Idaho Man Sentenced for Computer Hacking and Extortion Scheme
An Idaho man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for hacking into the computer servers of 19 victims across the United States, stealing...
Client of Fraudulent Tax Shelter Scheme Pleads Guilty to Obstruction
An Ohio doctor pleaded guilty today to corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the due administration of the internal revenue laws.According to court documents and statements made...
Tax Attorneys and Insurance Agent Sentenced in Tax Shelter Scheme
Two tax attorneys and an insurance agent were sentenced today to a combined 16 years in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and...
Justice Department Launches Disability Rights Investigation into Unnecessary Institutionalization in Michigan’s State Psychiatric Hospitals
The Justice Department announced today that it has opened an investigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into whether the State of Michigan unnecessarily...
California Teenager Pleads Guilty in Florida to Making Hundreds of ‘Swatting’ Calls Across the United States
Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, pleaded guilty today to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another. Filion faces...
Maryland Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
A Maryland man who owns a retail store pleaded guilty today to evading his income taxes by not reporting cash taken from his business.According to...
Justice Department Secures Agreement with Providence, Rhode Island, Public Schools to Protect Civil Rights of Immigrant Students
The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the Providence, Rhode Island, Public School District to resolve an investigation into the district’s programs and...
Affirming Native American voices in the Army
Maj. Gen. Douglas S. Lowrey, the highest ranking Native American in the Army, says military service is very attractive to Native Americans. “The marketing -...
Ex-Banker Pleads Guilty in $16M International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Involving Former Comptroller General of Ecuador
A Miami man pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a multimillion-dollar international bribery and money laundering scheme.According to court documents, John Christopher Polit, 43,...
Centcom Conducts Strikes in Yemen, Syria
Since Friday, U.S. Central Command has conducted strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi targets in Yemen and against targets in Syria as part of the defeat-ISIS mission...