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Woman Pleads Guilty to Schemes to Procure Adoptions from Uganda and Poland through Bribery and Fraud
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- Published: 20 November 2021 20 November 2021
Cleveland, Ohio - A Texas woman who was a program manager at an Ohio-based international adoption agency pleaded guilty Wednesday in the Northern District of Ohio to schemes to procure adoptions of Ugandan and Polish children by bribing Ugandan officials and defrauding U.S. authorities.
Yuma County Library Happenings with Sarah Wisdom November 19, 2021
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- Published: 20 November 2021 20 November 2021
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Registered Child Sex Offender Sentenced for Sexual Exploitation of Children and Possession of Child Pornography
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- Published: 20 November 2021 20 November 2021
Montpelier, Vermont - A Vermont man was sentenced Tuesday to 200 months, or more than 16 years, in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for the sexual exploitation of children and possessing child pornography. As part of his sentence, he will also pay $37,199 in restitution.
Justice Department Awards Nearly $104 Million to Help Crime Victims in Indian Country
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- Published: 20 November 2021 20 November 2021
Washington, DC - The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP), has awarded nearly $104 million to serve victims in tribal communities, of which nearly $101 million was awarded through the Crime Victims Fund Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside.
Panamanian Intermediary in Alleged Bribery Scheme Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Guatemala
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- Published: 20 November 2021 20 November 2021
New York - Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares (Luis Martinelli Linares), 39, a citizen of Panama and Italy, was extradited from Guatemala to the United States Monday to face an indictment filed in federal court in Brooklyn charging him and his brother, Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Linares (Ricardo Martinelli Linares), 42, a citizen of Panama and Italy, with money laundering offenses in connection with a massive bribery and money laundering scheme involving Odebrecht S.A. (Odebrecht), a Brazil-based global construction conglomerate.
Dozens of families to be made official on National Adoption Day
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- Published: 18 November 2021 18 November 2021
Yuma, Arizona - Seventeen families will become official on Saturday, November 20 when National Adoption Day is celebrated at Yuma County Juvenile Justice Center.
Former U.S. Army Employee Sentenced for Kickback Scheme to Steer U.S. Government Contracts
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- Published: 14 November 2021 14 November 2021
Washington, DC - A former civilian employee of the U.S. Army’s Directorate of Public Works was sentenced today to two years in prison for a kickback scheme to steer government contracts for work at Camp Arifjan, a U.S. Army base in Kuwait.