in alleged fraud, detaining three, seeking extradition of two for $15 million, and creating the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters…
- Fraud Division Announces Federal–State Partnership in Ohio to Prosecute Fraud
The Department of Justice's Fraud Division announced a federal-state partnership in Ohio aimed at prosecuting fraud cases.
- Justice Department Expands Admissions Investigations into 15 Additional Medical Schools
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced fifteen new investigations into possible race discrimination in medical school admissions, following prior findings that UCLA and Yale medical schools illegally used race in admissions.
- American Citizen Pleads Guilty to Working as an Agent for the People's Republic of China
The Department of Justice announced that Thomas Weir Pauken II, a 50-year-old American who lived and worked in the People’s Republic of China, pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of a foreign government within the United States.
- National Fraud Enforcement Division’s Healthcare Fraud Unit Secures Six Trial Convictions Involving over $1.1 Billion in Fraud In Under Three Weeks: Convictions Span five Federal Districts & six Distinct Categories of Healthcare Fraud
DOJ’s Fraud Enforcement Division said its Health Care Fraud Unit secured six jury convictions involving over $1.1 billion in fraud in five districts and six categories between May 13 and June 1, in courts in Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Detroit…
- Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Make and Distribute Animal Crush Videos Involving Monkeys
A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty in federal court in Cincinnati to conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos involving monkeys through his participation in online groups.
- Maryland Man Convicted of Defrauding Private Jet Customers for $15M
A federal jury in the District of Maryland convicted a Maryland man who owned and operated a private jet charter company of defrauding customers of $15 million.
- Alaska Man Who Received Images of Child Pornography and Possessed AI-Generated Images of Child Sexual Abuse Sentenced to Prison
An Alaskan man was sentenced to 70 months in prison and 20 years supervised release after being convicted of trafficking child pornography, including images of pre-pubescent children and AI-generated child sexual abuse depictions.
- Making America Safe Again: DOJ to Award $300 Million to Model Cities Dedicated to Restoring Law and Order
The Justice Department announced the Model Cities Initiative, allocating nearly $300 million in federal funds to select two to four cities for comprehensive public-safety programs, with proposal submissions due September 1.
- CEO of Iran Tech Company Arrested on Federal Charge of Supplying U.S. Equipment to Iran’s Nuclear and Military Establishment
DOJ announced a dual U.S.-Iranian national, CEO of an Iran-based tech firm, was arrested on a federal charge of violating U.S. sanctions by acquiring U.S.-origin networking, security and encryption equipment for Iranian customers, including the regime’s nuclear and military establishments.
- Scam Center Strike Force Announces Results of U.S. & Private Industry “Disruption Week”
The Department of Justice, through U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva, announced results of a first-of-its-kind “Disruption Week” event uniting government and private industry to combat cyber-enabled and cryptocurrency fraud targeting Americans.
- Statement from the Civil Division on U.S. District Court Ruling in Rhode Island
The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division released a statement concerning a recent ruling by the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island.
- Owners of Nationwide Nail Salon Business Plead Guilty to Tax Crimes
A Texas man and woman who run a nationwide nail salon chain pleaded guilty Monday to tax offenses related to an extensive cash payroll.
- Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Illicit Chemical Substances
The Justice Department announced that Jeffrey McIndoo and his firm, JeffMac Investments LLC d/b/a SARMS Pharm LLC, pleaded guilty to an information for illegally selling selective androgen receptor modulators, substances not approved by the FDA.
- The Justice Department announces Model Cities Initiative
The Justice Department announced a Model Cities Initiative.
- Four Illegal Alien Tren de Aragua Members Plead Guilty to Double Murder in 2024
Four members of the designated terrorist group Tren de Aragua, Keiber Jaen Martinez, Samuel Gonzalez Castro, Eferson Morillo-Gomez and Keineyer Ibarra-Mujica, pleaded guilty in New York to two murder counts and one firearm-use count tied to a May 24, 2024…
- Matrix, HealthFair, and HealthFair Founder Agree to Pay $56.5M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Matrix Medical Network, HealthFair, and founder Shahriah “James” Ekbatani have agreed to pay a combined $56.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving false diagnosis codes submitted to Medicare Advantage, with payments of $36.5 M, $5 M and $15…
- Justice Department Launches Title VI Investigation into DEI Programs at Arizona State University
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced it is investigating Arizona State University’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs following viral videos alleging the university denied equal treatment based on race, color or national origin and concealed the practices.
- Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to $1.1M Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
A Maryland woman pleaded guilty to a scheme that sought to obtain more than $1.1 million in government funds by filing false IRS tax returns.
- Member of an International Money Laundering Organization Pleads Guilty to Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds
A Georgia man, identified as a member of an international money-laundering organization, pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder millions of dollars in drug-trafficking proceeds, the Department of Justice said.
- Washington Man Sentenced for Hate Crime Charge After Stabbing a Black Woman Metro Bus Passenger
Washington resident Adan Hernandez-Mayoral received a 54-month prison term and three years supervised release after being convicted of a federal hate-crime charge for stabbing a Black female Metro bus passenger.
- The U.S. Trustee Program in 2026
The Department of Justice released a piece titled “The U.S. Trustee Program in 2026,” which originally appeared in the ABI Journal, Vol. XLV, No. 6, June 2026.