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Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Church Arson

News Release: A Colorado man pleaded guilty today to a hate crime charge in connection with a fire he set to a church in Loveland, Colorado.


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Podiatrist Sentenced for Fraudulently Billing Medicare Nearly $2M Under False Identity

News Release: A Michigan podiatrist was sentenced today to seven years in prison for orchestrating a health care fraud conspiracy that resulted in almost $2 million in false and fraudulent claims being submitted to Medicare, as well as for falsifying records and identity theft.


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Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services Announce Interim Resolution Agreement in Environmental Justice Investigation of Alabama Department of Public Health

News Release: The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today an interim resolution agreement in their environmental justice investigation into the Alabama Department of Public Health and the Lowndes County Health Department (collectively ADPH) in Lowndes County, Alabama. ADPH cooperated ...



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Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Florida Tax Return Preparer

News Release: The United States has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Tyrone Johnson and TJ Professional Services, LLC. The civil complaint seeks to enjoin the defendants from preparing federal income tax returns for others. The complaint also requests that the ...


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Man Pleads Guilty to Dog Fighting Offenses

News Release: An Ohio man pleaded guilty to two counts of raising and training dogs for the purpose of dog fighting.


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Justice Department discusses Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act on May 3

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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USDOJ-OJP-BJS grant application closes on May 23

FY2023 Survey of Prison Inmates Data Linkage Program grant opened on May 4.


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Three MS-13 Gang Members Convicted of Racketeering and Violent Crime Conspiracy

News Release: A federal jury convicted three La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, members yesterday of RICO conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, drug trafficking, and destruction of evidence.


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Notice of Charter Reestablishment discussed on May 3 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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Justice Department publishes 64 notices in March

There were 64 notices published by the Justice Department in March, according to the Federal Register.


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Network of Transnational Fraudsters Indicted for Racketeering in Scheme to Steal Millions from American Consumers’ Bank Accounts

News Release: A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has returned an indictment charging 14 defendants for their participation in a years-long scheme to steal millions of dollars from American consumers’ bank accounts, the Justice Department announced today.


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Man Sentenced for $1.1M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

News Release: A Louisiana man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for money laundering in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain more than $1.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program loans.


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Two Pharmacy Owners Charged with $29M Health Care Fraud Scheme

News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in Brooklyn charging two New York men for their alleged participation in a scheme to submit false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary prescriptions and over-the-counter products that were not actually dispensed, to pay illegal kickbacks and bribes, and to launder the proceeds of their scheme.


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USDOJ-OJP-BJS offers new grant application process starting May 3

FY 2023 National Corrections Reporting Program/National Prisoner Statistics Program, 2020-2024 grant opened on May 3.


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Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl and Opioids Results in Record Arrests and Seizures

News Release: Today, the Department of Justice, and its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and international partners, announced the results of Operation SpecTor, which included 288 arrests - the most ever for any JCODE operation and nearly double that of the prior operation. Law enforcement ...


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Former Mississippi Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States

News Release: A former Mississippi tax preparer pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States by preparing false tax returns.


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Former Elementary School Teacher Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexually Abusing Children

News Release: A former school teacher was sentenced today to life in prison for sexually abusing elementary school students on a U.S. military installation in Germany.


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New Jersey Accountant Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Scheme

News Release: A New Jersey certified public accountant (“CPA") pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting fraudulent tax shelters to high-income clients.


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Notice published on May 1 by Justice Department

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.