U. Kansas Engineering Prof Convicted of Hiding Ties with China
A University of Kansas chemical engineering professor, Feng "Franklin" Tao, was found guilty in a trial stemming from a Trump-era...
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Mar 28, 20221 min read
Federal Tax Investigation of Hunter Biden Gains Momentum
A federal tax investigation of Hunter Biden is gaining momentum as prosecutors gather information from his associates about sources of...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 24, 20221 min read
Las Vegas Lawyer Shot, Arrested in 'Obvious' Ponzi Scheme
Matthew Beasley wasn’t surprised when three FBI agents rang his doorbell. Authorities were asking about a high-return, zero-risk...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 22, 20221 min read
FL Brothers Get Prison Terms in $112 Addiction Treatment Fraud
Two brothers who operated South Florida addiction treatment facilities were sentenced to prison for a $112 million addiction treatment...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 21, 20222 min read
Louisiana Man Convicted of Defrauding Student Loan System
A Louisiana man was convicted of defrauding the federal student loan system of more than $1.4 million in an elaborate scheme that...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 9, 20221 min read
House Members Accuse Amazon of Lying, 'Potentially Criminal Conduct'
A bipartisan group of House Judiciary Committee members alerted the Justice Department to “potentially criminal conduct” by Amazon and...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 4, 20221 min read
DOJ Boasts Expanding White Collar Crackdown
The U.S. Department of Justice will embark on a hiring spree to investigate and prosecute pandemic-related fraud, Law360 reports....
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 3, 20221 min read
Former IL Speaker Madigan Charged in Racketeering Probe
Former Illinois House Speaker and chairman of the state Democratic Party Michael Madigan was charged in a federal probe of government...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 24, 20222 min read
DOJ Drops China-Focused Anti-Espionage Initiative
The Department of Justice is moving on from a three-year-old prosecution initiative known as the China Initiative, citing concerns of...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Massive Federal Pandemic Spending A 'Ripe Target' For Criminals
A Connecticut resident pleaded guilty after putting a portion of $4 million in coronavirus aid toward the purchase of a Porsche, a...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 17, 20221 min read
DOJ Begins Drive to Prosecute Illegal Supply Chain Disruptions
The Justice Department has launched an initiative to identify and prosecute companies that exploit supply chain disruptions to overcharge...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 11, 20221 min read
Ex-Casino Exec Gets Longest College Admissions Term: Year in Prison
A former casino executive was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for participating in a conspiracy to secure his daughter’s...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 9, 20222 min read
Justice Department Seizes $3.6B From NY Couple in Crypto Case
The Justice Department announced its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.6 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 3, 20221 min read
Fraudsters To Pounce On $120B Infrastructure Spending
Fraudsters stand to siphon off $120 billion or more of the federal infrastructure money flowing to states and local governments for...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 28, 20221 min read
Appeals Court Tosses Last Conviction in Libor Fraud Cases
A federal appeals court reversed the convictions of two former Deutsche Bank AG traders for rigging a global lending benchmark,...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 26, 20221 min read
23 Charged With Filing $1M In False Car Crash Insurance Claims
Damage resulting from more than a dozen staged car crashes in Washington State over three years resulted in nearly $1 million in false...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 25, 20221 min read
Ex-NY Legislative Leader Sheldon Silver Dies Serving Prison Term
Sheldon Silver, the former leader of the New York State Assembly whose career was were undone by a 2015 corruption conviction, died on...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 24, 20221 min read
Pacific Gas & Electric Probation Ending Despite Concerns
Pacific Gas & Electric looks to emerge from years of criminal prosecution despite continued accusations of neglect and environmental...
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