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Justice Department & The Department and IRS announced that over 14,700 taxpayers have come forward to report previously-undisclosed foreign bank accounts under the voluntary disclosure program the IRS implemented following…
New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Residents Arrested for Promoting and Using Tax Defier Schemes
New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Residents Arrested for Promoting and Using Tax Defier Schemes Seven individuals from around New England have been indicted in federal court in Boston for…
Two Manufacturers Agree to Settle Clean Air Act Claims Resulting from Explosions at Plants in Kentucky and Mississippi
Two Manufacturers Agree to Settle Clean Air Act Claims Resulting from Explosions at Plants in Kentucky and Mississippi Two manufacturing companies, in separate settlements, have agreed to pay civil penalties…
Swiss Banking Executive and Swiss Lawyer Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the United States
Swiss Banking Executive and Swiss Lawyer Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the United States Hansruedi Schumacher and Matthias Rickenbach, both of Switzerland, were indicted today for conspiring to defraud the…
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2016-2017
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2016-2017 (Publication) This report is the sixteenth in a series produced by BJS on background checks for firearm transfers and permits. 2/16/2021, NCJ 254757, Connor…
Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected under the First Step Act, 2020
Federal Prisoner Statistics Collected under the First Step Act, 2020 (Publication) This is the second report as required under the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA; 115-391). It includes data…
Former Military Contractor Sentenced for Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Afghanistan
Former Military Contractor Sentenced for Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from Army in Afghanistan Raschad L. “Sean” Lewis, a former fuel section employee of Kellogg Brown…
Former UBS Banker Sentenced to 40 Months for Aiding Billionaire American Evade Taxes
Former UBS Banker Sentenced to 40 Months for Aiding Billionaire American Evade Taxes Former UBS banker, Bradley Birkenfeld of Weymouth, Mass., has been sentenced to 40 months incarceration by Judge…
Two Chief Engineers from Oil Tanker “Georgios M” Indicted for Environmental Crimes
Two Chief Engineers from Oil Tanker “Georgios M” Indicted for Environmental Crimes A federal grand jury in Houston has returned an indictment charging two crewmembers of the oil tanker Georgios…
Attorney General Eric Holder on Release of Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi
Attorney General Eric Holder on Release of Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi “We are extremely disappointed with the Scottish Executive's decision to release Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi. The interests of justice…
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., to Pay More Than $2 Million for Discharges from Nebraska Plant
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., to Pay More Than $2 Million for Discharges from Nebraska Plant Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., the world’s largest supplier of premium beef and pork, has agreed…
Covenant Medical Center to Pay U.S. $4.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Covenant Medical Center to Pay $ Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa has agreed to pay the United States $ million to resolve…