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Twelve people have been charged after a two-year federal investigation of a global criminal organization that is accused of laundering at least $16.5 million for the Sinaloa drug cartel.
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Violent faction of Crips street gang charged with 59 counts; DA Donnelly: 'This Crips faction has wreaked havoc in the Hempstead area for nearly a decade'
The Justice Department announced that eight members and associates of a violent branch of the Crips called the Insane Crip Gang (ICG) have been charged with a variety of crimes in a 59 count indictment that was unsealed in federal court in Central Islip.
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U.S. Attorney Ison: “Individuals who assault and carjack the citizens of this district will not escape"
A serial carjacker, who shot and pistol-whipped his victims, was sent to prison
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Dorsey: Louisiana 'sentencing shows that no one is above the law'
A former director of inspection and code enforcement in Kenner, La., was recently sentenced to 46 months in prison.
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Brown: Washington drug leader 'wasn’t worried about selling deadly pills'
The leader of multi-state drug trafficking group was sentenced to 9 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl, meth and heroin.
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Estrada: 'Death threats are never acceptable'
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a California man has been arraigned in federal court for making threatening telephone calls last year.
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Justice Department Targets Activision Blizzard for Suppressing Esports Player Compensation
The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, Inc., one of the world's largest video game developers and publishers, for imposing rules that limited competition for players in its Overwatch and Call of Duty professional esports leagues.
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U.S. Attorney on two-year investigation: 'Mexican drug cartels cannot succeed without money launderers'
Twelve people have been charged and a global criminal organization that is accused of laundering at least $16.5 million for the Sinaloa cartel has been dismantled following a two-year investigation by the FBI and DEA, according to a news release.
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Clarke: Resolution compensates servicemembers 'whose vehicles were illegally taken from them while they were serving their country'
A Virginia Beach, Va., towing company has been required by the U.S. Department of Justice to pay $90,000 to resolve allegations the company illegally sold vehicles belonging to U.S. military personnel.
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Solomon: 'This has been a collective achievement'
U.S. justice officials and education leaders recently celebrated Second Chance Month in Miami, joining current and formerly incarcerated individuals, corrections officials and reentry advocates.
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Higgins: 'The work in this case is not over'
Five defendants were sentenced to prison terms between 6 and 40 years for their roles in a $1 billion biofuel-tax conspiracy, according to a Department of Justice press release issued April 7.
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Clarke: Employers 'cannot discriminate based on the employee’s citizenship status or national origin'
A Florida-based franchisee of a national restaurant chain has reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice for discriminating against a non-citizen worker.
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Bennet: 'We will continue to identify, arrest and prosecute those associated with violent carjackings'
Four men have been sentenced for their involvement in a series of carjackings in Kentucky.
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Piquero: Reports on youth in custody sexual victimization ‘give stakeholders a more complete picture’
The Bureau of Justice Statistics recently released a report that discusses youth sexual victimization perpetrated by youth or by staff in juvenile facilities.
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Grossman: Military healthcare dollars 'funded a fraudulent windfall’
A U.S Navy doctor appeared in federal court March 28 to plead guilty to defrauding the Navy, costing it upwards of $2 million by fabricating false or exaggerated injury reports.
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Williams: Former New York attorney 'manipulated the bankruptcy system'
A former attorney from New York is being charged with one count of falsification of bankruptcy records and one count of false oaths and claims in bankruptcy.
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Estrada: 'When elected leaders engage in acts of corruption, our community suffers immense damage'
Long-time politician Mark Ridley-Thomas was found guilty of bribery.
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'Before the ink was dry on legislation' defendant was conspiring to steal aid: Steinberg
In less than an hour, a Georgia man was found guilty of all charges brought against him for his role in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $1 million in pandemic-relief aid.
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Costello: 'Criminals like Tarabein will not be allowed to escape the consequences of their conduct'
A former Baldwin County doctor was sentenced to four years in prison for charges including bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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Williams: 'Franklin Ray engaged in four separate fraudulent schemes'
A Michigan man pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft in connection with his operation of trucking companies.
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