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Criminal Division

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Criminal Division

@DOJCrimDiv

The Criminal Division develops, enforces & supervises the application of federal criminal laws. Official DOJ acct.Privacy Policy: justice.gov/doj/privacy-po…

Washington, DC

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Joined September 2021

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Two High Ranking Members of the United Cartels Charged with Drug Trafficking, Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and Firearms Offenses As Part of Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Initiative “Juan Jose Farias Mendoza and Israel Vega Farias are
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Florida Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Travelling Internationally to Sexually Exploit Minors “The defendant’s vile acts not only caused serious harm through his sexual abuse of multiple minors, but he also inflicted added layers to that harm by memorializing the abuse
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Alleged Member of Criminal Cyber Hacking Group “Scattered Spider” Arrested in Finland and Extradited to the United States
Alleged Member of Criminal Cyber Hacking Group “Scattered Spider”
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Mexican National SENTENCED TO PRISON Yesterday for Drugging and Smuggling Unaccompanied Alien Children into the United States “Needing to sedate children with THC under the guise of giving them candy, shows just how heinous crimes like this are,” said @AAGDuva. “Smuggling
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An alleged member of the criminal cyber hacking group Scattered Spider has been arrested in Finland and extradited to the United States to face federal criminal conspiracy charges in the Northern District of Illinois. “The criminal complaint charges Peter Stokes with membership
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EagleBank Agrees to Pay MORE THAN $9.7 MILLION to Resolve Bank Secrecy Act Investigation "For more than a decade, EagleBank knowingly allowed favored clients to operate a check kiting scheme, even as compliance personnel repeatedly tried to stop it,” said @AAGDuva. “Financial
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Chinese National Pleads GUILTY (in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation) to: • Narcotics Trafficking • Money Laundering • Material Support to Terrorism Read more:
Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Trafficking, Money
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“The depravity and complete devaluing of human life of these defendants, who were responsible for killing nine victims and shooting others, is beyond comprehension,” said @AAGDuva. “Gangs like MS-13 terrorize communities with violence and killing. The Criminal Division will
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🚨Three Illegal Alien MS-13 Members Convicted of Nine Murders, Kidnapping, and Racketeering Charges Following Homeland Security Task Force Effort “Thanks to the tireless work of our law enforcement partners and prosecutors, these MS-13 members will be held accountable for the
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A Mexican man extradited from Mexico pleaded GUILTY today for conspiring to smuggle thousands of aliens from multiple countries into the U.S. for financial gain. #JointTaskForceAlpha Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/member-…
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United States Seizes Hundreds of Internet Domains Used to Illegally Stream World Cup Matches “We have seized hundreds of domains, used to illegally stream World Cup matches for profit, to disrupt the international networks that profit from the global popularity of the World
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Extradited Canadian American Man Pleads GUILTY for Role in Deadly Alien Smuggling Conspiracy “This case is a tragic example of what happens when alien smugglers act for their own greed with callous disregard for human life and for the orderly administration of our nation’s
Extradited Canadian American Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Deadly
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A federal jury in the Central District of California convicted a Los Angeles man today of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. “Elias Shabazz preyed on a vulnerable victim using physical and sexual violence and cruel psychological coercion to compel commercial sex acts
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A federal judge sentenced Marterrio Armstrong, 21, of Memphis, Tennessee, and Jacam’Ron McIntosh, 21, of Oxford, Mississippi, to eight and one-half years and 13 years in prison, respectively, for a carjacking at gunpoint. Read more:
Two Men Sentenced to a Total of Over 21 Years in Prison for Roles in
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