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South Korean CEO Indicted in U.S. for Deceiving Investors

Do Kyeong Kwon, 33, a national of South Korea, was extradited from Montenegro to stand before a Manhattan court on Jan. 2 to formally face federal charges for his part in a cryptocurrency scheme to defraud investors of $40 billion, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Misrepresentation

Wannabe Hizballah Recruit Indicted for Lying to the FBI

Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, a dual citizen of the United States and the Republic of Ireland who formerly lived in Pittsburgh, was arrested on Dec 6, 2024, and then transported to Pittsburgh by the U.S. Marshals Service on Dec. 30, 2024, according to a DOJ press release. A grand jury formally indicted Molloy on Jan. […]

Report Jessika Saunders

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Police

City of Antioch and Antioch PD to Implement Reforms After Racist Text Messages

The City of Antioch, Calif., the Antioch Police Department (APD) and the Justice Department have agreed to resolve an investigation concerning discriminatory conduct and racial discrimination of citizens by APD officers, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Misrepresentation

Government Contractor to Pay $1 Million for Defrauding Contract Process

On Jan. 3, 2025, Johnny Buscema of New Port Richey, Fla., along with his companies, USA Manufacturing and SAFE Structure Designs, reached a settlement with the Justice Department to resolve allegations that he caused another vendor to submit false contracts, according to a press release. Buscema will pay $1 million to avoid further prosecution under […]

Report Jessika Saunders

Identity Theft

Meat Processing Plant Used Stolen Identities for Illegal Workers

Fresh Mark, Inc., entered a non-prosecution agreement with the Northern District of Ohio’s U.S. Attorney’s Office after multiple investigations led to arrests between 2013 and 2018, according to a Dec. 31, 2024, DOJ press release. Among those arrested was Yelwin Omar Munoz-Solis, 43, from Salem, Ohio, who was accused of crimes related to identity theft […]

Report Jessika Saunders

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Misrepresentation

Man Fortifies House with Weapons, Sandbags to Stop IRS From Selling It At Auction

Paul Kenneth Cromar, 65, formerly from Cedar Hills, Utah, was sentenced to six years in prison for committing tax evasion and re-seizing a property taken by court order for failure to pay taxes, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Financial Gains

Former NFL Player Pleads Guilty to Tax, PPP Fraud

Wendell Lynn Smallwood, Jr., 30, a former running back from Wilmington, Del. and resident of New Jersey, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, conspiracy, and defrauding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), according to Smallwood’s plea agreement.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Negligence

DOD IG to Investigate Military’s Cleanup of PFAS

On Dec. 18, the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General announced they were looking into the military’s efforts to clean up PFAS contamination, according to an IG memo.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Identity Theft

USPS Employee Sentenced to Four Years for Stealing 750,000 in Disability, Tax Refund and Social Security Checks

Zerion Marcos Franklin, 35, from Fayetteville, N.C., was sentenced on Dec. 27, 2024, to 48 months in prison for his role in a scheme to steal $750,000 from the United States Treasury, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Elder Fraud

Tech Support Fraudsters Targeting Elderly Busted

Sun Tong Lin, 37, and Xueliang Chen, 36, both from Staten Island, N.Y., were indicted on Dec. 17, 2024, on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud, according to a DOJ press release. The charges were related to a scheme to defraud at least nine people of $288,000.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Political Figures

Jordanian Saboteur Pleads Guilty to Damaging Energy Facilities in the U.S.

On Dec. 20, Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen, a 44-year-old Jordanian native living in Orlando, Fla., pleaded guilty to four counts of threatening to use explosives and one count of destruction of an energy facility, according to a Justice Department press release.

Report Strahinja Nikolić

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Misrepresentation

Feds Charge “Rug Pullers” in Largest NFT Scam in History

In a six-count indictment that was unsealed on Dec. 20, two men from California were charged with defrauding investors in an NFT scam, according to a Justice Department press release.

Report Strahinja Nikolić

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South Korean CEO Indicted in U.S. for Deceiving Investors

Wannabe Hizballah Recruit Indicted for Lying to the FBI

City of Antioch and Antioch PD to Implement Reforms After Racist Text Messages

Government Contractor to Pay $1 Million for Defrauding Contract Process

Meat Processing Plant Used Stolen Identities for Illegal Workers

Man Fortifies House with Weapons, Sandbags to Stop IRS From Selling It At Auction

Former NFL Player Pleads Guilty to Tax, PPP Fraud

DOD IG to Investigate Military’s Cleanup of PFAS

USPS Employee Sentenced to Four Years for Stealing 750,000 in Disability, Tax Refund and Social Security Checks

Tech Support Fraudsters Targeting Elderly Busted

Jordanian Saboteur Pleads Guilty to Damaging Energy Facilities in the U.S.

Feds Charge “Rug Pullers” in Largest NFT Scam in History

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