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Criminal Division
U.S. Department of Justice
@DOJCrimDiv
The Criminal Division develops, enforces & supervises the application of federal criminal laws. Official DOJ acct.Privacy Policy: justice.gov/doj/privacy-po…
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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jul 10
    A North Carolina man was sentenced today to 42 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for the possession of child sexual abuse material. This case was brought as part of #ProjectSafeChildhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of
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    North Carolina Man Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Child Sexual
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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jul 10
    This week, the Criminal Division welcomed Honduran Attorney General Pablo Emilio Reyes Theodore to @TheJusticeDept for a productive discussion of our shared efforts to fight transnational crime and strengthen security in the Western Hemisphere.
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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jul 9
    Florida Ransomware Negotiator Who Extorted and Attacked Multiple U.S. Victims Sentenced to Prison “Angelo Martino’s victims shared heartbreaking accounts of how their businesses were nearly destroyed, while the people they hired to help them instead betrayed them to ransomware
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    Florida Ransomware Negotiator Who Extorted and Attacked Multiple U.S.
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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jul 9
    Co-Conspirators Sentenced to 3 Years and Over 11 Years in Prison for Defrauding Thousands of Investors “Neil Chandran and Bryan Lee deceived thousands of investors, exploited their trust, and stole their money,” said @AAGDuva. “Those who deceive investors, lie, and steal will be
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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jul 9
    HOMELAND SECURITY TASK FORCE CASE: Two New Jersey men were sentenced this week for their roles in a drug trafficking organization that imported fentanyl analogues from China and distributed them in pill form throughout Northern New Jersey. Read more:
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    Two New Jersey Men Sentenced for Fentanyl Analogue Distribution in
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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jul 8
    An illegal alien from Guatemala and a Guatemalan national have pleaded guilty to human smuggling charges related to the crash of a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens which resulted in the deaths of more than 50 people, including unaccompanied children, and
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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jul 7
    Man Sentenced in $39M Bank Fraud Scheme That Defrauded Seven Financial Institutions A California man was sentenced today to 78 months in prison and three years of supervised release for perpetrating an elaborate bank fraud scheme that took in approximately $39 million from
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    Man Sentenced in $39M Bank Fraud Scheme That Defrauded Seven Financial
    A California man was sentenced today to 78 months in prison and three years of supervised release for perpetrating an elaborate bank fraud scheme that took in approximately $39 million from multiple...
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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jul 2
    Defendant Who Was Extradited from Guatemala Pleads GUILTY for Involvement in 2022 Mass Casualty Alien Smuggling Event “This case highlights that immigration offenses and alien smuggling have far-reaching impacts. Here, 53 people lost their lives. Targeting those involved in
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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jul 2
    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
    This indictment demonstrates the systematic and focused effort of the Criminal Division to dismantle Mexican cartels by targeting their command-and-control elements, including those within cartel leaders’ closet circles.”
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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jul 2
    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
    No child predator will find safe haven in the United States.
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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jul 2
    Alleged Member of Criminal Cyber Hacking Group “Scattered Spider” Arrested in Finland and Extradited to the United States
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    Alleged Member of Criminal Cyber Hacking Group “Scattered Spider”
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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jul 2
    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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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jul 1
    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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    Criminal Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    @DOJCrimDiv
    Jun 30
    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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