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Published on July 1, 2025 - 23:00 GMT

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

On June 30, 2025, the Justice Department announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical …

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Published on July 1, 2025 - 23:00 GMT

Justice Department Charges Two Individuals with Acting as Agents of the PRC Government

Two nationals of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) made their initial appearances in federal court in Portland, Oregon, and Houston, Texas, yesterday to face charges issued out of the Northern District of California for acting as agents of the …

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Published on July 1, 2025 - 23:00 GMT

Canadian Man Arrested and Detained for Role in Deadly Alien Smuggling Conspiracy at the U.S.'s Northern Border

Note: View the indictment here and detention letter here. WASHINGTON — A dual Canadian American citizen was arrested on Sunday, June 15, for his role in a deadly human smuggling conspiracy that left a family of four, including two children under the age of …

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Published on July 1, 2025 - 23:00 GMT

Durable Medical Equipment Owner Sentenced to 12 Years for $61 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

A Florida man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to defraud Medicare with false reimbursement claims for durable medical equipment (DME). He was also ordered to pay $21,195,540.18 in restitution …

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Published on July 1, 2025 - 22:59 GMT

Three Defendants Sentenced in Wide-Ranging Scheme to Monopolize International Transit Industry, Fix Prices, Extort Competitors, ...

The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that three additional defendants were sentenced in connection with a long-running and violent conspiracy to monopolize the transmigrante forwarding agency industry in the Los Indios, Texas, border region, …

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Published on July 1, 2025 - 22:59 GMT

Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Wyoming Case to Defend Documentary Proof of Citizenship Requirement for Voter ...

The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a Statement of Interest in the lawsuit Equality State Policy Center v. Chuck Gray, defending Wyoming’s legitimate interest securing its voting process from fraud by requiring documentary proof of …

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Published on June 27, 2025 - 19:22 GMT

Chicago Man Convicted of Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS

A Chicago man was convicted today of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) by using social media to encourage attacks on ISIS’s enemies and recruit new ISIS members. According to court documents, Ashraf Al …

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Published on June 27, 2025 - 18:14 GMT

Chicago-Area Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Offenses

An Illinois man who operated a tax return preparation business pleaded guilty yesterday to preparing and filing false individual income tax returns for clients and for himself. The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: …

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Published on June 27, 2025 - 16:29 GMT

Smuggling Leader and Top Coordinator Will Spend Remainder of Their Lives in Prison Following Their Sentencing on Third Anniversary ...

Two convicted human smugglers were sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio today for their prominent roles in the 2022 mass casualty human smuggling conspiracy that resulted in the deaths of 47 adults and six children. U.S. District Judge Orlando …

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Published on June 26, 2025 - 21:34 GMT

Ten Members and Associates of Violent Car-Theft Ring Indicted on Racketeering, Carjacking, Robbery, and Firearm Charges

A superseding indictment was unsealed today charging Montez Moore, 20, Duane Benson, 20, Aniya Sheperd, 20, Brandon Irons, 19, Allen Brown, 23, Markaveon Jackson, 19, Raynell Moore, 22, Lavatrice McCully-Collins, 24, Peontay Roddy, 21, and Noah Hornburg, …

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Published on June 26, 2025 - 19:13 GMT

Canadian National Extradited for Mailing Fraudulent Prize Notices

A Canadian national accused of operating fraudulent prize notice schemes was extradited to the United States and made his initial appearance in Las Vegas federal court on June 18, the Department of Justice and U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced today …

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Published on June 26, 2025 - 17:40 GMT

Second Owner of Fuel Truck Supply Company Incarcerated for Bid Rigging, Market Allocation, and Wire Fraud Conspiracies

The owner of a fuel truck supply company, Kris Bird, 62, was sentenced today in Boise, Idaho, to three months in prison and a $24,000 fine for his role in schemes to rig bids, allocate territories, and commit wire fraud over an eight-year period. Further, …

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Published on June 26, 2025 - 17:10 GMT

PDAAG Roger P. Alford Delivers Remarks to the International Association of Privacy Professionals

Good afternoon. I am pleased to be here today. It is an honor to represent the United States and work with the Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater and the amazing attorneys, economists, and staff and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. …

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Published on June 26, 2025 - 16:23 GMT

Mexican National Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Prison for Laundering $5.5M

A Mexican national was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in the collection of drug proceeds in the United States and the repatriation of those proceeds or their equivalent value to Mexico …

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Published on June 26, 2025 - 06:08 GMT

Texas Business Owner Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud

A Texas woman was sentenced today to three years and five months in prison for her participation in a scheme to file fraudulent applications for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that the Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed under …

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Published on June 25, 2025 - 20:52 GMT

New Jersey CPA Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Others to Defraud the United States

A New Jersey Certified Public Accountant (CPA) pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting fraudulent tax shelters to his high-income clients. According to court documents and statements made in court, between 2018 and …

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Published on June 25, 2025 - 20:52 GMT

Justice Department Files Suit Against Orange County California Registrar of Voters for Refusing to Provide Non-Citizen Voter ...

The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Robert Page, the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Orange County, California for refusing to provide the Justice Department with records pertaining to the removal of non-citizens …

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Published on June 25, 2025 - 20:52 GMT

The Justice Department Files Complaint Challenging Minnesota Laws Providing In-State Tuition Benefits for Illegal Aliens

Today the United States is challenging laws in Minnesota that provide reduced in-state tuition — and in some cases, free tuition — for illegal aliens. These laws unconstitutionally discriminate against U.S. citizens, who are not afforded the same …

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Published on June 25, 2025 - 01:57 GMT

Department of Defense Employee Charged with Unlawful Retention of Classified Documents

A civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) was arrested and made her initial court appearance yesterday to face charges of unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents. Ewa Maria Ciszak, 64, of Huntsville, Alabama, is charged …

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Published on June 25, 2025 - 01:57 GMT

California Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

Ammaad Akhtar, 33, of Stockton, was arrested today and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. According to court documents, since February 2025, Akhtar has been communicating online with a law enforcement- …

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