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Man Faces Federal Charges for Allegedly Robbing Postal Workers at Gunpoint, Fleeing on Bike

William Carl Jackson, 36, from Sacramento, Calif., has been charged in an indictment unsealed on Nov. 26 with crimes related to stealing from postal service members, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Dec 16, 2024

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Sex Abuse

‘License to Rape’: The Seamy Side of a Spy

For 14 years, a CIA employee got away with sexually abusing passed-out women while serving his country. But Brian Jeffrey Raymond’s luck ran out in his embassy-leased apartment in Mexico City on May 31, 2020, when his last victim screamed for help and neighbors called the local police.

Feature Raymond L. Daye | Nov 28, 2024

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Bribery

Son of a… Comptroller General Pleads Guilty in a Money Laundering Scam

The son of Ecuador’s former comptroller general has avoided trial by pleading guilty to a multimillion-dollar scheme to launder money on behalf of his father, Carlos Roman Polit Faggioni (Carlos Polit).

Report Jessika Saunders | Nov 26, 2024

John Polit Pleaded Guilty on Nov. 12 to Charges of Money Laundering on Behalf of His Father A Former Comptroller General for Ecuador - The Daily Muck

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The U.S. Strikes Back Against Chinese Companies Involved in Fentanyl Distribution

Sean Blake, an inspiring young man from Burlington, Vermont, had his whole life ahead of him. As described by his mother on a website called “For Kindness,” he was a poet, writer, and chef who gave gifts of stories, letters, and recipes.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Nov 19, 2024

A Woman Protests Against Chinese Fentanyl at a Protest at the White House in 2022 - The Daily Muck

Influence Peddling

Indian Government Employee Plots Assassination of Sikh Leader on U.S. Soil, According to Feds

The DOJ has announced a second superseding indictment in a murder-for-hire plot involving a U.S.-based Sikh Separatist Movement leader in New York.

Report Jessika Saunders | Nov 7, 2024

Vikash Yadev Shown in a Military Uniform Has Been Indicted in the U.S. for Plotting the Assassination of a Sikh Leader - The Daily Muck

Money Laundering

Chinese Alleged Violator of Sanctions Against North Korea Extradicted to U.S

Jin Guanghua, a 53-year-old Chinese national, was extradited from Australia to the United States on Sept. 27, according to a public statement by the Justice Department.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Nov 4, 2024

A Sign that Says Stop in Front of a Nrth Korean Flag Represents Tobacco Sanctions Against the Compant Which A Chinese Man and Aco-Conspirators Have been Accused of Breaking - The Daily Muck

Influence Peddling

LA Deputy Mayor Gets 12 Years in Real Estate “Pay to Play” Scheme

Housing in Los Angeles is expensive enough without city officials participating in pay-to-play schemes with property developers.

Report Jessika Saunders | Oct 31, 2024

Former LA Deputy Mayor Raymond She Wah Chan gets 12 years in a real estate pay-to-play bribery scandal - The Daily Muck

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Another Dual U.S.-Iranian Citizen Arrested in Sanctions-Evasion Scheme

Three Iranian nationals were charged for violating U.S. sanctions against Iran. One has been arrested, while the other two are still at large.

Report Jessika Saunders | Oct 30, 2024

A Pair of Handcuffs Over an Iranian Flag on Top of An American Flag Represent Three Men Who Have Been Accused of Evading Iranian Sanctions to teh Detriment of the U.S - The Daily Muck

Bribery

Ecuador’s Former Comptroller General Sentenced to U.S. Prison for International Money Laundering and Bribery

A former comptroller general of Ecuador was brought to justice for his part in a $10 million international bribery and money laundering scheme.

Report Jessika Saunders | Oct 24, 2024

Carlos Ramon Polit Swears In As Comptroller of Ecuador Now Sentenced to Prison for Bribery - The Daily Muck

Misrepresentation

FAA Contractor Accused of Spying for Iran

A federal jury has indicted Abouzar Rahmati, a 42-year-old resident of Great Falls, Virginia, and former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employee, of charges including “acting and conspiring to act as an agent of the Iranian government” in the U. S. without prior notice to the Attorney General, according to a Justice Department press release.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Oct 22, 2024

Political Figures

Feds Indict Mayor of New York City Eric Adams

After nearly a year of investigations, Eric Adams, 64, mayor of New York City, was indicted on five charges centering around campaign finance, conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery, according to the DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Oct 17, 2024

Journalists Interview Mayor Eric Adams Accused of Corruption in a Newly Unsealed Indictment - The Daily Muck

Identity Theft

U.S. Shuts Down Chinese State-Sponsored Botnet

A federal court in Pennsylvania authorized the disruption of a 200,000-device botnet targeting consumers in the United States and worldwide, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Oct 8, 2024

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Man Faces Federal Charges for Allegedly Robbing Postal Workers at Gunpoint, Fleeing on Bike

‘License to Rape’: The Seamy Side of a Spy

Son of a… Comptroller General Pleads Guilty in a Money Laundering Scam

The U.S. Strikes Back Against Chinese Companies Involved in Fentanyl Distribution

Indian Government Employee Plots Assassination of Sikh Leader on U.S. Soil, According to Feds

Chinese Alleged Violator of Sanctions Against North Korea Extradicted to U.S

LA Deputy Mayor Gets 12 Years in Real Estate “Pay to Play” Scheme

Another Dual U.S.-Iranian Citizen Arrested in Sanctions-Evasion Scheme

Ecuador’s Former Comptroller General Sentenced to U.S. Prison for International Money Laundering and Bribery

FAA Contractor Accused of Spying for Iran

Feds Indict Mayor of New York City Eric Adams

U.S. Shuts Down Chinese State-Sponsored Botnet

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