Weiss: Man's actions showed 'complete disregard for the lives of innocent people'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Mar 10, 2023
A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for stalking charges.
Binance responds to ‘misinformed accusations’: ‘We see it as an opportunity to engage the public’
By DOJ Newswire Report | Mar 10, 2023
Media entities have recently tried to equate the movement of cryptocurrency between wallets with illicit misuse of customer funds. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, explained in a blog post that moving assets between hot and cold wallets is a regular function of crypto exchanges that serves to protect user funds while ensuring liquidity, which is different from the criminal misuse of funds perpetrated by the now-bankrupt exchange FTX.
Watchdog says Frank Biden's involvement in enviro class action raises 'too many red flags to ignore'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Mar 8, 2023
A federal government watchdog group is investigating whether President Biden's brother Frank Biden is inappropriately leveraging the family name as an advisor to a class action law firm.
Williams: Man sentenced after he 'carried out a sprawling criminal scheme from Nigeria'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Mar 3, 2023
A Nigerian man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a multimillion dollar fraud scheme in which he impersonated procurement officials with educational institutions as well as state and federal governments.
2 Nigerian citizens accused of attempting to defraud U.S. of more than $25 million
By DOJ Newswire Report | Mar 1, 2023
Two Nigerian citizens living in Toronto have been indicted by a federal grand jury for an alleged scam to steal U.S. tax refunds and COVID-19 pandemic benefits, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington.
Bailey: Indiana woman 'had a direct hand in pushing this poison into our community'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Mar 1, 2023
An Indiana woman has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for armed trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Polite: Florida man 'justifiably faces a lengthy prison term' for investment fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Mar 1, 2023
A Florida man recently pleaded guilty to charges in orchestrating a $55 million investment fraud scheme.
Cornerstone Healthcare Group Holding to pay more than $21M in 'one of the largest civil health-care fraud settlements FBI Houston has seen'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Feb 28, 2023
A Houston medical center accused of filing false Medicare claims has agreed to pay more than $21 million in a settlement.
Rollins: 'We will aggressively prosecute hate crimes and other civil-rights offenses'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Feb 24, 2023
A Massachusetts man was indicted Feb. 15 for allegedly committing a hate crime.
Select Subcommittee Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government: 'Americans have lost faith in the Federal Bureau of Investigation'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Feb 14, 2023
The Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government held a hearing Thursday consisting of two panels to discuss the "politicization of the FBI and DOJ and attacks on American civil liberties."
Crowe: 'Investigative techniques must evolve where minors are most at-risk'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jan 28, 2023
A Kentucky man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after admitting to flying to Illinois in May 2020 for the purpose of having sex with a minor.
Williams: Former president of NYPD sergeants’ union 'faces jail time and significant financial penalties'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jan 28, 2023
The former president of the New York Police Department sergeants’ union pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to defraud the association of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Onks: 'It’s important for community members to understand how we serve'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jan 27, 2023
FBI Jacksonville is accepting nominations for the 2023 FBI Citizens Academy.
New FTX CEO: 'We are making important progress in our efforts to maximize recoveries'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jan 23, 2023
John Ray III, who has taken over as CEO and chief restructuring officer of FTX, said that FTX leaders and advisors have met with the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC) as part of FTX's ongoing bankruptcy proceedings and determined that FTX has approximately $5.5 billion in liquid assets, meaning there is a "substantial shortfall" of assets at both FTX U.S. and FTX International.
Grand Junction man convicted, sentenced to life for fentanyl distribution that resulted in death
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jan 20, 2023
A Grand Junction man was sentenced to life in federal prison for his distribution of fentanyl that resulted in death.
U.S. attorney on sextortion indictment: 'These charges represent serious allegations'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jan 19, 2023
A U.S. attorney confirmed a sextortion indictment and is seeking to identify additional victims
U.S. Trustee objects to FTX retaining S&C as lead counsel due to 'close connection'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jan 17, 2023
A U.S. Trustee with the Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed an objection to Sullivan & Cromwell working as lead counsel for FTX in bankruptcy proceedings. Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, wrote in a Substack post that he sees Sullivan & Cromwell's current work for FTX as a potential conflict of interest, given the law firm's previous work for FTX. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators recently expressed the same concern.
Graves: Indictments, arrests target those 'peddling poison on our streets'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jan 16, 2023
Eight individuals are being charged in a drug conspiracy after an indictment was unsealed Jan. 12.
Stefanik: 'Our House Republican Majority will demand accountability for Nancy Pelosi’s complete FAILURE to secure our Capitol'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jan 13, 2023
House GOP Conference Chair and U.S. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R - NY) blamed Democrats for the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021
Rich: FBI works 'to rescue children from those who seek to exploit or prey upon them'
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jan 13, 2023
A San Antonio man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for receiving child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.
