Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Thirteen members of the National Guard Bureau have received their sentences for their roles in wide-ranging bribery and fraud schemes that caused more than $170,000 in losses to the United States.  Seven of those members were sentenced this past week in Houston.   Assistant Attorney General Leslie[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2015. A member of Congress and four of his associates were indicted today for their roles in a racketeering conspiracy involving several schemes that were intended to further the political and financial interests of the defendants and others by, among other tactics, misappropriating hundreds of thousands of[Read More…]

Defendant, Allegedly Inspired by ISIL, Attempted to Obtain Weapons and Explosives to Conduct Attacks Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2015. Harlem Suarez, also known as Almlak Benitez, 23, of Key West, Florida, was charged by a criminal complaint with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against a person or property[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2015.  Miguel Moran Diaz, 45, of Miami, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard of the Southern District of Florida to the statutory maximum term of 120 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, following his guilty plea for[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015.  Eight additional individuals were indicted for participating in a securities fraud scheme that targeted the elderly.  U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer for the Southern District of Florida, and Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Miami Field Office made[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015.  Two home health care agency owners were convicted today of various offenses based on their roles in a $33 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015.  A Michigan resident was sentenced to 80 months in prison late yesterday for his leading role in a $12.6 million Medicare fraud and tax fraud scheme.  Eleven other individuals have been convicted in this case. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015.  Three family members were indicted for their alleged participation in a scheme to defraud Miami-area lenders and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015.  The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced today that it has reached a partial settlement in its civil rights lawsuit against Maricopa County, Arizona, and Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio.  The settlement resolves the United States’ claims that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO)[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015.  A 28-count indictment was filed charging a Sheffield Lake, Ohio, man with providing material support to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as well as firearms and narcotics violations. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Steven D. Dettelbach of[Read More…]