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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 00:00
Wilfredo Blanco-Diaz, 40, formerly of Caguas, Puerto Rico, was sentenced to serve 61 months in prison and three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Gustavo A. Gelpi in the District of Puerto Rico. Blanco-Diaz was also ordered to forfeit $
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 08:37
The Department of Justice has frozen more than $458 million in corruption proceeds hidden in bank accounts around the world by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and conspirators.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 06:46
The U.S. Embassy in South Sudan is deeply concerned at the recent outbreak of armed violence in Juba. We ... request for all parties to “cease hostilities immediately and exercise restraint.”
Monday, May 13, 2013 - 00:00
Aurelio Cano Flores, a Mexican national and high ranking member of the Gulf Cartel, was sentenced today to serve 35 years in prison for conspiring to import multi-ton quantities of cocaine and marijuana into the United States.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 00:00
Senior Venezuelan banking official allegedly received at least $5 million in bribes in exchange for directing business to U.S. defendants.
High-Ranking Member of Mexican "Los Zetas" Cartel Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Charges
Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 00:00
Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar, aka “Mamito” and “Caballero,” a high ranking member of the "Los Zetas" drug cartel, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to import multi-ton quantities of cocaine and marijuana into the United States.
Monday, November 26, 2012 - 00:00
Garcia-Ramirez admitted that he was an identity broker in the conspiracy and operated in Illinois. Garcia-Ramirez is the fourth defendant to be sentenced in this case.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 00:00
The Border Security Appropriations Bill provides $196 million for the Department of Justice to surge federal law enforcement efforts in high crime areas in the Southwest Border region.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 00:00
Three Colombian nationals have been extradited from Colombia to the United States on charges of conspiracy to smuggle aliens for profit, and conspiracy to commit visa fraud.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 00:00
A former Guatemalan special forces soldier, pleaded guilty today in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to a federal charge of unlawfully procuring his U.S. citizenship, admitting that he lied on his naturalization application about his participation in a 1982 massacr