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Tech Executive Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud and Money Laundering
A Washington tech executive was taken into custody today and charged with fraudulently seeking over $5.5 million in Paycheck Protection…
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Former Congressman Charged with Ballot Stuffing, Bribery, and Obstruction
A former U.S. Congressman was charged Tuesday in an indictment unsealed today, with conspiring to violate voting rights by fraudulently…
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Chinese Researchers Charged with Visa Fraud After Lying About Work for China’s Military
Four individuals have recently been charged with visa fraud in connection with a scheme to lie about their status as…
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Two Chinese Government Hackers Charged for Stealing Research Including COVID-19 Research
A federal grand jury in Spokane, Washington, returned an indictment earlier this month charging two hackers, both nationals and residents…
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Researcher Charged with Illegally Using U.S. Grant Funds to Develop Scientific Expertise for China
A rheumatology professor and researcher with strong ties to China has been ordered held without bond to face a charge…
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West Virginia Woman Admits to Willful Retention of Top Secret National Defense Information and International Parental Kidnapping
Elizabeth Jo Shirley, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, has admitted to unlawfully retaining a document containing national defense information and committing…
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DOJ Warrant and Complaint Seek Seizure of All Iranian Petroleum Products Aboard Four Tankers Headed to Venezuela
A forfeiture complaint and warrant were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that all…
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Seattle Doctor Charged with COVID Relief Fraud
A Seattle doctor was taken into custody today on allegations that he fraudulently sought over $3 million in Paycheck Protection…
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Feds Warn of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Fraud Schemes
In continued efforts to fight fraud connected to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and…
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Chinese National Guilty of Laundering Millions for Mexican Drug Cartels
A Chinese national pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with laundering more than $4 million…
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Chinese Citizen Convicted of Economic Espionage, Theft of Trade Secrets, and Conspiracy
Hao Zhang, 41, of China, was found guilty of economic espionage, theft of trade secrets, and conspiring to commit both…
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Assange Indicted on Broader Conspiracy Charges
A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment today charging Julian P. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, with offenses…
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U.S. Army Soldier Charged with Terrorism Offenses for Planning Deadly Ambush on Service Members in His Unit
The Department of Justice announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Ethan Melzer, 22, of Louisville, Kentucky, for allegedly planning…
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Team Telecom Recommends that the FCC Deny Pacific Light Cable Network System’s Hong Kong Undersea Cable Connection to the United States | OPA
Team Telecom today recommended to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), based on national security concerns, that the FCC partially deny…
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Former DEA Official Pleads Guilty to Elaborate $4 Million Fraud Scheme
A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) public affairs officer pleaded guilty today to defrauding at least a dozen companies of…
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