District of Puerto Rico Press Releases

• Published on August 28, 2025 - 22:53 GMT

  

  Justice Department Secures Agreement with North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections to Improve Communication Access for ...

  The Justice Department today secured an agreement with the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections (NCDAC) to ensure that incarcerated individuals with hearing disabilities are provided effective communication and the opportunity to participate …

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• Published on August 28, 2025 - 22:53 GMT

  

  Kimberly-Clark Corporation to Pay Up to $40M to Resolve Criminal Charge Related to the Sale of Adulterated MicroCool Surgical ...

  Kimberly-Clark Corporation (Kimberly-Clark), a U.S.-based multinational consumer goods and personal care company, has agreed to pay up to $40.4 million to resolve a criminal charge relating to the company’s sale of adulterated MicroCool surgical gowns. “ …

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• Published on August 28, 2025 - 22:53 GMT

  

  Florida Men Sentenced to Prison for Scheme to Prepare False Tax Returns for Clients

  Three Florida men were sentenced this week for tax crimes related to a scheme to prepare false tax returns for clients. Jonathan Carillo was sentenced to 121 months in prison, Franklin Carter Jr. was sentenced to 84 months in prison, and Diandre T. Mentor …

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• Published on August 28, 2025 - 02:47 GMT

  

  Shipping Company Fined $2M for Maritime Pollution Offense

  V.Ships Norway A.S. (V.SHIPS) pleaded guilty today to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and was sentenced to pay a $2 million fine. V.Ships admitted that oily bilge water and oily waste was discharged from the Motor Tanker Swift Winchester …

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• Published on August 27, 2025 - 21:04 GMT

  

  Justice Department Opens Investigation into California Environmental Protection Agency for Discriminatory Employment Practices

  The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into the California Environmental Protection Agency (CAL EPA), including the California Air Resources Board (CARB), to determine whether it may be engaged in employment practices …

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• Published on August 27, 2025 - 21:04 GMT

  

  Two Self-Professed Religious Leaders Who Used Physical and Psychological Abuse to Coerce Victims to Solicit Tens of Millions in ...

  A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned a ten-count indictment against two defendants for their alleged roles in a forced labor and money laundering conspiracy that victimized individuals in Michigan, Florida, Texas, and Missouri. …

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• Published on August 27, 2025 - 21:04 GMT

  

  Former Silicon Valley CEO Charged with Fraud and Obstruction of Justice

  A federal grand jury in the Northern District of California returned an indictment charging a Hawaii man with wire fraud, securities fraud, and obstruction in connection with a scheme to defraud investors of $170 million as the CEO and Founder of the …

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• Published on August 27, 2025 - 01:59 GMT

  

  Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon Swears In Members for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division

  On August 25, 2025, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon swore in members for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, created in 1957 by the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, …

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• Published on August 27, 2025 - 01:59 GMT

  

  California Man Charged with Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

  An indictment was unsealed last week in Los Angeles charging a California man with mail fraud and various tax crimes related to a tax refund fraud scheme. The following is according to the indictment: from 2016 through 2025, Melvin Louis Hughes, also known …

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• Published on August 27, 2025 - 01:59 GMT

  

  Three More Minneapolis Gang Members Charged with RICO Conspiracy and Murder

  A federal grand jury in Minneapolis charged three additional alleged members or associates of the violent street gang known as the Lows, bringing the total number of defendants in this indictment to 14. “The defendants are allegedly responsible for 10 …

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• Published on August 27, 2025 - 01:59 GMT

  

  Fifth Defendant Convicted for Laundering Funds from Fraud Schemes to Nigerian Transnational Organized Crime Groups

  A federal jury in Puerto Rico yesterday convicted a fifth individual for conspiracy to launder funds in connection with multiple wide-ranging wire, mail, and access device fraud schemes. Oluwasegun Baiyewu was convicted of a money laundering conspiracy …

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• Published on August 26, 2025 - 18:16 GMT

  

  Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti Delivers Remarks on Guilty Plea of Ismael Zambada Garcia in the Eastern ...

  Good afternoon. My name is Matthew Galeotti, and I am the Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and a former Assistant United States Attorney here in the Eastern District of New York. Today marks another milestone …

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• Published on August 25, 2025 - 23:18 GMT

  

  Former Maui Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Violation

  A former Maui Police Department officer pleaded guilty Friday to one count of using unreasonable force against an arrestee. According to the plea agreement, on Jan. 6, 2024, Carlos Frate, 40, repeatedly tased the arrestee, even though the arrestee was not …

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• Published on August 25, 2025 - 23:18 GMT

  

  Co-Founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia, Pleads Guilty to Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise ...

  Ismael Zambada Garcia also known as El Mayo, 75, of Sinaloa, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to being a principal leader of a continuing criminal enterprise — the Sinaloa Cartel (the Cartel), one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations …

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• Published on August 23, 2025 - 03:03 GMT

  

  Florida Man Sentenced to Over Six Years for Witness Retaliation Assault

  A Florida man was sentenced today to six years and 10 months in prison for assaulting an individual in retaliation for testimony that the victim provided during the assailant’s trial for his involvement in a home invasion robbery scheme. “Instead of …

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• Published on August 23, 2025 - 03:03 GMT

  

  Gambian Man, First Non-U.S. National Convicted of Torture, Sentenced to More Than 67 Years in Prison

  Michael Sang Correa, 46, was sentenced today to 810 months in prison by Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello for the District of Colorado after being convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit torture and five counts of torture. Correa’s actions included …

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• Published on August 22, 2025 - 20:21 GMT

  

  Former California Superior Court Judge Charged with Sexual Assault and Obstruction Offenses

  The Justice Department announced that a federal grand jury in Fresno, California, returned a five-count indictment yesterday charging former California Superior Court Judge Adolfo Corona, 66, with federal offenses for sexually assaulting a 33-year-old …

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• Published on August 22, 2025 - 20:21 GMT

  OIP Issues Guidance on Backlog Reduction Plans for FOIA Offices

  The Office of Information Policy (OIP) released guidance this week on the benefits of and considerations for developing and updating agency backlog reduction plans.  A request is backlogged if it is pending past the FOIA’s standard 20- or 30-day response …

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• Published on August 22, 2025 - 20:20 GMT

  

  California Man Pleads Guilty for Role in $15.9M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

  A California man pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration (SBA) out of $15.9 million in loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs. “The …

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• Published on August 21, 2025 - 22:38 GMT

  

  U.S. Navy Sailor Convicted of Spying for China

  Yesterday, on Aug. 20, a federal jury convicted Jinchao Wei, also known as Patrick Wei, of espionage and export violations. Wei was an active-duty U.S. Navy sailor stationed at Naval Base San Diego when he agreed to sell Navy secrets to a Chinese …

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