Imperial Valley News Center
Former Federal Agent Charged with Lying in Connection with Immigration Fraud Investigation
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San Diego, California - Johnny Martin, a former supervisor in the Department of Homeland Security, was arraigned in federal court Tuesday on an indictment charging him with lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation about his improper transmission of sensitive law enforcement information. The charges against Martin stem from an investigation into a massive immigration fraud scheme involving over 150 victims and millions of dollars in losses.
Former Executives at Publicly Traded Transportation Company Charged with $245 Million Accounting and Securities Fraud Scheme
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Two former executives of Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc., a publicly traded transportation and trucking company formerly headquartered in Cudahy, Wisconsin, were charged in an indictment unsealed Friday for their alleged participation in a complex accounting and securities fraud scheme that resulted in a loss of more than $245 million in shareholder value.
Promoting Elder Justice in Rural America by the United States Department of Justice and United States Department of Agriculture
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Washington, DC - The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are forming a working group to focus on ways to empower and to support rural and tribal communities to combat elder abuse and financial exploitation. Today on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, we collaboratively embark on a mission to work with older Americans in this Nation to improve their quality of life as envisioned by the Report to the President from the Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity.
Prison Test Shows Micro-Jamming May Counter Criminal Threat of Contraband Cell Phones
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Cumberland, Maryland - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has posted a report detailing its findings from the Jan. 17, 2018 test of micro-jamming technology conducted at the Federal Correctional Institution at Cumberland, Maryland.
Wisconsin Woman Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Waheba Issa Dais, 45, originally of Israel and a U.S. legal permanent resident residing in Cudahy, Wisconsin, has been charged in a criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support or resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
California Residents Plead Guilty to Scheme to Illegally Export Components for Production of Night Vision Rifle Scopes
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San Francisco, California - Naum Morgovsky, 69, and Irina Morgovsky, 66, both of Hillsborough, California, pleaded guilty Tuesday for their respective roles in a scheme to export components for the production of night vision and thermal devices in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. Naum Morgovsky also pleaded guilty to laundering the proceeds of from the scheme.
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