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Federal Jury Finds Kentucky Woman Guilty of Mailing Threatening Communications to Neighbors Because of Their Race
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
A federal jury convicted a local woman on Friday of mailing communications containing threats to injure others in November and December 2020.
Jelly Bean Communications Design and its Manager Settle False Claims Act Liability for Cybersecurity Failures on Florida Medicaid Enrollment Website
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
Jelly Bean Communications Design LLC (Jelly Bean) and Jeremy Spinks have agreed to pay $293,771 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they failed to secure personal information on a federally funded Florida children’s health insurance website, which Jelly Bean created, hosted, and maintained.
Former New Orleans Police Officer Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting a 15-Year-Old Girl
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
A former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) was sentenced in federal court to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old crime victim in violation of her constitutional rights.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Indicted for Using Excessive Force and Obstruction of Justice
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
A federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas returned a three-count indictment that was unsealed today, charging a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer with deprivation of rights under color of law and the falsification of a document in a federal investigation.
Seven Charged in Sophisticated Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme that Sought Over $100 Million from the IRS
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
On March 7, a federal grand jury in Austin returned an indictment, unsealed today, charging seven individuals with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and other crimes arising out of their scheme to defraud the IRS using stolen identities.
United States Files Complaint Alleging that Rite Aid Dispensed Controlled Substances in Violation of the False Claims Act and the Controlled Substances Act
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
The Justice Department announced today that the United States has filed a complaint in intervention in a whistleblower lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) against Rite Aid Corporation and various subsidiaries (collectively Rite Aid) alleging that Rite Aid knowingly filled unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances. In addition to alleging claims under the FCA, the government’s complaint also alleges violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Pennsylvania Owners of Landscape and Excavation Firm Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the IRS and Employment Tax Crimes
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
A federal grand jury in Philadelphia returned an indictment charging a Pennsylvania man and woman with conspiring to defraud the IRS and other tax crimes, including failing to pay employment taxes to the IRS.
Michigan Nonprofit Organizations Agree to Pay $225,887 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improper Receipt of Paycheck Protection Program Loans
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
Two Michigan nonprofit organizations, the Michigan Education Association (MEA) and the Michigan Education Special Services Association (MESSA), have agreed to settle allegations that the organizations violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by applying for and obtaining loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for which they knew or should have known they were ineligible.
President of Oklahoma Steel Pole Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty, on Friday, March 10, to evading over $1 million in income taxes.
Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau File Statement of Interest in Appraisal Discrimination Case
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
The Justice Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today that they filed a statement of interest to explain the application of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to lenders relying on discriminatory home appraisals.
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Issues Statement on the FBI’s Supplemental 2021 Hate Crime Statistics
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
The Justice Department issued following statement from Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta on the FBI’s announcement of the 2021 hate crime statistics supplement:
Physician Convicted of $5M Health Care Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
A federal jury convicted a physician today for a $5 million health care fraud scheme.
Six Houston Gang Members Indicted for Using a Firearm in Racketeering Murder of Innocent Bystander
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
The Department of Justice today announced an indictment charging five men and a woman with aiding and abetting the use of a firearm to commit murder in aid of racketeering.
Justice Department Announces Allison Turkel as Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced that he has chosen Allison Turkel to head the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF).
Mississippi Man Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime for Cross Burning
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
A Mississippi man was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Halil S. Ozerden to 42 months* in prison followed by three years supervised release and restitution in the amount of $7,810 for burning a cross in his front yard with the intent to intimidate a Black family.
Former Wall Street Precious Metal Traders Sentenced for Wire Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
Two former Wall Street traders were each sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for engaging in a multi-year fraud scheme to manipulate U.S. commodities markets for publicly traded precious metals futures contracts.
Maryland Tax Preparer Convicted of Filing False Returns
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
A federal jury in Greenbelt convicted a Maryland man today of preparing false tax returns on behalf of his clients.
Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Ginseng Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
West Virginia man today pleaded guilty to multiple charges of illegally trafficking in protected plants.
Statement from Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on the RESTRICT Act
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
The Justice Department today issued the following statement from Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on the RESTRICT Act:
Former Goldman Sachs Investment Banker Sentenced in $2.7B Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Reports | Mar 23, 2023
Defendant Conspired to Violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Commit Money Laundering in Connection with 1MDB Scheme