DOJ-NEWS-2502 – Dept. of Justice NEWS for February, 2025 (2025)
DOJ-NEWS-2502 – The mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.
February 21, 2025
- Saad Healthcare Agrees to Pay $3M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations That It Billed Medicare for Ineligible Hospice Patients
- Founder of Haitian Orphanage Convicted for Sexually Abusing Boys in his Care
- Armed Drug Cartel Member Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison for Trafficking Hundreds of Kilos of Cocaine and Methamphetamine
- Israeli Freight Forwarder Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Violating Export Restrictions Imposed on Russia
February 20, 2025
- Vice President of Health Care Software and Services Company Pleads Guilty to $1B Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
- Miami Tax Return Preparer Agrees to Permanent Injunction and Disgorgement
- Statement from Justice Department Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle
- Law Enforcement Cooperation Between United States and Mexico Results in Mexican Takedown of Cartel-Linked Alien Smugglers
- Florida Businessman Sentenced in Connection with Migrant Labor Employment Scheme, Payroll Tax Evasion, and Worker Death
February 19, 2025
- President of Insurance Brokerage Firm and CEO of Marketing Company Charged in $161M Affordable Care Act Enrollment Fraud Scheme
- Subsidiary of Chinese State-Owned Entity to Pay $14.2M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program Loan
- Florida Man Sentenced for Dog Fighting
- Fourteen Members and Associates of Violent Transnational Motorcycle Gang Indicted on RICO and Murder Charges
- President Donald J. Trump Intends to Nominate Individuals to Key Posts at the Department of Justice
February 18, 2025
- District Court Enters Permanent Injunctions Prohibiting Unauthorized Debits to Consumer and Small Business Bank Accounts
- Health Net Federal Services, LLC and Centene Corporation Agree to Pay Over $11 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Cybersecurity Violations
- Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Atlanta-Area Return Preparers
February 14, 2025
- Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York Agrees to Pay $29M to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations
- Nevada Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Seeking Nearly $100M in COVID-19 Employment Tax Credits
February 13, 2025
- Ohio-Based Supplier of Aircraft Parts and Three Employees Charged for Illicit Export Scheme Involving Russia
- Two Estonian Nationals Plead Guilty in $577M Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme
- Justice Department Secures $360,000 Settlement in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against New Mexico Property Manager and Apartment Complex
- Head of Commercial Real Estate Investment Firm Pleads Guilty in $62.8M Investment Fraud Scheme
- Justice Department Announces Successful Conclusion of Agreement with Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office to Ensure Constitutional Policing
- The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and FBI Launch Online Portal to Enhance Department’s Capability to Bring International Antitrust Fugitives to Justice
February 12, 2025
- Eight Venezuelan Nationals Charged with Offenses Related to their Roles in a Transnational Commercial Sex Enterprise
- Member of the 764 Criminal Enterprise Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Other Charges
February 11, 2025
- California Teenager Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Nationwide Swatting Spree
- High-Ranking Affiliate of Sinaloa Cartel Charged with Drug Conspiracy in Chicago
- Doctor Convicted of $24M Medicare Fraud Scheme
February 10, 2025
- Alabama Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Securities and Exchange Commission X Account Hack
- Dominican National Sentenced for Role in Human Smuggling Event that Resulted in 11 Deaths
- New Jersey CPA Sentenced in Syndicated Conservation Easement Tax Scheme
- Phobos Ransomware Affiliates Arrested in Coordinated International Disruption
February 7, 2025
February 6, 2025
- California CPA Indicted for Filing False Tax Returns
- Maine Return Preparer Charged with Preparing False Tax Returns for Clients
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Defective Pricing
- Four Pharmacists Sentenced for Roles in $13M Medicare, Medicaid, and Private Insurer Fraud Conspiracy
- United States Seizes Venezuelan Aircraft Involved in Violations of U.S. Export Control and Sanctions Laws
- Maine Return Preparer Charged with Preparing False Tax Returns for Clients
February 4, 2025
- Wisconsin Man Indicted for Selling and Smuggling Firearms to Buyers in Saudi Arabia
- White Supremacist Leader Found Guilty of Conspiring to Destroy Regional Power Grid
- Member of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Sentenced to 44 Years in Prison for Terrorism Offenses
- New York Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime for Threatening Jewish Synagogue in Albany
- Former Vice President and Controller of Publicly Traded Company Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading
- Superseding Indictment Charges Chinese National in Relation to Alleged Plan to Steal Proprietary AI Technology
February 3, 2025
- Justice Department Announces Formation of Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism
- Canadian Man Charged in $65M Cryptocurrency Hacking Schemes
- Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with $17M Medicare Hospice Fraud and Home Health Care Fraud Schemes
- Virginia Gang Members Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Kidnapping and Murder
- Russian and Uzbek Nationals Charged with Conspiracy to File False Voter Registration Applications