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Maryland Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty to Employment and Other Tax Crimes
A Maryland restaurant owner pleaded guilty today to willful failure to account for and pay over employment taxes and to…
Florida Man Indicted for Federal Sex Trafficking Offenses
A federal grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, returned an indictment charging a Florida man with 10 counts of sex…
FACT SHEET: Justice Department Efforts to Protect Reproductive Rights, Health and Justice
In the year since the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Justice Department has worked with commitment…
Nigerian National Sentenced to 82 Months in Prison for International Scheme That Defrauded Elderly U.S. Victims
A Nigerian national, who was previously extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom, was sentenced to 82 months…
Readout of Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr.’s Trip to Colombia
From June 20 to 23, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division traveled…
Justice Department Announces Charges Against China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests of Executives in Fentanyl Manufacturing
The Justice Department today announced the arrest of two individuals and the unsealing of three indictments in the Southern and…
Justice Department Secures Agreement with San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Improve Public Sidewalk Accessibility for People with Disabilities
The Justice Department today filed a proposed stipulated order that will require the Municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico, to…
Mobile Health Application Developer Ordered to Modify Business Practices to Protect the Privacy of Consumers’ Personal Information and to Pay $100,000 in Civil Penalties
The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced that the government has obtained substantial injunctive…
Dentist Convicted of Unlawfully Distributing Opioids That Caused Patient’s Death
A federal jury in the Eastern District of Kentucky convicted a dentist yesterday for unlawfully prescribing opioids, including unlawfully prescribing…
Doctor Convicted of Illegally Distributing Opioids and Other Drugs
A federal jury in Columbus convicted an Ohio doctor yesterday for illegally prescribing buprenorphine and other controlled substances in violation…
Pharmacist Convicted of Stealing and Selling COVID-19 Cards
A federal jury in Chicago convicted an Illinois pharmacist on Friday for stealing and selling COVID-19 vaccination cards.
CEO of Education Company Sentenced for Causing Nearly $105M in Losses to Department of Veterans Affairs
An Idaho man was sentenced today to five years in prison for his role in defrauding the Department of Veterans…
Four Arrested for Tractor-Trailer Smuggling Incident that Resulted in 53 Deaths
Four Mexican nationals were arrested yesterday in San Antonio, Houston, and Marshall, Texas, for their alleged roles in a tractor-trailer…
Readout of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke’s Trip to South Carolina
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division traveled to Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina on…
National Enforcement Action Results in 78 Individuals Charged for $2.5B in Health Care Fraud
The Justice Department, together with federal and state law enforcement partners, announced today a strategically coordinated, two-week nationwide law enforcement…