Imperial Valley News Center
Three Men Arrested on Charges Alleging They Collected Ransom Payments as Part of Cross-Border Kidnapping Conspiracy
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Los Angeles, California - Law enforcement officials have arrested three men allegedly involved in a ring that kidnapped at least six people near the U.S.-Mexico border, later demanding ransom for their release, and often refusing to release them after payments were made.
Clinical Researchers Plead Guilty in Connection with Scheme to Falsify Drug Trial Data
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Miami, Florida - A Florida nurse practitioner and a Florida woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to their participation in a conspiracy to falsify clinical trial data.
Hospital Pharmacist Sentenced to Federal Prison for Attempt to Spoil Hundreds of COVID Vaccine Doses
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin - A Wisconsin man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for tampering with COVID-19 vaccine doses at the hospital where he worked.
Court Orders Pharmacy and Pharmacists to Stop Dispensing Dangerous Doses and Combinations of Opioids and Other Controlled Substances
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Toledo, Ohio - A federal court in Ohio ordered a Toledo pharmacy and two of its pharmacists to pay a $375,000 civil penalty and imposed restrictions related to the dispensing of opioids and other controlled substances.
Department of Justice Seizes $2.3 Million in Cryptocurrency Paid to the Ransomware Extortionists Darkside
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Washington, DC - The Department of Justice Monday announced that it has seized 63.7 bitcoins currently valued at approximately $2.3 million. These funds allegedly represent the proceeds of a May 8, ransom payment to individuals in a group known as DarkSide, which had targeted Colonial Pipeline, resulting in critical infrastructure being taken out of operation. The seizure warrant was authorized earlier today by the Honorable Laurel Beeler, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of California.
Attorney General Announces Initiatives to Combat Human Smuggling and Trafficking and to Fight Corruption in Central America
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Washington, DC - U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Monday announced a series of steps that the Department of Justice is taking to address the threats posed by both corruption and by transnational human smuggling and trafficking networks.
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