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Fraud, Public Corruption, and Civil Rights Section

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FBI Arrests Alabama Man in the January 2024 SEC X Hack that Spiked the Value of Bitcoin
Sterlingov
Operator of ‘Bitcoin Fog’ Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Running Notorious Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer
Lichtenstein
Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced in Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Billions in Stolen Cryptocurrency
Gary Harmon_indictment
Ohio Man Sentenced for Stealing Over 712 Bitcoin Subjected to Forfeiture
APT41
United States Seizes More than $6 Million in Alleged Proceeds of a Crypto-Confidence Scheme
Luxury Cars
Indictment Charges Two in $230 Million Cryptocurrency Scam
Edelman (and LeDain) Tax fraud
Former Defense Contractor and his Wife Indicted for Evading U.S. Taxes on Profits from Selling Jet Fuel to U.S. Military
Eldabbagh
D.C. Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Attempting to Steal More than $31 Million in COVID-19 Funds
Venkata, et al
Three Former Department of Homeland Security Employees Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud the United States
Omomowo – health care fraud sprawling conspiracy
Six Indicted in Scheme to Defraud D.C. Medicaid Program
Romero Cabral Da Costa Neto
Visiting Brazilian Attorney Sentenced to Prison in Insider Trading
George Haywood NY Stock Exchange
District-Based Financial Services Professional Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Insider Trading
Gina Russell
Purported Psychic Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Outrageous $4 Million Extortion Scheme
Maresca/Synergy Law
Scheme to Defraud Distressed Homeowners Out of $15 Million Nets Virginia Man 60 Months
Sun/Xue/etc. – widespread multi-million fraud on Apple
Multimillion Dollar Scheme to Defraud Apple Inc. out of 6,000 iPhones Nets Prison Terms for Two Maryland Residents
Maucha – investment fraud, convicted at trial 10+ years sentence
Kenyan Citizen Gets 135-Month Prison Term for Advance Fee and Investment Fraud Scheme in Washington D.C.
OTR – Slate/Merritt/De Moya/Jafari/etc
Final Defendant Sentenced in Bribery Scheme Involving District Tax Official
Vincent Forrest – numerous MPD officers and bribe payors convicted of bribery for traffic crash reports
Former MPD Officer Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Scheme that Sold Personal Data of Traffic Crash Victims
Navarro and Bannon
Ex-White House Trade Advisor Peter Navarro Sentenced to Four Months in Prison on Two Counts of Contempt of Congress
Taherzadeh and Ali – USSS impersonators
D.C. Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Carrying Out Conspiracy To Impersonate Federal Law Enforcement Officers
Mcgonigal
Retired FBI Special Agent in Charge Sentenced for Concealing Information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Enis Jevric
Former MPD Sergeant Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Fatally Shooting a D.C. Motorist
Sutton/Zabavsky
Two MPD Officers Sentenced for 2020 Murder of Karon Hylton-Brown and Subsequent Coverup
Marcus Bias – jail guard assault
Former D.C. Corrections Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation for Assaulting a Handcuffed Inmate
FACE Act (Lauren Handy et al)
Final Defendant Sentenced for Federal Civil Rights Conspiracy and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Offenses