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- California Man Sentenced to 65 Months in Prison for Trafficking At Least 1,700 Animals into the United States from Mexico
A California resident received a 65-month prison sentence after being convicted of smuggling at least 1,700 reptiles into the United States from Mexico, Hong Kong and other locations over a six-year period.
- Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel Concludes Immigrant Welfare Eligibility Rules Apply to FCC Lifeline Program
The Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel issued an opinion stating that non-citizens must meet the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act eligibility and verification requirements to qualify for the FCC’s Lifeline telephone and broadband discount program.
- County Housing Official Sentenced for His Role in Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Receive Bribes From Hawaii Businessman and Attorneys
Former Hawaii County Housing Specialist Alan Scott Rudo, 59, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for conspiracy to receive bribes from a Hawaii businessman and attorneys in exchange for official actions.
- Florida Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Biofuel Fraud Conspiracy
The DOJ sentenced a Florida owner to 18 months in prison, two years release, $2.86 million restitution and a $150,000 fine for a scheme that produced over $7 million in fraudulent EPA fuel credits and sought over $6 million in…
- Member of the Fully Blooded Felons Gang Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for RICO, Drug, and Firearm Offenses
Jeffrey Lee, 25, a member of the Fully Blooded Felons gang, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to RICO conspiracy, fentanyl distribution, and firearm possession during a drug-trafficking offense.
- New Jersey Rioter at Delaney Hall Charged for Kicking and Biting ICE Officers
The Department of Justice announced that a New Jersey man was arrested and charged with assaulting ICE officers, including kicking and biting, causing bodily injury.
- Justice Department Sues States for Denying Undercover License Plates to Federal Law Enforcement
The U.S. Department of Justice filed lawsuits on Wednesday against Maine and another state, alleging they denied federal law-enforcement officers access to undercover license plates required for investigations.
- San Antonio Tow Company to Pay $280,000 for Illegally Auctioning Servicemember-Owned Vehicles
The Justice Department announced that San Antonio tow company Vehicle Management Solutions Inc. will pay $280,000 to settle allegations it illegally sold or scrapped about 93 vehicles owned by U.S. servicemembers, violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
- Clinic Manager Convicted of $8M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in the Eastern District of New York convicted a New York clinic manager for her role in an $8 million Medicare fraud conspiracy.
- Dual Iranian-Iraqi National Indicted for Providing Material Support to Terrorist Organizations
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of a dual Iranian-Iraqi national on charges of providing material support to designated terrorist organizations.
- Bank Insider Pleads Guilty to Facilitating Fraud Schemes at Two Financial Institutions
A former TD Bank N.A. employee, Cheungkin “Kelvin” Lam, pleaded guilty to defrauding TD Bank customers and bribing an employee at another financial institution to falsify records, enabling more than $3.4 million in fraud, according to the DOJ.
- Fraudster Who Sold Personal Information of Over 7 Million Elderly Americans to Jamaican Scammers Sentenced to Prison
A North Carolina man received a 121-month prison term, three years of supervised release, and a $5,214,688.48 forfeiture for operating a seven-year scheme that sold personal data of more than 7 million elderly Americans to Jamaican lottery fraud scammers.
- Romanian National Sentenced for Selling Access to Networks of Oregon State Government Office and Other U.S. Victims
- Final of Four Conspirators Sentenced to Over 18 Years in Prison for Using Darknet Marketplace to Distribute Dangerous Counterfeit Pills in Homeland Security Task Force Case
- Justice Department Recovers Over $6M in Additional Funds Linked to 1MDB Scheme
- Civil Division Moves to Fast-Track Benefits Fraud Enforcement
- Staten Island Man Sentenced for Murder-For-Hire Plot and Stalking a Journalist and Prominent Critic of the Iranian Government
- Oglethorpe Inc. and Top Executives Agree to Pay $32M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
- Justice Department Sues University of California for Antisemitic Hostile Educational Environment
- Owner of Multinational Investment Company Sentenced in $2B Fraud, Money Laundering, and Bribery Schemes
- Members of Transnational Money Laundering Organization Charged with Laundering Cartel Funds
- Feeding Our Future Ringleader Sentenced to 500 Months
- Georgian Citizen Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for International Money Laundering Conspiracy
- Regions Bank to Pay $4. 9 Million to Resolve Civil Liability in Connection with Ineligible Paycheck Protection Program Loan
- 12 Members of Violent “Crown Hill Enterprise” in Indianapolis Indicted on Federal RICO Charges, Including Murder
- Clinic Owner Convicted for $52M Health Care Fraud, Illegal Narcotics Distribution, and Kickback Scheme
- This Week in Fraud: The Fraud Division Announced Expansion of Midwest Task Force and Authorization to Hire 15 New Medicaid Prosecutors, an Unprecedented Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown, and a $2 Billion Telemedicine Health Care Fraud Scheme
- Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Against 15 Defendants for Over $90M in Fraud
- Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Against 15 Defendants for Over $90M in Fraud
- Miami-Area Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Distributing Sexual Torture and Mutilation Videos of Baby Monkeys