Contractor Admits to Rigging Military Contract Bids, Securing Over $17 Million
The Department of Justice announced this week that John “Mark” Leveritt, age 62, pleaded guilty to rigging bids on public military contracts in Texas and Michigan.
Seven Individuals Charged with Gamecock Fighting, Illegal Gambling
Federal law enforcement officials recently arrested seven individuals in South Carolina on involvement charges in a gamecock fighting venture and illegal gambling operation.
U.S. Marshals Violence Reduction Operation Captures More Than 1,500 Fugitives
Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland announced the arrest of over 1,500 violent crime fugitives, sex offenders, and gang members in a month-long federal operation in 10 major U.S. cities.
Management Firm Heads Convicted in $1.4 Billion Healthcare Scheme
Earlier this week, a federal jury in the Middle District of Florida found the administrators of a fraudulent hospital management firm responsible for running a $1.4 billion billing scheme.
Retrial of Former CIA Coder’s Alleged WikiLeaks Involvement is Underway
Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) David Denton argued that former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) software engineer Joshua Schulte is the anonymous source of leaked classified materials.
FBI Joins Investigation into White Nationalists Accused of Planning Idaho Pride Riot
This weekend local law enforcement arrested 31 men on charges of conspiracy to riot during a Pride event in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho.
Reality TV Stars Convicted of Fraud, Tax Evasion Following IRS-CI Investigation
A federal jury has found Todd and Julie Chrisley guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans following a three-week trial.
ICE Removes Salvadoran National, Material Supporter of Undesignated Terrorist Body
This week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reinstated a previously issued removal order dated September 2017 for Guzman Moreno, age 62.
American-born ISIS Member Found Guilty of Conspiracy, Providing Material Support
A federal jury found Mirsad Kandic guilty of conspiracy and providing material support to the terrorist organization Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) according to the Justice Department.
Dealer Connected to Artist Mac Miller's Fentanyl Overdose Recives 17-Year Sentence
On Monday, a federal judge sentenced one of the individuals who knowingly supplied Hip-Hop Artist Mac Miller with oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to 210 months or 17.5 years in federal prison.
International Fugitive Awaits Sentencing After More Than 20 Years of Evasion
After more than two decades on the run, a former president of a fraudulent telemarketing firm and international fugitive Robin McPherson appeared in federal court earlier this week.
Duo Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Multimillion-Dollar Real Estate Scheme
A pair of scammers posing as real estate agents duped several hundred prospective home buyers out of $6 million over three years, according to the Justice Department.
School Superintendent Allegedly Made 99 Threats to Police Chief Candidate
A federal grand jury indicted Lynn Clark, former superintendent of a public school district, for making false statements in connection with 99 threats to a Police Chief candidate.
Justice Department Finds Conditions at State Prison Unconstitutional
The Justice Department’s 59-page report concluded that prison officials were ill-equipped to handle violence even with rising concerns about living conditions and staff shortages.
Federal Taskforce Disrupts Largest Darknet Market, Russian National Indicted on Conspiracy Charges
The Justice Department (DOJ) announced last week that a taskforce of federal law enforcement seized Hydra Market—the world’s largest and longest-running darknet exchange.
First Russian Oligarch Charged with Violating U.S. Sanctions
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment Wednesday revealing the first oligarch to be charged with a sanction’s violation in the wake of Russia's war against Ukraine.
Individual Charged in $1.1 million Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Scheme
Federal agents arrested Terence Aubrey Larker this week following an alleged unemployment insurance fraud scheme that netted more than a million dollars.
Violator of Wildlife Protection Law Sentenced Following FWS Investigation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Office of Law Enforcement found 246 Eastern Box Turtles taken from the wild in Kentucky at Christopher Cool's residence.
Supplier Sentenced in Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
At the time of her arrest, federal prosecutors noted Troche was responsible for distributing over one kilogram of fentanyl—an amount with the potential to kill 500,000 people.
Prosecutors Charge Individual for Discharge of Oil, Waste into Kentucky Water Ways
Federal prosecutors have accused an oil lease operator in Columbia, Kentucky of discharge of oil and waste into creeks in violation of the Clean Water Act.