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By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
The leader of multi-state drug trafficking group was sentenced to 9 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl, meth and heroin.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a California man has been arraigned in federal court for making threatening telephone calls last year.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 18, 2023
New York-based Danco Laboratories, LLC, which was accused of breaking the False Claims Act by failing to pay certain customs duties on imported pharmaceutical products that failed to identify their country of origin, has agreed to pay $765,000 to the U.S. Justice Department.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
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.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against Nexway, a multinational payment processing company, its CEO Victor Iezuitov, and chief strategy officer Casey Potenzone, for facilitating tech support scammers through credit card laundering.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 18, 2023
The Functional Government Initiative (FGI) announced it has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking records of billings and payments made to law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP for representing Lois Lerner and Holly Paz, key officials at the center of the IRS political targeting scandal.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 16, 2023
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.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
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.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
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.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 15, 2023
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.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 14, 2023
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.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
Four men have been sentenced for their involvement in a series of carjackings in Kentucky.
By Tamara Browning | Apr 12, 2023
The Bureau of Justice Statistics recently released a report that discusses youth sexual victimization perpetrated by youth or by staff in juvenile facilities.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 10, 2023
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.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
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.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Long-time politician Mark Ridley-Thomas was found guilty of bribery.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
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.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached an agreement in principle to settle civil cases filed in response to a mass shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Tex., in November 2017 which left 26 worshipers dead and 22 others injured.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 8, 2023
A former Baldwin County doctor was sentenced to four years in prison for charges including bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 8, 2023
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.
