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Virginia Man Convicted for Crypto Financing Scheme to ISIS
A jury convicted Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, 35, of Springfield, Virginia, on Dec. 13 for charges relating to his efforts to provide...

US Department of Justice
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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Early Bitcoin Investor Sentenced for Filing Tax Returns that Falsely Reported His Cryptocurrency Gains
An Austin, Texas, man was sentenced today to two years in prison for filing a tax return that falsely underreported the capital gains he...

US Department of Justice
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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Russian National Indicted for Assisting Sanctioned Oligarch in Schemes to Employ an American Citizen to Launch and Operate Russian Television Network
Defendant Also Helped Oligarch Illegally Transfer a $10M U.S. Investment to Business Associate Note : View the superseding indictment...

US Department of Justice
Dec 13, 20246 min read
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United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Pharmaceutical Distributor for Paying Kickbacks Through Inventory Management Systems
ASD Specialty Healthcare LLC (ASD), doing business as Besse Medical (Besse), has agreed to pay $1.67 million to resolve allegations that...

US Department of Justice
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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OFAC-Sanctioned Afghan Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Narco-Terrorism and Witness Tampering
Haji Abdul Satar Abdul Manaf Attempted to Send Ton-Quantity Shipments of Heroin for Distribution in New York City to Benefit the Haqqani...

US Department of Justice
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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Rydox Cybercrime Marketplace Shut Down and Three Administrators Arrested
The Justice Department today announced the seizure of Rydox, an illicit website and marketplace dedicated to selling stolen personal...

US Department of Justice
Dec 12, 20244 min read
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Fourteen North Korean Nationals Indicted for Carrying Out Multi-Year Fraudulent Information Technology Worker Scheme and Related Extortions
Justice Department Continues Efforts to Seize the Illicit Proceeds of the Scheme Note : View the indictment here and FBI Wanted Posters...

US Department of Justice
Dec 12, 20246 min read
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Manager of U.S. Freight Forwarding Company Indicted for Circumventing Export Controls
Defendant Facilitated Shipments of Controlled Industrial Equipment to Russia A 12-count indictment was unsealed yesterday charging...

US Department of Justice
Dec 11, 20244 min read
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TD Bank Insider Arrested and Charged with Facilitating Money Laundering
A former Florida-based employee of TD Bank N.A. was arrested and charged by criminal complaint yesterday for facilitating money...

US Department of Justice
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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Telemarketer Sentenced for $67M Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
A Florida man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for his role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud Medicare by billing over $67...

US Department of Justice
Dec 6, 20243 min read
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McKinsey & Company Africa to Pay Over $122M in Connection with Bribery of South African Government Officials
McKinsey and Company Africa (Pty) Ltd (McKinsey Africa), which operates in South Africa as a wholly owned and controlled subsidiary of...

US Department of Justice
Dec 5, 20246 min read
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Extradited Nigerian National Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Business Email Compromise Scheme
Okechuckwu Valentine Osuji, 39, a Nigerian national, was sentenced yesterday in New Haven, Connecticut, to eight years in prison for...

US Department of Justice
Dec 5, 20242 min read
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