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Nordall: Parole officer's attack on woman 'was in violation of the oath he took and cannot be tolerated'
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A former West Virginia parole officer will spend the next 15 years in prison after being convicted for sexually assaulting a female parolee.


Hamden: Prosecutors will pursue abuse case 'to ensure justice is served overall, but especially on behalf of any potential young victim'
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A former employee working at two Texas shelters for unaccompanied immigrant children has been charged with several counts of sexual abuse of minors in his custody.


Lyons: ERO Boston 'relentless in apprehending those who place our communities at risk'
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A Brazilian national convicted and sentenced to prison for armed robbery in Brazil, was arrested in Massachusetts by U.S. federal agents,


Farley: 'Burns is charged for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from clients'
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Federal Bureau of Investigations agents are after the former Georgia financial adviser indicted earlier this month for his part of an investment fraud scheme that defrauded investors of millions of dollars.


Muldrow: Puerto Rico 'case is a prime example of successful drug interdiction operations'
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A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico recently returned a six-count indictment which charges 63 people with drug trafficking in San Germán, Puerto Rico.


Mekki: 'We look forward to litigating this important case' against Google's monopoly
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Nine additional states joined in the U.S. Department of Justice's civil antitrust lawsuit against Google.


Kanter: 'Criminals who corrupt the competitive-bidding process will face stern consequences'
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A California construction-company owner who participated in a bid-rigging and bribery conspiracy involving contracts for California Department of Transportation projects was given a 78-month prison term and required to pay nearly $1 million.


Levine: 'The FTC will not hesitate to use its law enforcement powers' to prosecute firms that assist criminals
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A multinational payment processing company, its CEO and its chief strategy officer have been ordered by the Federal Trade Commission to stop helping tech support scammers through credit-card laundering.


U.S. senator from Texas: 'Our Border Patrol are continued to be assaulted by illegal aliens'
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has blamed Biden Administration policies for an assault on U.S. Border Patrol agents at the southern border.


Ison: 'Our community deserves school systems free of corruption'
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A Michigan contractor pleaded guilty to bribery and conspiracy in a half-million dollar "pay-to-play" scheme with the former school board president of Madison District Public Schools, U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.


Ross: Convicted Arkansas doctor 'will trade hospital scrubs for a prison uniform'
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An Arkansas doctor will spend 102 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to defraud a military health insurer for $12 million.


Muldrow: Defendants harmed program in Puerto Rico 'designed to help underprivileged homeowners'
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Three American Management and Administration Corp. executives pleaded guilty on April 13 to stealing $3.7 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) federal assistance programs.


Featherston: 'Our office is committed to ensuring that importers are transparent'
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A New York-based pharmaceutical distributor is resolving allegations of False Claims Act violations.


Brown: 'We have literally hundreds of churches and thousands of people' supporting Chinese Christian group
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Members of the Mayflower Church have been granted humanitarian parole status in the United States and arrived in Texas on April 7 after fleeing persecution in China three years ago.


Grossman: 'Mexican drug cartels cannot succeed without money launderers'
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Twelve people have been charged after a two-year federal investigation of a global criminal organization that is accused of laundering at least $16.5 million for the Sinaloa drug cartel.


Violent faction of Crips street gang charged with 59 counts; DA Donnelly: 'This Crips faction has wreaked havoc in the Hempstead area for nearly a decade'
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The Justice Department announced that eight members and associates of a violent branch of the Crips called the Insane Crip Gang (ICG) have been charged with a variety of crimes in a 59 count indictment that was unsealed in federal court in Central Islip.


Driscoll: "The defendants allegedly utilized a complex set of schemes at the expense of Polar Air"
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Ten defendants charged with decade-long, multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud International Cargo Airline



Giménez on spiraling illegal immigration numbers: 'Maybe we need a new secretary of Homeland Security'
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has refused to comment on the deliberative process of whether or not he has advised President Joe Biden on current border policies related to recent spikes in illegal immigration numbers.


Dorsey: Louisiana 'sentencing shows that no one is above the law'
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A former director of inspection and code enforcement in Kenner, La., was recently sentenced to 46 months in prison.