District of Puerto Rico Press Releases

• Published on September 16, 2025 - 20:01 GMT

  

  Justice Department Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Challenge to Vermont’s “Climate Superfund” Law

  Note: View motion here. The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) yesterday filed a motion for summary judgment in its challenge to the State of Vermont’s “climate superfund” law, which imposes what will likely be billions …

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• Published on September 16, 2025 - 20:01 GMT

  

  Idaho Husband and Wife and Three Others Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Related Charges

  Two defendants made their initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate judge last week after a federal grand jury in Boise, Idaho, returned an indictment charging five individuals with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and related charges for submitting false …

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• Published on September 16, 2025 - 20:01 GMT

  

  Founder of One of World’s Largest Hacker Forums Resentenced to Three Years in Prison

  Earlier today, a New York man was resentenced to three years in prison for his creation and operation of BreachForums, a marketplace for cybercriminals to buy, sell, and trade hacked or stolen data and other contraband, and for possessing child sexual …

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• Published on September 16, 2025 - 20:01 GMT

  

  Justice Department Secures Denaturalization of Maryland Man Who Repeatedly Raped Minor Victim

  On September 15, a U.S. District Court in Maryland granted a Justice Department motion for judgment revoking the naturalization of convicted sex offender Jorge Antonio Graciano Lara. The government sued in November 2024 to strip Graciano Lara of his U.S. …

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• Published on September 16, 2025 - 20:01 GMT

  

  Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater Delivers Keynote Address at the 2025 Georgetown Law Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium

  Thank you for having me. It’s such a pleasure to be here at this incredibly important moment in antitrust and technology policy. We are at an inflection point in both. In antitrust enforcement, for the first time in decades we are beginning to implement …

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• Published on September 15, 2025 - 22:11 GMT

  

  Former Defense Contractor Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Attempted Espionage

  John Murray Rowe Jr., 67, of Lead, South Dakota, was sentenced today to 126 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a $25,000 fine for attempted espionage. The defendant was charged by indictment in December 2021 and pleaded …

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• Published on September 15, 2025 - 22:11 GMT

  

  CEO of Georgia Company Convicted in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

  A federal jury in Miami, Florida, convicted a U.S. businessman today for his role in a nearly five-year long scheme to bribe Honduran government officials and to launder money to secure business for a Georgia-based manufacturer of law enforcement uniforms …

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• Published on September 13, 2025 - 01:32 GMT

  

  Former Plant Supervisors Indicted for Discharging Wastes to Nashville Sewer System and Tampering with a Monitoring Device

  A grand jury indictment was unsealed today charging two individuals for their alleged involvement with bypassing treatment processes and tampering with a monitoring device at a Nashville waste treatment facility. The indictment alleges that Randall Ray …

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• Published on September 13, 2025 - 01:32 GMT

  

  Jury Convicts California Man of Receipt of Child Sexual Abuse Material

  A federal jury convicted a California man today for receipt of child pornography. “The defendant was convicted by a jury for collecting videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children, including toddlers and infants who were subject to horrific abuse …

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• Published on September 13, 2025 - 01:32 GMT

  Environmental Crimes Bulletin - August 2025

    View All Environmental Crimes Bulletins In This Issue: Cases by District/Circuit Trials United States v. Leshon E. Johnson No. 6:25-CR-00012 (Easten District of Oklahoma) ECS Senior Litigation Counsel Todd Gleason ECS Trial Attorney Sarah Brown AUSA …

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• Published on September 12, 2025 - 19:29 GMT

  

  Co-CEO of Chinese Publicly Traded Technology Company and Financial Advisor Indicted for Over $100M Securities Fraud Scheme

  An indictment was unsealed yesterday in the Eastern District of Virginia charging two men with orchestrating a securities fraud scheme utilizing Ostin Technology Group Co. Ltd. (OST) stock to target American retail investors. The charged scheme netted over …

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• Published on September 12, 2025 - 19:29 GMT

  

  Justice Department Sues Uber for Denying Rides to Passengers with Service Dogs, Wheelchairs

  Yesterday, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. for discriminating against passengers with disabilities, including those who use service animals and mobility devices such as stowable wheelchairs. Uber is the largest …

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• Published on September 12, 2025 - 19:29 GMT

  

  Florida Businessman Charged with Tax Evasion

  A federal grand jury in Miami returned an indictment on Wednesday charging a Florida businessman with evading taxes on millions in income and filing false tax returns. The following is according to the indictment: from 2013 to 2021, Joseph Stewart, of …

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• Published on September 12, 2025 - 19:29 GMT

  

  Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Employment Tax Fraud Scheme

  A Tennessee man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to tax crimes and wire fraud for his role in a scheme to claim fraudulent refunds based on false COVID-19 employment tax credits. The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: Edward …

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• Published on September 12, 2025 - 19:29 GMT

  

  Louisiana Chiropractor Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Schemes

  A Louisiana chiropractor was sentenced today to seven years in prison for his role in health care fraud and unemployment insurance fraud schemes. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Dr. Benjamin Tekippe, 40, of New Orleans, was a …

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• Published on September 12, 2025 - 02:08 GMT

  

  Six Alleged “Unknown Vice Lord Gang” Members Indicted for Attempted Murder in aid of Racketeering and Firearm Charges

  A nine-count indictment was unsealed in the Western District of Tennessee charging six alleged members of a criminal street gang known as Unknown Vice Lords (UVL) – Ghost Mob with conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, assault with a dangerous …

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• Published on September 11, 2025 - 20:17 GMT

  

  Former Liberian Rebel General Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Concealing Serious Human Rights Violations to ...

  Laye Sekou Camara, 47, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of visa fraud. “The defendant, who was a member of a Liberian rebel group, engaged in the extrajudicial killing of civilians and ordered a mortar attack …

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• Published on September 11, 2025 - 20:17 GMT

  

  Employee at Multinational DVD Company Sentenced to Over Four Years Prison for Stealing, Selling Pre-Release Commercial DVDs for ...

  A court in Tennessee today sentenced a former employee of a DVD and Blu-ray manufacturing and distribution company used by major movie studios to 57 months in prison for stealing DVDs and Blu-rays of blockbuster movies from the company and selling them …

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• Published on September 11, 2025 - 01:39 GMT

  

  Debtor Who Led Crypto Investment Scheme Denied Bankruptcy Discharge

  The U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) recently obtained a judgment denying a bankruptcy discharge of more than $12.5 million to a Texas man who concealed assets and lied in his bankruptcy case to evade his creditors, including investors in his cryptocurrency …

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• Published on September 11, 2025 - 01:39 GMT

  

  Virginia Nurse Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

  A Virginia nurse was sentenced today to over 87 months in prison and ten years of supervised release for distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on an end-to-end encrypted messaging application. He was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine. “The …

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