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A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida has returned an indictment charging three executives of an election voting machine and service provider company and a former Chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) of the Republic of the Philippines. The charges pertain to their alleged involvement in a bribery and money laundering scheme related to the 2016 Philippine elections.
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Southern California dental offices settle $6M over false claims act violations
West Coast Dental Administrative Services LLC (formerly West Coast Dental Services Inc.), which operates a network of dental offices in Southern California, and its founders and former owners, Drs. Soleyman Cohen-Sedgh, Farid Pakravan, and Farhad Manavi, have paid $6.3 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly violated the False Claims Act in connection with seven improper loans that West Coast Dental Services Inc. (West Coast Dental) and affiliated dental offices received under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Additionally, City Real Estate Holdings Inc., a...
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Former Syrian official charged with immigration fraud
A former Syrian government official was indicted today in Los Angeles on criminal charges for lying to U.S. immigration authorities about his time running a Syrian prison where prisoners, including political dissidents, were physically mistreated.
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Justice Department disrupts North Korean remote IT worker fraud schemes
Matthew Isaac Knoot, 38, of Nashville, Tennessee, was arrested today for his alleged involvement in generating revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK or North Korea) illicit weapons program, including weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
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Florida woman pleads guilty to filing false tax refund claims
A Florida woman pleaded guilty today to filing false tax returns with the IRS to fraudulently obtain tax refunds.
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Ohio man pleads guilty to $750K employment tax offense linked to dental practice
An Ohio man pleaded guilty today to not paying more than $750,000 in employment taxes and not filing employment tax returns.
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Former Georgia jailer sentenced for civil rights violation
A former detention officer with the Fulton County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office was sentenced today to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for intentionally depriving a detained woman of her civil rights by using unreasonable force.
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Former interim president pleads guilty to price-fixing conspiracy involving Puerto Rican steel distributor
A former executive of a steel distributor in San Juan, Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with competitors to fix prices for sales of reinforcing bar, or rebar.
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OVW hosts pre-application session for FY 2024 TSASP solicitation
OVW conducted a live web-based pre-application information session for its Fiscal Year 2024 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP) solicitation. During the presentation, OVW staff reviewed this program’s requirements, discussed the solicitation, and allowed for a brief question-and-answer period.
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Lisa Monaco addresses Women in Federal Law Enforcement Foundation's anniversary
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered remarks at the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Women in Federal Law Enforcement Foundation (WIFLE) on August 6, 2024. She thanked Director Wray and Acting Deputy Secretary Canegallo for their leadership and collaboration.
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Deputy Attorney General addresses Women in Federal Law Enforcement annual leadership training
Today, Deputy Attorney General delivered the keynote address at the 2024 Women in Federal Law Enforcement Annual Leadership Training.
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Attorney General Garland addresses success against violent crime at Wisconsin office
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered remarks at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on August 6, 2024, highlighting the efforts and successes in combating violent crime and drug trafficking.
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Long Island construction firm sentenced for worker's death and obstruction
Northridge Construction Corporation was sentenced today in federal court for violating a worker safety standard, which caused the death of one of its employees, and for making two false statements obstructing a federal agency’s subsequent investigation.
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New York resident convicted as covert Chinese agent faces up to 25 years
Shujun Wang, 75, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Chinese descent, an academic and author who helped start a pro-democracy organization in Queens, New York, that opposes the current communist regime in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), was convicted today on all four counts of an indictment charging him with acting and conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government without prior notification to the U.S. Attorney General, criminal use of identification and making false statements to law enforcement.
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New York man pleads guilty to employment tax violation
A New York man pleaded guilty today to failing to collect and pay over employment taxes from wages of his company’s employees.
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Voting Rights Act faces ongoing challenges amidst evolving legal landscape
The Justice Department once described the Voting Rights Act (VRA) as the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever enacted. President Lyndon B. Johnson, when he signed the bill on Aug. 6, 1965, called it “one of the most monumental laws in the entire history of American freedom.”
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AG Garland: Sinaloa cartel leaders arrested for 'deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks'
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that two leaders of the Sinaloa drug cartel were arrested for their roles in the cartel's "deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks." Garland made the statement in a Department of Justice press release on July 25.
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Attorney General highlights anti-crime partnerships during visit to Nevada
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered remarks at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada on August 5, 2024, emphasizing the importance of partnerships in addressing violent crime.
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Dominican nationals extradited over "grandparent scam" targeting elderly Americans
Three residents of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, were extradited to the United States last week and made their initial appearance in Newark federal court yesterday on charges relating to their participation in a sprawling “grandparent scam” that defrauded elderly Americans out of millions of dollars.
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Justice Department to monitor compliance with voting rights laws in Michigan primary
The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in several communities in western Michigan for the Aug. 5 primary election. The department will monitor Allegan County (Clyde Township and the City of Fennville) and Van Buren County (Covert Township).
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