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A federal jury in the Southern District of Texas convicted a Texas pharmacist today for conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense opioids and maintaining drug-involved premises.

A Virginia man was sentenced today to two years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $1 million in prescription drug benefits.

A federal jury convicted a federal correctional officer of five counts involving sexually abusive conduct against two female victims who were serving prison sentences. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers presided over the trial.

Europol today announced the results of Operation Fake Star, a coordinated operation against the illegal trade in counterfeit apparel, footwear, and accessories. The operation ran from March to December 2022 and involved law enforcement agencies from 27 EU Member States, as well as Europol and...

A notorious money launderer has been arrested on 31 May in Athens in Greece.

U.S. regulators sued Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao on Monday for allegedly operating a "web of deception," piling further pressure on the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange and sending Bitcoin to its lowest in almost three months.

FeelGood Natural Health Stores Ltd. (FeelGood) pleaded guilty today to one count of violating the Lacey Act by knowingly transporting and selling harp seal oil capsules in violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

A Wisconsin man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sex trafficking multiple minors in the Philippines.

An indictment was unsealed today in the Central District of California charging a California businessman for allegedly soliciting investments under false pretenses and using investors’ funds to support his own lavish lifestyle.

A Colorado physician was sentenced today to two and a half years in prison for fraudulently obtaining and misappropriating approximately $250,000 from two separate COVID-19 relief programs.

Law enforcement in Spain and Poland have taken down with Europol’s support an international drug trafficking organization suspected of bringing into Poland vast amounts of drugs hidden in lorries of fruit and vegetables.

Between 8 and 15 May 2023, a global action targeting human trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced begging, and forced criminality took place in 44 countries. Operation Global Chain, led by Austria and co-led by Romania, was coordinated by Europol, Frontex, and INTERPOL. This joint operation...

Two Nigerian nationals who were extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom pleaded guilty to operating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme.

The Justice Department announced today that ESSA Bank & Trust (ESSA) has agreed to pay over $3 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by redlining majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia.

A Kansas man was indicted by a federal grand jury for using guns, death threats and racial slurs to intimidate Black people and interfere with multiple federally-protected rights.

In a major crackdown on international money laundering, Italian and Spanish authorities have arrested 33 individuals involved in a sophisticated criminal network.

Two members of the Oath Keepers were sentenced today on felony and misdemeanor charges for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining...

A federal court in the Southern District of New York today unsealed a complaint charging two individuals with acting and conspiring to act in the United States as unregistered agents of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), conspiring to bribe and bribing a public official,...

Six victims of child sexual abuse have been identified and removed from harm as a result of the 12th Victim Identification Taskforce organized by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3).