Imperial Valley News Center
Gang Member Previously Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy is Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of Children
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San Diego, California - Jonathan Devon Price, aka “Lil’ Ty,” a North Park street gang member previously convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy, was sentenced in federal court Monday by Senior U.S. District Court Judge John A. Houston to 142 months in prison for committing the new crime of sex trafficking of children, and 24 months in prison for violating the conditions of supervised release in his racketeering case.
Iranian National Charged with Illegally Exporting Laboratory Equipment to Iran
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Washington, DC - A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment Friday charging a Canadian national with the unlawful export of laboratory equipment from the United States to Iran, through Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
United States Seizes Oil Tanker Used to Violate Sanctions Against North Korea
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New York - A New York federal court Friday entered a judgment of forfeiture regarding the M/T Courageous, a 2,734-ton oil-products tanker used to make illicit deliveries of petroleum products through ship-to-ship transfers with vessels flagged in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) and direct shipments to the North Korean port of Nampo.
California Promoter of Foreign Cryptocurrency Companies Pleads Guilty for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme
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New York - A California man pleaded guilty Friday in the Eastern District of New York for his participation in a coordinated cryptocurrency and securities fraud scheme through purported digital currency platforms and foreign-based financial accounts.
Government Intervenes in False Claims Act Lawsuits Against Kaiser Permanente Affiliates for Submitting Inaccurate Diagnosis Codes to the Medicare Advantage Program
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Washington, DC - The United States has intervened in six complaints alleging that members of the Kaiser Permanente consortium violated the False Claims Act by submitting inaccurate diagnosis codes for its Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees in order to receive higher reimbursements.
Former Judge Sentenced for Obstructing Federal Investigation of Cocaine Drug Trafficking Organization
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Denver, Colorado - A former Colorado state court judge was sentenced Wednesday in the District of Colorado to a year and one day in prison for obstructing a federal task force investigation of a large-scale cocaine trafficking organization.
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