Former Attorney Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Indianapolis, Indiana - A former Indiana attorney, who also prepared tax returns for Indianapolis-area clients, pleaded guilty Friday to tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman and Josh J. Minkler, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.

Houston Man Sentenced to Thirty Years in Prison for Money Laundering Conspiracy

Houston, Texas - A Houston, Texas, man was sentenced to 360 months in prison for multiple conspiracy and tax charges, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to Terrorists

St. Louis, Missouri - Ramiz Zijad Hodzic, 44, of St. Louis County, Missouri, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and one count of providing material support to terrorists.  Hodzic appeared today before Judge Catherine D. Perry who accepted his plea and set his sentencing for June 18, 2019.

New Mexico Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Role in Multi-State Dog Fighting Conspiracy

Trenton, New Jersey - Robert Arellano, 65, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Trenton, New Jersey, to a total of four years in prison for his role in a multi-state dog fighting conspiracy. Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito of the District of New Jersey made the announcement.

First Meeting of the Presidential Task Force on Protecting Native American Children in the Indian Health Service System

Washington, DC - The Presidential Task Force on Protecting Native American Children in the Indian Health Service System (Task Force) convened its first meeting on April 4, 2019, at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma.