FBI Raids North Korean Laptop Farms Across Texas
DALLAS, TX – October 14, 2026 (STL.News) Federal authorities have dismantled a major network of suspected North Korean laptop farms operating across Texas, seizing approximately 187 computers and remote-access devices…
CVS to Pay $315 Million in Major Opioid Settlement
Federal prosecutors alleged that CVS ignored dangerous prescription patterns, understaffed pharmacies, and billed government healthcare programs for invalid controlled-substance prescriptions. PROVIDENCE, RI – October 14, 2026 (STL.News) CVS Pharmacy Inc.…
Office of Public Affairs | Saudi National Arrested for Installing Surreptitious Audio Recording Device at OpenAI
An employee of OpenAI has been arrested for and charged with using or endeavoring to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications. Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, a…
Office of Public Affairs | Cape Cod Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Launder Proceeds of $6M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Cape Cod man pleaded guilty today to a money laundering conspiracy for laundering proceeds in connection with a more than $6 million health care fraud scheme.According to court documents…
Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Announces Coordinated Actions to Combat North Korean Remote IT Worker Schemes Affecting More than 70 U.S. Companies
Today the Department of Justice announced coordinated actions against the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) government’s schemes to fund its regime through remote information technology (IT) work for…
St. Louis Leaders Announce Civil Service Reform
ST. LOUIS, MO – October 13, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer and other city leaders announced legislation Tuesday intended to modernize the city’s civil service system, opening a…
Office of Public Affairs | CVS Agrees to Pay $315M for Illegally Filling Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions and for Submitting False Claims to the Federal Government
CVS Pharmacy Inc., a Rhode Island-based pharmacy chain, and its related corporate entities (collectively, CVS) have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve allegations that, from October 17, 2013 through…
Office of Public Affairs | The Department of Justice Announces Results of Law Enforcement and Private Industry Joint Disruption Week Targeting Online Scam Accounts and Transnational Criminal Networks Operating in West Africa
Note: B-roll and photos related to the enforcement actions can be obtained at: https://spaces.hightail.com/space/UACsRDqzHpTransnational criminal scam networks operating from West Africa suffered major disruptions last week during a coordinated international…
St. Louis Housing Bills Target $34.1M in Renovations
ST. LOUIS, MO – October 13, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis – Housing Bills – St. Louis lawmakers are considering two affordable-housing redevelopment proposals totaling about $34.1 million that could preserve…
West Virginia Fraud Unit Exposes Public Corruption
CHARLESTON, W.VA – October 13, 2026 (STL.News) A special investigative unit in West Virginia has uncovered tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent government spending since 2018, and its investigations…