Security News in Brief: Virginia Woman Sentenced to Prison For Filing False Tax Returns and Using Customer IDs to Make Fraudulent Credit Card Charges

Source: United States Department of Justice

A Haymarket, Virginia woman was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison today for stealing customer IDs and filing a false tax return, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Dana Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Security News in Brief: Pharmacy Owner and Director of Compliance Charged with Defrauding United States and Distributing Adulterated Drugs

Source: United States Department of Justice

The owner and director of compliance of an Indiana compounding pharmacy were charged criminally in connection with their distribution of over- and under-potent drugs, and defrauding the United States by interfering with and obstructing the lawful functions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Justice announced today.

Security News in Brief: Wisconsin Produce Vendor Corporate Officer Indicted for Tax Evasion, Failing to File Corporate Tax Returns and Structuring

Source: United States Department of Justice

A federal grand jury in Madison, Wisconsin indicted a Johnson Creek, Wisconsin produce vendor corporate officer today for tax evasion, failure to file a corporate tax return, and structuring currency transactions, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Jeffrey M. Anderson for the Western District of Wisconsin.

Security News in Brief: Massachusetts Dairy Farm Agrees to Permanent Injunction for Improper Medication Practices

Source: United States Department of Justice News

The Justice Department has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against Michael P. Ferry Inc. and its owner, Michael P. Ferry (Ferry), to block them from violating the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) in connection with their alleged unlawful use of new animal drugs in cows slaughtered for food.

Security News in Brief: Philadelphia Woman Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that Keonna Thomas, also known as Fatayat Al Khilafah and YoungLioness, 30, of Philadelphia, was charged today by criminal complaint with knowingly attempting to provide material support and resources, including herself as personnel, to a designated foreign terrorist organization. According to the complaint, Thomas attempted to travel overseas in order to join and fight with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).