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Office of Public Affairs | National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in 193 Defendants Charged and Over $2.75 Billion in False Claims

The Justice Department today announced the 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action, which resulted in criminal charges against 193 defendants, including 76 doctors,...

US: An Outlier in Denying Voting Rights for Criminal Convictions

(Washington, DC, June 27, 2024) – The United States is out of step with the rest of the world in disenfranchising large numbers of citizens based...

Yemen: Houthis Disappear Dozens of UN, Civil Society Staff

Houthis have since the end of May arbitrarily arrested dozens of civil society and UN staff without due process, and have held them incommunicado,...

Sanctions Notice – Russia — GFSC

Please be advised that the following person has been removed from the UK Russia financial sanctions regime and is no longer subject to an...

Office of Public Affairs | Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute More Than...

The former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, 55, also known as JOH, was sentenced today to 540 months in prison and 60 months...

Office of Public Affairs | Federal Inmate and Eight Co-Conspirators Indicted for International Drug Trafficking

An indictment was unsealed in the District of North Dakota today charging a federal inmate and eight co-conspirators with international methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl...

New ICC Warrants Issued for Ukraine Crimes

New arrest warrants by International Criminal Court (ICC) judges were issued this week against former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and chief of the general...

Sri Lanka Blocks Exam Results over Muslim Head Coverings

Government officials in Sri Lanka are withholding exam results from 70 Muslim women and girls because their head coverings allegedly covered their ears while...

US: Border Deterrence Leads to Deaths, Disappearances

(Mexico City) – Border deterrence policies are driving increased deaths and disappearances of people migrating to the United States, said Human Rights Watch and...

Mali: ICC Unseals Arrest Warrant for Armed Group Leader

(Nairobi) – The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) announcement of an arrest warrant for the leader of an armed group in Mali highlights the need for...

Office of Public Affairs | Fact Sheet: Two Years of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

June 25 marks the second anniversary of the enactment of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) – a landmark law focused on reducing and...

Office of Public Affairs | Two Men Sentenced for Orchestrating Multimillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Securities Fraud and Wire Fraud Schemes

Two men were sentenced for manipulating the price of a security and scheming to defraud investors in connection with the purchase of Hydrogen Technology’s...

Office of Public Affairs | Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking

A Tennessee man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor and sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. According to...

Namibia Court Decriminalizes Consensual Same-Sex Conduct

The Namibian High Court has declared the common law offences of “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” unconstitutional, marking a major victory for LGBT people. These...

Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Sentenced to 19 Years in Major Corruption Case

OFAC Issues Sham Transaction Guidance, Expanding Counterparty Due Diligence Obligations

Australia’s AML/CTF Reform Brings Expanded PEP Obligations Into Force from March 2026

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