https://www.justice.gov/ en https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-bank-ceo-sentenced-over-9-years-prison-multimillion-dollar-wire-fraud-conspiracy-and Tomás Niembro Concha, 64, a Spanish and Venezuelan national, the former chief executive officer of Nodus International Bank (Nodus Bank), a Puerto Rican international bank, was sentenced to 112 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Niembro led a scheme to fraudulently obtain at least $24.9 million from Nodus Bank and conspired to evade U.S. sanctions against Venezuela. Niembro was ordered to forfeit over $16.9 million, which represents the value of the proceeds he derived from the wire fraud conspiracy. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-bank-ceo-sentenced-over-9-years-prison-multimillion-dollar-wire-fraud-conspiracy-and https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/mexican-national-sentenced-scheme-bribe-ecuadorian-and-mexican-government-officials Javier Aguilar, 52, a Mexican national living in Houston, Texas, and a former oil trader, was sentenced in Brooklyn, New York, to four years in prison for his role in two separate schemes to bribe foreign officials in Ecuador and Mexico. He was also ordered to pay $7.13 million in forfeiture and a $100,000 fine. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/mexican-national-sentenced-scheme-bribe-ecuadorian-and-mexican-government-officials https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/crown-medical-solutions-and-its-owners-pay-825000-fraudulent-billing-scheme Crown Medical Solutions LLC (Crown) and its owners, Michelle and Philanzo King, have agreed to pay $825,000 to resolve allegations that Crown and its owners violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for payment to Medicare.&nbsp; Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/crown-medical-solutions-and-its-owners-pay-825000-fraudulent-billing-scheme https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-charges-16-individuals-illegal-voting-and-related-election-crimes Today, the Justice Department announced charges against 16 individuals in connection with illegal voting, illegal voter registration, and related election-fraud schemes across the country. The charges include unlawful voting by non-citizens in federal elections, false claims of citizenship to register or vote, and related offenses including wire fraud, naturalization fraud, passport fraud, and unlawful firearm purchases uncovered during the course of these investigations. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-charges-16-individuals-illegal-voting-and-related-election-crimes https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-revises-justice-manual-strengthen-false-claims-act-enforcement Today, the Department of Justice announced revisions to the Justice Manual to strengthen its fight against fraud under the False Claims Act through clearer standards that promote fair and effective enforcement. These revisions clarify the limits on the use of sub-regulatory guidance across Department litigation and when the Department will seek dismissal of qui tam actions that do not serve the interests of the United States. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-revises-justice-manual-strengthen-false-claims-act-enforcement https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-secures-agreements-nyu-and-upmc-end-pediatric-gender-affirming-care Today, the Department of Justice announced agreements with two of the nation’s largest health care systems—New York University Langone Hospitals (“NYU”) and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (“UPMC”)—that resolve investigations into potential violations of federal law arising from their provision of sex-rejecting procedures on children, often euphemistically referred to as “gender-affirming care.” Under the agreements, NYU and UPMC will cease providing these dangerous interventions to minors, which include administering puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones and performing surgical procedures.&nbsp; Each hospital will also pay a monetary amount as part of the resolutions, with NYU agreeing to pay $8.5 million and UPMC $950,000. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-secures-agreements-nyu-and-upmc-end-pediatric-gender-affirming-care https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-returns-approximately-25-million-corruption-proceeds-victims-ex-president The Department of Justice is returning approximately $2.5 million in corruption proceeds to the Republic of The Gambia to be used to compensate victims of the Jammeh regime. Yahya Jammeh, the former President of The Gambia, and his wife, Zineb Jammeh, used criminal proceeds and misappropriated Gambian public funds to purchase a mansion in Potomac, Maryland, for their personal use. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-returns-approximately-25-million-corruption-proceeds-victims-ex-president https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-concludes-federal-ban-handgun-sales-18-20-year-olds-unconstitutional-and Today, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel released a legal opinion concluding that the federal prohibition may not be enforced against licensed dealers selling handguns to otherwise law-abiding adults ages 18 to 20 consistent with the Second Amendment. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-concludes-federal-ban-handgun-sales-18-20-year-olds-unconstitutional-and https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-expands-tribal-access-program-improve-exchange-critical-data-federally-0 The Justice Department has selected seven additional federally recognized Tribes to participate in the continued expansion of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.justice.gov/tribal/tribal-access-program-tap">Tribal Access Program&nbsp;for National Crime Information</a>&nbsp;(TAP), a program that provides Tribal governments with means to access, enter, and exchange data with national crime information systems, including those maintained by the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-expands-tribal-access-program-improve-exchange-critical-data-federally-0 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-sues-georgia-lab-executives-defrauding-medicare-targeting-faith-based-communities-and Today, the United States filed a <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1461691/dl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">complaint</a> under the False Claims Act against laboratory executives Jay Johnson and Austin Whiles, alleging that they used their roles at Capstone Diagnostics, an Atlanta-based clinical laboratory, to orchestrate two testing schemes — one targeting faith-based communities and the other senior citizens — that caused Medicare to pay millions of dollars for testing generated through unlawful kickbacks and without individualized treating-provider judgment. The complaint also seeks recovery under federal common-law theories against Johnson’s now-former wife, Sarah Haslock, and several affiliated entities that received funds allegedly derived from the conduct. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-sues-georgia-lab-executives-defrauding-medicare-targeting-faith-based-communities-and https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-syrian-prison-official-sentenced-torture-and-immigration-fraud Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 74, a former Syrian prison warden and provincial governor, was sentenced today to 60 years in prison for torturing prisoners and lying to U.S. immigration officials to gain entry to the United States. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-syrian-prison-official-sentenced-torture-and-immigration-fraud https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-returns-approximately-297m-proceeds-fraud-money-laundering-and-tax The Department of Justice announced today that it is transferring $29.7 million to Curaçao in three installments.&nbsp; Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-returns-approximately-297m-proceeds-fraud-money-laundering-and-tax https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/maryland-long-term-care-pharmacy-pays-53m-settle-allegations-billing-drugs-without-valid Remedi SeniorCare Holding Corporation (Remedi), headquartered in Towson, Maryland, has <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1461646/dl">agreed</a> to pay over $5.3 million to the United States to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by billing the Medicare and Medicaid programs for prescription drugs despite lacking valid prescriptions.&nbsp; The settlement is based on Remedi’s ability to pay and will be paid over time. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/maryland-long-term-care-pharmacy-pays-53m-settle-allegations-billing-drugs-without-valid https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/associate-attorney-general-stanley-e-woodward-jr-delivers-remarks-53rd-annual-conference <em><strong>Remarks as Prepared for Delivery, “Antitrust Federalism”</strong></em>Thank you, Maureen. I am grateful to Fordham Law School and the Competition Law Institute for the invitation to be here today. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/associate-attorney-general-stanley-e-woodward-jr-delivers-remarks-53rd-annual-conference https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/arizona-addiction-treatment-clinic-owner-sentenced-14-years-prison-leadership-role-69m A Phoenix woman was sentenced to 14 years in prison in connection with her role in fraudulently billing Arizona’s Medicaid agency more than $69 million in less than one year for addiction treatment therapy. Many of the patients the defendant used to fuel her scheme were Native Americans covered by Arizona Medicaid under a specific program that reimbursed at higher rates than other Medicaid programs. In addition to the prison sentence, the defendant was ordered to pay almost $55 million in restitution, and to forfeit almost $9.5 million in fraud proceeds seized from seven bank accounts she controlled and almost $7 million in real estate properties.&nbsp; Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/arizona-addiction-treatment-clinic-owner-sentenced-14-years-prison-leadership-role-69m https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-again-wins-substantial-relief-against-google The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division won substantial relief in its monopolization case against Google in advertising technology markets. In <em>United States et al. v. Google LLC</em>, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered significant behavioral relief, including requiring close integration between Google’s products and products offered by rivals, including the open-source solutions offered by Prebid. The court ordered further relief that will help to pry open these markets to competition. Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-again-wins-substantial-relief-against-google https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian-national-sentenced-synthetic-identity-theft-fraud-scheme-and-conspiring-submit Dmitry Shushlebin, 45, a Russian citizen living in Miami Beach, Florida,&nbsp;was sentenced to six years in prison and three years of supervised release for&nbsp;organizing an identity theft fraud scheme that included efforts by the conspirators to submit fraudulent voter registrations.&nbsp; Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian-national-sentenced-synthetic-identity-theft-fraud-scheme-and-conspiring-submit https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-san-jose-unconstitutional-1600-firearm-permit-fee Today, the Justice Department <a href="https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1461516/dl">filed suit</a> against the City of San Jose, California, and the San Jose Police Department for charging private individuals unreasonable fees to exercise their Second Amendment right to lawfully carry a firearm. At nearly $1,600 per license, the City’s application fee to carry a firearm is the highest in the nation. Indeed, San Jose’s fee towers over those imposed by the country’s biggest cities. New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, and Chicago all charge a small fraction of San Jose’s fee. The Supreme Court has held that “exorbitant fees” such as San Jose’s violate the Second Amendment because they deny ordinary citizens their right to carry firearms for self-defense.&nbsp; Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-san-jose-unconstitutional-1600-firearm-permit-fee https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/isis-k-terrorist-sentenced-20-years-prison-role-abbey-gate-and-other-terror-attacks Afghan national Mohammad Sharifullah, a member of the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for his participation in a nearly 10 year conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/isis-k-terrorist-sentenced-20-years-prison-role-abbey-gate-and-other-terror-attacks https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-defendants-employed-la-area-homeless-nonprofits-arrested-federal-charges-alleging-misuse Law enforcement today arrested two defendants out of three total charged in separate federal homelessness corruption and fraud cases, including a founder of a Culver City-based nonprofit who allegedly misappropriated more than $7.5 million in taxpayer funds, and used this money for commercial real estate and to finance the construction of a nightclub and adjacent bingo hall. Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-defendants-employed-la-area-homeless-nonprofits-arrested-federal-charges-alleging-misuse https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/liability-unregistered-foreign-agents The Department of Justice would like to remind the public of federal laws that require individuals to register as foreign agents when they act in the United States at the direction or control of a foreign government or foreign principal, and that they will face civil and criminal liability if they fail to do so.&nbsp; Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/liability-unregistered-foreign-agents https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/members-russian-intelligence-services-network-charged-conspiring-finance-terrorism-and The Department of Justice announced today the unsealing of charges against five individuals working for the intelligence services of the Russian Federation to conduct attacks and murders around the world, including in the United States. As detailed in the unsealed indictment, the network is alleged to have, among other things, paid and attempted to pay individuals within the United States and elsewhere to conduct pre-operational surveillance and carry out targeted killings, and commissioned associates to commit and attempt to commit acts of terrorism against civilian and military infrastructure in European countries that are aligned, or perceived to be aligned, with Ukraine.&nbsp; Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/members-russian-intelligence-services-network-charged-conspiring-finance-terrorism-and https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/maduro-regime-ally-alex-saab-pleads-guilty-money-laundering-scheme-involving-bribery-and Alex Nain Saab Moran, 54, of Caracas, Venezuela, and formerly of Baranquilla, Colombia, a former Minister of Industry in the regime of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to launder proceeds of a massive bribery and fraud scheme in Venezuela and the United States. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/maduro-regime-ally-alex-saab-pleads-guilty-money-laundering-scheme-involving-bribery-and https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/illegal-alien-guatemala-pleads-guilty-fraudulently-seeking-obtain-custody-unaccompanied Gladys Marina Caal Chen, 21, of Guatemala, pleaded guilty today to submitting a sponsorship application with false statements to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to gain custody of an unaccompanied alien child (UAC). Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/illegal-alien-guatemala-pleads-guilty-fraudulently-seeking-obtain-custody-unaccompanied https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/dual-resident-california-and-virginia-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-distribute-child-sexual-abuse Scott Keith Baldwin Jr., 58, a dual resident of San Jose, California, and Reston, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/dual-resident-california-and-virginia-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-distribute-child-sexual-abuse