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The Criminal Division develops, enforces & supervises the application of federal criminal laws. Official DOJ acct.Privacy Policy: https://t.co/ZXuVh5MOTM
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Joined September 2021
Co-Founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia, Pleads Guilty to Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Racketeering
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Ismael Zambada Garcia also known as El Mayo, 75, of Sinaloa, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to being a principal leader of a continuing criminal enterprise — the Sinaloa Cartel (the Cartel), one of the...
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RT @TheJusticeDept: Watch Live Today around 3:00 p.m. EST: @AGPamBondi and @EDNYnews will lead a press announcement with @DEAHQ @DOJCrimDiv….
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Gambian Man, First Non-U.S. National Convicted of Torture, Sentenced to More Than 67 Years in Prison.
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Michael Sang Correa, 46, was sentenced today to 810 months in prison by Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello for the District of Colorado after being convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit...
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Florida Man Sentenced to Over Six Years for Witness Retaliation Assault. 🔗:
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Ohio Siblings Sentenced to Prison for Laundering $784,045 in Drug Proceeds to Mexico on Behalf of a Cartel.
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An Ohio brother and sister were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in collecting drug proceeds in the United States and laundering those funds, or their equivalent value, back to Mexico on...
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Hawaii Basketball Coach Sentenced to Over 33 Years for Child Exploitation and Harassment of 10 Victims.
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A Hawaii man was sentenced today to over 33 years in prison and a lifetime term of supervised release for enticement of a minor, sex trafficking of a minor, production and receipt of child pornogra...
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Arizona CEO Indicted for Embezzling Over $2.4M from Employee Benefit Plans.
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An indictment unsealed today in the District of Maryland charges an Arizona man with embezzling more than $2.4 million from an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefit plan and related...
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Georgia Man Convicted for $16M COVID-19 Unemployment Fraud.
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A federal jury in Albany, Georgia, convicted a Georgia man today for his participation in a scheme to defraud the Georgia Department of Labor (GaDOL) out of millions of dollars in benefits meant to...
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RT @USAO_NM: An Albuquerque couple is accused of conspiring with human smugglers, turning their rental properties into stash houses for hum….
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Honduran National Sentenced to 18 Years In Prison for Role in International Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy. “Working with Belizean authorities, the Justice Department dismantled a major international drug trafficking operation before more than a ton of cocaine could be
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Justice Department Announces Seizure of Over $2.8 Million in Cryptocurrency, Cash, and other Assets. Read more:
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Seattle Woman Indicted for Murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent in Vermont. “As alleged, this defendant shot and killed a United States Border Patrol Agent while he was performing his duties,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti of the Justice Department’s
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RT @TheJusticeDept: Justice Department Charges Five Senior Leaders of the United Cartels, a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. 🔗: h….
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One of the 26 defendants Mexico transferred to the United States is #JointTaskForceAlpha alleged human smuggling organization leader Abdul Karim Conteh. Conteh’s organization allegedly smuggled thousands of migrants from around the world to the United States through Mexico.
#ICYMI: Yesterday, the United States announced that it has taken into custody 26 fugitives from Mexico facing a range of federal and state criminal charges from around the country, including charges relating to drug-trafficking, hostage-taking, kidnapping, illegal use of
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Two Mexican Nationals Charged for Bribing State-Owned Energy Officials
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An indictment was unsealed today in the Southern District of Texas charging two Mexican businessmen for their roles in an alleged bribery scheme to retain and obtain business related to Petróleos...
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Founder of Lender Service Pleads Guilty for Role in PPP Fraud Scheme. “During a national emergency, this defendant exploited a taxpayer-funded program that individuals and small businesses desperately needed to survive,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti
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United States Department of Justice Transfers 14 Mexican Nationals with Drug Convictions to Mexico Pursuant to the U.S.-Mexico International Prisoner Transfer Treaty. @TheJusticeDept's Office of International Affairs, with the assistance of the @OfficialFBOP, transferred 14
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California CEO Sentenced for Role in Covid-19 Relief Fraud Resulting in Millions of Stolen Funds
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A California man was sentenced today to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay $6,993,700 in restitution and $535,041 in forfeiture for his role in defrauding the Small Business Administration (SBA)...
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Grand Jury Charges Irishman for Sadistic Exploitation of a Child. Read more:.
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A grand jury in the Southern District of Texas returned an indictment today charging Matthew Liam Johnstone, 36, of Ireland, with numerous offenses stemming from his sadistic online exploitation of a...
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CEO of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Sentenced to 13 Years for $29M Investment Fraud Scheme, President Received Two Year Sentence. Read more:.
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