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Operation Keiki Shield 18: Six Individuals Arrested
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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.  

Project Manager Sentenced for False Statements Regarding Lead Contamination at City Park, Firm Pays $2 Million Restitution
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June 2, 2023 - A project manager has been sentenced in federal court for misleading federal authorities about lead contamination in a Granby, Missouri, city park after he was hired to conduct remediation at the site.

D.C. Man Held on Charges He Distributed Lethal Dose of Fentanyl to an 18-Year-Old Army Private
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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.

Reward of $50,000 for Information on the Death of Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez
$50,000 Reward for Information: Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez
May 25, 2023 - It has been three 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 Bragg later washed up on Shackleford Banks Island May 29, 2020.

Honoring Army CID's Fallen Agents
Red Roses lay above the engraved words at the entrance of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C. Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division hosted a remembrance ceremony for fallen Army CID Special Agents during National Police Week, May 17, 2023.
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.

Seeking Information on Missing Soldier
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May 19, 2023 - Army CID is requesting assistance in locating a missing Soldier assigned to Fort Cavazos. Spc. Craig Chamberlain was last reported to be leaving his residence on 15 May 2023 in Killeen, Texas.

$25,000 Reward Offered for Information on Death of Redstone Arsenal Soldier
Reward for Information: Sgt. 1st Class Tristian Jackson
May 19, 2023 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward of $25,000.00 for credible information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Sgt. 1st Class Tristian Jackson.

$25,000 Reward Offered for Information on Murder of Army Cadet
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May 19, 2023 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is offering a reward for credible information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Cadet Joseph Banales.

Rochester Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Falsifying Documents Submitted To The Army
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May 17, 2023 - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Reginald Cannon, 55, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to wire fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

U.S. Resolves Civil Claims Against Medical Device Manufacturer for Falsely Claiming that Chinese Components Sold to the Federal Government Were American Made
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May 17, 2023 - The United States has resolved civil claims against a Massachusetts medical device manufacturer for selling Chinese-made products to the federal government that were required by law to have been made in America, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.

Former U.S. Army Employee Arrested In Bribery And Kickbacks Scheme Involving Defense Contracts
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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.

$25,000 Reward Offered for Information on Murder of Army Cadet
The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is offering a reward for credible information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Cadet Joseph Banales.
May 12, 2023 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward of $25,000.00 for credible information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Cadet Joseph Banales.

Two Men Indicted for Environmental Crimes Committed in the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Las Mareas Community of Salinas, Puerto Rico
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May 11, 2023 - Today, in the District of Puerto Rico, a federal grand jury returned two separate indictments charging Luis Enrique Rodriguez Sanchez and Pedro Luis Bones Torres with violations of the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbors Act related to the illegal construction and deposit of material into the wetlands and waters of the United States in the area of the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (JBNERR) and Las Mareas community of Salinas, Puerto Rico.

Justice Department Announces Launch of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Environmental Crimes Task Force
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May 11, 2023 - The Justice Department today announced the launch of the Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Environmental Crimes Task Force to investigate and prosecute violations of federal law harming the environment, wildlife and human health, and associated fraud, waste and abuse in the region.

Pittsburg County Residents Sentenced For Murder In Indian Country And Accessory After The Fact
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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.

Former U.S. Department Of The Army Employee Indicted For Theft Of Government Property
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May 10, 2023 - A former U.S. Department of the Army employee made his initial appearance in court Monday for allegedly stealing over $800,000.00 in government property.

Lawton Woman and Former Army Training Manager at Fort Sill Indicted on Public Corruption Charges
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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.

Defendants Sentenced in Air Force Contract Fraud Case
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May 4, 2023 - The four remaining defendants in the fraud case involving former Air Force civilian employee Keith Seguin were sentenced this week in a federal court in San Antonio.

Fort Campbell Couple Indicted On Aggravated Child Abuse Charges
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May 3, 2023 - A federal indictment unsealed today, charges a Fort Campbell couple with aggravated child neglect, announced U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis.

Georgia woman sentenced to prison, ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution for COVID fraud
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May 2, 2023 - A Georgia woman has been sentenced to prison and ordered to repay more than $1 million in fraudulently obtained funds from a COVID-19 small business relief program.

Former Elementary School Teacher Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexually Abusing Children
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May 2, 2023 - A former school teacher was sentenced today to life in prison for sexually abusing elementary school students on a U.S. military installation in Germany.

Fort Bragg Soldier with Apparent Plot to Remove Racial Minorities from Eastern North Carolina Pleads Guilty to Possessing an Illegal Short Barrel Rifle
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April 27, 2023 - A Fort Bragg soldier, Noah Edwin Anthony, 23, who had evidence of a preliminary self-titled “operation,” found on his electronic devices, with the goal “to physically remove as many of [black and brown people] from Hoke, Cumberland, Robeson and Scotland Counties by whatever means need be,” pleaded guilty yesterday to possessing an unregistered short-barrel rifle. Anthony faces up to ten years in prison when sentenced later this year.

Former Air Force Civilian Employee Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison For Fraud
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April 25, 2023 - A San Antonio man was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio Monday to 188 months in prison for wire fraud and tax fraud.

Former Contracting Officer for the Department of Defense Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Defraud the Government
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April 24, 2023 - An Uxbridge man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a conspiracy to defraud the government of thousands of dollars from 2014 to 2018.

Army lab provides expansive capabilities to entire DOD
Forensic Scientist examining and taking pictures of footwear evidence in a light box, in the lab
April 24, 2023 - Whether by standard mail truck or full-blown big rig, evidence from around the world continuously flows into the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory in Forest Park, Georgia.

$25,000 Reward Offered for Information on Death of Redstone Arsenal Soldier
Reward for Information: Sgt. 1st Class Tristian Jackson
April 24, 2023 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward of $25,000.00 for credible information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Sgt. 1st Class Tristian Jackson.

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.

South Carolina Inmate Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Military Sextortion Scheme
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April 21, 2023 - Dexter Lawrence, 37, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his role in a scheme to extort and defraud military members that was operated out of the South Carolina Department of Correction (SCDC).


Government Contractors Indicted in San Antonio for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering
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April 11, 2023 - A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment last week charging four members of a San Antonio family with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.

Military Contractors Convicted for $7 Million Procurement Fraud Scheme
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March 29, 2023 - A federal jury in the Northern District of Georgia convicted three military contractors today on one count of conspiring to defraud the United States and two counts of major fraud.

Laboratory Corporation of America Agrees to Pay $2,100,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Overbillings on Department of Defense Contracts
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March 27, 2023 - Laboratory Corporation of America (“Labcorp”) has agreed to pay the United States $2,100,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act by overbilling the Department of Defense (“DoD”) for genetic tests performed by GeneDx, LLC, a third-party reference laboratory used by Labcorp to perform genetic tests for military members.

Government Contractor Pays $742,500 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations in Obtaining Contracts Reserved for Eligible Small Businesses
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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.

Five Suspects Identified in Fort Carson Child Exploitation Joint Operation
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March 22, 2023 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Rocky Mountain Field Office conducted an online child exploitation operation in the Fort Carson, Colorado, area between March 17 and 18 resulting in five suspects being fully identified.

Second ex-U.S. soldier sentenced to prison for plotting murder of Fort Stewart servicemember stabbed to death in installation housing
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March 22, 2023 - A former U.S. Army soldier has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to his role in a plot that led to the stabbing death of a fellow soldier in his Fort Stewart barracks.

Department Of Labor Agent Pleads Guilty To Fraud Scheme
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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.

High Point Man Sentenced for Hacking Snapchat Account of Soldier and Selling Nude Images of Victims
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March 14, 2023 - A High Point man was sentenced yesterday to 13 months in prison and 3 years’ supervised release for two counts of computer fraud and abuse and one count of wire fraud. On October 6, 2022, Patrick Marquez Black pled guilty to the charges.

Illegal gambling business operator heads to prison for plotting military equipment theft
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March 7, 2023 - A 46-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been sent to prison following his convictions of conducting an illegal gambling business and conspiring to steal government property, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

Maryland Defense Contractor Convicted for Procurement Fraud after Nine-Day Trial
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March 7, 2023 - A federal jury convicted Cory Collin Fitzgerald Sanders, age 39, of Hagerstown, Maryland, late yesterday on federal charges of wire fraud, false claims, and making and using a false document in connection with his companies’ performance on federal contracts.

Former U.S. Army Soldier Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Attempting for Murder Fellow Service Members in Deadly Ambush
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March 3, 2023 - A Kentucky man was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for attempting to murder U.S. service members, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and illegally transmitting national defense information.

Army Reservist Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Government Funds
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March 3, 2023 - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on March 2, 2023 former United States Army reservist LYNEA SANDERS has 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.

Man Convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor on Fort Polk Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison
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Feb. 28, 2023 - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Bobby Joe Mincey, 30, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell for sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 12. Mincey was sentenced to 50 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.

Man Arrested for Cold Case Murder on Military Base in Germany
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Feb. 23, 2023 - A man was arrested today in the Northern District of Florida on criminal charges related to a murder on a U.S. Army base in Germany 21 years ago.

Former Active-Duty Soldier sentenced to 22 years in prison for child sex trafficking, producing child pornography, and traveling to the Philippines to sexually assault young children
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Feb. 16, 2023 - A former Staff Sergeant stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 22 years in prison for sex trafficking children, producing images of child sexual abuse, and traveling to sexually abuse children.

New York State Police Release Results from an operation targeting individuals attempting to exploit children online
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Feb. 7, 2023 - In September 2022, Investigators from the New York State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force/Computer Crime Unit, Department of the Army Criminal Investigative Division, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted an operation targeting those attempting to exploit children online.

Former U.S. soldier sentenced to life in prison for murder of Fort Stewart servicemember stabbed to death in installation housing
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Feb. 2, 2023 - A former U.S. Army sergeant who admitted he stabbed to death a former fellow soldier in his Fort Stewart barracks room has been sentenced to life in federal prison.

Soldier sentenced to 42 years in prison for sexual assault
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Jan. 18, 2023 - A U.S. Army Soldier stationed at Fort Polk, La., has been sentenced by a military judge after pleading guilty to rape and sexual assault of a child and the production and possession of child pornography.

Update on deceased individual found on Fort Bragg
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Dec. 8, 2022 - During a routine patrol on the morning of Nov. 21, Fort Bragg Military Police discovered a burned-out vehicle adjacent to Range 74 on a section of road accessible to the public

Reward for information on stolen Army vehicle
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Dec. 8, 2022 - The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for credible information concerning the theft of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) from the Army Reserve Center in San Marco, Texas.