The Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has begun the process of promulgating a federal regulation interpreting the definition of “machine gun” under federal law to clarify whether certain bump stock devices fall…

Former U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown was sentenced to five years in prison today in federal court in Jacksonville, Florida for her role in a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a sham scholarship charity. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy J. Corrigan…

Russian Officers Tasked Prolific Hacker-for-Hire to Target Webmail Accounts Karim Baratov, aka Kay, aka Karim Taloverov, aka Karim Akehmet Tokbergenov, 22, a Canadian national and resident, pleaded guilty today, to charges returned by a grand jury in the Northern District…

Defendant faces possible life sentence Ahmed Abu Khatallah, aka Ahmed Mukatallah, 46, a Libyan national, was found guilty by a jury today of federal terrorism charges and other offenses stemming from the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S.…

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is requesting a full-scale review of the Diversity Visa lottery program that has been used by foreign terrorists, human traffickers and fraudsters to immigrate permanently to the United States. The program has…

The United States strongly condemns North Korea’s launch of what is likely an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, indiscriminately threatening its neighbors, the region and global stability. The D.P.R.K.’s relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons and the means…

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today issued this statement. “Placing North Korea back on the State Sponsor of Terrorism list is justified due to their behavior. It is another strong signal, to both North Korea and the…

Defendant Extended Predatory Loans to More Than 620,000 Financially Struggling Americans, Including Victims Who Never Sought Them New York - Richard Moseley Sr. has been found guilty in Manhattan federal court of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and violating the…

The FBI’s Philadelphia and Newark Divisions and the U.S. Marshals Service, District of New Jersey, are warning the public about a phone scam being perpetrated by callers impersonating law enforcement or court officials. The scammers say they’re with the U.S.…

A federal jury convicted a former Miami newspaper publisher, mortgage broker, mortgage lender and real estate agent after a three-week trial for leading a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme. Marco Laureti, 46, of Sunny Isles Beach, was convicted of one…

Seven Others Previously Pleaded Guilty The president and owner of a Florida pharmacy that was at the center of a massive compounding pharmacy fraud scheme, which impacted private insurance companies, Medicare and TRICARE, pleaded guilty today for his role in…

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Houston, Texas, woman was sentenced today to nearly 15 years in prison for her role in a $6 million fraud scheme involving “Mystery Shoppers.” Timeiki Hedspeth, 39, was found guilty of nine charges by a…