A former senior federal official pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding the government of about $194 million, using invented classified programs to buy 298 gold bars, four luxury South Florida properties, watches and two BMWs. David J. Rush of Ashburn, Virginia, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in federal court in Alexandria, after reaching
Nicolas Cage’s 2000 cult classic Gone in 60 Seconds took a minute. Clayton Lloyd Iley will be gone for 160 months. The 41-year-old Stephenville, Texas, businessman was sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas said. Prosecutors
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has accused Russia of plotting to murder Ukrainian allies in the US and Europe. In a statement on Tuesday, the DoJ charged five men allegedly connected to the Russian Intelligence Services (RIS). The men are accused of paying, or trying to pay, people in the US and overseas to
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities — a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions. All of the dozen cases that made it to trial, mostly in Los
Fox Corp.‘s bid for streaming platform Roku is undergoing review by the Justice Department, with the U.S. agency requesting additional documents related to the proposed deal. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, “as expected, each of Fox and Roku received a request for additional information and documentary material” — referred to as a “second request” in regulatory
The Trump administration is bringing back a centuries-old legal tradition that would allow it to more easily seize Iranian oil tankers and sell off their assets. Aaron Reitz, who is the U.S. Attorney in the Houston-based Southern District of Texas, confirmed to Fortune the revival of prize law, or a set of rules allowing for
