The convicted Theranos founder will present a last-ditch argument based on an unusual visit to her home by a witness in the trial where she was convicted of fraud.
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Thieves steal checks from mailboxes, erase the ink using household chemicals, then rewrite the check to a different person and cash it at an ATM or currency exchange.
As financial scams targeting elderly Americans increase, the Department of Justice is expanding its Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force.
Federal agents investigating President Joe Biden’s son have gathered what they believe is sufficient evidence to charge him with tax crimes and a false statement related to a gun purchase.
Attorney General Merrick Garland wants to expand the Bank Secrecy Act to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to deter money laundering following a DOJ report warning that NFT players could be using the digital assets for illicit financing.
The Trumps’ alleged fraud detailed in the suit spans decades, with many allegations related to the annual financial statements filed by Trump each year and used by his companies to secure enormous deals and loans.
In the largest pandemic-related fraud uncovered to date, a network of individuals and organizations tied to a nonprofit operating in Minnesota used a complex web of shell companies and bribes to obtain federal pandemic funds.
The Justice Department has tapped more than 150 federal prosecutors across the country to form the The Digital Asset Coordinators Network to bolster law enforcement’s efforts to combat the rise in crime linked to the use of cryptocurrencies.
In fiscal 2021, the Department of Justice obtained $5.6 billion in False Claims Act settlements and judgments—the second largest total in the law’s history.
Estimates of the overall amount of federal, state, and municipal Covid relief funds distributed fraudulently range from $100 billion to over $500 billion. According to experts, it will probably take years to fully account for the fraud.