News from March 2023
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
A man was arrested today in the Northern District of Florida on criminal charges related to a murder on a U.S. Army base in Germany 21 years ago.
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
Two members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) were sentenced to life in prison for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act conspiracy and murder in aid of racketeering.
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
A federal grand jury in the District of Oregon returned an indictment today charging four founders of Forsage, a purportedly decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency investment platform, for their roles in a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme that raised approximately $340 million from victim-investors.
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
The Justice Department, together with the New York State Office of the Attorney General, announced today that the United States and New York State have entered into settlement agreements with the landlord and several individuals and entities involved in the operation of Saratoga Center for Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Care (Saratoga Center), a nursing facility in Ballston Spa, New York. Leon Melohn; Alan “Ari” Schwartz; Jeffrey Vegh; Jack Jaffa; 149 Ballston Ave., LLC; Ballston Two, LLC; Saratoga Center for Care, LLC; and Saratoga Care and Rehabilitation Center, LLC (the Settling Parties) collectively agreed to pay $7,168,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of false claims to the Medicaid program for worthless services provided to residents. Saratoga Center closed in February 2021, after this investigation was initiated.
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced today that the government has resolved allegations that GoodRx Holdings Inc., doing business as GoodRx Gold, GoodRx Care, and Hey Doctor (GoodRx), violated the FTC Act and the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule. Pursuant to a settlement by the parties, a consent order was entered last Friday by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
Indictment Unsealed Charging Six Nigerian Nationals with Operating International Fraud Scheme That Defrauded Elderly U.S. Consumers
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
Second and Third Guilty Pleas in Ongoing Investigation of Excess Vehicle Auctions at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today launched a two-day joint workshop as part of this year’s first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) Senior Officials Meeting, which the U.S. is hosting in Palm Springs, California. This year marks the first time the U.S. has hosted APEC since 2011.
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced a civil enforcement action against several corporate and individual defendants for alleged violations of the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) in connection with telemarketing campaigns that have illegally bombarded American consumers with millions of robocalls.
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
A Springfield, Illinois man, Jason Craig, 46, of the 2000 block of Normandy Road, has been sentenced to 60 months and one day for possession with intent to distribute a substance containing cocaine base (crack), possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 7, 2023
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with External Affairs Minister Jaishankar
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 7, 2023
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 7, 2023
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 7, 2023
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira Before Their Meeting
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 7, 2023
United States Engagement with the G20
By State Newswire Reports | Mar 7, 2023
Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
A Southern California woman who fled to Montenegro to avoid serving a lengthy prison sentence has been returned to the United States after spending approximately one year as a fugitive.
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
Johnathon Griffin, 42, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to seven counts of commercial robbery.
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Marco Decamillo, age 46, of Reading, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of mail fraud.
By Press release submission | Mar 7, 2023
Two men involved in a shooting at a restaurant in Arlington have been sentenced to a combined 20 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
