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By Andy Nghiem | Jun 14, 2023
The SEC is seeking an emergency temporary restraining order (TRO) against Binance to freeze assets tied to Binance.US. In response, Binance has filed a memo with the Court challenging the SEC's "emergency" claim, calling it "manufactured" for the SEC's "purposes” of gaining a legal advantage unsupported by fact.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 13, 2023
An Iraqi-born Dutch national, in the United States illegally, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for unlawful possession of multiple firearms and ammunition, the Department of Justice reports.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced the sentencing of two men found guilty of defrauding multiple people in a container home scheme, leading to a combined sentence of 34 years in federal prison.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 6, 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday filed 13 charges against cryptocurrency exchange Binance Holdings Ltd. and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, for alleged violations of securities law.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 5, 2023
A Laredo man has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for taking bribes from Mexican cattle traders.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
A correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution Dublin, California, faces a maximum of life in prison if convicted of aggravated sexual abuse against three female inmates in his custody.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 31, 2023
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, said its investigations team has helped U.S. law enforcement seize millions of dollars from and freeze the accounts of individuals associated with organized crime in North Korea.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
The U.S. DOJ filed an amended complaint and consent decree with George’s to resolve claims that they conspired with other poultry processors to suppress workers’ wages.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
A Pennsylvania man was found guilty by a federal jury of multiple felonies, including torture and illegally exporting weapons and parts to Iraq, the U.S. Department of Justice reported.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 25, 2023
A three-month campaign to destroy networks used by international criminals to receive fraud proceeds had been successful.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 22, 2023
Microsoft's planned purchase of video game developer Activision Blizzard has endured antitrust investigations in multiple countries, and the transaction still faces opposition from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
By Tamara Browning | May 19, 2023
A Massachusetts man has been indicted for allegedly acting as an agent of the People’s Republic of China without notifying the U.S.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 19, 2023
North Carolina land appraiser Walter “Terry” Douglas Roberts II pleaded guilty on May 12 to conspiring to defraud the U.S. as part of a syndicated conservation easement tax shelter scheme.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 18, 2023
A former Homeland Security Investigations special agent has received a life sentence for sexually assaulting two women and preventing them from reporting the attacks.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
Special Counsel John Durham has released a report detailing "intelligence activities and investigations arising out of the 2016 presidential campaigns," in which he concluded that the FBI's basis for investigating Donald Trump's ties with Russia was "seriously flawed." The FBI said in a statement in response to the report that its leadership has already taken steps to correct the issues that led to the conduct described in the report.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 17, 2023
A high-ranking executive and former educator in a Texas school district has been found guilty by a federal jury on kidnapping and sex charges, the U.S. Department of Justice reports.
By Federal Department News | May 16, 2023
Two federal agencies have reached an interim resolution agreement with the Alabama Department of Public Health and a county health department in a nearly two-year environmental-justice investigation.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 16, 2023
A new study by the RAND Corporation found that providing defendants with legal counsel during the initial bail hearing decreases the use of monetary bail and pretrial detention without increasing the likelihood that defendants fail to appear at the subsequent preliminary hearing.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
A Louisiana man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a $1.1 million fraud scheme related to COVID-19 relief programs.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice reported a former school teacher was sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing elementary school students on a U.S. military installation in Germany.
