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Recent News About Doj
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A former researcher for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) recently pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets and providing them to a pharmaceutical company in China operated by her husband and supported by the Chinese government.
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Nine local, state and federal law enforcement officers and special agents have recently been recognized by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada for going beyond the call of duty in carrying out the office’s mission during 2021.
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The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has provided $87 million in grants to programs that combat human trafficking, conduct research on its origins and provide support to victims.
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A former chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department has recently been found guilty in federal court of several charges related to income he received from a recruitment program in China designed to further the country’s scientific development.
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A Colorado man was recently sentenced to 176 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine sourced from Mexico.
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A Dominican drug lord known as “El Abusador” was recently extradited to the U.S. by Columbian authorities to be prosecuted for drug trafficking charges brought by the District of Puerto Rico.
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A private military housing contractor recently agreed to pay over $65 million to resolve criminal and civil litigations stemming from a scheme to receive undeserved incentive fees from the U.S. military Using falsified maintenance reports.
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A Sacramento woman recently pleaded guilty in federal court to interference with flight crew members and attendants in an incident that left a flight attendant with three chipped teeth, three stitches and extensive bruising.
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An Indiana man who asked women on Facebook for sexually explicit photos of their children in exchange for money, with three agreeing to the offer, was recently sentenced to 50 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release.
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MyLife.com, Inc. and its CEO, Jeffrey Tinsley, have agreed to pay $21 million in consumer redress after a federal court ruled the company violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act by engaging in deceptive practices.
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A Georgia man was recently convicted of defrauding a mortgage lender by obtaining nearly $3 million in refinancing for an Augusta apartment complex and filing bankruptcy using false information.
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A Southern California proprietor of several compounding pharmacies in several states has recently been sentenced to three years in federal prison for tax evasion and health care fraud.
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Three Washington men convicted of felony fentanyl distribution charges in August have recently been given sentences ranging from 10-20 years in prison, including five years of supervised release following the completion of their terms.
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An associate of the Coney Island street gang ‘West End Enterprise’ has recently been sentenced to 32 years in prison for charges related to a racketeering conspiracy, including murder and extortion.
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Crossroads Hospice, which operates facilities in Ohio and Tennessee, has recently agreed to pay $5.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare for patients who were not terminally ill.