Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b)
Playing online games is fun for kids, but not everyone is there to play. FBI New York Assistant Director-in-Charge Bill Sweeney asks parents and guardians to be aware of sexual predators targeting children online and to take steps to prevent their children from becoming victims.
Source: United States Department of Justice
An Orange County man was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for conspiring to smuggle counterfeit Apple, Samsung, and Motorola cell phone components from China that were then sold to consumers in the United States, a scheme that generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue.
Source: United States Department of Justice News
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta issued the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) request for public comment on how best to invest American Rescue Plan funds to improve competition and resiliency in the meatpacking industry:
Source: United States Department of Justice News
A federal jury convicted Dallas area owners and operators of two durable medical equipment companies Thursday of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to pay and receive health care kickbacks and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
A Peruvian national has been sentenced to 90 months in prison for operating a series of call centers in Peru that defrauded Spanish-speaking U.S. residents by falsely threatening them with arrest, deportation and other legal consequences. In the same case, two additional Peruvian co-conspirators pleaded guilty and two others were extradited to the Southern District of Florida to face prosecution for their roles in the scheme.