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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 18 claims 4 hrs ago

Oregon man charged with transporting Utah minor across state lines for sexual activity

The Justice Department charged a 39-year-old Oregon man with transporting a minor across state lines to engage in criminal sexual activity. The case stands out because it is being investigated through the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and prosecuted by the National Security Division's Counterterrorism Section, reflecting an alleged nexus to nihilistic violent extremist activity on gaming platforms.

Adam Hunter Harmel, 39, of Huntington, Oregon, was charged by federal complaint on Nov. 2 in the District of Utah and made his initial appearance on Nov. 4 in Boise, Idaho.
The minor victim, who disappeared in May 2025, was recovered by law enforcement at the defendant's residence on Nov. 1, 2026.
The complaint alleges the victim was groomed on gaming platforms commonly used by Nihilistic Violent Extremist group members before contact moved to other social media applications.
The case is being investigated through the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and prosecuted by the National Security Division's Counterterrorism Section.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 16 claims 10 hrs ago

DOJ indicts Los Angeles woman over $18M PPP and EIDL COVID relief fraud

The Justice Department's new National Fraud Enforcement Division has indicted a Los Angeles woman over an alleged $18 million scheme to defraud the PPP and EIDL programs created under the CARES Act. The case illustrates how the Fraud Division, stood up in April 2026, is pursuing pandemic relief fraud years after the programs closed, and what charges and penalties such defendants now face.

Marisela Nuno, 53, is charged with three counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering over an alleged $18 million CARES Act relief fraud.
The applications collectively sought over $15.7 million in PPP funds and over $2.6 million in EIDL funds, according to court documents.
Applications allegedly misstated employee numbers, average monthly payroll, gross revenues and eligibility, supported by false tax documentation.
Each wire fraud count carries a maximum 20 years in prison and the money laundering count carries up to 10 years.
The FBI Los Angeles Field Office, IRS CI and SBA OIG investigated, with the newly created National Fraud Enforcement Division prosecuting.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 20 claims 03 Nov 2026

US extradites man from Germany over $4m fake-psychic mail fraud scheme

The Justice Department has brought a long-running mass-mailing fraud defendant back to the United States from Germany to stand trial in Miami. The case turns on more than $4 million collected from thousands of mostly elderly and vulnerable US consumers through letters posing as personalised psychic predictions, and on the bank accounts used to move victim funds to Europe.

Mael Chemla, 61, was extradited from Germany and made his initial appearance in Miami federal court to face mailing fraud charges.
The scheme sent letters posing as personalised psychic communications telling victims to pay in advance to receive a promised financial windfall.
Chemla and a co-conspirator collected more than $4 million from thousands of US victims, many elderly and vulnerable, between September 2016 and November 2020.
He is charged with conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud, carrying a maximum of 20 years in prison on all counts.
The US Postal Inspection Service investigated, with the DOJ Office of International Affairs supporting the German extradition proceedings.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 15 claims 03 Nov 2026

ILC Dover to pay $13m over cybersecurity failures on Army, MDA and NASA contracts

The Justice Department has resolved a False Claims Act matter against ILC Dover and ILC Astrospace for alleged cybersecurity shortfalls on defense and aerospace contracts. The case was brought by the firm's former cybersecurity director under qui tam provisions, and it illustrates how the government is pricing non-compliance with NIST SP 800-171 controls. This segment covers who it binds, the specific failings alleged, and the whistleblower dimension.

ILC Dover and ILC Astrospace will pay $13 million to resolve allegations spanning January 2018 to October 2024 on Army, Missile Defense Agency and NASA contracts.
From February 2023 to October 2024, ILC allegedly stored controlled unclassified information with a third party that did not meet the FedRAMP Moderate baseline or DoD cyber incident reporting requirements.
ILC allegedly failed to maintain system security plans, fully implement NIST SP 800-171 and 800-53 controls, and submit current assessments under the NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology.
The whistleblower, former ILC Director of Cybersecurity Philip Root, will receive $2.35 million from the settlement in United States ex rel. Root v. ILC Dover LP, No. 25-cv-70 (D. Del.).
The settlement resolves allegations only, with no determination of liability.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 17 claims 30 Oct 2026

DOJ closes Vistra-Cogentrix probe after second New England plant sale

DOJ's Antitrust Division issued a statement closing its investigation into Vistra's acquisition of Cogentrix Energy after the parties agreed to divest a second New England power plant. The case illustrates how DOJ can keep investigating a merger even after FERC approves it without conditions, applying a methodology drawn from a 2025 electricity-sector settlement.

Vistra announced its agreement to acquire Cogentrix from Quantum Capital Group on Jan. 5.
The acquisition combines overlapping generation portfolios in PJM Interconnection, ISO New England and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
FERC approved the transaction without conditions after Vistra unilaterally sold its Casco Bay Energy facility in ISO-NE.
Vistra and Cogentrix then unilaterally agreed to sell Cogentrix's Rumford, Maine gas-fired combined-cycle power plant to resolve DOJ's remaining concerns.
DOJ says its legal and economic analysis followed the framework from its 2025 settlement over Constellation Energy's acquisition of Calpine Corp.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 28 claims 30 Oct 2026

California doctor gets 15 years for $45M Medicare Botox fraud scheme

A DOJ sentencing that ends a long-running Medicare fraud prosecution, notable less for the headline number than for the obstruction count: the defendant falsified records and forged beneficiary signatures once she knew investigators were close. For compliance leads in healthcare and benefit-program sectors, it maps how the new Fraud Division is building and pricing these cases.

Mailyan billed Medicare for thousands of Botox injections that were never provided, were purely cosmetic, or lacked the required chronic-migraine referral.
Over $19 million was billed for injections purportedly provided on days her Glendale clinic was closed, and some while she was on vacation outside California.
When she realised investigators were closing in, she falsified medical records and forged beneficiary signatures, including for a man then in federal prison.
The court ordered $32,904,049.41 in restitution to Medicare and immediate forfeiture of over $16,029,742 in seized property.
The jury found fraud proceeds funded two Tesla vehicles including a Cybertruck, five California properties and luxury goods.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Digital Assets ✓ 13 claims 30 Oct 2026

Israeli national extradited to US over $2.89M Nomad Bridge crypto theft

The DOJ has brought an Israeli defendant to the Northern District of California to answer a 2023 indictment over the exploitation of the Nomad Bridge smart contract. The case turns on a 2022 cross-chain bridge exploit and the subsequent laundering of proceeds, and shows how cross-border cooperation is being used to reach alleged crypto thieves years after the event.

Gurevich allegedly executed four exploit transactions from the Nomad Bridge on or about August 1, 2022, transferring 103 WBTC and 300 WETH.
The estimated value of the stolen virtual currency was approximately $2,894,390 at the time of the transactions.
He faces up to 10 years and a $250,000 fine for causing damage to a protected computer and for interstate transportation of stolen money, and up to 20 years and a $250,000 fine for money laundering.
He was arrested in Israel in May 2025 and recently extradited to the United States, with the DOJ's Office of International Affairs and Israeli authorities providing substantial assistance.
The FBI is investigating the case, prosecuted by Trial Attorneys Jessica Peck and Ethan Cantor of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 16 claims 30 Oct 2026

Illinois lab operator pleads guilty to $227 million Medicare fraud scheme

A DOJ plea announcement details a scheme in which an Illinois resident acquired three Chicago laboratories and used purchased beneficiary data to submit $227 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for unrequested COVID-19 test kits. The case illustrates how compromised beneficiary PII, often sourced overseas, feeds directly into billing fraud against federal health programs.

Kablazada and co-schemers acquired three Chicago-area laboratories: Chicago Care, V Care, and Al-Ameer, starting January 2023.
He paid approximately $11 million to a purported Pakistan-based telemarketing company for personally identifiable information on hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries.
The labs submitted $227 million in false claims for COVID-19 test kits never requested or shipped, and Medicare paid approximately $136 million of that amount.
Kablazada agreed to forfeit over $46 million in proceeds seized from ten bank accounts as part of his plea agreement.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of health care fraud and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 19 claims 30 Oct 2026

DOJ final rule lets firearms dealers use NICS to vet employees

The Justice Department has finalised a rule letting Federal Firearms Licensees run voluntary FBI background checks on certain employees through NICS, the system previously reserved for firearm transfers. It implements a Bipartisan Safer Communities Act mandate, takes effect 30 days after Federal Register publication, and sets out who is eligible, what responses dealers receive, and how subjects can appeal.

The final rule lets FFLs voluntarily submit Firearm Handler Background Checks through NICS, which DOJ regulations previously barred for any purpose other than a proposed firearm transfer.
Participation is optional and requires the written consent of the employee; the FBI will not charge a fee for these checks.
FFLs receive only a Pass, Pending or Did Not Pass response plus a NICS Transaction Number, not the subject's underlying record information.
A Did Not Pass does not bar employment in roles without access to firearms or ammunition, and subjects may request the reason and appeal as a denied transferee would.
The rule takes effect 30 days after Federal Register publication, and ATF will issue separate guidance on documenting FHCs.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 12 claims 30 Oct 2026

DOJ awards nearly $300 million to four cities under Model Cities Initiative

The Justice Department has named four jurisdictions to receive a combined federal award package under its Model Cities Initiative, a program aimed at reducing violent crime through local law enforcement funding. This briefing covers who was selected, what the money can be used for, and the timeline for disbursement and departmental engagement.

The Justice Department selected four jurisdictions, Jacksonville, East Baton Rouge Parish, Jackson and St. Louis, to receive nearly $300 million in federal funding.
Funding recipients are named as the East Baton Rouge Parish government, the City of Jackson, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, and the St. Louis Police Department.
Eligible uses include hiring sworn and non-sworn law enforcement personnel, new technology, equipment, forensic capability, and mental health or substance use services.
Attorney General Todd Blanche will visit the four jurisdictions next month to present the awards and meet local officials.
The Department cited Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr.'s statement that nonfatal violent crime declined 25 percent from 2024 to 2025.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 14 claims 30 Oct 2026

DOJ reports 13 Minnesota benefits fraud cases, nearly $83m in intended losses

The Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division and the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota announced a one-month cluster of charges, convictions, sentences and a forfeiture action against benefit-program fraud. For compliance and investigations leads, the detail worth reading is the mechanics: falsified meal counts, autism-therapy billing for absent providers, kickbacks to recipients' families, AI-generated patient notes and an attempted juror bribe.

DOJ charged, convicted or sentenced 13 defendants between Sept. 30 and Oct. 30, 2026, with nearly $83 million in intended losses and about $29.1 million in newly charged cases.
Salim Ahmed Said was sentenced to 360 months for facilitating over $44 million in Feeding Our Future child-nutrition fraud, part of a $250 million scheme.
Said Farah received 78 months and a $40,000 fine for helping gather $200,000 in cash to bribe a juror during a prior fraud trial.
Multiple indictments target the Minnesota Medicaid EIDBI autism-therapy program, including a $19.1 million scheme involving kickbacks to recipients' parents and a case using AI to fabricate patient notes.
DOJ says it issued over 1,000 subpoenas and executed over 40 premises warrants in Minnesota this year.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 14 claims 30 Oct 2026

DEA issues first federal registrations to over 900 medical marijuana dispensaries

DOJ and DEA announced the first phase of federal registrations for state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries, a mechanism created by the Attorney General's April 23 order. This affects compliance teams at dispensaries, manufacturers and distributors navigating the gap between state licensure and federal controlled-substance obligations.

DEA has issued federal registrations to more than 900 dispensaries across Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
Registration requires applicants to have applied within the order's initial 60-day period and to pass DEA's pre-registration investigation.
State medical marijuana licensure alone does not automatically grant federal registration.
Registered dispensaries must comply with federal security, recordkeeping, inventory control and other controlled-substance safeguards.
DEA is separately reviewing applications from manufacturers and distributors, which require facility inspections, production controls and quota determinations.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 14 claims 30 Oct 2026

Former West Virginia jail officer sentenced to 24 months for inmate abuse conspiracy

A federal civil rights sentencing out of the Southern District of West Virginia closes one strand of a multi-officer conspiracy at Southern Regional Jail. The case documents coordinated use of unjustified force against pretrial detainees and systematic falsification of incident reports, material relevant to institutions overseeing custodial facilities, use-of-force policy and whistleblower reporting controls.

Michael Pack, 40, was sentenced to 24 months in prison on federal civil rights charges tied to a conspiracy at Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia.
Pack pleaded guilty on March 30 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn to one count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 371.
Pack admitted he and co-conspirators brought inmates to camera blind spots to use unreasonable force without being recorded.
Pack admitted writing a false report omitting the blind spot incident and falsely stating a detainee sustained no injuries despite being seen bleeding from the head.
The case was investigated by the FBI's Pittsburgh Field Office, Charleston Resident Agency, and prosecuted by the Civil Rights Division with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 16 claims 29 Oct 2026

Chinese national gets 12 years for cocaine trafficking and CJNG support

A federal sentencing in the Eastern District of Virginia illustrates how DOJ's Homeland Security Task Force is combining narcotics, money laundering and material support to terrorism charges in a single prosecution. The case matters to compliance teams screening for crypto-enabled laundering, trade-based laundering and exposure to designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations such as CJNG.

Wenshen Xu was sentenced to 12 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and a $22 million money judgement.
Xu and co-conspirators imported over 450 kilograms of cocaine into the United States from November 2023 until his arrest.
The money laundering network used cryptocurrency transfers, trade-based money laundering, and encrypted communications platforms to move over $22 million.
Xu was arrested in Guatemala on July 17, 2025 at the request of the United States and extradited to the U.S. on January 30.
The prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 22 claims 29 Oct 2026

Six sentenced over $22m laundering in Cuban migrant smuggling and asylum fraud

The DOJ's Criminal Division sentenced five Cuban nationals and one US citizen for running a smuggling organisation that charged migrants up to $40,000, filed fraudulent ESTA and asylum paperwork, and laundered more than $22 million through shell companies. For financial-crime leads, the file is a clean illustration of how smuggling proceeds are layered through corporate vehicles and cross-border payments.

Between 2021 and 2025 the defendants laundered more than $22 million, using multiple shell companies to conceal the source of smuggling proceeds before distributing funds to themselves.
Vega-Perez was sentenced to four years; Vasconcelos, Escalona-Marrero, Pozo-Dutel and Martinez Gonzalez to two years each; and Treto Santos to 30 months.
Escalona-Marrero was ordered to forfeit $2.9 million, Vasconcelos $150,000 and Treto Santos $95,000.
The network filed hundreds of fraudulent ESTA applications with CBP, falsely stating applicants had not been in Cuba since 2011, and assisted over 1,700 fraudulent asylum claims.
Twelve people were charged in a superseding indictment; two co-defendants, Marianny Lucia Lopez-Torres and Frandy Aragon-Diaz, remain at large.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 15 claims 29 Oct 2026

DOJ Antitrust Division sets out division of labour with state AGs on local mergers

The Justice Department has published an update on how its Antitrust Division is dividing merger review with state Attorneys General, naming completed consent decrees and referrals in cement and asphalt matters since January 2026. For GCs and antitrust counsel, it signals which authority is likely to take the lead on a given deal and when a federal filing may be deferred to a state enforcer.

The Division partnered with the Attorneys General of California and Tennessee on consent decrees resolving competition concerns in cement and asphalt regions within those states.
It referred asphalt market investigations in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to those states' Attorneys General, who reached settlements with the parties.
Beller said the Division welcomes state leadership where the state is a purchaser facing direct injury or where competitive effects are confined to a single state.
Woodward said the Department will generally form its own views on resolving investigations into mergers of national importance, while partnering with states that contribute distinctively.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Conduct & Consumer ✓ 13 claims 29 Oct 2026

DOJ hands off two asphalt merger antitrust probes to state AGs after divestiture deals

The Justice Department's Antitrust Division closed two merger investigations in local asphalt markets by referring them to state attorneys general, who then secured divestiture agreements. The statement signals how the division is handing localized competition concerns to states while federal resources focus elsewhere.

DOJ issued Second Requests to Colas and Suit-Kote parties in October 2025 before referring the matter to New York and Pennsylvania.
New York and Pennsylvania settlement requires divestiture of four facilities, recorded as Assurance No. 26-065 and in Pennsylvania v. Colas Inc., No. 3:26-cv-1979 (W.D. Pa. filed Oct. 13, 2026).
CRH's proposed acquisition of Arcosa was valued at approximately $8.5 billion when announced in June 2026.
DOJ referred the CRH/Arcosa matter to the New Jersey Attorney General without issuing a Second Request, instead monitoring progress toward resolution.
The New Jersey divestiture agreement was filed as Davenport v. CRH plc, No. 3:26-cv-13625 (D.N.J. filed Oct. 20, 2026).

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 16 claims 29 Oct 2026

DOJ charges 18 more noncitizens in North Carolina over 2024 election voting

The Justice Department has indicted 18 more noncitizens in North Carolina for voting in the 2024 general election, spread across the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts. Added to 12 defendants charged earlier this year, the new cases take the statewide total to 30. Prosecutors frame the push as a deterrent message before the 2026 election. This item sets out who is charged, with what, and the penalties involved.

Eighteen aliens, including one illegal alien, were indicted for voting in the 2024 general election, across North Carolina's Eastern, Middle and Western Districts.
The new charges are additional to 12 defendants previously indicted in the Eastern District, taking the statewide total charged this year to 30.
All nine Eastern District defendants are alleged to have falsely claimed U.S. citizenship to register and vote in 2024.
In the Western District, three defendants are charged with both voting by an alien and making a false claim to citizenship, while Edread Ray Stanley is charged only with voting by an alien.
Falsely claiming citizenship to vote carries a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine; voting by an alien carries up to one year and a $100,000 fine.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 18 claims 29 Oct 2026

DOJ charges five in 'ghost student' FAFSA fraud, seizes $750,000 crypto in Kenya

The Justice Department's new National Fraud Enforcement Division has unveiled the first charges from Operation Ghostbusters, a nationwide investigation into fraudulent federal student aid claimed through stolen identities and routed to a Kenyan network. For financial-crime leads, the file is a live case study in money-mule typologies, cross-border crypto forfeiture and the compliance exposure of banks and money service businesses moving disbursement refunds.

Five defendants are charged across the District of New Jersey, Eastern District of Virginia and District of Nebraska, with intended losses of $1.5 million, $1.4 million and $20,000 respectively.
Investigators seized more than $750,000 from a cryptocurrency account belonging to a Kenyan national, which the Fraud Division calls the first international seizure of its kind in its history.
The FBI says it has identified more than $32 million in losses in similar ghost-student schemes, with the Department putting the overall scale of the fraud well over $200 million.
In September or October 2026 investigators flagged 830,840 potentially fraudulent FSAIDs relating to nearly $130 million and recommended the Department of Education disable them.
There are now more than 40 open cases across 26 FBI field offices and more than 20 US Attorneys' Offices.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 24 claims 29 Oct 2026

U.S. extradites dual national to El Salvador in first handover of own citizen

The DOJ Criminal Division announced the extradition of a dual U.S.-Salvadoran citizen to El Salvador to face murder charges. The department frames it as the first time the United States has handed over a U.S. national to answer for crimes committed in El Salvador. For anyone tracking extradition practice and international cooperation, the case marks a procedural milestone worth understanding.

Castillo Murga was surrendered to Salvadoran authorities to face charges of aggravated feminicide and imperfect homicide.
The DOJ calls this the first U.S. extradition of a U.S. national to face justice for crimes committed in El Salvador.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym certified his extradition on July 28, 2025, and U.S. District Judge John W. Holcomb denied habeas relief on November 5, 2025.
The Secretary of State issued a surrender warrant, and Judge Holcomb denied a stay of extradition on September 24, 2026.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 19 claims 28 Oct 2026

Former US Army official pleads guilty to bribery over Hawaii defense contracts

A former civilian US Army official has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, bribery and major fraud over a scheme that corrupted competition for a Pacific technology innovation lab. The case shows the Procurement Collusion Strike Force continuing to pursue contract fraud, and sits alongside a pending trial of two defense contractors scheduled for May 2027. It matters for anyone managing government contracting integrity.

Carlos Duque pleaded guilty on October 28, 2026 to conspiracy, bribery and major fraud in the District of Hawaii.
The scheme ran from January 2021 to October 2022 and involved an agreed bribe of approximately $1.25 million over five years, of which Duque received approximately $55,000.
The US Army paid over $3 million to the company controlled by coconspirators Brian Kent and Leonard Pick.
Duque faces up to 15 years on the bribery count and agreed to forfeit $55,166.70; sentencing follows under the Sentencing Guidelines.
Kent and Pick were indicted in May 2026 and are scheduled for trial on May 17, 2027.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 18 claims 28 Oct 2026

Virginia mental health executive charged in $49M Medicaid crisis-services fraud

The Justice Department's new Fraud Division has indicted the co-owner of a Richmond-area mental health provider over a $49 million scheme to bill Virginia Medicaid for crisis services that were not delivered as claimed. The case illustrates how the department's reorganised health care fraud apparatus is pursuing behavioral health providers, and the evidentiary patterns, falsified signatures and audit obstruction, that prosecutors are building around.

Mikia Antoneice Noble, co-owner and COO of ACE, was indicted October 20 and arrested October 28 over a $49 million Virginia Medicaid fraud scheme.
Prosecutors allege ACE billed for crisis services as if delivered by qualified teams when only a single low-level professional attended.
The indictment alleges over $2 million paid for hotel rentals to induce beneficiaries, plus falsified records and lies to Managed Care Organization audits.
Noble faces conspiracy to commit health care fraud and three counts of health care fraud, each carrying a maximum of 10 years in prison.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 20 claims 28 Oct 2026

DOJ reports 712 defendants charged in elder fraud cases targeting older Americans

The Justice Department's Civil Division has delivered its eighth annual report to Congress on elder fraud and abuse, covering the year to 30 June 2026. For compliance and financial crime leads at banks and payment firms, the figures map where elder financial exploitation is concentrating, how much of it crosses borders, and the scale of the victim population the government is now tracking.

The report covers the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 and is the Department's eighth annual report to Congress on elder fraud and abuse.
Cases named 712 defendants charged with stealing or alleged to have stolen $4,841,305,931 from 711,353 victims.
Approximately 96% of the nearly 350 enforcement actions were criminal and 45% involved international schemes.
Victims of Crime Act funded organizations allocated $52 million to elder abuse victim services during the period.
The Department ran nearly 1,200 awareness and training events reaching over 62 million Americans and supported the Never Ever Campaign reaching over 95 million individuals.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 19 claims 27 Oct 2026

Gainesville DME owner convicted in $8.6M Medicare orthotic brace fraud scheme

A federal jury in the Middle District of Florida has convicted the owner of a durable medical equipment company over an $8.6 million Medicare fraud built on forged and purchased prescriptions for orthotic braces. The case shows how telemarketing lead-buying, kickbacks and billing for unwanted devices combine into a chargeable scheme, and where DOJ's reconstituted Fraud Division is now focusing.

A federal jury in the Middle District of Florida convicted Sophie Dufort, 57, in a scheme causing over $8.6 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for orthotic braces.
Dufort was convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, two counts of health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay illegal kickbacks, and one count of offering and paying illegal kickbacks.
The prescriptions were bought from marketing firms that used high-pressure telemarketing or stole physician credentials to create forged prescriptions without any patient evaluation.
Dufort faces a maximum of 20 years for the fraud conspiracy, 10 years for each fraud and kickback count, and 5 years for the conspiracy to defraud the United States, with sentencing set for January 2027.
The case was investigated by HHS-OIG and the FBI and prosecuted under the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division and its Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program.

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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 22 claims 27 Oct 2026

DOJ strikes first 'near miss' NPA under corporate enforcement policy over Russia sales

The National Security Division has resolved its first 'near miss' non-prosecution agreement under the 2026 Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy. Extreme Networks avoided prosecution despite disclosing only under threat of a news report, because it cooperated fully and remediated. The case shows how the Policy treats disclosures that fall short of 'timely' but still earn credit, and what penalty level that produces.

Extreme Networks agreed to pay criminal penalties totaling $975,721.84, comprising $487,860.92 in forfeiture and a $487,860.92 criminal fine.
This is the Department's first 'near miss' non-prosecution agreement under the 2026 Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy.
The disclosure was deemed untimely because it came under imminent threat of disclosure by a news publication, but cooperation and remediation still earned NPA treatment.
Between March 2018 and March 2022, the company's Russia subsidiary filled 11 purchase orders for MMZA, a producer of S-300 and S-400 systems owned by SDN-listed Almaz Antey.
Remediation included terminating the third-party distributor, improving screening, hiring compliance staff and adding M&A diligence procedures; a parallel OFAC action will also be resolved.

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Florida CPA sentenced to 18 months for evading more than $2.2m in taxes

A Florida certified public accountant has been sentenced for tax evasion after concealing income and property from the IRS over several years. The case, prosecuted under the Justice Department's newly created Fraud Division, illustrates how federal prosecutors treat asset concealment by a credentialed finance professional and the restitution exposure that follows a guilty plea.

St. Clair was sentenced to 18 months in prison for evading payment of more than $2.2 million in income taxes for tax years 2011 through 2017.
After the IRS signalled in 2020 that it would levy his assets, he sold real property and transferred the proceeds into an account in a third party's name.
He concealed his control of funds by holding money in others' names and placing real estate in businesses not held in his name, layering entities.
He pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and was ordered to pay $2,343,615.01 in restitution.
IRS Criminal Investigation handled the case, prosecuted by the DOJ National Fraud Enforcement Division and the Middle District of Florida.

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DOJ indicts construction firm owner and three staff over $13m tax fraud scheme

The Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division unsealed an indictment against a New York construction subcontracting owner and three employees. The charges run from off-books cash payroll and falsified corporate returns to foreign account reporting failures and a scheme to obtain loans, mortgages and surety bonds with false financials. For compliance teams, it maps how payroll tax evasion feeds into wider financial fraud exposure.

The indictment alleges at least approximately $5 million in wages were paid from April 2017 to May 2024 with no federal employment tax withheld.
Nelson allegedly underreported his business gross receipts by approximately $13 million and failed to file required FBARs.
From July 2019 to March 2025 Nelson, Devocion and Vasquez allegedly used false financial documents to obtain loans, mortgages, lines of credit, credit cards and surety bonding contracts.
Charges carry maximum penalties of 20 years for wire fraud conspiracy and obstruction, and five years for conspiracy to defraud the United States, employment tax, evasion and FBAR counts.

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DOJ charges 48 non-citizens in five states with illegal voting

The Justice Department has announced a consolidated set of charges against 48 non-citizens accused of voting in U.S. elections or lying about citizenship status to register or naturalize. The release groups cases from seven federal districts with varying charge severity, from single-count misdemeanors to multi-count felony indictments.

The Justice Department charged 48 aliens across nine federal judicial districts in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York and Nevada.
Thirteen defendants in the Central District of California face felony charges including false statements in naturalization applications.
Six defendants in the Eastern District of California face misdemeanor voting-by-alien charges carrying a statutory maximum of one year in federal prison.
Several defendants in the Eastern District of New York admitted in voluntary interviews with federal agents that they knew they were not U.S. citizens when they voted.
The release states that a complaint, indictment or information merely contains accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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US violent crime victimization fell 25% in 2025, BJS preliminary survey finds

The Bureau of Justice Statistics released preliminary 2025 estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey, reporting sharp declines across violent and property crime. The figures are the first drawn from the fully transitioned redesigned survey instrument. For compliance and risk teams, the numbers feed threat and fraud-loss baselines, but the methodological change sits underneath every comparison.

Serious violent victimization fell 25%, from 9.9 to 7.4 per 1,000 persons age 12 or older, between 2024 and 2025.
Aggravated assault declined 31%, from 4.5 to 3.1 per 1,000, and property victimization fell 19%, from 138.0 to 111.2 per 1,000 households.
Motor vehicle theft dropped 30%, burglary or trespassing 25% and other household theft 19% over the same period.
The estimates are the first from the fully transitioned redesigned survey instrument (NCVS-R), adopted in January 2025.
A separate BJS report issued the previous week recorded homicide down 17% in 2025 over 2024.

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DOJ indicts CJNG regional commander on cocaine, meth trafficking and firearm charges

A grand jury in the District of Columbia has indicted a man described as a regional commander of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion, a group the State Department designated a foreign terrorist organization in February 2025. The case, brought under the Homeland Security Task Force initiative, illustrates how US prosecutors are now charging cartel leadership structures rather than only couriers or distributors.

A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia indicted Ivan Cazarin Molina, 42, on Oct. 22, 2026.
DOJ alleges he was a regional commander for CJNG in Veracruz, Mexico, known as "Tanque."
The charged conspiracy covers cocaine and methamphetamine distribution for importation into the US from 2005 through 2025.
If convicted, he faces a minimum of 40 years and a maximum of two consecutive life prison terms.
He was arrested by Mexican law enforcement on Oct. 5, 2026, in Jalisco, Mexico.

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DOJ opens Second Amendment probe into firearm permitting in two Connecticut cities

The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into firearm permitting practices in Middletown and Waterbury, Connecticut, citing possible unreasonable delays in processing concealed carry permits. The inquiry invokes the Supreme Court's Bruen decision and signals continued federal scrutiny of local permitting systems under the Second Amendment.

The Justice Department opened an investigation on October 22, 2026 into the Middletown and Waterbury, Connecticut police departments' firearm permitting systems.
The investigation will examine whether the departments unnecessarily delay issuance of concealed carry permits to residents.
The announcement cites the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen regarding lengthy wait times in license processing.
The Civil Rights Division's Second Amendment Section is handling the inquiry and accepts complaints via an online portal at justice.gov/crt/second-amendment-section.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division issued a statement on the investigation's announcement.

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DOJ settles RLUIPA zoning claim against Atlantic Beach, New York

A village zoning code required religious and educational assemblies, but not secular ones, to obtain discretionary permits. This briefing covers the DOJ settlement that followed and the specific obligations it imposes on the Village of Atlantic Beach, relevant to any institution handling land-use disputes involving religious applicants.

The settlement resolves claims that Atlantic Beach's zoning ordinance violated RLUIPA's equal terms provision by requiring religious and educational assemblies, but not secular ones, to obtain a special exception permit from the Board of Appeals.
The Village agreed to revise its zoning ordinance to permit religious uses as of right in the Residential (A) district, removing the special exception requirement.
The settlement requires the Village to train its officials and employees on RLUIPA's requirements.
The Village must establish a procedure for receiving and resolving RLUIPA complaints.
The settlement follows resolution of a private lawsuit brought by Chabad of the Beaches, an Orthodox Jewish organization, over denial of its application to use a vacant commercial property for a religious facility.

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Former Eminem studio employee pleads guilty to criminal copyright infringement

A Justice Department release details the guilty plea of a former employee of musician Marshall Mathers who copied and sold unreleased studio recordings. The case illustrates how insider access to proprietary digital assets, not just financial data, falls within federal computer crime and intellectual property enforcement.

Joseph Strange, 48, of Holly, Michigan, pleaded guilty to criminal infringement of copyright in the Eastern District of Michigan.
Court documents say Strange sold and transmitted 10 or more unauthorized music files between July and August 2024 for approximately $50,000.
Streaming provider data showed the infringing files had been accessed more than eight million times as of November 2025.
The government estimates the infringement amount of the stolen files at at least $750,000.
Strange is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 27, 2027, and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

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Utah man indicted over alleged synagogue bomb plot, CSAM found

This briefing covers a federal indictment out of Utah charging a 22-year-old man with attempting a hate crime and explosives offenses after online threats against a synagogue led investigators to recover pipe bombs, rifles and alleged child sexual abuse material. Compliance and government affairs teams tracking DOJ Civil Rights Division enforcement priorities will want the charge detail and procedural timeline.

A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City indicted Skyler AJ Rose, 22, of Ogden, Utah, on Oct. 21 on multiple federal charges.
Charges include possession of an unregistered destructive device, threat to kill and injure persons and destroy a building with an explosive, and attempting to commit a hate crime.
Law enforcement recovered six improvised explosive pipe bombs, one inert device, explosive precursors, two rifles and ammunition during a search of Rose's residence.
A subsequent search of Rose's cellphone allegedly revealed he searched for a nearby synagogue in November 2025 and that the phone contained cached images depicting child sexual abuse material.
Rose's initial appearance was scheduled for Oct. 23 at the Orrin G. Hatch U.S. Courthouse in Salt Lake City.

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Virginia senator indicted over alleged marijuana enterprise and bribery scheme

The Justice Department has indicted a sitting Virginia state senator and six co-defendants, alleging she led a family-run marijuana distribution and money laundering operation while using her legislative position to shield it from scrutiny. This item sets out what the indictment alleges, who is charged, and the scale and duration of the conduct described.

An eight-count indictment charges seven defendants, including Senator Lillie Louise Lucas, 82, of Portsmouth, Virginia.
FBI Director Kash Patel described the alleged scheme as spanning five years and worth an estimated $4.5 million.
The indictment alleges acquisition and distribution of 100 kilograms or more of marijuana and supervision of laundering proceeds.
Lucas allegedly paid $750,000 in August 2022 for a 100% stake in a shell holding company tied to a co-conspirator's expected recreational marijuana license.
On May 6, FBI agents executed search warrants at The Cannabis Outlet and The CBD Shoppe, recovering marijuana and firearms at both locations.

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Former US official pleads guilty to $194 million fraud using fake spy program

A federal employee with top-level security clearance has admitted to one of the larger insider fraud cases against the US government in recent memory, using a fictitious classified program to extract funds later converted into gold and luxury assets. This briefing covers the plea, the forfeiture terms and what remains unresolved as sentencing approaches.

Rush fraudulently obtained approximately $193,590,400 in US government funds by creating fictitious government authorities, including a fabricated Special Access Program.
An FBI search of Rush's residence on May 19, 2026 recovered 298 gold bars, approximately $2,106,550 in cash and €104,795.
The gold bars had cost the government approximately $46 million to acquire, and Rush directed approximately $145 million in wire transfers toward luxury purchases.
Under the plea agreement, Rush will forfeit the gold bars, cash, fraudulently obtained properties, 30 watches and two 2026 BMW Alpina vehicles, one valued at approximately $172,000.
Rush is scheduled for sentencing on January 28, 2027 and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, forfeiture, restitution and a fine.

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DOJ finds Ohio State medical school discriminated against white and Asian applicants

The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has issued investigative findings against Ohio State University College of Medicine, alleging race discrimination in admissions to its 2023, 2024 and 2025 classes. The findings cite Title VI and the Supreme Court's SFFA decision, and set out the enforcement path: settlement negotiations first, litigation if those fail. Federally funded institutions should read this as the template.

DOJ found OSU Med discriminated against white and Asian applicants for its 2023, 2024 and 2025 incoming classes in violation of Title VI and SFFA.
Black applicants who were screened and interviewed were about 2.8 times as likely to be admitted as Asian applicants with equal credentials.
A 'side door' pathway admitted some applicants without a screener score or interview; in 2024 and 2025 combined, black applicants were four times as likely to be admitted as white applicants, and no Asian applicants were admitted.
The Department will pursue settlement negotiations where it finds a violation and will file suit if those efforts fail.

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Arizona SARMs dealer sentenced, company ordered to forfeit $1.8m and shut down

A DOJ press release details the sentencing of an Arizona man and his company for illegally selling SARMs, unapproved chemical substances that mimic anabolic steroids. The case shows how federal prosecutors use forfeiture and shutdown orders alongside modest individual prison terms in FDA-adjacent enforcement actions.

Jeffrey McIndoo of Phoenix, Arizona was sentenced to four months in prison and a $1,000 fine.
SARMS Pharm LLC pleaded guilty to conspiracy to smuggle SARMs from China into the United States.
Between 2017 and 2022, SARMS Pharm earned gross profits of at least $3.5 million selling SARMs.
Judge Sharad H. Desai ordered SARMS Pharm to cease operations and forfeit $1.8 million in proceeds.
FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations investigated the case, which was prosecuted by the Civil Division's Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch.

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DOJ denaturalizes two citizens for concealing passport fraud and money laundering

The Justice Department announced two denaturalization judgments entered in October 2026, stripping citizenship from a Nigerian-born woman who used a stolen identity for passport fraud and a Cuban-born woman who concealed a money laundering conspiracy. The releases detail the underlying fraud, prior criminal convictions, and the civil litigation timeline that led to consent judgments revoking naturalization in both cases.

A California federal court revoked Vivian Chike Obichere's citizenship on Oct. 13 after finding she illegally procured it.
Obichere used the identity of a U.S. citizen, 'C.C.O.', to fraudulently obtain a passport in 1992 and renewed it in 2002 and again attempted renewal in 2012.
She was convicted in 2015 of False Statement in Application and Use of Passport in the Northern District of California.
A Florida federal court revoked Milagros Marileisis Acosta Torres's citizenship on Oct. 14 over a concealed money laundering conspiracy.
Acosta Torres was convicted in 2020, sentenced to six months in prison, and ordered to pay nearly $150,000 in restitution.

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Fourth Circuit affirms Army Corps CWA permit for Charleston's Cainhoy Plantation development

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers for a large residential development near Charleston. The published decision turned on how the Corps evaluated alternatives and reduced wetlands impacts, and it signals how NEPA-adjacent permitting records will be tested on appeal when development and conservation claims collide.

The Fourth Circuit on October 23, 2026 affirmed the Corps' Clean Water Act Section 404 permit for the Cainhoy Plantation development in Charleston.
The permit covers residential and mixed-use development on portions of a 9,076-acre property, with thousands of acres to be permanently conserved.
The Corps reduced projected wetlands impacts by nearly 90%, from 1,820 acres to 181.5 acres, after years of analysis.
The court found the Corps evaluated numerous alternatives and concluded none offered a practicable path to needed housing with fewer environmental impacts.
Attorneys from ENRD's Environmental Defense, Natural Resources, Wildlife and Marine Resources, and Appellate Sections handled the litigation.

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Chinese national extradited to US over $36.9m Cambodia-based crypto scam

The Justice Department has brought a Chinese national from the Netherlands to a Los Angeles courtroom over a cryptocurrency investment fraud run from scam centers in Cambodia. The case maps a specific laundering route: US bank accounts to Deltec Bank in the Bahamas, conversion into Tether, and onward transfer to wallets in Cambodia. It shows how the DOJ is pursuing the financial plumbing behind pig-butchering schemes.

Zheng Zhao, 44, was arraigned in the Central District of California after extradition from the Netherlands and faces a maximum of 20 years if convicted.
More than $36.9 million in victim funds moved from US accounts to a single Deltec Bank account in the Bahamas, was converted to Tether, and transferred to a wallet controlled in Cambodia.
The government identified 174 US victims of the fraudulent digital asset investment scheme.
Eight co-conspirators have pleaded guilty, including ShengSheng He and Jingliang Su, sentenced to 51 and 46 months respectively for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.
Zhao was charged in August 2025 with conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of the Criminal Division's Cyber-Enabled Scam Initiative.

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Telemedicine owner gets 20 years for $46.2M Medicare fraud scheme

A DOJ sentencing release detailing a six-year Medicare fraud conspiracy run through a telemedicine company and affiliated durable medical equipment suppliers. Relevant for compliance teams at telehealth, DME and laboratory businesses monitoring enforcement patterns in the health care fraud space and the penalties now being imposed.

Harwood was sentenced to 20 years in prison for organizing a $46.2 million Medicare fraud conspiracy spanning more than six years.
He was ordered to pay $17,942,402 in restitution to Medicare and $10,431,463 in forfeiture.
Doctors paid by Harwood signed orders for orthotic braces and genetic tests without Medicare-compliant telemedicine visits or real patient relationships.
Harwood sold the signed doctors' orders to DME supply companies, laboratories and marketers, and used his own DME companies to bill Medicare directly.
Harwood pleaded guilty in March 2026 to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud.

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CVS to pay $315M over unlawful opioid fills and false Medicare claims

A settlement between CVS Pharmacy and the Justice Department resolves claims the chain filled invalid controlled-substance prescriptions and billed federal healthcare programs for them. This briefing sets out the alleged conduct, the monetary and remedial terms, and the whistleblower origin of the case.

CVS Pharmacy Inc. will pay $315 million to resolve CSA and FCA allegations covering October 17, 2013 through December 2, 2025.
The government's complaint, filed December 13, 2024 in the District of Rhode Island, alleged CVS filled excessive, early, 'trinity' combination and pill-mill prescriptions.
CVS has entered a memorandum of agreement with DEA requiring a hotline for reporting suspected illegal dispensing, proactive monitoring of dispensing patterns, and evaluation of suspect prescribers.
The case stems from a qui tam lawsuit by former CVS employee Hillary Estright, captioned No. 22-cv-00222 (D.R.I.), with her whistleblower recovery share not yet determined.
The complaint alleged CVS's corporate performance metrics, incentive compensation and understaffing policies prioritized profits over patient safety and barred pharmacists from warning each other about problematic prescribers.

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DOJ charges 14 in DPRK IT worker scheme that hit over 70 US firms

DOJ and FBI announced coordinated action against a North Korean remote IT worker fraud network, including a 14-defendant indictment in Ohio and a multi-week device seizure operation in Texas. The release details how the scheme used stolen identities and US-based facilitators to place DPRK workers inside American companies, and lists email indicators firms can use to screen hires.

The indictment charges 14 defendants, including US nationals Michael James Bostelle and Juan Cecilio Pena Carrillo, with wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft.
The scheme ran from 2019 to around July 2025 and generated approximately $3 million in revenue believed sent to sanctioned DPRK-controlled accounts.
More than 70 US companies were affected across Ohio, sixteen additional states and the District of Columbia, in sectors including health care, communications and manufacturing.
Between September 21 and 25, the FBI conducted Operation Lonestar Roundup, searching over 40 Texas residences and seizing approximately 187 laptops and KVM devices.
DOJ listed eleven specific email addresses used in the scheme and encouraged employers to add them to their detection indicators.

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Sinaloa Cartel transporter pleads guilty to meth and marijuana trafficking

A DOJ press release details the guilty plea of a Mexican national who worked as a distributor and transporter for Sinaloa Cartel-affiliated traffickers. The case, brought under the Homeland Security Task Force initiative, illustrates federal prosecutors' continued focus on mid-level cartel logistics networks and the financial channels that support them.

Hernandez Ochoa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana for importation into the United States.
Court documents say he worked from 2015 to 2017 as a distributor and transporter using private planes, human couriers, tunnels, semi-trailer trucks and hidden vehicle compartments.
He also coordinated transportation of cash for drug purchases and its repatriation from the U.S. after sale.
Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 2, 2027, and he faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.
The Justice Department's Office of International Affairs assisted in his extradition, with cooperation from the Government of Mexico.

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New Jersey brothers plead guilty to stealing $2.6 million in fake tax refunds

A DOJ guilty plea announcement details how two brothers used false Form 1041 trust filings to extract over $2.6 million combined in fraudulent IRS refund checks, then obstructed collection efforts with false nonresident filings. The case is part of DOJ's first National Tax Enforcement Surge, giving compliance and financial crime teams a window into current enforcement priorities.

Ronald Chrichlow and Gordon Chrichlow pleaded guilty to theft of government funds after claiming false refunds of $978,126 and $1,643,172 on 2022 Form 1041 filings.
The IRS issued Treasury checks for both amounts in March 2023, and Gordon Chrichlow used proceeds to buy a Porsche Taycan for approximately $117,364 and a house for approximately $686,258.
After an IRS revenue officer was assigned in August 2023, the brothers filed false Form 1040-NR returns falsely claiming nonresident status and treaty-based tax exemption.
Ronald Chrichlow earned $960,000 between 2021 and 2024 but did not file returns from 2022 to 2024, and separately claimed a false $93,228 refund for 2021.
Gordon Chrichlow failed to file returns from 2021 through 2024 despite earning more than $1.4 million in gross income in those years.

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Four Texans indicted over trust tax shelter tied to $200 million IRS loss

The indictment covers one case within DOJ's first National Tax Enforcement Surge, a nationwide push spanning early September to October 14. It details a promoted trust scheme, alleged obstruction of IRS audits, personal tax evasion and a separate fraudulent securities solicitation tied to one defendant, with charges carrying penalties up to 20 years per count on the most serious counts.

The indictment alleges the trust scheme sheltered more than $1.5 billion in client income, causing an estimated $200 million tax loss to the IRS.
Clients allegedly paid fees often exceeding $100,000 and were encouraged to backdate trusts and file amended returns claiming refunds.
Weickgenant is charged with corrupt interference with the IRS, including instructing clients not to speak with investigators and not to comply with a court order enforcing an IRS summons.
MacDonald is separately charged with wire fraud and transactions with criminally derived property over an alleged $2 million investor solicitation while under an SEC injunction barring unregistered securities sales.
The case is one of 76 defendants charged nationwide under DOJ's first National Tax Enforcement Surge, covering an estimated $490 million in intended and estimated federal revenue loss.

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DOJ opens Second Amendment probe into Pennsauken, New Jersey permit delays

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether Pennsauken, New Jersey unconstitutionally delays firearm permits. The inquiry is run by the Civil Rights Division's Second Amendment Section and rests on the Supreme Court's reasoning in Bruen. This item covers what the department is examining, the legal theory it is using, and how the Division is now deploying its gun-rights enforcement arm against local permitting systems.

The investigation, opened October 14, 2026 under press release 26-1200, targets delays in issuing firearm licenses in Pennsauken, New Jersey.
The inquiry focuses specifically on the Pennsauken Township Police Department's permitting system.
The department relies on Bruen (2022), which it reads as treating lengthy processing wait times as an abusive use of a permitting scheme.
AAG Harmeet K. Dhillon directed the Civil Rights Division's Second Amendment Section to run the investigation.
The release states the investigation does not support any armed obstruction of federal or local law enforcement.

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DOJ and HHS open six-month False Claims Act self-disclosure pilot for healthcare firms

The Justice Department's Civil Division and HHS have launched a six-month pilot giving healthcare companies a defined route to resolve potential False Claims Act violations by disclosing them voluntarily. The programme fixes the repayment multiplier at 1.25 to 1.6 and offers a coordinated civil release from FCA and certain HHS administrative liability. This briefing sets out who qualifies, what a disclosure must contain, and the deadline.

The six-month FCA SDPP accepts self-disclosure submissions through April 22, 2027, and late or incomplete filings will not be reviewed.
Self-disclosing companies must repay the government with a 1.25 to 1.6 multiplier, varying by timeliness, scope, senior-leadership involvement, financial benefit and successor liability.
Participants must describe all relevant conduct, produce sufficient documents and set out remedial actions taken, submitting electronically to FCA-SDPP@usdoj.gov.
Qualifying companies receive a coordinated civil release from liability under the federal False Claims Act and certain HHS administrative authorities.
The pilot covers potential civil violations only; potential criminal conduct must be disclosed to DOJ's National Fraud Enforcement Division.

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Oklahoma landlord to pay $52,500 over refusal to rent to family with child

A DOJ civil rights settlement resolves a lawsuit against the owners of an Oklahoma City apartment complex accused of refusing to rent to a single mother once she disclosed her three-year-old son would live with her, a violation of the Fair Housing Act's familial status protections.

Defendants agreed to pay $52,500 to the woman who was denied an apartment at The Vintage at Mesta Park.
The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in August 2025, following events from July 2022.
Defendant Jacqueline Fox allegedly told the woman she could not move in because no children had resided at the property in over eight years and it was not "kid friendly."
The settlement requires defendants to implement a nondiscrimination policy and undergo training to prevent future familial status discrimination.
HUD referred the case to DOJ after investigating the woman's complaint and issuing a charge of discrimination.

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