US Department of Justice — prosecutes federal crimes including student aid fraud, COVID relief document fraud, and vehicular manslaughter, appearing in recent Kenyan extradition and international fraud cases.
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… Under the settlement with the US Department of Justice, Boeing will pay $1.1 billion in return for the dismissal of a charge of "conspiracy to defraud the United States" over its conduct in the certification of the MAX, according to a federal filing.
Trial opens in airline's suit over Boeing 737 MAX groundingKimani Bracey, 49, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, was sentenced to two years and three months in federal prison for operating online marketplaces that sold fraudulent documents used to defraud banks and government agencies of COVID-19 relief funds. He was ordered to pay restitution of Ksh.50 million and given three years of supervised release.
20 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Kimani Bracey, 49, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, was sentenced to two years and three months in federal prison for operating online marketplaces that sold fraudulent documents used to defraud banks and government agencies of COVID-19 relief funds. He was ordered to pay restitution of Ksh.50 million and given three years of supervised release.
20 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
The US Embassy has commended Kenyan investigative agencies, prosecutors and financial regulators for seizing more than USD750,000 in cryptocurrency linked to a multimillion-dollar student financial aid fraud scheme in the United States. The joint operation highlights cooperation between Kenyan and American law enforcement in disrupting an international fraud network.
23 hours ago · Capital News →
The US Department of Justice announced criminal charges against five individuals and recovery of more than $750,000 in cryptocurrency connected to a student aid fraud scheme involving Kenyan nationals. Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald warned that investigators would pursue suspects in Nairobi and other locations, stating geographical boundaries would not shield those accused of stealing federal education funding.
30 October 2026 · Capital News →
Francis Mogambi has been indicted in Nebraska on five counts of theft of government money and five counts of aggravated identity theft for allegedly stealing identities of American citizens to fraudulently obtain federal student financial aid. Prosecutors say he worked with accomplices in Kenya, keeping 30 per cent of proceeds and transferring the rest to co-conspirators in Kenya.
30 October 2026 · Capital News →
Sancho Kibutu was extradited to the United States to face sentencing for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, ending a 13-year manhunt. The extradition process through Kenyan courts, facilitated by the Director of Public Prosecutions, took four weeks to complete.
23 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Sancho Kibutu, a Kenyan fugitive who fled sentencing for a 2013 drunk-driving conviction in California that killed a 16-year-old passenger, has been extradited to the United States following a four-week extradition process involving Kenyan courts and agencies.
23 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Writers Guild of America filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the acquisition would violate federal antitrust law and harm writers by eliminating competition for film and television writing contracts.
15 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Microsoft founder Bill Gates told the US House Oversight Committee that late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sought to "blackmail" him over extramarital affairs to keep him in Epstein's orbit. Gates said he was not successfully blackmailed but that Epstein's communications indicated he was considering exploiting knowledge of Gates's affairs.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Microsoft founder Bill Gates told the House Oversight Committee that late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sought to "blackmail" him over extramarital affairs through "veiled" threats, though Gates stated he was not actually blackmailed. According to a transcript released by the committee, Gates said Epstein considered exploiting knowledge of his affairs to keep him in Epstein's orbit as Gates was distancing himself.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US Department of Justice revealed in a legal briefing that Elon Musk's AI tool Grok was used in strikes against Iran. The disclosure came in defense of gas turbines powering xAI's data center, which is the subject of an environmental lawsuit; federal prosecutors cited Pentagon AI chief Cameron Stanley's testimony that Grok is already in use within Project Maven, the US military's AI-assisted targeting program.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A trial opened in a Seattle federal courthouse this week in Polish airline LOT's lawsuit against Boeing over lost revenue during a 20-month grounding of the 737 MAX following two deadly crashes. LOT is seeking at least $250 million for lost income during the 2019–20 grounding, citing Boeing's "purposeful and negligent false representations and omissions" concerning the aircraft.
13 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →