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A former stockbroker was sentenced to 10 years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to manipulate the price of shares in publicly traded companies.
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OJP announces the inaugural class of Reaching Rural Fellows
The Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance announced the 67 fellows selected to participate in the inaugural class of the Reaching Rural: Advancing Collaborative Solutions initiative.
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U.S. jail population increased while prison population decreased in 2021
The Bureau of Justice Statistics is announcing the release of statistical tables on Jail Inmates in 2021 and Prisoners in 2021. Of note, the two incarcerated populations diverged in 2021, with the number of persons held in local jails increasing by 16% from 2020, while the number of persons in prison decreased 1%. Both populations decreased from 2019 to 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BJS releases third-party report, Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2020
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2020.
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Totten: Pandemic aid to help small businesses, 'not to buy luxury cars or pay for wedding expenses'
U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced that Kurtis James VanderMolen, 50, of Grand Rapids, MI, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and money laundering in connection to a scheme aimed at obtaining approximately $170,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for a nonexistent company
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Buchanan: 'Ajmal exploited his relatives in his plan to cheat the IRS'
A Georgia businessman has been sentenced to two years in prison for making and subscribing a false tax return.
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Polite: 'Diaz abused her position as a public official to line her pockets'
The former Venezuelan national treasurer and her husband have been convicted in a billion-dollar currency exchange, bribery and money laundering scheme.
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Freaney: 'Cyber fraudsters continue to present a real and credible threat'
Four men were arrested for their roles in a scheme to defraud businesses, banks and individuals through business email compromise and credit card fraud schemes.
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Williams: 'Servis' conduct represents corruption at the highest levels of the racehorse industry'
A thoroughbred racehorse trainer recently pleaded guilty for the distribution of adulterated and misbranded drugs for administration on racehorses he trained.
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Williams: 'Cooley is now facing serious criminal charges for his alleged cybercrimes'
An Arizona man was arrested for charges in connection with a cyber intrusion scheme against a New York-based hair salon company.
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Bonavolonta: 'Eric Mohan is a serial bank robber' in New Hampshire, Massachusetts
A Manchester man was sentenced to 57 months in prison for a string of bank robberies in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
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Maguire: Philadelphia South Street 'store wasn’t a legitimate business – it was a front for fraud'
A Pennsylvania man was convicted of selling counterfeit Rolex watches and financial fraud crimes.
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Romero: 'Jones presented a danger to the community in Lancaster'
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for narcotics and firearms offenses.
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Peace: Inmate 'generated tens of thousands of dollars from his Rikers Island jail cell'
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a man has been convicted on charges of bribing New York City correctional officers to smuggle contraband into Rikers Island jail.
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Williams: DOJ announces 'sweeping RICO indictment charging 14 members and associates of a violent gang'
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced 14 New York gang members and associates have been charged with offenses related to racketeering, narcotics and firearms crimes.
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Newland: 'Partnership will further support our efforts to keep Native people safe'
The FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs will be working closer to improve law enforcement in Indian Country according to an agreement announced during the recent White House Tribal Nations Summit.
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Brown: 'This defendant was immersed in the violence of this drug trafficking ring'
A Washington man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a cartel-connected drug distribution ring.
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Crowe: 'Billing for unnecessary ambulance transports wastes taxpayer dollars'
An Illinois ambulance company settled allegations of billing Medicare for unnecessary, non-emergency ambulance transportation by agreeing to pay $302,124.37.
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Peace: MS-13 member's 'sentence is a fitting punishment for a brutal murder'
A Long Island, New York, man who was a member of the transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, has been sentenced to more than 26 years in prison for murdering a teen and an attempted killing.
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Williams: Infinity Q founder 'lied to his investors in order to line his own pockets'
The founder of a New York-based investment company recently pleaded guilty to securities fraud.
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