Supreme Court Defers Trump-Carroll Cert. Petition for 11th TimeMay 22, 2026Legal NewsThe Supreme Court has rescheduled Trump's $5 million Carroll cert. petition 11 times, as a DOJ substitution maneuver in the related $83.3 million case complicates the Court's path.
Perfectus Aluminum Agrees to Pay $549.5 Million in Customs Fraud SettlementMay 22, 2026Law and PolicyPerfectus Aluminum and affiliates agreed to pay $549.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations of customs duty evasion on Chinese aluminum imports.
Minneapolis Daycare Owner Indicted in $250 Million Feeding Our Future FraudMay 22, 2026Law and PolicyA federal indictment unsealed May 21, 2026, charges Minneapolis daycare owner Fahima Mahamud with wire fraud in the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud case.
Regions Bank Pays $4.9 Million to Settle PPP Loan Forgiveness False Claims Act CaseMay 22, 2026Law and PolicyRegions Bank agreed to pay $4.9 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations it improperly approved forgiveness of an ineligible PPP loan, the DOJ announced May 22, 2026.
Chinese Nationals Charged With Laundering Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG FundsMay 22, 2026Law and PolicyTwo Chinese nationals face federal money laundering conspiracy charges in Virginia for allegedly processing drug proceeds on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 12 in Indianapolis Crown Hill Enterprise RICO CaseMay 22, 2026Law and PolicyA federal grand jury indicted 12 members of the Crown Hill Enterprise on 28 RICO counts in Indianapolis, alleging murder, drug trafficking, and firearms crimes.
US Indicts Former Cuban President Raúl Castro for 1996 Shootdown MurdersMay 22, 2026Law and PolicyFederal prosecutors in Miami unsealed a superseding indictment charging former Cuban President Raúl Castro with murder over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown.
Russia Pledges Support for Cuba as Washington Escalates Sanctions and Criminal ChargesMay 21, 2026Intelligence
DOJ Unseals Murder Indictment Against Former Cuban President Raúl Castro Over 1996 Plane ShootdownMay 21, 2026Intelligence