May 21, 2026

Canadian man arrested by international authorities, charged with administrating KimWolf DDoS botnet

A criminal complaint was unsealed in the District of Alaska today charging a Canadian man with operating the KimWolf Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Internet of Things (IoT) botnet. The U.S. complaint was unsealed following the defendant’s arrest in Canada by Canadian authorities.

May 20, 2026

Two Defense Contractors Arrested for Bribery and Major Fraud Conspiracy Scheme Affecting Department of War Technology Innovation Contracts

Today, the Justice Department announced criminal charges against Leonard Pick, 62, of Palm Beach Shores, Florida, and Brian Kent, 59, of Tampa, Florida, for orchestrating a bribery and major fraud conspiracy that corrupted the competitive procurement process for a Department of War technology innovation lab in the Pacific.

May 12, 2026

Former Department of Labor Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Over $40,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Benefits

A former employee of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to fraudulently obtaining over $40,000 in pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA) benefits.

May 8, 2026

Four Defendants Convicted in Plot to Kill Haitian President Jovenel Moïse

A federal jury in Miami today convicted four defendants for their roles in the July 7, 2021, assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

May 1, 2026

Mobile PET Scan Provider to Pay $8.33 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Violations Based on Unlawful Kickbacks to Medical Practices

Modern Nuclear Inc. (MNI), a provider of mobile positron emission tomography (PET) scans headquartered in La Habra, California, has agreed to pay a total of $8,334,350.71, plus additional amounts based on future revenues, to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it paid referring cardiologists excessive fees to supervise PET scans in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). This settlement is based on MNI’s ability to pay.

May 1, 2026

O.C. Medical Scan Provider Agrees to Pay $8.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations It Unlawfully Paid Doctors Kickbacks

An Orange County-based provider of medical scans has agreed to pay $8.3 million plus additional money based on future revenue to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it violated federal law by paying referring cardiologists excessive fees to supervise positron emission tomography (PET) scans.

April 28, 2026

U.S. Attorney's Office Reaches $300,000 False Claims Act Settlement with Clarksville Clinic Over Allegations of Improperly Coded TRICARE Claims

United States Attorney Braden H. Boucek for the Middle District of Tennessee announced today that Pitts Therapies, LLC (Pitts Therapies), doing business as Cornerstone Pediatric Therapies (Cornerstone or the Clinic), has agreed to pay $300,000 to the United States to settle allegations that Cornerstone violated the False Claims Act by excessively billing TRICARE for certain billing codes. Cornerstone operates a clinic in Clarksville, Tennessee, that provides pediatric therapy, including speech therapy, to children who are autistic, non-verbal, or speech-delayed.

April 22, 2026

Justice Department Seeks to Forfeit Beverly Hills Mansion Purchased with Proceeds of Scheme to Defraud U.S. Military and Bribe an Iraqi Official

The Justice Department filed a civil forfeiture complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeking the forfeiture of a mansion located in Beverly Hills, California, alleged to have been purchased and renovated with approximately $30 million in proceeds of a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), pay bribes to an official of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and violate U.S. money laundering laws.

April 20, 2026

Former Pharmacy President Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme Involving Compounded Medications

On April 1, 2026 Adam Brosius, 61, of Delray Beach, Florida, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for his role in a $33 million health care fraud and kickback scheme, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced.

April 16, 2026

U.S. authorities conduct cyber operations as part of global crackdown on DDoS-for-hire services

The U.S. Justice Department today announced court-authorized actions taken to disrupt some of the world’s leading Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Internet of Things (IoT) botnet services.