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Owner of Michigan Trucking Business Sentenced for $2.9 Million Theft and Failure to File Tax Returns
The owner of a Michigan trucking business was sentenced today in federal court in Detroit, Michigan, to 33 months in…
Read More »Identity Documents Trafficker Arraigned on Identification Fraud and Conspiracy Charges
A seller of identity documents was arraigned today, after being extradited from El Salvador, on a superseding indictment charging one…
Read More »Department of Justice Begins Third Distribution of Funds Recovered Through Asset Forfeiture to Compensate Victims of Bernard Madoff Fraud Scheme | OPA
The Department of Justice today announced that on Nov. 29, the Madoff Victim Fund (MVF) began its third distribution of…
Read More »Dietary Supplement Ingredient Importers Arrested in Connection With Large-Scale Smuggling and Money Laundering Scheme | OPA
Two southern California residents were arrested on Nov. 28, 2018, in connection with a long-running scheme to smuggle purported dietary…
Read More »Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Delivers Keynote Address at Georgetown University Law Center’s Cybercrime 2020 Conference | OPA
Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to join you today. I always enjoy visiting the Georgetown University Law Center. For…
Read More »Former Owner of Dominican Republic Bank Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Money Laundering Conspiracy
A former owner of Banco Peravia bank in the Dominican Republic was sentenced to three years in prisontoday for his…
Read More »Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Delivers Remarks in Nashville on Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis | OPA
Remarks as prepared for delivery Thank you, Don for that kind introduction and thank you for your nearly six years…
Read More »South Texas Doctor Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in a Fraudulent Medical Clinic | OPA
A Houston, Texas doctor was sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release today for his…
Read More »South Florida Pharmacist Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Role in $5 Million Compounding Pharmacy Scheme | OPA
A South Florida pharmacist was sentenced to 78 months in prison today for his role in a $5 million compounding…
Read More »South Florida Pharmacist Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Role in $3.4 Million Compounding Pharmacy Scheme | OPA
A pharmacist licensed by the State of Florida was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for her participation in…
Read More »Virginia Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession Of Child Pornography | OPA
A Virginia Beach man was sentenced to 120 months in prison today, to be followed by 20 years of supervised…
Read More »Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Delivers Remarks at the American Conference Institute’s 35th International Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | OPA
Remarks as prepared for delivery Thank you, Sandra [Moser]. I appreciate your exceptional work for the Department of Justice. As…
Read More »Father and Son Charged with Multi-Million Dollar Investment Fraud and Bank Fraud Scheme
Two men—father and son— were charged today with concocting a scheme that allegedly defrauded individual investors out of millions of…
Read More »Three Senior Executives at Defense Contracting Firms Charged with Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Military in Connection with $8 Billion Troop Supply Contract and with Violating the Iran Sanctions Regime
Three men were charged in an indictment returned Nov. 27 for their roles in a scheme to defraud U.S. Military…
Read More »Four St. Louis Police Officers Indicted for Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction of Justice | OPA
A federal grand jury in St. Louis indicted four St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) Police Officers for their conduct…
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