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Chinese Man Allegedly Illegally Exported DOD Data, Illegally Imported Rare Earth Materials

A man allegedly lied to two U.S. defense contracting companies by concealing that the products he sold to them from his American-based company were repacked goods from the China-based company he owned.

Report Jessika Saunders | Jan 15, 2025

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Identity Theft

Feds: North Korean IT Workers Steal Money to Siphon Back to Homeland

Fourteen people alleged to be North Korean nationals were indicted on Dec. 11 on charges of identity theft, wire fraud and money laundering in a years-long conspiracy to violate U.S. Sanctions, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Jan 15, 2025

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Bribery

American Multinational Company Fined $122 Million for Bribing South African Officials

McKinsey Africa, a company that operates as a wholly owned and controlled subsidiary of international consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc., will pay more than $122 million to resolve an investigation by the Justice Department into a scheme to pay bribes to government officials in South Africa between 2012 and 2016.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Jan 14, 2025

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Embezzlement

Accountant and Sister Embezzled $1.5 Million from Employer

On Dec. 5, a federal court sentenced Margaret Ward Heilman, 66, of Darlington County, S.C., and her sister Katherine Ward Gray, 60, of Florence County, S.C., to prison for their involvement in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to a Justice Department press release.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Jan 14, 2025

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Misrepresentation

Man Convicted of Counterfeiting Money… Again

Jacob R. Kirkley, a 48-year-old man from Bismarck, Ill., was found guilty on Dec. 4 of five counts of counterfeiting U.S. currency and selling and possessing counterfeit U.S. currency, according to a Justice Department press release.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Jan 14, 2025

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Corrections Officer

BOP Settles ‘Rape Club’ Lawsuit, Says Dublin Prison Will Not Reopen

After years of scandal, the Dublin federal women’s prison is a sordid footnote in the Bureau of Prisons’ history. The government settled a lawsuit by former inmates of the prison known as “the Rape Club” for $115 million, the law firm for the inmates reported in a Dec. 18 press release.

Feature Raymond L. Daye | Jan 13, 2025

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Financial Gains

White Supremacist Florida Man Sentenced for Meth and Guns

A federal district judge has sentenced Danny Ray Boree, 39, of Keystone Heights, Fla., to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to a Justice Department press release.

Report Matthew Koelher | Jan 13, 2025

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Embezzlement

Investment Advisor Steals $2.1 Million from Clients

Kristi Margaret Berge, the 48-year-old founder and CEO of Keep Safe Investments, aka KSI Financial, a planning and investment services firm, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release for her role in a wire fraud scheme in which millions of client investment funds were misappropriated, according to the […]

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Jan 10, 2025

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Embezzlement

Alleged “Cryptojacker” Indicted

Joshua Paul Armbrust, a 44-year-old man from Orr, Minn., was indicted for an illegal so-called “cryptojacking” scheme that led to significant financial losses, according to a public statement by the Department of Justice.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Jan 10, 2025

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Money Laundering

Nine People Charged in Money Laundering Scam that Stole Millions from Businesses

Prosecutors unsealed an indictment in November that charges nine people in an alleged multi-state money laundering scheme that yielded millions of dollars from internet fraud and business email compromise (BEC) schemes.

Report Nik Mebane | Jan 10, 2025

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Sex Abuse

Feds Arrest Halfway House Employee for Allegedly Assaulting Inmate

Tristan Cox, a 33-year-old former halfway house employee, was arrested Nov. 13 on federal charges of non-consensual sexual contact with a federal inmate in his custody and was released on a $10,000 bond.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Jan 9, 2025

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Embezzlement

Man Convicted of Embezzling $2 Million from Gun Store

On Nov. 26, a U.S. district court sentenced Evan Bobzin, a 39-year-old man from Chester, Pa., to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for theft and tax offenses in which he embezzled $2 million, according to a Justice Department press release.

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Jan 9, 2025

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Chinese Man Allegedly Illegally Exported DOD Data, Illegally Imported Rare Earth Materials

Feds: North Korean IT Workers Steal Money to Siphon Back to Homeland

American Multinational Company Fined $122 Million for Bribing South African Officials

Accountant and Sister Embezzled $1.5 Million from Employer

Man Convicted of Counterfeiting Money… Again

BOP Settles ‘Rape Club’ Lawsuit, Says Dublin Prison Will Not Reopen

White Supremacist Florida Man Sentenced for Meth and Guns

Investment Advisor Steals $2.1 Million from Clients

Alleged “Cryptojacker” Indicted

Nine People Charged in Money Laundering Scam that Stole Millions from Businesses

Feds Arrest Halfway House Employee for Allegedly Assaulting Inmate

Man Convicted of Embezzling $2 Million from Gun Store

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