This Week at Justice - May 31, 2024

This Week at Justice - May 31, 2024 911 S5 Botnet Dismantled and Its Administrator Arrested in Coordinated International Operation Tuesday, May 28, 2024 AG: “Today, the Justice Department led an international law enforcement operation, stretching from Southeast Asia to Europe to the Caribbean, which disrupted Nine-Eleven S-5. Nine-Eleven S-5 was a botnet that facilitated cyber-attacks, large-scale fraud, child exploitation, harassment, bomb threats, and export violations. As part of this operation, YunHe Wang, a Chinese national, was arrested on charges for creating and operating the botnet and for deploying malware. We allege that Wang created and disseminated malware to compromise more than 19 million unique IP addresses, including more than 613,000 in the United States. He then made more than $99 million selling cybercriminals access to his network of hijacked devices. Those criminals, in turn, used that access to commit a staggering array of crimes that victimized children, threatened people’s safety, and defrauded financial institutions and federal lending programs.” Justice Department’s Violent Crime Reduction Steering Committee Meets to Discuss Building on the Progress Made in Reducing Violent Crime in Major Cities Tuesday, May 28, 2024 The Steering Committee was briefed by members of the Criminal Division, ATF, and FBI on updates regarding the implementation of Justice Department initiatives around violent crime such as gun crimes and carjackings. The Committee was briefed on the latest violent-crime statistics, which show a notable and steady decline in violent crime. Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Leader and Lead Assassin Extradited from Mexico to the United States on Drug Importation, Murder, Kidnapping, Firearms, and Money Laundering Charges Tuesday, May 28, 2024 AG: “We allege El Nini was one of the Sinaloa Cartel’s lead sicarios, or assassins, and was responsible for the murder, torture, and kidnapping of rivals and witnesses who threatened the cartel’s criminal drug trafficking enterprise. This includes killing a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) confidential source and killing others in retaliation for the confidential source’s cooperation. We also allege El Nini was a part of the Sinaloa Cartel’s production and sale of fentanyl, including in the United States.” -Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Thirteen Defendants Charged with Firearms Trafficking Related Offenses; Over One Hundred-Forty Firearms Seized Friday, May 31, 2024 “Traffickers who illegally engage in the business of unlicensed firearms dealing contribute to the illicit flow of firearms into the black market. All too often these powerful firearms then make their way into the hands of felons, gang members, and other violent offenders. Some of these weapons make their way into countries in our hemisphere, with undesirable consequences in those places as well. Our Office will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to identify targets who unlawfully traffic in and possess firearms, prosecute the offenders, and reduce gun violence.” - U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida International Gun Traffickers Who Acquired Guns in South Carolina Sentenced to Federal Prison Wednesday, May 29, 2024 In June 2021, a South Carolina policer officer stopped a sprinter van on I-85. The search of the van revealed suitcases containing 73 guns and hidden compartments containing marijuana. "South Carolina will play no part in illegal gun trafficking. Our office will continue to work to ensure the safety of our community and our neighbors." -U.S. Attorney Adair F. Boroughs for the District of South Carolina Announcements of arrests, indictments, criminal complaints, charges or similar which may be described in this video are merely accusations. Each defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Licensed Music: "Tension News Waiting” by Louis Perez