$5,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION
April 4, 2025 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction of those responsible for the possible larceny of: Improved Magnetic Receiver Unit (IMRU) (NIIN 016202870) and Aviation Helmet (NIIN 016769126) last seen at Hohenfels Training Area Building 40S between 14-16 Mar 25.
Netherlands National Tactical Command Visit to HQ Army CID
March 14, 2025 - The Commander of the Netherlands Royal Marechausee (KMar) National Tactics Command, Brigadier General Johannes Pieters, visited the headquarters of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (DACID) for a capabilities briefing and interoperability and collaboration discussion on March 4, 2025.
Dragon Hill Lodge employees found guilty of fraud
March 7, 2025 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Far East Field Office recently conducted a joint investigation with the FBI in which a rooms manager and security director were found guilty of defrauding the U.S. Government over a span of 12 months.
USAG Rheinland-Pfalz unites mission partners at operations conference
Feb. 24, 2025 - U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz hosted an operations conference Feb. 13 at the Kazabra Club on Vogelweh, which brought tenant units and mission partners together to improve collaboration, synchronize operations and streamline planning for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Army CID Crime Lab Spotlights Expansive Capabilities for Military Judges
Feb. 19, 2025 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) recently provided an expansive capabilities brief and specialized courtroom training for more than 100 military judges. These discussions focused on the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory’s (USACIL) full spectrum of forensic services.
Violations of the False Claims Act as the Result of Fraudulent Payment Protection Program Loans Settled in United States District Court
Feb. 17, 2025 - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that the United States has obtained consent or default judgments in five civil fraud lawsuits alleging the individuals obtained loans for fictitious companies or fictitious self-employment under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The defendants named in the lawsuits are Antoinette Kennedy, Andre Lane, Dieudonne Nlend, Tracey Thompson and Rashinda Harris. These defendants obtained forgiveness of their loans in violation of the False Claims Act. This litigation resulted in judgments in favor of the United States in the total amount of $138,413.72.
Forensic Exploitation Directorate Showcases Critical Capabilities to 412th TEC Leadership
Feb. 10, 2025 - On January 24, the Forensic Exploitation Directorate of the Army Criminal Investigation Division hosted a capabilities tour for senior leaders of the 412th Theater Engineer Command, including Maj. Gen. Matthew Warne, the commanding general of the 412th Theater Engineer Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Ryan Bodmer, the command’s senior enlisted advisor.
Former soldier sentenced for sexually abusing a child at JBLM
Feb. 10, 2025 - A former soldier who served at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for abusive sexual contact with a child who he had locked in a closet in 2012 at the Army-Air Force base in Washington.
U.S. Army Major Sentenced to 70 Months for Smuggling Firearms to Ghana
Feb. 5, 2025 - Kojo Owuso Dartey, age 42, of Fort Liberty, was sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release for false statements made to an agency of the United States, false declarations before the court, conspiracy, dealing in firearms without a license, delivering firearms without notice to the carrier, smuggling goods from the United States, and illegally exporting firearms without a license.
Ft. Campbell Soldier Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison on Child Sexual Abuse Charges
Feb. 4, 2025 - Donald Lee Collins, 41, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced yesterday to 87 months in federal prison after having pled guilty to two counts of sexual abuse of a minor and one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to an individual under the age of sixteen, announced Robert E. McGuire, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Cracked and Nulled Marketplaces Disrupted in International Cyber Operation
Jan. 30, 2025 - The Justice Department today announced its participation in a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, Romania, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Greece to disrupt and take down the infrastructure of the online cybercrime marketplaces known as Cracked and Nulled.
Cases include indictment of man accused in Fort Eisenhower murder
Jan. 17, 2025 - Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include charges alleging felons illegally possessed firearms, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges
Government Contractor Agrees to Pay $1M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Submitting Fraudulent Bids on Prime Vendor Contracts
Jan. 3, 2025 - Johnny Buscema Jr. of New Port Richey, Florida, and his companies, S.A.F.E. Structure Designs, based in Las Vegas, and U.S.A. Manufacturing, based in New Port Richey, have agreed to pay $1,000,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by causing a prime vendor for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to submit fraudulent contract bids to DLA that resulted in Department of Defense (DoD) customers being overcharged for goods and related services purchased under those contracts.
New USAO Task Force to Target Government Contract Fraud
Jan. 3, 2025 - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio is spearheading a new, interagency Supply Chain Oversight and Procurement Enforcement (SCOPE) Task Force, created in 2024, to ensure supply chain integrity and prevent procurement fraud.
Army CID Teams Up with Law Enforcement Partners for Army-Navy Game
Dec. 17, 2024 - Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division provided personnel and resources as part of a collaborative multi-agency law enforcement partnership effort for the 125th Army-Navy game taking place at Northwest Field in the Washington, DC area.
Founder of Iranian Company Arrested for Providing Material Support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and for Scheme to Procure Sensitive U.S. Technology for Use in IRGC Military Drones, One of Which Killed Three U.S. Servicemembers
Dec. 16, 2024 - Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 42, a dual U.S.-Iranian national of Natick, Massachusetts, and Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, also known as Mohammad Abedini (Abedini), 38, of Tehran, Iran, have been charged with conspiring to export sophisticated electronic components from the United States to Iran in violation of U.S. export control and sanctions laws. Abedini is also charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), that resulted in the deaths of three U.S. service members who were killed by a one-way attack Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone, on a military base in Jordan.
Charges Filed in the Armed Robbery of a Postal Maintenance Worker and Multiple High-Volume Thefts of U.S. Mail from Multi-Family Luxury Residences in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland
Dec. 4, 2024 - Ibrahim Emmanuel De La Cruz, 25, of Washington D.C., was extradited to face charges filed by criminal complaint with the alleged high-volume thefts of U.S. Mail in Washington D.C., Arlington Va., and Bowie, Maryland, as well as an armed robbery of a Postal maintenance worker, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Inspector in Charge Damon E. Wood of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and Special Agent-in-Charge Jacob Cameron, Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Washington Field Office.
Soldier convicted of sexual assault, sentenced to prison
Nov. 26, 2024 - A military judge sentenced Pfc. Shreyan Karki, 20, to four years and two months of confinement after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a fellow Soldier. The sentence comes immediately following his conviction by a military jury on Nov. 22 in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Dell and Iron Bow Agree to Pay $4.3M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Submitting Non-Competitive Bids to the Army
Nov. 19, 2024 - Dell Technologies Inc. and Dell Federal Systems L.P. (collectively Dell), located in Austin, Texas, have agreed to pay $2,300,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting and causing the submission of non-competitive bids to the Army and thereby overcharging the Army under the Army Desktop and Mobile Computing 3 (ADMC-3) contract. Iron Bow Technologies LLC (Iron Bow), located in Herndon, Virginia, also agreed to pay $2,051,000 for its role in the scheme.
Army CID Trains Polish State Cyber Police in Łodz Poland
Nov. 15, 2024 - Personnel from the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, Cyber Field Office-International, and the Digital Forensic Examination Cell-Europe led training sessions with the Polish State Cyber Police, Central Office for Combatting Cybercrime (CBZC) November 4-8, 2024.
Soldier encourages friend to commit sexual assault, both sentenced to prison
Oct. 30, 2024 - A Soldier who persuaded his friend to sexually assault another Soldier in May of 2022 were convicted and sentenced to prison.
While stationed at Camp Humphreys, Pfc. Quentin D. Fontenot, 22, approached his friend and co-worker Pfc. Ethan K. Fintroy, also 22, and encouraged him to sexually assault Fontenot’s then girlfriend.
U.S. Joins International Action Against RedLine and META Infostealers
Oct. 29, 2024 - The Department of Justice joined the Netherlands, Belgium, Eurojust and other partners in announcing an international disruption effort against the current version of RedLine Infostealer, one of the most prevalent infostealers in the world that has targeted millions of victim computers, and the closely-related META Infostealer.
Raytheon Company to Pay Over $950M in Connection with Defective Pricing, Foreign Bribery, and Export Control Schemes
Oct. 16, 2024 - Raytheon Company (Raytheon) — a subsidiary of Arlington, Virginia-based defense contractor RTX (formerly known as Raytheon Technologies Corporation) — will pay over $950 million to resolve the Justice Department’s investigations into: (i) a major government fraud scheme involving defective pricing on certain government contracts and (ii) violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and its implementing regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
Ukrainian National Pleads Guilty to “Raccoon Infostealer” Cybercrime
Oct. 7, 2024 - A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty in federal court in Austin today to one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.
According to court documents, Mark Sokolovsky, 28, conspired to operate the Raccoon Infostealer as a malware-as-a-service or “MaaS.”
CID Lookout: Be careful what you post on your child's first day of school
Aug. 16, 2024 - With the start of the new school year quickly approaching, the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division-Europe Field Office, and the Department of Defense Educational Activity-Europe, would like to encourage parents to use caution when posting messages and images to social media about their children's first day of school,
Army CID Supports African Lion and Flintlock Exercises
July 12, 2024 - Personnel with Army CID recently traveled to Ghana, Morocco, and Tunisia to support major multinational training exercises conducted by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and U.S. Army Europe-Africa (USEURAF).
Cold Case: $10,000 Reward for Information in 1987 Disappearance of Sgt. Jeff A. Coonradt
July 8, 2024 - Army CID is offering a reward up to $10,000 for information leading to the recovery of Sgt. Jeff A. Coonradt, and/or the successful arrest and conviction of any individuals criminally liable for his disappearance. Sgt. Coonradt, 27, was last seen in Marina, Calif., on Dec. 20, 1987, while riding as a passenger in the car of a fellow unit member.
Army CID Honors 80th Anniversary of D-Day
June 12, 2024 - Eight decades ago, Army CID Soldiers fought in Normandy. The CID Europe Field Office joined partners and dignitaries June 6, 2024, at Normandy American Cemetery to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
Two Army CID Crime Lab Experts Present at Regional Conference
June 4, 2024 - Two latent print examiners from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (USACIL) were invited to share presentations at the recent South Carolina Division of the International Association for Identification annual educational conference.
$5,000 Reward for Information Pertaining to Stolen M17 Pistols
June 4, 2024 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for credible information leading to the recovery of the 31 missing M17 Pistols or for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for the theft. The pistols were reported missing from the Crescenz Consolidated Equipment Pool located on Fort Moore, GA 31905, between March and May 2024.
Reward of $50,000 for Information on the Death of Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez
May 23, 2024 - It has been four years since 21-year-old Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez was reported missing near Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina. The remains of the 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper from Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg) later washed up on Shackleford Banks Island on May 29, 2020.
Army's Chief Lawyer Visits Army CID, Briefed on Historic Transformation
May 7, 2024 - The Army’s chief lawyer visited the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) headquarters April 22, 2024, where she was updated on Army CID’s historic transformation into a civilian-led federal law enforcement agency focused on protecting Army personnel from serious crime.
Army CID Agent Helps Rescue Stranded Swimmer in Italy
April 26, 2024 - An off-duty special agent with the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division helped rescue a swimmer being dragged from shore by a rip current on March 30, 2024, off the coast of southern Italy.
FOUND: Missing Soldier
April 5, 2024 - The search has ended for the absent without leave Soldier assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade.
Army CID in Djibouti Swaps Out Special Agents at CJTF-Horn of Africa
March 27, 2024 - Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division Special Agents traveled from their home stations in Germany and the United States to Camp Lemonnier in the Republic of Djibouti, to conduct a change of personnel and engage with senior U.S. military commanders at Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) in March.
Army CID Updates 200th MP Command on Transformation
March 20, 2024 - Approximately 40 members of the 200th Military Police Command (MPC), U.S. Army Reserve, attended an annual planning event with the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division at Army CID headquarters in Quantico, Virginia, on March 14-15, 2024.
Army CID Expands its Jurisdiction in Cobra Gold 2024, Major Exercise in Pacific Region
March 20, 2024 - Supervisory Special Agent Erin Chow, Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, Far East Field Office became the first Army CID special agent to participate in the multinational Indo-Pacific military exercise Cobra Gold, held annually in Southeast Asia. This year’s exercise took place February 27 to March 8, 2024.
CID Agent Shares Strategies and Techniques During Hostage Negotiation Seminar
March 11, 2024 - Special Agent Zachary Chockley from the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, Pacific Field Office, Schofield Barracks Hawaii, shared strategies and techniques to hundreds of federal law enforcement professionals during the 43rd Annual Hostage Negotiation Seminar in Baltimore, Maryland, March 5, 2024.
Army CID Connects With Their Community at the Wiesbaden Job Fair
March 4, 2024 - Special Agents from the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Kaiserslautern Resident Agency participated in a mini-job fair hosted by the Wiesbaden MWR Army Community Service, on Hainerberg Kaserne, Germany, 28 Feb. 2024.
$10,000 Reward for Information
Feb. 29, 2024 - Army CID is offering a reward up to $10,000 for credible information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for committing the offense of sexual assault an active duty soldier assigned to Fort Shafter, HI.
Army CID Special Agents Host Boy Scouts in Grafenwöhr
Feb. 27, 2024 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, Europe Field Office, Grafenwöhr Resident Agency hosted Boy Scout Troop 261 at their offices, gave them an introduction to what an Army CID Special Agent does, and help them meet some of the requirements for merit badges, February 21, 2024.
USACIL Attorney Laboratory Training: Army Trial and Defense Council
Feb. 26, 2024 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division's, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory hosted nearly two dozen Army Trial and Defense Council Representatives at their facilities in Gillem Enclave, Forest Park, Georgia, February 6-9, 2024.
U.S. District Court And U.S. Attorney’s Office Warn Public Of Jury Duty Scam
Feb. 11, 2024 - Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan and U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg warn the public of a nationwide scam in which callers pose as U.S. Marshals or other government officials and claim that the victim is about to be arrested for not appearing for jury duty but can avoid arrest by paying a fine.
Okinawa Based Soldier Sentenced to 240 Months in Prison
Feb. 7, 2024 - A Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, Far East Field Office investigation has led to the conviction and sentencing of an active duty Soldier assigned to an Okinawa based U.S. Army unit.
$25,000 Reward for Information
Feb. 2, 2024 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for credible information leading to the apprehension of Jesse Bussey. Army CID is working jointly with the United States Marshals Service to bring this fugitive to justice.
UPDATED: Wanted / Be on the Lookout!
Feb. 2, 2024 - Specialist Jonathan Kang Lee, a deserter of the U.S. Army, was apprehended by the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division with the assistance of local authorities on Jan. 26 and transferred to military custody.
$25,000 Reward for Information
Jan. 25, 2024 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for credible
information leading to the recovery of Lorrene Debra Reynolds, or for information leading to the arrest of
person(s) responsible for her disappearance.
Updated: Wanted / Be on the Lookout!
Jan. 24, 2024 - Specialist Jonathan Kang Lee, a deserter of the U.S. Army, was apprehended by the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division with the assistance of local authorities on Jan. 26 and transferred to military custody.
$10,000 Reward for Information on Death of Radcliff Man
Jan. 24, 2024 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward up to $10,000 for credible information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Michael R. Stewart.
$5,000 REWARD Regarding the Theft of HMMWV
Jan. 5, 2024 - Army CID offers a reward up to $5,000.00 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction
of person(s) responsible for stealing a M1165A1, High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV).
$10,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction
Nov. 20, 2023 - Army CID is offering a reward of up to $10,000.00 for credible information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s)
responsible for a fatality hit and run occurring on Honeycutt Rd near Parham Blvd in Cumberland County,
NC.
New Jersey Couple Resentenced for Child Abuse
Oct. 30, 2023 - A former U.S. Army major and his wife were sentenced today for a fourth time for their respective roles in abusing their adopted children – who all were less than 4 years old and developmentally delayed – through neglectful and cruel acts, including breaking their bones, denying them medical attention, withholding water and force-feeding them hot sauce, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Investigation Into Death of Army Spouse Leads to Arrests
Oct. 26, 2023 - In May of 2023, the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, Central Texas Field Office, responded to the death of Cameron Mann, also known as Cameron Chamberlain, the 27-year-old spouse of Fort Cavazos Soldier, Spc. Craig Chamberlain.
USAG Benelux Spotlight: SSA Nicolas Delmoitié
Oct. 18, 2023 - In this series, we are shining a light on our workforce in and around the Benelux. This Spotlight is on SSA Nicolas Delmoitié, a Belgian native who recently returned to the area as a member of the U.S. Army.
Man Sentenced for Strangling Spouse in Japan
Sept. 15, 2023 - A Michigan man was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for assaulting and strangling his spouse at their off-base residence outside of U.S. Army Garrison Japan in Sagamihara, Japan.
Army CID launches Crime Prevention Business Coalition at Camp Humphreys
Sept. 11, 2023 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is proud to announce the successful launch of its Crime Prevention Business Coalition. The coalition’s goal is to enhance community safety and to solve complex criminal investigations in the area surrounding Camp Humphreys, South Korea, commonly known as "The Ville", a vibrant community known for its appeal to military families.
Preci Manufacturing to Pay $150,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
July 27, 2023 - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Preci Manufacturing Inc. (Preci) has agreed to pay $150,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by selling parts to the United States military that Preci failed to test, despite clear contract testing requirements meant to ensure the strength and durability of the parts.
UPDATED: Seeking Information on Missing Soldier
July 18, 2023 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing Soldier assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Katterbach Kaserne, Germany, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Dean Lane.
Incident on Fort Stewart Georgia
July 10, 2023 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division has a subject in custody related to this morning's vehicle crash at the 3rd Infantry Division headquarters building on Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Seeking Information on Missing Soldier
July 6, 2023 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is requesting public assistance in locating a missing Soldier assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Katterbach Kaserne, Germany.
Army CID’s Cold Case Unit Reinvestigating 30-Year-Old Murder Case
June 30, 2023 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Cold Case Unit is offering a $50,000 reward for credible information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the 1993 murder of Pfc. Erica D. Holder.
Former Army Reservist Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Government Funds
June 16, 2023 - Former United States Army reservist Lynea Sanders was sentenced on June 15, 2023, to 3 years of probation, 150 hours of community service, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Pursuant to the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act, Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown further imposed restitution of $21,780.18, which Sanders has already paid. Sanders previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit theft of government funds, having stolen $21,780.18 from the United States Department of the Army by claiming reimbursement for the performance of military funeral honors ceremonies that never happened.
U.S. Army Soldier Pleads Guilty To Terrorism Charges For Attempting To Assist ISIS To Conduct Deadly Ambush On U.S. Troops
June 14, 2023 - U.S. Army Private First Class Cole Bridges Provided Tactical Guidance in Attempt to Help ISIS Attack and Murder U.S. Service Members in the Middle East. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that COLE BRIDGES, a/k/a “Cole Gonzales,” pled guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and attempting to murder U.S. military service members based on BRIDGES’s efforts to assist the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS”) to attack and kill U.S. soldiers in the Middle East. BRIDGES pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman.
UPDATE: CHILD FOUND SAFE - $1000 Reward Offered for Information on Missing Fort Eustis Child
June 14, 2023 - UPDATE: CHILD FOUND SAFE WITH EXTENDED FAMILY
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The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward of $1,000.00 for information leading to the location and safe return of a missing child living on Joint Base Langley-Eustis. Miss Carole Arnold was last reported to be leaving her residence on June 7, 2023 on Ft. Eustis, Virginia. Any person having information regarding this incident should contact the Fort Eustis Resident Unit at (757) 878-4811.Information can also be reported anonymously to Army CID via CID Crime Tips at: https://www.cid.army.mil/Submit-a-Tip/.
Operation Keiki Shield 18: Six Individuals Arrested
June 2, 2023 - Special Agents from the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Pacific Field Office, led a multiagency proactive online undercover law enforcement operation targeting child sexual predators in Hawaii from May 19-21, known as “Operation Keiki Shield,” that resulted in the arrest of six individuals on charges related to sex offenses against children.
D.C. Man Held on Charges He Distributed Lethal Dose of Fentanyl to an 18-Year-Old Army Private
May 31, 2023 - Jaron Johnson, 22, of Washington, D.C., was ordered held today pending trial in a drug distribution case that resulted in death. Johnson is charged by indictment, filed May 9, 2023, with distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Washington Division, and Special Agent in Charge Timothy Eckersley of the Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Washington Field Office.
Honoring Army CID's Fallen Agents
May 23, 2023 - The Director of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, Gregory D. Ford, led a remembrance ceremony for fallen Army CID Special Agents during National Police Week at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 17.
Former U.S. Army Employee Arrested In Bribery And Kickbacks Scheme Involving Defense Contracts
May 15, 2023 - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and L. Scott Moreland, Special Agent in Charge of the Department of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division’s (“Army CID”) Major Procurement Fraud Field Office, announced today the arrest YOUNG BEOM KIM, a native of the Republic of Korea (“Korea”) and a United States citizen, on charges of honest services wire fraud, bribery, and money laundering.
Pittsburg County Residents Sentenced For Murder In Indian Country And Accessory After The Fact
May 10, 2023 - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announces that Jimmy Holmes Nace, age 50, and Matthew Jennings Vermillion, age 44, both of Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, were sentenced for their roles in a homicide that occurred in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. Nace was sentenced to 180 months for Murder in Indian Country – Second Degree on May 4, 2023. Vermillion was sentenced to 102 months for Accessory After the Fact to the murder on March 27, 2023.
Lawton Woman and Former Army Training Manager at Fort Sill Indicted on Public Corruption Charges
May 4, 2023 - Earlier this week, a federal grand jury returned an Indictment charging CANDY HANZA, 50, of Lawton, and ALFRED PALMA, 64, of Duncan, with bribery, announced Robert J. Troester, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. Hanza is also charged with wire fraud and money laundering.
L3 Technologies Settles False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Double-Charging for Certain Material Costs
April 24, 2023 - L3 Technologies, Inc., Communication Systems West, a Utah-based manufacturer of communications equipment for military systems, has agreed to pay $21.8 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting and causing the submission of false claims to the Department of Defense by including in contract proposals the cost of certain parts twice, the Department of Justice announced today.
Government Contractor Pays $742,500 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations in Obtaining Contracts Reserved for Eligible Small Businesses
March 23, 2023 - Advanced Systems Technology & Management, Inc. (AdSTM), a government contractor specializing in science and technology-based engineering and consulting located in McLean, and AdSTM’s former CEO, Bing Ran, also of McLean, agreed to pay $742,500 to settle allegations that AdSTM used alter ego companies to allow AdSTM to obtain contracts “set aside” for contractors participating in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) 8(a) Program, after AdSTM was no longer eligible under the 8(a) Program.
Department Of Labor Agent Pleads Guilty To Fraud Scheme
March 22, 2023 - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Special Agent with the Department of Labor, Thomas Hartley, age 49, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on March 21, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, to the charge of mail fraud in connection with multiple schemes to commit fraud.