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Russian Cryptomixers Charged with Money Laundering

Three Russian nationals were charged in an indictment returned on Jan. 7 with crimes related to operating two cryptocurrency mixing services, Sinbad.io and Blender.io, according to a DOJ press release. Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik, 44, and Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, 55, were arrested on Dec. 1, 2024, but Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov, 32, has not yet been apprehended […]

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Racketeering

Multiple People Plead Guilty in Scam to Rig Bids of Commercial Roofing Projects

Four individuals and one company pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to rig commercial roofing bids around central Florida in a scam that prosecutors say undermines fair competition, according to a Jan. 10 Justice Department press release.

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Money Laundering

U.S. Virgin Islands Senior Officials Charged in Bribery, Money Laundering Case

Jenifer O’Neal, 53, former U.S. Virgin Islands Office of Management and Budget (VI-OMB) director, and Ray Martinez, 56, former U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) police commissioner, have been charged in an indictment unsealed on Jan. 10 with crimes related to a money laundering and bribery conspiracy, according to a DOJ press release.

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Toyota Subsidiary Pleads Guilty and Will Pay $1.6 Billion for Clean Air Act Violations

On Jan. 15, Toyota subsidiary Hino reached a settlement with the federal government and the State of California to resolve allegations they violated the Clean Air Act, according to a DOJ press release.

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Influence Peddling

Campaign Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Manipulating Matching Funds Donations

Erlene King, 71, from Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty to crimes involved with a scheme to manipulate a matching donations procedure from the Campaign Finance Board (CFB) of New York City, according to a DOJ press release. King admitted to committing wire fraud while working as a treasurer for a primary candidate for Brooklyn Borough President, […]

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Embezzlement

Secret Service Agent Stole Virtual Currency from Evidence Vault

Anthony Joseph Evans, a 32-year-old man from Tucson, Arizona, has pleaded guilty to charges that he stole $56,000 in cryptocurrency while working as a Special Agent for the U.S. Secret Service in the Phoenix, Ariz., field office in early 2022.

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Financial Gains

Yakuza Leader Trafficked Nuclear Material, Narcotics and Weapons

Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, a Japanese national and Yakuza Leader, pleaded guilty on Jan. 8 to his part in a conspiracy to traffic nuclear materials to other countries from Burma, along with weapons charges and narcotics trafficking, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Financial Gains

Pill Mill Doc Convicted on 467 Counts

On Dec. 31, a federal court found Joel Smithers, a former doctor from Martinsville, Va., guilty of multiple charges after a three-week jury trial. This was an affirmation of a previous conviction for the same crimes. A judge ordered the second trial after a U.S. Supreme Court decision changed how judges should instruct juries in […]

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Embezzlement

Bank of Oklahoma Senior Vice President Embezzled $4.2 Million From Clients

William Shane Garrow, 49, from Tulsa, Okla., pleaded guilty on Jan. 8 to charges concerning a scheme to embezzle more than $4.2 million from his clients, according to a DOJ press release. Garrow pleaded guilty to bank fraud and lying on his tax returns.

Report Jessika Saunders

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Medical Fraud

Southern California Labs to Repay $15 Million for Filing False Medical Claims

A couple from Southern California who ran Southern California Medical Center has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve accusations that they allegedly defrauded Medicare and Medi-Cal programs, according to a newly signed settlement.

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Elder Fraud

Elder Fraudsters Indicted for Money Laundering

A federal jury in Tucson, Ariz., returned an indictment for Ahmed Maqbul Syed, 57, and Rupesh Chandra Chintakindi, 27, both Indian citizens, for their role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

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Embezzlement

Former Post Office Manager and Son Sentenced for Stealing $5.1 Million

Dewayne Morris Sr., 65, and Dewayne Morris Jr., 41, both from Inglewood, CA, were sentenced on Jan. 8 for their role in a scheme to steal $5.1 million worth of postal money orders and give them to co-conspirators, according to the DOJ press release. Morris Sr. received seven years in prison, while Morris Jr. received […]

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Russian Cryptomixers Charged with Money Laundering

Multiple People Plead Guilty in Scam to Rig Bids of Commercial Roofing Projects

U.S. Virgin Islands Senior Officials Charged in Bribery, Money Laundering Case

Toyota Subsidiary Pleads Guilty and Will Pay $1.6 Billion for Clean Air Act Violations

Campaign Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Manipulating Matching Funds Donations

Secret Service Agent Stole Virtual Currency from Evidence Vault

Yakuza Leader Trafficked Nuclear Material, Narcotics and Weapons

Pill Mill Doc Convicted on 467 Counts

Bank of Oklahoma Senior Vice President Embezzled $4.2 Million From Clients

Southern California Labs to Repay $15 Million for Filing False Medical Claims

Elder Fraudsters Indicted for Money Laundering

Former Post Office Manager and Son Sentenced for Stealing $5.1 Million

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