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Chicago Grand Jury Charges 2 in ‘Remotely Created Checks’ Scheme 
Chicago Grand Jury Charges 2 in ‘Remotely Created Checks’ Scheme 
December 08, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

A federal grand jury has charged two operators of payment processing companies with bank fraud.  The grand jury in Chicago charged the two Illinois men...

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DOJ Charges 21 in Cross-Border Crypto Money Laundering Network
DOJ Charges 21 in Cross-Border Crypto Money Laundering Network
November 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Twenty-one people have been charged with using cryptocurrency to launder money stolen through fraud schemes.  The individuals were involved with transnational money laundering networks that...

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DOJ Charges 2 in $575M Crypto Mining Scam
DOJ Charges 2 in $575M Crypto Mining Scam
November 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

An already edgey cryptocurrency market was given additional cause for fear Monday following reports that two Estonian nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement...

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UnitedHealth Sees Court Win In Change Healthcare Acquisition Case 
UnitedHealth Sees Court Win In Change Healthcare Acquisition Case 
September 19, 2022  |  Healthcare

A federal judge has ruled against a Justice Department antitrust challenge to UnitedHealth Group’s $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare, a health tech firm, The...

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DOJ to Crack Down on Russian Oligarchs And Their Networks
DOJ to Crack Down on Russian Oligarchs And Their Networks
March 13, 2022  |  International

The Justice Department plans to investigate people, banks and cryptocurrency exchanges that have helped rich Russians hide or launder their money, Bloomberg reported Friday (March...

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Visa Faces Justice Department Probe On Debit Card Processes
Visa Faces Justice Department Probe On Debit Card Processes
March 19, 2021  |  Regulation

Visa Inc. is facing a probe from the Justice Department concerning allegedly anticompetitive processes in the debit card industry, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing...

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DOJ: 57 People Charged With Alleged PPP Fraud As Of May
DOJ: 57 People Charged With Alleged PPP Fraud As Of May
September 10, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Fifty-seven people have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as of May for attempting to misappropriate over $175 million from the Paycheck...

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Leader Of Russian Cybercrime Ring Pleads Guilty
Leader Of Russian Cybercrime Ring Pleads Guilty
June 28, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

One of the leaders of Infraud Organization, the international cybercrime network, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Sergey Medvedev,...

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Payments Company Owner Gets Jail Time For Debit Fraud
Payments Company Owner Gets Jail Time For Debit Fraud
June 25, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Gareth David Long, a 41-year-old Las Vegas resident, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for fraud for stealing money from victims’ accounts, the Department...

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