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Marketing Firm Owner Charged with Tax Crimes and Bank Fraud

News Release: A federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Maryland, returned an indictment unsealed today charging a Maryland businessman with filing false income tax returns, theft of government funds, tax evasion, willful failure to file income tax returns and bank fraud.


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Criminal Marketplace Disrupted in International Cyber Operation

News Release: The Justice Department announced today a coordinated international operation against Genesis Market, a criminal online marketplace that advertised and sold packages of account access credentials - such as usernames and passwords for email, bank accounts, and social media - that had been stolen from malware-infected computers around the world.


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Notice published by Justice Department on April 5

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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What did Justice Department publish on April 5?

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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Federal Court Orders Forfeiture of $826K in Funds Used in Attempt to Export Dual-Use High Precision Jig Grinder to Russia

News Release: An investigation into the attempted smuggling of a dual-use export-controlled item to Russia in violation of United States export laws and regulations has resulted in the forfeiture of approximately $826,000.


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USDOJ-OJP-OVC offers new grant application process starting April 6

OVC FY 2023 National Resource Centers for Victim Research, Evaluation, and Reaching Underserved Victims grant opened on April 6.


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Former City Treasurer in Alaska Indicted for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion

News Release: A federal grand jury in Anchorage returned an indictment on March 21, 2023, charging an Alaska man with wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion.


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Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Scheme

News Release: A California man pleaded guilty today to submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare for prescription drugs that were never dispensed to patients.


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Justice Department Continues Efforts to Stop Fraudulent Tax Preparers

News Release: The Department of Justice urges taxpayers to choose their return preparers wisely as the April 18 federal tax filing deadline approaches. Unscrupulous preparers who include errors or false information on a tax return could leave a taxpayer open to liability for unpaid taxes, penalties and interest.


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USDOJ-OJP-BJS grant application closes on June 6

FY 2023 Census of Prosecutor Offices grant opened on April 6.


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Justice Department Reaches Multimillion Dollar Civil Settlement in Principle in Sutherland Springs Mass Shooting

News Release: The Justice Department announced today an agreement in principle to settle the civil cases arising out of the tragic November 2017 mass shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, that killed 26 worshippers and injured 22 others.


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USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP offers new grant application process starting April 5

OJJDP FY 2023 AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program grant opened on April 5.


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Justice Department publishes proposed rule on April 4

The US Justice Department published a six page proposed rule on April 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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USDOJ-OJP-OVW grant application closes on June 12

OVW Fiscal Year 2023 STOP Formula Grant Program - Solicitation grant opened on April 5.


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Texas Laboratory Agrees to Pay $5.9 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks to Third Party Marketers and Unnecessary Drug Tests

News Release: Genotox Laboratories Ltd., of Austin, Texas, has agreed to pay at least $5.9 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it paid volume-based commissions to third party marketers in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and submitted claims to federal health care programs for unnecessary drug ...


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USDOJ-BOP-NIC offers new grant application process starting April 5

Community Supervision Leadership Learning Lab Training grant opened on April 5.


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Former San Diego Police Officer and Three Co-Defendants Plead Guilty to Multiple Crimes Stemming from Years-Long Operation of Illicit Massage Businesses

News Release: A former San Diego Police Department vice detective and his co-defendants each pleaded guilty today in connection with their operation of five illicit massage businesses in California and Arizona that profited for years by exploiting women to engage in commercial sexual services under the guise of offering therapeutic massage services.


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Final Rule Issued for Home Confinement Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act

News Release: The Department of Justice has issued a final rule granting discretion to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to allow individuals placed in home confinement under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to remain in home confinement after the expiration of the covered emergency period.


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High-Ranking Member of the Sinaloa Cartel Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face International Drug Trafficking and Firearm Charges

News Release: A Mexican national made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday to face international drug trafficking and firearms charges.


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USDOJ-OJP-OVC offers new grant application process starting April 5

OVC FY 2023 Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Human Trafficking grant opened on April 5.