Imperial Valley News Center
President and CEO of Las Vegas Investment Company Convicted of $1.5 Billion Ponzi Scheme
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Las Vegas, Nevada - The former president and CEO of MRI International Inc. (MRI), a purported investment company and medical collections business located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Tokyo, Japan, was convicted last Tuesday for his role in a $1.5 billion Ponzi scheme.
Former Charter Airline Executive Sentenced to Nearly Eight Years in Prison for Orchestrating Multimillion Dollar Scheme
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Newark, New Jersey - The former vice president of a now-bankrupt public air charter operator was sentenced to 94 months in prison today for her role in a scheme to steal millions of dollars in passenger money for future travel from an escrow account, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Regional Special Agent in Charge Douglas Shoemaker of the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General’s (DOT-OIG).
Former Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Cover up Physical Assault of Inmates
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Richwood, Louisiana - The Justice Department Wednesday announced that former Richwood Correctional Center officer Demario Shaffer pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to cover up the physical assault of five inmates by himself and other correctional officers in violation of the Constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Shaffer, 33, of Delhi, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to conspiring to falsify documents with the intent to obstruct and influence a matter within federal jurisdiction. Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana David C. Joseph made the announcement.
Two Iranian Men Indicted for Deploying Ransomware to Extort Hospitals and Public Institutions
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Newark, New Jersey - A federal grand jury returned an indictment unsealed Wednesday in Newark, New Jersey charging Faramarz Shahi Savandi, 34, and Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri, 27, both of Iran, in a 34-month-long international computer hacking and extortion scheme involving the deployment of sophisticated ransomware, announced Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito for the District of New Jersey and Executive Assistant Director Amy S. Hess of the FBI.
Secretary of State Pompeo To Travel to Brussels
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Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Brussels, Belgium, on December 3 – 5.
Iran Test Launches Ballistic Missile Violating UN Security Council Ban
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo: "The Iranian regime has just test-fired a medium range ballistic missile that is capable of carrying multiple warheads. The missile has a range that allows it to strike parts of Europe and anywhere in the Middle East. This test violates UN Security Council resolution 2231 that bans Iran from undertaking “any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology . . .”
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