Lisa O. Monaco
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Recent News About Lisa O. Monaco
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Phobos ransomware administrator charged after extradition from South Korea
The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against Evgenii Ptitsyn, a 42-year-old Russian national, for his alleged role in administering Phobos ransomware. -
New Jersey postmaster faces federal charges for alleged sexual assault
A U.S. Postal Service Postmaster has been indicted on federal civil rights charges related to a sexual assault incident involving a postal employee. -
Garland addresses DEA summit on combating opioid crisis
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland recently addressed the 2024 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Family Summit, focusing on efforts to combat the opioid crisis in the United States. -
Justice Department settles immigration-related claim with staffing firm
The Justice Department has reached a settlement with Key Fortune Inc., operating as Express Employment Professionals, a staffing company in Rancho Cucamonga, California. -
QOL Medical settles kickback allegations over Sucraid drug claims
Pharmaceutical company QOL Medical LLC and its CEO, Frederick E. Cooper, have agreed to pay $47 million to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to federal health care programs. -
Attorney General Garland comments on Theodore Olson's passing
The Justice Department has issued a statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland regarding the death of Theodore Olson. -
New York businessman pleads guilty to employment tax evasion
A New York man has admitted guilt to charges of employment tax crimes. -
Florida man admits guilt in tax crimes involving healthcare companies
A Florida resident has admitted guilt in a federal court in Miami for failing to pay employment taxes and neglecting to file individual income tax returns. -
Computer programmer convicted in large-scale illegal TV show streaming case
A federal jury in Las Vegas has convicted Yoany Vaillant, a Cuban citizen and U.S. permanent resident, for his role in operating an illegal streaming service known as Jetflicks. -
Ohio man sentenced for operating darknet cryptocurrency mixer Helix
An Ohio resident, Larry Dean Harmon, has been sentenced to three years in prison for operating Helix, a darknet cryptocurrency mixer. -
Home health care owner sentenced for Medicare fraud
A Michigan home health care business owner, Muhammad Zafar, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for his involvement in a health care fraud conspiracy. -
Venezuelan sentenced for evading US sanctions on PdVSA
George Semerene Quintero, a 61-year-old Venezuelan national, was sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his involvement in a scheme to evade U.S. sanctions on Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PdVSA), the... -
Bitfinex hacker receives five-year sentence in billion-dollar money laundering scheme
Ilya Lichtenstein received a five-year prison sentence for his role in a money laundering conspiracy connected to the 2016 Bitfinex hack, which involved the theft of approximately 120,000 bitcoin from the cryptocurrency exchange. -
U.S. government employee faces charges for transmitting classified information
A U.S. government employee stationed overseas has been charged with unlawfully transmitting two highly sensitive classified documents. -
Justice Department finds constitutional violations at Fulton County Jail
The U.S. Department of Justice has completed an investigation into the conditions at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia, revealing significant violations of constitutional and federal laws. -
Colorado man sentenced to 35 years for crimes against children
A Colorado man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison, along with a lifetime of supervised release, for distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and participating in a dark-web site focused on CSAM. -
Brazilian resident admits guilt in fraudulent tax refund scheme
A man from South Carolina, currently living in Brazil, has admitted guilt in a federal court in San Francisco for his involvement in a scheme to file a false tax claim. -
Justice Department finds serious violations at Fulton County Jail
The Justice Department has released findings indicating that conditions at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia breach constitutional and federal laws. -
Chicago residents sentenced for trafficking minor across state lines
A Chicago man, Geremy Glass, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking a minor and distributing child sexual abuse material. -
Tax professionals sentenced for fraudulent scheme causing significant IRS losses
Two tax attorneys and an insurance agent have been sentenced to a total of 16 years in prison for their involvement in a fraudulent tax shelter scheme.