Texas man sentenced to prison in violent US-Mexico border monopoly scheme targeting transmigrante trade
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Roberto Garcia Villarreal, a San Benito, Texas resident, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal...
Arizona surgical hospital to pay $5.6 million in DOJ False Claims Act settlement
Southwest Orthopedic and Spine Hospital LLC doing business as OASIS Hospital (OASIS), United Surgical Partners International Inc. (USPI). Dignity/USP Phoenix Surgery Centers LLC, have...
US moves to seize ‘ghost tanker’ Skipper carrying 1.8 million barrels linked to IRGC
A complaint has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to forfeit the Motor Tanker Skipper –...
Sanctions enforced at sea as Belgian commandos board suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ ship
Belgium’s special forces have seized a tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” in a dramatic overnight operation in the North Sea,...
Shipping Crisis Fears Rise as War Risk Premiums Surge 50% in Strait of Hormuz
Marine insurers have begun cancelling existing policies and increasing war risk premiums for ships operating in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz following...