be Connecticut Investor Found Guilty in Massive Scheme to Bribe Senior Government Officials in the Republic of Azerbaijan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:04:51 EDT Frederic A. Bourke Jr., 63, was found guilty today by a federal jury in Manhattan of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Travel Act, and making false statements to the FBI. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Four Members of Casino-Cheating Criminal Enterprise Sentenced for Targeting Casinos in the United States and Canada By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:47:46 EDT George Michael Lee, Duc Cong Nguyen, Hop Nguyen and Tien Duc Vu were sentenced today in San Diego for their roles in a scheme by the "Tran Organization" to cheat casinos across the United States and Canada. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former Bell, California, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:51:06 EDT Feliciano Sanchez, 34, a former officer with the Bell, Calif., Police Department, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Los Angeles to a federal civil rights charge for sexually assaulting a female motorist. Sanchez admitted that on May 16, 2007, he sexually assaulted the victim by forcing her to provide oral sex after stopping her for a traffic violation, according to documents filed in court. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Contracting Officer’s Niece Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Money Laundering Investigation Related to Bribe Payments By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:20:53 EDT The niece of a U.S. Army major pleaded guilty today for her role in a conspiracy to cover up her uncle’s role in accepting more than $9 million in bribes as a contracting officer in Kuwait. Nyree Pettaway, 37, of Houston, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas to one count of conspiring with her uncle, John C. Cockerham, Carolyn Blake (her aunt and Cockerham’s sister) and others, to obstruct the investigation of money laundering related to Cockerham’s receipt of bribes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Key Member of Atlanta Human Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:09:36 EDT Juan Cortes-Meza, a Mexican National, pleaded guilty in federal district court in Atlanta to sex trafficking offenses involving young Mexican women and girls. Otto Jaime Larios Perez, a Guatemalan National, also pleaded guilty today to making a false statement to law enforcement and, thereby, obstructing a human trafficking investigation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Third Crewmember Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Pollution from Cargo Ship By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:02:23 EDT A Greek citizen who oversaw the engineering department on board a Dominica-flagged bulk cargo ship pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in New Orleans for violating environmental laws designed to prevent pollution from ships and making false statements to the U.S. Coast Guard. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Helmerich & Payne Agrees to Pay $1 Million Penalty to Resolve Allegations of Foreign Bribery in South America By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:39:34 EDT Helmerich & Payne Inc. (H&P) has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve improper payments by H&P to government officials in Argentina and Venezuela in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Fourteen Motorcycle Gang Leaders and Members Plead Guilty in Detroit to Violent Crime, Drug and Firearms Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:55:36 EDT Fourteen members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club have pleaded guilty in Detroit to charges including violent crimes in aid of racketeering, illegal drug distribution and firearms violations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Texas Gang Member Pleads Guilty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:58:20 EDT Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) member David Hellums, aka "CutThroat," pleaded guilty today to a superseding indictment charging him and 16 co-defendants with various offenses related to alleged narcotics and weapons trafficking, as well as violent activities throughout Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Two Individuals Charged with Attempting to Bribe U.S. Army Contracting Official By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:05:19 EDT Two dual Afghan/U.S. citizens were charged today with conspiracy and bribery in connection with a scheme to offer $1 million in bribes to a U.S. Army contracting official in order to influence the award of a road construction contract in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Control Components Inc. Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charges and Agrees to Pay $18.2 Million Criminal Fine By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:40:52 EDT Control Components Inc. (CCI), a Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based company, pleaded guilty today to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Travel Act in a decade-long scheme to secure contracts in approximately 36 countries by paying bribes to officials and employees of various foreign state-owned companies as well as foreign and domestic private companies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Canadian National Charged with Foreign Bribery and Paying Kickbacks Under the Oil for Food Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:23:36 EDT A Canadian citizen has been charged in an indictment unsealed yesterday for his alleged participation in an eight-year conspiracy to defraud the United Nations Oil for Food Program (OFFP) and to bribe Iraqi government officials in connection with the sale of a chemical additive used in the refining of leaded fuel. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Attorney General Holder Appoints New Member to the Board of Immigration Appeals By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:00:55 EDT Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., announced today the appointment John H. Guendelsberger as a new member of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA is part of the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review located in Falls Church, Va., and is responsible for hearing appeals of decisions rendered by immigration judges or certain Department of Homeland Security officers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former Congressman William J. Jefferson Convicted of Bribery, Racketeering, Money Laundering and Other Related Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 19:21:48 EDT A federal jury today convicted former United States Congressman William J. Jefferson, 62, of New Orleans, La., of using his office to corruptly solicit bribes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Offering to Bribe U.S. Army Contracting Official in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 12:38:27 EDT Two dual Afghan/U.S. citizens today pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to offer $1 million in bribes to a U.S. Army contracting official in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former U.S. Army Contracting Official Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 17:48:42 EDT A former U.S. Army contracting official pleaded guilty today to accepting more than $80,000 in bribes in exchange for providing contract work to two Afghan trucking companies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former Taiwanese Executive Indicted in Color Display Tube Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:52:41 EDT A federal grand jury in San Francisco has returned an indictment against a former executive of a large Taiwanese color display tube (CDT) manufacturing company for participating in a global conspiracy to fix prices of CDTs, a type of cathode ray tube used in computer monitors and other specialized applications. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former Member of Armed Services Sentenced for Participating in Bribery and Extortion Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:05:50 EDT A former member of the U.S. armed services was sentenced today to 28 months in prison for his role in a widespread bribery and extortion conspiracy that operated from January 2002 through March 2004. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former Sand and Gravel Subcontractor Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison After Conspiracy and Bribery Conviction in Connection with a Levee Reconstruction Project By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:39:38 EDT A former sand and gravel subcontractor was sentenced today to serve five years in prison and to pay a $5,000 criminal fine by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier after being convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy and bribery in connection with a $16 million hurricane protection project for the reconstruction a New Orleans levee. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. Spargo Convicted of Attempted Extortion and Bribery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:43:43 EDT Former New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. Spargo was convicted today by a federal jury in Albany, N.Y., of attempted extortion and soliciting a bribe. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Three Gang Members Sentenced in Drug Conspiracy and for Related Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:05:59 EDT Three members of the violent gang known as the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) were sentenced today for their participation in narcotics and weapons trafficking. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Liberian Ocean Shipping Company Admits Falsifying Oil Discharge Record Books By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:01:43 EDT A Liberian-incorporated shipping company pleaded guilty today in federal court in Trenton, N.J., to failing to keep accurate oily water discharge records and using falsified records to conceal the discharge at sea of untreated bilge from one of its cargo ships. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former Inspectors of New York Defense Contractor Plead Guilty to Accepting Bribes on Department of Defense Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:44:21 EDT Two former Department of Defense contractors who worked as inspectors at the U.S. Army installation at Ft. Hamilton in Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty for seeking and receiving bribes in connection with the award and performance of contracts to move and store military household goods. Today’s charges are the first to arise from an ongoing investigation into the moving and storage of military household goods between New York and New Jersey and other states or overseas military installations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former Pacific Consolidated Industries LP Executive Pleads Guilty in Connection with Bribes Paid to U.K. Ministry of Defense Official By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 18:00:24 EDT The former director of sales and marketing for Pacific Consolidated Industries LP (PCI) pleaded guilty today to charges related to the bribery of a U.K. Ministry of Defense (UK-MOD) official in order to obtain lucrative equipment contracts with the U.K. Royal Air Force, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former Ft. Campbell Soldier Sentenced to Life in Prison After Conviction on Charges Related to Deaths of Iraqi Civilians By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:25:27 EDT A former Ft. Campbell, Ky., soldier was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell to life in prison after being convicted on May 7, 2009, of charges arising out of the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder of the girl and her family. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Four Members of Alleged Internet Music Piracy Group Charged with Copyright Infringement Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:22:08 EDT Four individuals were indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia with conspiracy to commit copyright infringement for allegedly obtaining and illegally releasing copyrighted music. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Film Executive and Spouse Found Guilty of Paying Bribes to a Senior Thai Tourism Official to Obtain Lucrative Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:37:04 EDT Gerald Green and Patricia Green, Los Angeles-area film executives, were found guilty late last Friday of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and money laundering laws of the United States, as well as substantive violations of the FCPA and U.S. money laundering laws in relation to a sophisticated bribery scheme that enabled the defendants to obtain a series of Thai government contracts, including valuable contracts to manage and operate Thailand’s yearly film festival. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former Alaska State Representative Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Bribery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:05:35 EDT Beverly Masek was sentenced today to six months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Justice Department Announces Settlement of Its First Landlord-Tenant Case Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:10:49 EDT The Department announced that it had reached a settlement with a Virginia landlord to resolve allegations that she violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). The lawsuit alleged that the landlord failed to return prepaid rent and security deposits to a tenant who had terminated her lease early in order to comply with military orders to relocate from to Georgia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Justice Department Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Michigan Servicemember Against Security Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:11:20 EDT The Department today filed a lawsuit in federal court in Michigan alleging that Knight Protective Service Inc., willfully violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by failing to promptly and properly reemploy King A. Gatten, a retired Army servicemember, when he returned from military service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former U.S. Army Reserve Major Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Conspiracy and Bribery Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:05:11 EDT Theresa Jeanne Baker was sentenced for her participation in two separate bribery conspiracies relating to DOD contracts at Camp Vistory, Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Justice Department Observes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 18:51:08 EDT “We know domestic violence is an epidemic that affects communities across this country regardless of age, race or socio-economic background,” said Attorney General Eric Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Three Gang Members Plead Guilty to Murder and Drug Conspiracy Charges; Two Others Sentenced on Drug Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:58:42 EDT Guilty pleas were entered today in federal court in Lubbock, Texas, by three admitted gang members who were charged for their participation in a violent drive-by shooting in which two people, a man and a pregnant woman, were killed, and four others were wounded. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be United States Transfers Two Guantanamo Bay Detainees to Kuwait and Belgium By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 09:17:58 EDT As directed by the President’s Jan. 22, 2009 Executive Order, the interagency Guantanamo Review Task Force conducted a comprehensive review of each of these cases. As a result of that review, these detainees were approved for transfer from Guantanamo Bay. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Justice Department Reaches ADA Settlement with Fort Wayne, Indiana, Day Care Center Regarding Children with Diabetes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:55:13 EDT Pine Hills Kiddie Garden of Fort Wayne, Ind., will take necessary steps to ensure that a child’s diabetes care is integrated into the usual routine of its day care center and programs as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that it discriminated on the basis of disability. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Money Laundering Conspiracy Related to Department of Defense Contracts in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:58:02 EDT The Army Sergeant has agreed to pay $90,000 in restitution to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and to cooperate with the Department of Justice’s ongoing investigation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be More Than 300 Alleged La Familia Cartel Members and Associates Arrested in Two-Day Nationwide Takedown By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:35:53 EDT Today Attorney General Eric Holder announced the arrest of nearly 1,200 individuals on narcotics-related charges and the seizure of more than 11.7 tons of narcotics as part of a 44-month multi-agency law enforcement investigation known as “Project Coronado.” Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Justice Department Reaches ADA Settlement with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:12:10 EDT The department today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Brookline, Mass., to ensure access to medical facilities and services for individuals with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Alabama Resident Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns in Connection with Embezzlement Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:17:02 EDT Sims Lawson Jr., a resident of Killen, Ala., was sentenced to 70 months in prison by Judge R. David Proctor. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former U.S. Army Contracting Official Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:47:11 EDT A former U.S. Army contracting official was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for accepting more than $80,000 in bribes in exchange for corruptly providing contract work to two Afghan trucking companies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former West Point Employee Pleads Guilty in $3 Million Embezzlement Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:16:22 EDT A Highland Falls, N.Y., woman pleaded guilty today for her role in a scheme to defraud and embezzle funds from the U.S. government by authorizing nearly $3 million in payments from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., to a bogus corporation she controlled. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Assertion of the State Secrets Privilege in Shubert V. Obama By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:01:51 EDT I authorized this significant step following a careful and thorough review process, and I did so only because I believe there is no way for this case to move forward without jeopardizing ongoing intelligence activities that we rely upon to protect the safety of the American people. Full Article Testimony
be U.S. Sues Former Army Officer & Three Contracting Firms in Connection with Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:13:33 EST A civil lawsuit was filed today against a former U.S. Army officer and three contracting firms related to an alleged bribery scheme in connection with the awarding of contracts for services in Kuwait. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Knight Protective Services to Enforce the Employment Rights of Retired Army Service Member By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:16:56 EST The United States has reached a settlement that will resolve its suit filed on behalf of retired Army service member King A. Gatten against Knight Protective Service Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Court Bars Milwaukee Heating Contractor from Making Disbursements Before Paying Federal Payroll Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:19:59 EST A federal court in Milwaukee, Wis., today issued a preliminary injunction ordering a Milwaukee heating contractor and its owner and president to comply with federal employment tax payment requirements. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Antitrust Division Issues Statement on the European Commission’s Decision Regarding the Proposed Transaction Between Oracle and Sun By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:21:46 EST After conducting a careful investigation of the proposed transaction between Oracle and Sun, the Department’s Antitrust Division concluded that the merger is unlikely to be anticompetitive. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Connecticut Investor Frederic Bourke Sentenced to Prison for Scheme to Bribe Government Officials in Azerbaijan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:54 EST Frederic A. Bourke Jr., of Greenwich, Conn., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to one year and one day in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former Willbros International Consultant Pleads Guilty to $6 Million Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:53:21 EST A former consultant for Willbros International Inc. (WII), a subsidiary of Houston-based Willbros Group Inc. (Willbros), pleaded guilty today to engaging in a conspiracy to pay more than $6 million in bribes to government officials of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and officials from a Nigerian political party. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Two Individuals Sentenced to Prison for Offering to Bribe U.S. Army Contracting Official in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:41:56 EST Rohullah Farooqi Lodin and Hashmatullah Farooqi were each sentenced today in Alexandria, Va., to four years in prison for their roles in a scheme to offer $1 million in bribes to a U.S. Army contracting official in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
be Former Congressman William J. Jefferson Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Bribery and Other Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:57:55 EST Former U.S. Congressman William J. Jefferson, 62, of New Orleans, La., was sentenced today to 13 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for using his office to corruptly solicit bribes. Full Article OPA Press Releases