News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

Navy Veteran Spends Her Career Pursuing the Unexpected

By Press release submission | Jan 29, 2023

Navy Veteran Spends Her Career Pursuing the Unexpected

Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Fair Housing Act Case Alleging Unlawful Algorithm-Based Tenant Screening Practices

By Press release submission | Jan 29, 2023

The Department of Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that they filed a Statement of Interest to explain the Fair Housing Act’s (FHA) application to algorithm-based tenant screening systems

California Agricultural Companies and Their Owner Agree to Pay $600,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improperly Inflated Paycheck Protection Program Loans

By Press release submission | Jan 29, 2023

Four California agricultural companies and their owner have agreed to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) by knowingly submitting false information in support of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications.

Jet Medical and Related Companies Agree to Pay More Than $700,000 to Resolve Medical Device Allegations

By Press release submission | Jan 29, 2023

Pennsylvania-based medical device distributor Jet Medical Inc. (Jet) agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve criminal allegations relating to a migraine headache treatment, and Jet and two related companies agreed to pay another $545,000 in a civil settlement involving the same device.

Bulgarian National Convicted for Child Pornography Trafficking Conspiracy

By Press release submission | Jan 29, 2023

A federal jury convicted a Bulgarian national today for conspiracy to advertise and distribute images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of young children.

Chicago Man Convicted of Participating in Illegal Kickback Conspiracy

By Press release submission | Jan 29, 2023

A federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois convicted a Chicago man yesterday for participating in a conspiracy to pay approximately $25 million in illegal kickbacks to generate business for his durable medical equipment pharmacy.

Businesswoman Sentenced for Facilitating Unregistered Lobbying Campaign in Exchange for Approximately $3 Million

By Press release submission | Jan 29, 2023

An American businesswoman with international ties was sentenced in the District of Hawaii yesterday to two years in prison for her role in facilitating an unregistered lobbying campaign of the Administration of the former President of the United States and the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of foreign principals in exchange for millions of dollars.

Former Contractor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States

By Press release submission | Jan 29, 2023

A dual citizen of the United States and Syria who evaded arrest for over two decades pleaded guilty today in the District of Columbia for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay gratuities to a federal public official.

Former Elementary School Teacher Convicted of Sexually Abusing Children

By Press release submission | Jan 29, 2023

A federal jury convicted a former elementary school teacher yesterday for sexually abusing four former students.

Three Men Sentenced for Roles in Bribery Conspiracy

By Press release submission | Jan 29, 2023

Three Texas men were sentenced yesterday for their roles in a conspiracy to pay bribes to two city commissioners in Weslaco in exchange for their official actions in connection with city contracts worth tens of millions of dollars.

Founder and Majority Owner of Cryptocurrency Exchange Charged with Processing Over $700 Million of Illicit Funds

By Press release submission | Jan 29, 2023

The founder and majority owner of a cryptocurrency exchange, Bitzlato Ltd. (Bitzlato), was arrested last night in Miami for his alleged operation of a money transmitting business that transported and transmitted illicit funds and that failed to meet U.S. regulatory safeguards, including anti-money laundering requirements.