OIA Press Room - 2020

Owner and Operator of India-Based Call Centers Sentenced to Prison for Scamming U.S. Victims out of Millions of Dollars 11/30/2020

Florida and Tennessee Pain Clinic Owner Extradited from Italy to the United States to Face RICO Charges 11/23/2020

U.S. Seizes Virtual Currencies Valued at $24 Million Assisting Brazil in Major Internet Fraud Investigation 11/04/2020

Russian Cybercriminal Sentenced to Prison for Role in $100 Million Botnet Conspiracy 11/02/2020

Beam Suntory Inc. Agrees to Pay Over $19 Million to Resolve Criminal Foreign Bribery Case 10/27/2020

Pain Clinic Owner Sentenced for Role in Operating Pill Mills in Tennessee and Florida 10/21/2020

Officials Announce International Operation Targeting Transnational Criminal Organization QQAAZZ that Provided Money Laundering Services to High-Level Cybercriminals 10/15/2020

Two Members of Notorious Videogame Piracy Group “Team Xecuter” in Custody 10/02/2020

Owner of Bitcoin Exchange Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy for Laundering Millions of Dollars in International Cyber Fraud Scheme 09/28/2020

Sargeant Marine Inc. Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $16.6 Million to Resolve Charges Related to Foreign Bribery Schemes in Brazil, Venezuela, and Ecuador 09/22/2020

Judge sentences UK National for role in ‘Dark Overlord’ Hacking Group 09/21/2020

U.S. Taxpayer in Panama Papers Investigation Sentenced to Prison 09/21/2020

U.S. Seeks to Recover More Than $300 Million in Additional Assets Traceable to Funds Allegedly Misappropriated from Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund 09/16/2020

MONTANA BROKER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT-FRAUD SCHEME 09/16/2020

Vermont Man Charged with Hiring Person to Kidnap and Kill a Man in a Foreign Country, and Producing and Receiving Child Pornography 09/15/2020

United States Reaches Settlement to Recover more than $60 Million Involving Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund 09/02/2020

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. Agrees to Pay Over $122 Million to Resolve FCPA Case 08/28/2020

Ghanaian Citizen Extradited in Connection with Prosecution of Africa-Based Cybercrime and Business Email Compromise Conspiracy 08/26/2020

Canadian National Charged with Alien Smuggling Conspiracy and Attempting to Bring Aliens to the United States 08/19/2020

Justice Department Seeks Forfeiture of Two Commercial Properties Purchased with Funds Misappropriated from PrivatBank in Ukraine 08/06/2020

American Darknet Vendor and Costa Rican Pharmacist Charged with Narcotics and Money Laundering Violations 08/04/2020

Two Alleged Criminals – A Hezbollah Associated Narco-Money Launderer and a Computer Hacker - Extradited from Cyprus to the United States 07/18/2020

Kansas Man Sentenced for Killing a Woman on a Cruise Ship 07/08/2020

Two Defendants Charged for Their Role in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Involving Former High-Ranking Government Official in Panama 07/06/2020

U.S. Seeks to Recover Approximately $96 Million Traceable to Funds Allegedly Misappropriated from Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund 07/01/2020

Russian National Pleads Guilty for Role in Transnational Cybercrime Organization Responsible for more than $568 Million in Losses 06/26/2020

Russian National Sentenced to Prison for Operating Websites Devoted to Fraud and Malicious Cyber Activities 06/26/2020

Gambian Man Indicted on Torture Charges 06/11/2020

Fifteen Defendants Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy in International Cyber Fraud Scheme 06/11/2020

South Korean Engineering Company Pleads Guilty to Defrauding U.S. Army, Agrees to Pay $68.4 Million 06/10/2020

Alleged Narcotrafficker and High-Ranking Cartel Member Extradited from Uruguay to the United States 05/15/2020

U.S. Repatriates over $311.7 Million in Assets to the Nigerian People that were Stolen by Former Nigerian Dictator and His Associates 05/04/2020

Peruvian Man Pleads Guilty to Overseeing Call Centers that Threatened and Defrauded Spanish-Speaking U.S. Consumers 05/01/2020

Bank Hapoalim Agrees to Pay More Than $30 Million for Its Role in FIFA Money Laundering Conspiracy 04/30/2020

U.S. Repatriates $300 Million to Malaysia in Proceeds of Funds Misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad 04/14/2020

Nicolás Maduro Moros and 14 Current and Former Venezuelan Officials Charged with Narco-Terrorism, Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Criminal Charges 03/26/2020

Leader of Guatemalan Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison 02/24/2020

Federal Jury Convicts Four Defendants for Operating Knoxville-Area Pill Mills 02/14/2020

Ohio Resident Charged with Operating Darknet-Based Bitcoin “Mixer,” which Laundered Over $300 Million 02/13/2020

Chinese Telecommunications Conglomerate Huawei and Subsidiaries Charged in Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets 02/13/2020

Chinese Military Personnel Charged with Computer Fraud, Economic Espionage and Wire Fraud for Hacking into Credit Reporting Agency Equifax 02/10/2020

Dark Web Child Pornography Facilitator Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Advertise Child Pornography 02/06/2020

Fugitive Wanted by Iraq for Murder of Iraqi Police Officers Arrested in Arizona 01/31/2020

Sixth and Final Defendant Sentenced to Prison for Sophisticated International Cellphone Fraud Scheme 01/24/2020

Russian National Pleads Guilty to Running Online Criminal Marketplace 01/23/2020

Extradited Former Air Cargo Executive Pleads Guilty for Participating in a Worldwide Price-Fixing Conspiracy 01/23/2020

Former Member of Barbados Parliament and Minister of Industry Found Guilty of Receiving and Laundering Bribes from Barbadian Insurance Company 01/16/2020

Malian National Charged With the Overseas Murder of a U.S. Citizen and Providing Material Support to Two Foreign Terrorist Organizations 01/16/2020

Former Air Cargo Executive Extradited From Italy for Price-Fixing 01/13/2020

Indian National Pleads Guilty to Owning, Funding, and Operating India-Based Call Centers That Scammed U.S. Victims Out of Millions of Dollars 01/09/2020

Former Gulf Cartel Leader Convicted of International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy 01/09/2020

Florida Businessman Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Role in Venezuela Bribery Scheme 01/08/2020