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WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration announced today the results of a five-day surge targeting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), resulting in 670 arrests and the seizure of more than 77,000 kilograms of narcotics, including over a million counterfeit pills. The operation, conducted from September 22 through September 26, 2025, involved DEA agents across 23 domestic field divisions and seven foreign regions. The surge led to the following seizures: Fentanyl powder: 92.4 kg Counterfeit pills: 1,157,672 Methamphetamine: 6,062 kg Cocaine: 22,842 kg Heroin: 33 kg U.S. currency: $18.6 million Assets: $29.6 million Firearms: 244 CJNG, designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization in February, is considered one of the most violent and prolific ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that New City Funding, a regional auto finance company based in Stony Point, New York, will pay over $120,000 to resolve allegations it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing vehicles owned by active-duty military personnel without the required court orders. According to the Department, New City Funding repossessed at least five vehicles from servicemembers without first determining their military status, as mandated under federal law. In some instances, the company allegedly proceeded with repossessions even after being informed that the vehicle owners were on active duty. “By repossessing these vehicles, New City Funding disregarded the law and the duties it owed to members of our Armed...

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has reached a settlement with TekisHub Consulting Services, LLC, a Delaware-based IT staffing and recruitment company, over allegations that it unlawfully restricted job opportunities to individuals holding H-1B visas, in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). According to the DOJ, TekisHub limited recruitment for certain positions to non-citizen workers on H-1B visas, excluding qualified U.S. citizens and other workers with legal work authorization. The Department alleged this practice constituted unlawful discrimination based on citizenship status. Under the settlement agreement, TekisHub will: Pay $200,000 in civil penalties to the United States Revise its employment and recruiting ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Oleg Chistyakov, also known as Olegs Čitsjakovs, 56, of Latvia, pleaded guilty today in federal court for his role in a years-long conspiracy to violate U.S. export laws by unlawfully sending controlled U.S.-origin avionics equipment to customers in Russia, including after the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. According to court documents, Chistyakov conspired with U.S. citizens Cyril Gregory Buyanovsky, 62, and Douglas Edward Robertson, 58, both of Kansas, to purchase and export sophisticated avionics equipment to Russian entities, including the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). Both Buyanovsky and Robertson were arrested in March 2023 and have since pleaded guilty. Despite tightened U.S. export restrictions following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukrai...