A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer was sentenced to nine years in federal prison on Sept. 19 on one count for sexually enticing a minor online.
Working with the State Department and the Treasury Department, as well as other international and federal law enforcement partners, the DOJ seized cryptocurrency exchange websites and charged two Russian nationals in a billion-dollar money laundering scheme, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Sept. 26.
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.
Joseph LaForte, a 53-year-old man from Philadelphia, and his brother James LaForte, a 47-year-old man from New York, pleaded guilty on Sept. 11 to the counts of racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud and related crimes under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
A prosecutor reducing the charges of a defendant based on facts and evidence is one thing. Accepting a bribe in exchange for minimizing charges is something else entirely.
Six members of the United Nation of Islam (UNOI), a quasi-religious movement based in Kansas City, were convicted of conspiracy to commit forced labor, according to a Justice Department press release.
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.
“Our homes should be the place where we feel most safe in the world. Unfortunately, domestic abusers use violence, and all too often firearms, to threaten and harm those closest to them and the first responders coming to render aid.”
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