Murder-for-Hire and money laundering charges were unsealed against three members of an Eastern European criminal organization for allegedly plotting to kill a U.S. citizen targeted by the Government of Iran.

Murder-for-Hire and money laundering charges were unsealed against three members of an Eastern European criminal organization for allegedly plotting to kill a U.S. citizen targeted by the Government of Iran.

Murder-for-Hire and money laundering charges were unsealed against three members of an Eastern European criminal organization for allegedly plotting to kill a U.S. citizen targeted by the Government of Iran.

The former co-owner of a medical testing company is headed to prison for his role in a medical testing kickback scheme.

According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release dated August 18, 2021, Hunter VanPelt, aka Ellen Corkrum, 49, pleaded guilty to perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $7.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

At the 21st Annual WIFLE Leadership Training, Deputy U.S. Marshal Lisa Alvarez was recognized for her superior work and fast decision-making by receiving the Julie Y. Cross Award.

According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release dated August 17, 2021, a licensed Chicago pharmacist was arrested for allegedly selling dozens of authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 vaccination cards on eBay.

According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release dated August 11, 2021, a sober home operator in Massachusetts, Peter McCarthy, allegedly subjected female residents to sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act.

According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release dated August 3, 2021, a member of the U.S. foreign service, Dean Cheves, 61, was indicted for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place and possession of child pornography.

According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release dated July 27, 2021, Luz Irene Fajardo Campos, aka “La Comadre,” “La Madrina,” and “La Doña,” 57, of Culiacan, Mexico, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison following a 2019 trial for her role in in an international drug trafficking conspiracy that included Mexico, Colombia, Honduras, and the United States.