OIA Press Room - 2021

Readout of Meeting between U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and United Kingdom Home Secretary Priti Patel 11/19/2021

$56 Million in Seized Cryptocurrency Being Sold as First Step to Compensate Victims of BitConnect Fraud Scheme 11/16/2021

Panamanian Intermediary in Alleged Bribery Scheme Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Guatemala 11/15/2021

Mexican National Extradited from Brazil to Face International Cocaine Trafficking Charge 11/12/2021

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and FBI Director Christopher Wray Deliver Remarks on Sodinokibi/REvil Ransomware Arrest 11/08/2021

Readout of Justice Department Leadership Meeting on Human Smuggling and Trafficking Networks 11/05/2021

Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Criminal Division Delivers Remarks on Operation Dark HunTor 10/26/2021

International Law Enforcement Operation Targeting Opioid Traffickers on the Darknet Results in 150 Arrests Worldwide and the Seizure of Weapons, Drugs, and over $31 Million 10/26/2021

Former Department of Defense Employee Charged with Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury Brought to the United States to Face Charge 10/18/2021

Colombian Businessman Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde 10/18/2021

Justice Department Anticorruption Task Force Launches New Measures to Combat Corruption in Central America 10/15/2021

Vermont Man Pleads Guilty to Hiring A Person to Kidnap and Kill an Individual in a Foreign Country and Child Pornography Charges 10/14/2021

Sinaloa Cartel Money Launderer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison 10/14/2021

Former Taliban Commander Charged with Killing American Troops in 2008 10/07/2021

Fraudster Sentenced to Prison for Long Running Phone Unlocking Scheme that Defrauded AT&T 09/16/2021

Dark Web Child Pornography Facilitator Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Advertise Child Pornography 09/16/2021

Justice Department Participates Virtually at G7 Meeting with Security Ministers 09/11/2021

Readout of Meeting between the U.S. Department of Justice and EU Commission 09/02/2021

ISIS Militant Pleads Guilty to Role in Deaths of Four Americans in Syria 09/02/2021

Brooklyn Federal Jury Convicts U.S. Citizen of Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS 08/23/2021

Leader of a Sophisticated Drug Trafficking Organization and Prolific Ally of the Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced 07/27/2021

Former U.S. Government Employee Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse and Obscenity Offenses Committed Over 14 Years 07/23/2021

Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Import and Distribute Fentanyl 07/09/2021

Cryptocurrency Fraudster Sentenced for Money Laundering and Securities Fraud in Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme 07/08/2021

Joint EU-U.S. Statement Following the EU-U.S. Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting 06/22/2021

Slilpp Marketplace Disrupted in International Cyber Operation 06/10/2021

Two Bank Executives Charged for Conspiring to Launder Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Through U.S. Financial System in Connection with Odebrecht Bribery and Fraud Scheme 05/25/2021

Former NGO Procurement Official Sentenced to Prison for Bribery 05/24/2021

Charges Unsealed Against Former Chadian Diplomats to the U.S. Charged in Connection with International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme 05/24/2021

Four Individuals Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy Involving “Bulletproof Hosting” for Cybercriminals 05/07/2021

Former Minister of Industry and Member of Parliament of Barbados Sentenced for Laundering Bribes 04/27/2021

High-Level Organizer of Notorious Hacking Group Sentenced to Prison for Scheme that Compromised Tens of Millions of Debit and Credit Cards 04/16/2021

Former Chief Executive Officer of Publicly Traded Petrochemical Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery and Securities Law Violations 04/15/2021

DeepDotWeb Administrator Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy 03/31/2021

Ukrainian Traffickers Sentenced for Trafficking in Counterfeit Cancer and Hepatitis Drugs 03/25/2021

Former Venezuelan Official Pleads Guilty in Connection with International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme 03/23/2021

Foreign Nationals Sentenced for Roles in Transnational Cybercrime Enterprise 03/19/2021

Daughter of Prolific Mexican Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty to Criminal Violation of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act 03/12/2021

Two Ukrainian Nationals Extradited to U.S. on Money Laundering Charges 03/05/2021

Cryptocurrency Fraudster Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud and Money Laundering Charges in Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme 03/04/2021

Two Men Charged in Ecuadorian Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme 03/02/2021

U.S. Citizen Charged with Murder of Department of Defense Employee in Bahrain 02/12/2021

Man Sentenced for Operating Multi-Million Dollar International Money Laundering Scheme 02/11/2021

Businessman Sentenced for Foreign Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Involving PetroEcuador Officials 01/28/2021

Emotet Botnet Disrupted in International Cyber Operation 01/28/2021

Department of Justice Launches Global Action Against NetWalker Ransomware 01/27/2021

Man Convicted of Multiple Obscenity Crimes Involving Children 01/21/2021

MS-13’s Highest-Ranking Leaders Charged with Terrorism Offenses in the United States 01/14/2021

Three Charged with Illegally Exporting Goods to Iran 01/12/2021

Owner of Bitcoin Exchange Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering 01/12/2021

Deutsche Bank Agrees to Pay over $130 Million to Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Fraud Case 01/08/2021

U.S. Government Collects $7 Million in Iranian Assets for Victims of Terrorism Fund 01/05/2021