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Cuba Sentences Former Economy Minister Alejandro Gil to Life in Prison in Landmark Corruption Case

Cuba’s Supreme Popular Tribunal has sentenced former...

Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini Charged in Belgian Fraud and Corruption Probe

Federica Mogherini, the former European Union high...

Former Colombian Ministers Charged in Expanding Vote-Buying Scandal

Colombia’s widening political corruption scandal deepened on...

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Final Three Members Charged in Prolific Chinese Money Laundering Scheme Plead Guilty to Laundering Tens of Millions in Drug Proceeds

Two Chinese nationals and a New York woman, all members of a prolific Chinese money laundering organization (CMLO), pleaded guilty today to money laundering...

Updates to the AML/CFT/CPF Handbook

The Commission has today issued an amendment to the country list in Appendix I of the Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF) (the “Handbook”) reflecting...

Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to International Fraud Scheme

A Nigerian national pleaded guilty recently to operating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded elderly and vulnerable consumers across the United States. According to...

Durable Medical Equipment Owner Sentenced to 12 Years for $61 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

A Florida man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to defraud Medicare with false...

Canadian Man Arrested and Detained for Role in Deadly Alien Smuggling Conspiracy

WASHINGTON — A dual Canadian American citizen was arrested on Sunday, June 15, for his role in a deadly human smuggling conspiracy that left...

Four Family Members Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

A federal grand jury in Fort Worth, Texas, returned an indictment on June 11, unsealed yesterday, charging four family members with conspiracy to defraud...

Head of the Criminal Division Matthew R. Galeotti Announces Results of Health Care Fraud Takedown

Good morning. Thank you all for joining us today as we announce the largest coordinated health care fraud takedown in the history of the Department...

Mexican National Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Prison for Laundering $5.5M

A Mexican national was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in the...

The Justice Department Files Complaint Against the District Court of Maryland for Ordering Automatic Injunctions on Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions

Today, the Department of Justice announced the filing of a complaint against the U.S. District Court of Maryland for implementing a “Standing Order” that...

Former Chairman and CEO of Publicly Traded Health Care Company Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Insider Trading

The former CEO and chairman of the board of directors of Ontrak Inc., a Miami-based publicly traded health care company, was sentenced today to...

High-Ranking Member of Violent Mexican Drug Cartel Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for His Role in an International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

A Mexican national and violent member of Los Zetas cartel was sentenced today to 35 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $792 million...

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime and Firearms Violation

Douglas Wayne Cornett, 58, of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court today to two federal hate crimes charges involving attempts to kill...

Prolific Guatemalan Drug Traffickers Extradited to the United States to Face Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge

Steven Ovaldino Lorenzana Alvarenga, also known as “Chipi,” and Allan Mendoza, also known as “Carnes” and “Carnitas,” both of Guatemala, made their initial appearances...

United States: America first — A recasting of DOJ FCPA enforcement policy in the name of national security

In brief Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement still exists, but it’s unclear where the lines will be drawn. Prima facie exposure to FCPA enforcement will evidently...

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