Category: U.S. Department of Justice

141 Arrested for Online Child Sex Abuse Nets Across Southern California

LOS ANGELES—A five-county enforcement effort targeting internet crimes against children netted 141 arrests, authorities said Sept. 14. “Operation Protect the Innocent” was conducted Sept. 6-12 by personnel from the Los Angeles Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which includes more than five dozen law enforcement agencies, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The…


Judicial Watch Lawsuit Seeks FBI Search Warrant Materials Used in Raid of Trump’s Home

Judicial Watch on Tuesday filed a motion at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida seeking to unseal the search warrant materials that were used in the raid of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home by the FBI. On Aug. 8, Trump announced that his Mar-a-Lago home was “under siege” and being…


Judicial Watch Urges Court to Unseal Materials on FBI Raid of Trump’s Home

A nonprofit on Aug. 9 filed a motion in federal court to unseal documents related to the search warrant executed this week at the Florida home of former President Donald Trump. The nonprofit Judicial Watch, in a motion filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, said that the court should unseal…


LA Man in $27 Million COVID Relief Fraud Sentenced to 11 Years

LOS ANGELES—An Encino man was sentenced July 19 to 11 years and three months behind bars for attempting to bilk the federal coronavirus Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) out of $27 million by submitting more than two dozen bogus applications for loans. Robert Benlevi, 53, was also ordered to pay $3 million in restitution, according to…


Maryland Police Hiring Practices Under Investigation by Justice Department

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating the Maryland Department of State Police (MDSP) to assess whether it has engaged in hiring and promotion practices that are racially discriminatory. The investigation will be conducted pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits any discrimination in employment on the basis…


Maryland State Police Hiring Practices Under Investigation by DOJ

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is investigating the Maryland Department of State Police (MDSP) to assess whether it has engaged in hiring and promotion practices that are racially discriminatory. The investigation will be conducted pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits any discrimination in employment on the basis of…


California Court Seizes Illegal Bank Accounts Held by Chinese Nationals

The U.S. Department of Justice on Feb. 16 filed a lawsuit in a California court seizing the funds of hundreds of Chinese nationals who held illegal U.S. bank accounts obtained through a criminal ring. As Beijing tightens the limit on capital leaving the country, many Chinese nationals seek other channels to move funds overseas. For…


DOJ Seeks Seizure of Bank Accounts Allegedly Illegally Held by Chinese Nationals

The U.S. Department of Justice on Feb. 16 filed a lawsuit in a California court seeking to seize the funds of hundreds of Chinese nationals who held illegal U.S. bank accounts obtained through a criminal ring. As Beijing tightens the limit on capital leaving the country, many Chinese nationals seek other channels to move funds…


DOJ Seeks Seizure of Bank Accounts Allegedly Held Illegally by Chinese Nationals

The U.S. Department of Justice on Feb. 16 filed a lawsuit in a California court seeking to seize the funds of hundreds of Chinese nationals who held illegal U.S. bank accounts obtained through a criminal ring. As Beijing tightens the limit on capital leaving the country, many Chinese nationals seek other channels to move funds…


Former US Navy Sailor Sentenced to 30 Months for Exporting Military Equipment to China

A former U.S. Navy sailor was sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiring with her husband to illegally ship export-controlled sensitive military equipment to China for profit, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Dec. 21. Ye Sang “Ivy” Wang, 37, a naturalized U.S. citizen from China, was a logistics specialist for the…