Early Career Achievements: Q&A With Karly Harrod
In a recent conversation, Karly Harrod, the recipient of the Fiscal Year 24 Early Career Competition Laboratory Directed Research and Development, or LDRD, award for...
Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women Awards $228.5 Million in Awards, Contributing to a Total of Over $690 Million in Awards this Year to Combat Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking
The Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is today awarding over $228.5 million in grants to enhance a wide range of supportive services...
Epsilon Senior Executive and Sales Manager Both Sentenced for Selling Data on Millions of U.S. Consumers to Fraudsters
Two men were sentenced to prison today for selling targeted lists of U.S. consumers for the benefit of mass-mailing fraud schemes that defrauded hundreds of...
Federal Charges Announced Against Inmates for Violent Crimes Committed in Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn
The Justice Department today announced charges in five cases addressing violence at New York City’s federal pretrial detention facility, the Metropolitan Detention Center, (MDC), located...
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Injectable Stem Cell Product Manufacturer Sentenced for Distributing Unapproved Drug
The founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products allegedly linked to 19 hospitalizations was sentenced today to 36...
Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to $14M COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
An Illinois man pleaded guilty today for his role in a COVID-19 testing fraud scheme.According to court documents, Zishan Alvi, 45, of Inverness, owned and...
Montana Man Sentenced for Federal Wildlife Trafficking Charges as Part of Yearslong Effort to Create Giant Hybrid Sheep for Captive Hunting
A Montana man was sentenced today to six months in prison for committing two felony wildlife crimes — a conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act...
TD Securities to Pay $15.5M in Connection with Scheme to Defraud U.S. Treasuries Markets
WASHINGTON – TD Securities (USA) LLC (TD Securities), a securities firm based in New York, has entered into a resolution with the Justice Department to resolve...
Ovintiv USA to Pay $5.5M Penalty and Upgrade Facilities in Utah to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations
The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a more than $16 million settlement with Ovintiv USA Inc. resolving Clean Air Act violations...
Chinese National and DPRK Facilitator Extradited to the United States; Faces Charges of Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, and Violating North Korea Sanctions
On Sept. 27, the Commonwealth of Australia extradited Jin Guanghua, 53, to the United States. Jin, a Chinese national, and his co-conspirators North Korean banker,...