The following statement is in response to the Associated Press article dated July 20, 2017, citing an anonymous U.S. official who stated “many U.S. government officials believe [Robert] Levinson is no longer alive." This characterization is not accurate and diminishes…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A criminal bill of indictment was unsealed today in federal court charging five individuals for their involvement in a $3 million debt collection scheme operating in Mecklenburg County that targeted victims throughout the country. A criminal bill…

DALLAS, TX—The FBI Dallas Field Office is seeking information regarding two unknown suspects, believed to be located in the greater Atlanta region, involved in an e-mail compromise scheme. The individuals each withdrew a significant amount of fraudulently obtained funds at…

by Lisa Lake Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Most of us have seen those ads with Publishers Clearing House knocking on someone’s door with balloons and a big check for millions. It’s a life-changing moment marked by joyous tears. Dreams are…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reached agreement with Chinese officials on final details of a protocol to allow the United States to begin exporting rice to China for the first time ever, according to Secretary of Agriculture…

“Together, we are working every day for the citizens of this country: protecting their safety, bringing back their jobs and, in all things, putting AMERICA FIRST.” – President Donald J. Trump BRINGING ACCOUNTABILITY BACK TO GOVERNMENT: In six months in…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be awarding this week more than $12 million to 23 states and the District of Columbia to support their responses to the opioid overdose epidemic. The funds will be used to…

The Department of Justice has filed a civil complaint seeking the forfeiture and recovery of approximately $144 million in assets that are allegedly the proceeds of foreign corruption offenses and were laundered in and through the U.S. According to the…

Largest Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action in Department of Justice History Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, M.D., announced the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action by the Medicare Fraud…

Investors Bilked Out Of More Than $10 Million Jeffery Lynn Gentry, 40, of White County, Tenn., was charged in a criminal information filed on July 5, 2017, with wire fraud and money laundering. Gentry owned and operated Gentry Brothers Tractor…

FRESNO, Calif. — Seth Adam Depiano, 36, of Clovis, was arrested yesterday in Las Vegas and is charged in a criminal complaint with mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. According to court documents, Depiano operated a Ponzi scheme that…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has paid $1.65 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act when it knowingly submitted claims for reimbursement to California’s Medi‑Cal program that were not supported by applicable diagnosis and…