U.S. extradites California man to El Salvador to face feminicide charges
The United States handed Michael Alejandro Castillo Murga, 27, to Salvadoran authorities on Wednesday, according to the Justice Department.
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Justice Department charges five in 'ghost student' aid fraud scheme
The Justice Department announced charges against five defendants in Operation Ghostbusters, a nationwide student aid fraud investigation.
Former Postal Service official pleads guilty in contract bribery scheme
James E. Lee Sr., a former U.S. Postal Service procurement official, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bribery and honest services wire fraud.
Chinese national gets 12 years for cocaine, laundering, cartel support
Wenshen Xu, 52, a Honduras-based Chinese national, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release.
Man pleads guilty to 12 federal hate crimes in Boulder attack
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 46, of Colorado Springs, pleaded guilty in federal court to 12 hate crimes charges.
Six sentenced to up to four years in alien smuggling conspiracy
Six people were sentenced for roles in a conspiracy involving alien smuggling, asylum fraud and money laundering.
Ukrainian man gets 70 months in prison for hospital ransomware attacks
Artem Stryzhak, 36, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for conspiracy to commit computer fraud.
Guatemalan national pleads guilty to over 450-kilogram cocaine plot
Donelfert Monterroso Vasquez, 51, a Guatemalan national, pleaded guilty to conspiring to import more than 450 kilograms of cocaine into the United States.
Florida woman convicted in $8.6 million Medicare fraud scheme
A federal jury in the Middle District of Florida convicted Sophie Dufort, 57, of Gainesville, on five counts.
Brooklyn jury convicts U.S. woman of receiving ISIS military training in Syria
A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Halima Salman, 27, after a two-week trial.
OPM finalizes rule requiring annual staffing plans at federal agencies
The Office of Personnel Management issued a final rule changing how federal agencies plan and review their workforces.
Jury convicts Ohio man on five counts over Rwandan genocide testimony
A federal jury convicted Eric Tabaro Nshimiye, 54, of four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice.
Former Army official pleads guilty to bribery, fraud in Hawaii contracts
Carlos Duque, a former civilian U.S. Army official, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, bribery and major fraud, the Justice Department said.
Justice Department charges Virginia woman in $49 million Medicaid fraud case
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia indicted Mikia Antoneice Noble, 37, on Oct. 20.
Justice Department reports nearly 350 elder fraud and abuse cases in annual report
The Justice Department's Civil Division released its annual report to Congress on combating elder fraud and abuse on Wednesday.