Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Role in International Human Smuggling and Cocaine Distribution Scheme
A Honduran national pleaded guilty today to his role in a scheme to illegally bring Honduran nationals to, and to distribute cocaine in, the United States.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 31, 2023
4 min read
Swiss Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS
An executive of the holding company that owns Privatbank IHAG pleaded guilty today to conspiring to conceal over $60 million of undeclared assets held by wealthy American clients of the Swiss private bank.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 31, 2023
2 min read
Spanish Authorities Intercept 3,500 Tons of Substandard Wooden Packaging
In a recent operation, Spanish authorities, in collaboration with Europol, intercepted over 3,500 tons of substandard wooden packaging that did not meet mandatory legal requirements for use in international trade and shipment.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 30, 2023
1 min read
Military Contractors Convicted for $7 Million Procurement Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in the Northern District of Georgia convicted three military contractors today on one count of conspiring to defraud the United States and two counts of major fraud.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 30, 2023
3 min read
Matriarch Sentenced For Role In Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization
A Honduran woman was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for a large-scale conspiracy to traffic cocaine for importation into the United States.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 29, 2023
5 min read
Wisconsin Man Charged With Firebombing Building
A Wisconsin man was arrested today on a charge related to the May 2022 firebombing of a Madison office building.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 29, 2023
4 min read
Houston Attorney Pleads Guilty To Offshore Tax Evasion Scheme
A Houston Attorney pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 29, 2023
2 min read
Justice Department Recovers Over $53 Million In Profits Obtained From Corruption In The Nigerian Oil Industry
The Justice Department announced today the final resolution of two civil cases seeking the forfeiture of various luxury assets that were the proceeds of foreign corruption offenses and were laundered in and through the United States.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 28, 2023
2 min read
Foreign National Sentenced for Victimizing U.S. Persons Through Cyber-Enabled Fraud Scheme
A Nigerian national was sentenced today to four years and one month in prison for his role in a cybercriminal group operating out of Nigeria and Malaysia, among other places, that executed complex financial fraud scams using the internet.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 28, 2023
3 min read
Former Servicemember Sentenced to 30 Years for Directing Minors to Produce Child Pornography
An Arizona man was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for the production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Bijay Pokharel,
March 27, 2023
1 min read
Two Individuals Charged With Operating Multimillion-Dollar Pyramid Schemes
A federal grand jury in Wisconsin returned an indictment that was unsealed yesterday charging an Illinois woman and man with running illegal multimillion-dollar pyramid schemes in at least four different states.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 24, 2023
2 min read
Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to Making Racially-Charged Threats Toward Black Residents
A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty to one felony count and one misdemeanor count of intimidating and interfering with Black residents because of their race and because they were exercising their right to fair housing.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 24, 2023
2 min read
Former Federal Prison Warden Sentenced for Sexual Abuse Of Three Female Inmates
A former prison warden was sentenced today in the Northern District of California to 70 months in prison, 15 years of supervised release, and $15,000 in restitution for sexually abusive conduct against three female victims who were serving prison sentences and one count of making...
Bijay Pokharel,
March 23, 2023
5 min read
Two Co-Conspirators Indicted for Role in Prolific, Global Human Smuggling Conspiracy
Extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement authorities culminated in the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) Mexico and the Fuerza Estatal de Seguridad Ciudadana (FESC) executing the arrests of a human smuggler, along with a co-conspirator, alleged to have operated on...
Bijay Pokharel,
March 23, 2023
6 min read
Former BOP Corrections Officer Sentenced To 10 Years in Prison For Sexually Assaulting A Woman
A former corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), was sentenced to 120 months and three years of supervised release today in federal court in the Central District of California for sexually assaulting a woman in custody.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 21, 2023
3 min read
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Tennessee Man and Kentucky Woman for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment on March 8, charging a Tennessee man with sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. The indictment further charged that the defendant conspired with a Kentucky woman to commit that crime.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 21, 2023
2 min read
49 Arrests In Poland In An Operation Targeting Child Sexual Exploitation Online
The Polish Central Cybercrime Bureau (Centralne Biuro Zwalczania Cyberprzestępczości) conducted a series of arrests and house searches, targeting individuals involved in the production, possession, and distribution of pictures and videos depicting child sexual abuse and exploitation.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 19, 2023
1 min read
Florida Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes for Racially Motivated Attack Against Group of Black Men
A federal grand jury in Gainesville, Florida, returned a six-count indictment charging David Emanuel, 61, with committing hate crimes for his racially motivated attack on a group of Black men who were surveying land along a public road in Cedar Key, Florida.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 16, 2023
1 min read
Sterling Bancorp, Inc. To Plead Guilty To $69 Million Securities Fraud
A Southfield, Michigan-headquartered bank holding company has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud for filing false securities statements relating to its 2017 initial public offering (IPO) and its 2018 and 2019 annual filings.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 16, 2023
7 min read
Former New Orleans Police Officer Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting a 15-Year-Old Girl
A former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) was sentenced in federal court to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old crime victim in violation of her constitutional rights.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 15, 2023
3 min read





