District of Puerto Rico Press Releases

• Published on September 9, 2025 - 00:53 GMT

  

  Eight MS-13 Gang Members Plead Guilty to Multi-Year Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murders and Witness Tampering

  Eight members of the violent transnational criminal organization Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from a multi-year racketeering conspiracy that included multiple murders and acts of witness tampering. The …

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• Published on September 6, 2025 - 01:50 GMT

  

  Nevada Man Pleads Guilty to Promoting Fraudulent Tax Avoidance Scheme

  A Nevada man pleaded guilty today to advising clients to commit tax evasion. The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: Michael J. Moore, of Las Vegas, operated a tax and accounting business known as X Tax Pros. From 2015 …

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• Published on September 6, 2025 - 01:50 GMT

  

  Alleged Leader of Sinaloa Cartel Faction Indicted in Chicago on Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and Firearm Charges

  A federal grand jury has indicted an alleged leader of a violent faction of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico on terrorism, drug, and firearm charges, including engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise. According to the superseding indictment returned …

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• Published on September 5, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

  

  Two Minnesota Men Arrested for Funding and Directing Kidnappings, Bombings, and Killings Overseas

  A federal grand jury in Minnesota has returned an eight-count indictment charging naturalized U.S. citizens Benedict Nwana Kuah, 51, and Pascal Kikishy Wongbi, 52, with organizing, financing, and directing kidnappings, bombings, and killings in their …

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• Published on September 5, 2025 - 21:02 GMT

  

  Justice Department Secures Agreement with Arkansas Division of Correction to Improve Medical Care and Mobility Services

  Today, the Justice Department announced an agreement with the Arkansas Division of Correction (ADOC) to provide necessary medical care and mobility services to disabled inmates of ADOC’s Ouachita River Unit prison facility, as required by Title II of the …

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• Published on September 4, 2025 - 22:21 GMT

  

  Massachusetts Tax Preparer Sentenced for Filing False Returns for Clients

  A Massachusetts tax return preparer was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for filing false tax returns for clients. The following is according to court documents and evidence presented at trial: Yves Isidor, of Somerville, Massachusetts, owned and …

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• Published on September 4, 2025 - 22:21 GMT

  

  Justice Department Opens Investigation into Rainsville, Alabama for Disability and Religious Liberty Discrimination

  Today, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division launched an investigation into the City of Rainsville, Alabama, to determine whether the City violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized …

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• Published on September 4, 2025 - 22:21 GMT

  

  Department of State Employee Sentenced for Transmitting National Defense Information to Suspected Chinese Government Agents

  A U.S. Department of State (DOS) employee was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for conspiring to collect and transmit national defense information to individuals he believed to be working for the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “ …

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• Published on September 4, 2025 - 22:21 GMT

  

  Three Guatemalan Human Smugglers Charged in U.S. for 2021 Mass Casualty Event in Chiapas, Mexico, Extradited from Guatemala

  The Justice Department announced today that three Guatemalan nationals charged in connection with the Dec. 9, 2021 mass casualty event in Chiapas, Mexico, have been extradited from Guatemala to the United States to face prosecution. The crash of a tractor- …

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• Published on September 4, 2025 - 22:21 GMT

  

  Michigan Woman Indicted for Smuggling Aliens, Including Children, Across the Northern Border

  Note: View indictment here. A Michigan woman has been indicted for her role in an international alien smuggling conspiracy which brought aliens, including children, from Central America into the United States across the northern border. “This DOJ is …

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• Published on September 4, 2025 - 22:21 GMT

  

  Four Charged in Conspiracy to Smuggle Children From Mexico

  Note: View a copy of the criminal complaint. Four people were charged for their roles in a scheme to smuggle children from Mexico into the United States, sometimes using candy laced with THC to sedate them during smuggling events. “This Department of …

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• Published on September 4, 2025 - 22:20 GMT

  

  Twelve People Charged for Their Roles in International Alien Smuggling, Asylum Fraud, and Money Laundering Conspiracies

  Twelve people have been charged in a superseding indictment for their roles in an international conspiracy involving alien smuggling, asylum fraud, and money laundering schemes that brought thousands of aliens illegally into the United States for profit. …

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• Published on September 4, 2025 - 22:20 GMT

  

  The Department of Justice Announces Significant Enforcement and Expansion Efforts to Dismantle Transnational Human Smuggling and ...

  Today, the Department of Justice announced recent enforcement actions by Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA) to combat human smuggling and trafficking networks that undermine U.S. national security and public safety. In addition to these actions, the Department …

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• Published on September 4, 2025 - 22:20 GMT

  

  Department of Justice Sues City of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu Over Sanctuary City Laws

  Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City of Boston, Massachusetts, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and the Boston Police Department and Police Commissioner over Boston’s sanctuary city laws that interfere with the federal government’s …

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• Published on September 4, 2025 - 02:54 GMT

  

  Justice Department Returns Full Control of Police Practices to the City of Seattle

  Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington recognized the successful completion of the consent decree in United States v. City of Seattle, returning complete control of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) to the City. The 13-year …

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• Published on September 4, 2025 - 02:54 GMT

  

  Grand Jury Indicts Three U.S. Citizens, 22 Chinese Nationals, Four Chinese Pharmaceutical Companies in International Drug ...

  The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in Dayton, Ohio, returned charges against dozens of defendants, including Chinese nationals and companies, in narcotics and money laundering conspiracies involving illegal cutting agents. “ …

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• Published on September 4, 2025 - 02:54 GMT

  

  Justice Department Files Lawsuit for Mississippi Woman Terminated for Alleging Sexual Harassment

  The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the city of Hattiesburg, Mississippi for violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by terminating a former employee who opposed and complained about sexual harassment in …

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• Published on September 3, 2025 - 20:53 GMT

  

  The Department of Justice Proposes Legislation to Protect Children from Gender Mutilation

  Yesterday the U.S. Department of Justice transmitted a legislative proposal to Congress that protects and defends children from chemical and surgical mutilation under the guise of “gender-affirming care,” in line with Executive Order 14187. The Victims of …

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• Published on September 3, 2025 - 20:53 GMT

  

  Justice Department Seeks to Denaturalize War Criminal Who Beat, Tortured, and Sexually Assaulted Civilians in the Bosnian War in ...

  The United States filed a denaturalization action in the Western District of Virginia yesterday against Slobodan Letic, a native of Croatia, who, according to the Department of Justice’s complaint, concealed and misrepresented his involvement in the …

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• Published on September 3, 2025 - 01:26 GMT

  

  United States Intervenes and Sues ProMedica Health System, Inc. and Its Affiliates for Providing Grossly Substandard Nursing Home ...

  The United States has intervened and filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the False Claims Act (FCA) against ProMedica Health System, Inc. (ProMedica) and various affiliated entities including HCR …

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