OIA Press Room - 2015

Former California Attorney Pleads Guilty in International Investment Fraud Scheme 11/24/2015

Al-Qaeda Operative Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Role in International Terrorism Plot that Targeted the United States and Europe 11/24/2015

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Announces Indictment of Eight Defendants in United States and Mexico on Sex Trafficking and Related Charges 11/20/2015

Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Human Smuggling Charges 11/20/2015

Operator of Second-Largest Music Piracy Cyberlocker in United States Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Criminal Copyright Infringement 11/17/2015

Alstom Sentenced to Pay $772 Million Criminal Fine to Resolve Foreign Bribery Charges 11/13/2015

U.K. Man Arraigned on Conspiracy to Illegally Export Restricted Chemical Laboratory Equipment to Syria 11/13/2015

Member of Colombian Terrorist Organization Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Hostage-Taking of U.S. Citizens 11/10/15

Former Colombian Paramilitary Leader Sentenced to More than 16 Years in Prison for International Drug Trafficking 11/6/15

Two Former Rabobank Traders Convicted for Manipulating U.S. Dollar, Yen LIBOR Interest Rates 11/5/15

Former Department of Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Soliciting and Receiving Kickback Proceeds Related to U.S. Government Contract 11/4/15

Los Angeles Man Convicted of Sexually Abusing Minors while in Russia 11/2/15

Terrorist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda 10/16/15

Readout of Attorney General Lynch's Visit to Colombia 10/15/2015

Bugat Botnet Administrator Arrested and Malware Disabled 10/13/2015

Mexico Extradites 13 Defendants to Face Charges in the United States 09/30/2015

Former Chief Financial Officer of Siemens Argentina Pleads Guilty to Role in Multimillion Dollar Foreign Bribery Scheme 09/30/2015

Kenyan Child Pornography Producer Sentenced to Life in Prison for Participation in Dreamboard Website 09/29/2015

Third Person Sentenced in Las Vegas for International Biofuel Fraud Conspiracy 09/25/2015

Colombian National Sentenced to 63 Months for Conspiring to Launder Drug Trafficking Proceeds 09/23/2015

Irish National Extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom for Trafficking of Rhinoceros Horns 09/22/2015

United States Extradites Suspect in Quadruple Murder to the Czech Republic 08/31/2015

Former Ohio Deputy Treasurer Extradited from Pakistan to Serve 15-Year Sentence for Bribery 08/26/2015

Member of Colombian Terrorist Organization Pleads Guilty to Hostage-Taking of U.S. Citizens 08/25/2015

Operator of Music Piracy Websites Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement 08/21/2015

Former U.S. Government Employee Charged in Computer Hacking and Cyber Stalking Scheme 08/19/2015

Former Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Bribe Panamanian Officials 08/12/2015

Two Men Sentenced and Another Pleads Guilty in Las Vegas for International Biofuels Fraud Scheme 08/05/2015

After Nearly 20 Years, International Fugitive in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Apprehended in Greece and Extradited to United States to Serve Prison Sentence 07/21/2015

Louis Berger International Resolves Foreign Bribery Charges 07/17/2015

Major Computer Hacking Forum Dismantled 07/15/2015

U.S. Seeks to Recover $12.5 Million Obtained from High-Level Corruption in the Philippines 07/14/2015

Nine Defendants Charged in International Stock Fraud Scam 07/14/2015

Six Nigerian Nationals Extradited from South Africa to Mississippi to Face Fraud Charges 07/13/2015

Investment Company Executives Indicted for $1.5 Billion Ponzi Scheme (7/8/2015)

Former Silk Road Task Force Agent Pleads Guilty to Extortion, Money Laundering and Obstruction (7/1/2015)

Colombian Paramilitary Leader Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for International Drug Trafficking (6/30/2015)

First Jamaican Man Extradited to United States in Connection with International Lottery Scheme Sentenced to Prison (6/26/2015)

Alleged Mastermind of Global Cybercrime Campaigns Extradited to the United States to Face Charges (6/24/2015)

Seventeen Alleged Leaders and Associates of Clan Usuga Indicted in Brooklyn and Miami as Part of Coordinated Strike Against Colombia’s Largest and Most Influential Drug Trafficking and Armed BACRIM Criminal Group (6/23/2015)

Secret Owner of Offshore Brokerage Firm Arrested for Alleged Leadership Role in a $300 Million Securities Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme (6/23/2015)

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Return to Brazil of Two Masterpieces Linked to Bank Fraud (6/22/2015)

Georgia Man Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Minors in Thailand (6/18/2015)

United States Repatriates Seven Boa Constrictors to Brazil (6/17/2015)

IAP Worldwide Services Inc. Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation (6/16/2015)

Former Chief Executive Officer of Oil Services Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charge (6/15/2015)

New Jersey Man Admits Smuggling $65 Million in Sensitive Electronic Components to Russia’s Ministry of Defense, Federal Security Service (6/11/2015)

Ross Ulbricht, A/K/A “Dread Pirate Roberts,” Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Life In Prison (5/29/2015)

Leading Member Of The International Cybercriminal Group “Lulzsec” Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court (5/27/2015)

Nine FIFA Officials and Five Corporate Executives Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption (5/27/2015)

Colombian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering (5/26/2015)

Senior Member of Al-Qaeda Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Kill U.S. Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and Providing Material Support to Al-Qaeda (5/26/2015)

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces The Arrest Of The Son Of Former President Of Honduras For Conspiring To Import Cocaine Into The United States (5/22/2015)

California Operator of MyRedBook.com Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison for Facilitating Prostitution (5/21/2015)

Five Major Banks Agree to Parent-Level Guilty Pleas (5/20/2015)

Manhattan U.S. Attorney And Assistant Attorney General Announce Sentence Of Life In Prison For High-Ranking Al Qaeda Terrorist Convicted Of Conspiring To Kill Americans And Other Terrorism Offenses (5/15/2015)

Three Members of al Shabaab Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to the Terrorist Organization (5/12/2015)

Former Florida Resident Sentenced for Orchestrating an International Stock Fraud Scheme (5/4/2015)

Alleged Leader of the Lorenzana Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited to the United States (5/1/2015)

Pakistan National Indicted in Multi-National Cybercrime Investigation (4/30/2015)

Leader of an Illegal International Gambling Enterprise Convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering (4/30/2015)

Kolon Industries Inc. Pleads Guilty for Conspiring to Steal DuPont Trade Secrets Involving Kevlar Technology (4/30/2015)

Guatemalan Woman Extradited to the United States to Face Human Smuggling Charges (4/24/2015)

Deutsche Bank's London Subsidiary Agrees to Plead Guilty in Connection with Long-Running Manipulation of LIBOR (4/23/2015)

Futures Trader Charged with Illegally Manipulating Stock Market, Contributing to the May 2010 Market ‘Flash Crash’ (4/21/2015)

Final Two Defendants Sentenced to 440 and 348 Months in Prison for the Kidnapping and Murder of DEA Special Agent James “Terry” Watson (4/13/2015)

Fourth Member of International Computer Hacking Ring Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Intellectual Property Theft Conspiracy (4/1/2015)