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crime14 hours ago•1 min saved

Two Minnesota Clinic Owners Charged in $21 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme

Two Minnesota residents, Shamso Ahmed Hassan and Hanaan Mursal Yusuf, were arrested on conspiracy to commit health care fraud, eight counts of health care fraud, and two counts of money laundering after allegedly steering about $21.1 million from Medicaid through Smart Therapy Center LLC and Star Autism Center LLC between May 2020 and December 2024; the arrests were led by FBI with Homeland Security Investigations, and the suspects remain in federal custody.

via Homeland Security (.gov)|

#crime #federal-charges #health-care-fraud

business19 hours ago•2 min saved

Google Engineer Charged Over Insider Trading Linked to Polymarket Bets

Federal prosecutors charged Google staff information security engineer Michele Spagnuolo with money laundering, commodities fraud and wire fraud for allegedly using confidential internal data to place about $1.2 million in Polymarket bets tied to Google's Year in Search 2025; he was arrested in New York, released on a $2.25 million bond, and placed on leave as Google, Polymarket, and regulators investigate.

via CNBC|

#business #federal-charges #google

local6 days ago•12 min saved

Broadview Six: Federal Charges Dropped After Grand Jury Misconduct Allegations

Federal prosecutors dropped all charges against the remaining Broadview Six protesters outside the Broadview ICE facility after revelations of significant grand jury misconduct, with the case dismissed without prejudice and potential sanctions and legal-fee remedies anticipated by the defense.

via CBS News|

#broadview-six #federal-charges #grand-jury

crime7 days ago•181 min saved

Federal indictment charges 15 Minnesotans in multimillion-dollar social-services fraud

Federal prosecutors charged 15 Minnesotans with defrauding government social-service programs in a Covid-era scheme that authorities say siphoned more than $90 million (part of more than $250 million statewide) with about $50 million recovered; the charges span the Federal Child Nutrition Program, state childcare grants, Medicaid, and housing programs, including inflated meal counts, exaggerated staff hours, and even autism-diagnosis schemes to obtain funds. Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock was sentenced to nearly 42 years in prison in the broader case; the investigation included 22 search warrants and officials called it one of the nation’s largest Covid-era frauds.

via CNN|

#crime #federal-charges #fraud

crime11 days ago•1 min saved

Rescued Florida Plane Crash Passenger Charged in Cocaine Conspiracy

Jonathan Gardiner, one of 11 Bahamian survivors of a plane crash off the Florida coast, was charged with one count of cocaine import conspiracy for allegedly smuggling cocaine since 2023. Prosecutors say he carried a brown paper bag containing $30,000 in Bahamian currency labeled with the name of a Bahamian politician previously tied to a cocaine shipment, and he had three phones on him. The twin-engine plane departed Marsh Harbor, Bahamas, for Freeport and crashed about 80 miles off Melbourne, Florida; all passengers and the pilot survived and were rescued by an Air Force helicopter. Gardiner faces one count of cocaine import conspiracy.

via NBC News|

#crime #drug-smuggling #federal-charges

crime12 days ago•12 min saved

Wealthy Tourist Faces Federal Charges After Rock Toss at Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal

A 38-year-old tourist, Igor Lytvynchuk, was arrested in Washington on a criminal complaint for harassing and attempting to harass an endangered Hawaiian monk seal by throwing a large rock at the seal in Hawaii on May 5. Witnesses say he bragged he was rich and could pay any fines. If convicted, he could face up to one year in prison per charge and fines up to $50,000 under the Endangered Species Act and $20,000 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

via HuffPost|

#crime #endangered-species-act #federal-charges

world-news14 days ago•12 min saved

Federal charges after tourist throws rock at endangered Hawaiian monk seal

A 38-year-old Washington man, Igor Lytvynchuk, was arrested near Seattle and charged with harassing a protected Hawaiian monk seal after witnesses said he threw a coconut-sized rock at 'Lani' on a Maui beach; NOAA agents say he could face up to a year in prison per count and fines up to $50,000 under the Endangered Species Act and $20,000 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act; Maui officials say cruelty toward wildlife won’t be tolerated as the monk seal population hovers around 1,600.

via AP News|

#endangered-species #federal-charges #hawaii

crime21 days ago•7 min saved

Texas man fires on Secret Service near White House; bystander injured

Surveillance photos show Michael Marx, 45, of Texas, allegedly drawing a handgun and firing toward Secret Service agents near the White House as officers pursued him; a juvenile bystander was struck and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, while Marx was wounded by Secret Service gunfire and taken into custody. Investigators recovered a 9 mm SIG Sauer handgun; Marx reportedly lacked a DC carry license and has a prior felony drug conviction, leading to federal charges including assaulting federal officers with a dangerous weapon and illegal firearm possession. Officials say the confrontation occurred shortly after Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade passed, and there is no indication the motorcade was targeted.

via foxnews.com|

#bystander-injury #crime #federal-charges

business22 days ago•9 min saved

Global Insider Trading Ring Tied to Law Firms Charged in Tens-of-Millions Scheme

U.S. prosecutors unsealed charges against 30 individuals—mostly corporate attorneys and financial traders—for a decade-long insider trading scheme that stole confidential information from major law firms about nearly 30 mergers and acquisitions, netting tens of millions in illicit profits. Nineteen defendants were arrested in the United States; others include fugitives in Russia and Israel. The scheme used burner phones, encrypted apps, shell accounts, and kickbacks to move MNPI to traders across the U.S. and overseas, with potential penalties including multi-decade prison terms if convicted.

via Department of Justice (.gov)|

#business #federal-charges #insider-trading

crime22 days ago•2 min saved

Texan Charged After Secret Service Shooting Near DC's National Mall

Michael Marx, 45, of Midland, Texas, was charged in a federal complaint with three counts—assaulting federal officers with a dangerous weapon, using and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful firearm possession by a felon—after a May 4 shooting near the Washington Monument that wounded a bystander as Vice President J.D. Vance's motorcade passed. A Sig Sauer P365 handgun was recovered, Marx did not have a DC handgun license, and he was shot by officers and hospitalized following the incident.

via Department of Justice (.gov)|

#bystander-injured #crime #federal-charges

politics22 days ago•3 min saved

Comey Indicted Over '86 47' Shell Photo, Sparked First Amendment Debate

A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey for a May 2025 Instagram photo that prosecutors say threatened President Trump, arguing the image could be understood as a threat; Comey says the post was not intended as violence and defends it as protected political speech. He faces two federal charges for threatening the president and transmitting a threat across state lines, with up to 10 years in prison if convicted. The case centers on whether the post constituted a true threat or protected speech, and a North Carolina judge will decide whether it proceeds to trial after arguments from both sides.

via Freedom Forum|

#comey-indictment #federal-charges #first-amendment

politics22 days ago•3 min saved

Cole Tomas Allen Indicted for Attempted Presidential Assassination at White House Dinner

A four-count federal indictment charges 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump during the April 25, 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., including assaulting a U.S. Secret Service officer with a deadly weapon and related firearms offenses after traveling from California with a cache of ammunition; he was restrained after a gunfight with agents and arrested at the scene, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia leading the prosecution and the FBI and MPD investigating.

via Department of Justice (.gov)|

#assassination-attempt #federal-charges #indictment

politics24 days ago•2 min saved

WHCD Shooting Suspect Removed From Suicide Watch

Cole Allen, the man accused of shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, has been moved off suicide watch in a Washington, D.C. jail after a court review of the restriction was canceled. He faces federal charges including attempted assassination of President Trump and two firearms counts, with a preliminary hearing set for May 11 following his May 3 initial appearance; authorities say six shots were fired at the scene—one by Allen and five by a Secret Service officer who was struck in the officer’s bulletproof vest, though the officer was not seriously hurt and reports about injuries vary.

via CBS News|

#cole-allen #federal-charges #politics

politics25 days ago•1 min saved

Pellet Evidence Ties White House Dinner Shooting to Suspect, Prosecutors Say

U.S. officials say evidence shows a pellet from a shotgun fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner became entwined with a Secret Service vest, linking Cole Tomas Allen to the attack; he faces three federal charges including attempted assassination of the president, with a grand jury likely to convene soon.

via The Guardian|

#assassination-attempt #cole-tomas-allen #federal-charges

crime25 days ago•3 min saved

Defense seeks removal of suicide precautions for WHCD shooter suspect

Defense lawyers for Cole Tomas Allen, the man charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, asked a court to lift suicide precautions and related restrictions, arguing they are demeaning and violate due process since there are no signs of suicidality; Allen has been held under varying suicide watch and in a safe cell, limiting communication and access to resources while awaiting trial.

via NBC News|

#crime #defense-attorneys #federal-charges