crime Massachusetts Couple Charged Found Guilty of Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:28:34 EDT Frederick Allen and Kimberlee Allen, both of Harwich, Mass., today were convicted of conspiracy, tax evasion and failure to file tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Department of Justice Announces New Assistant United States Attorneys and FBI Agents to Combat Intellectual Property Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:38:42 EDT As part of the Department of Justice’s ongoing initiative to confront intellectual property (IP) crimes, Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler announced today the appointment of 15 new Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) positions and 20 FBI Special Agents to be dedicated to combating domestic and international IP crimes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Hong Kong Ship Management Company and Two Employees Indicted for Environmental Crimes and Obstruction By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:10:21 EDT A federal grand jury in Corpus Christi, Texas, returned an indictment today charging Fleet Management Limited with obstruction of agency proceedings, making false statements and failing to keep accurate pollution control records. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Justice Department Sponsors National Internet Crimes Against Children Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 May 2010 10:52:17 EDT The conference features highly specialized training provided by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program, their federal partner agencies and other organizations to an audience of federal, state and local law enforcement investigators, forensic experts and prosecutors. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler Speaks at the National Internet Crimes Against Children’s Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 May 2010 16:35:34 EDT As you know better than anyone else, our Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces, are truly the front line fighters in the battle against child exploitation. Full Article Speech
crime Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation Gang Members Sentenced to Life in Prison for Their Roles in Multiple Murder, Narcotics and Firearms Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 May 2010 15:30:18 EDT The leader of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation in Texas and one of his enforcers were sentenced today to life in prison by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Operator of Commercial Ship Inspected in Port of Tampa Fined $725,000 for Oil-Pollution Related Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 May 2010 16:47:18 EDT Aksat Denizcilik Ve Ticaret A.S., a Turkish corporation that operated the commercial ship M/T Kerim, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla., to two felony counts for knowingly failing to fully and accurately maintain an oil record book, which tracks pollutant discharge. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Cincinnati Area Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 14:32:15 EDT Idrissa Bassoum, a former resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Cincinnati to aiding in the filing of false tax returns for others and filing his own false tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Three Upstate New York Men Sentenced to Prison for Environmental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 15:07:22 EDT Three men, a father and two sons, were sentenced to prison today in federal court in Syracuse, N.Y., for multiple violations of asbestos-related environmental laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Faisal Shahzad Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to 10 Federal Crimes Arising from Attempted Car Bombing in Times Square By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:58:43 EDT “Faisal Shahzad plotted and launched an attack that could have led to serious loss of life, and today the American criminal justice system ensured that he will pay the price for his actions,” Attorney General Eric Holder said. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Downsville, Louisiana, Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:18:28 EDT Robert Jackson, 37, of Downsville, La., pleaded guilty in federal court to placing a hangman’s noose in the carport of the home of a family in order “to send a message” to African-American males who had been frequently visiting the victim’s home. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Cincinnati Area Man Pleads Guilty to Aegis-Related Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:40:22 EDT Homer Richardson of Loveland, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal district court in Cincinnati to corruptly impeding the due administration of the Internal Revenue Code. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Five Defendants Sentenced for Child Pornography Crimes Uncovered as a Result of International Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 17:49:31 EDT Four defendants were sentenced today in connection with their participation in an online child pornography conspiracy, while a fifth defendant was sentenced for receiving child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Remarks by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer at Violent Crime Program Press Roundtable By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:51:30 EDT Assistant Attorney General Breuer highlights the Criminal Division's recent successes in the fight against gangs and his intention to form an Organized Crime and Gang Section by merging the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section and the Gang Unit. Full Article Speech
crime Former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Charged with Bribery and Related Crimes in Afghanistan Fuel Theft Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:16:44 EDT A former U.S. Army staff sergeant was charged today with bribery, theft of government property and conspiracy in connection with a fuel theft scheme to solicit approximately $400,000 in bribes from a government contractor in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Rhode Island Mother and Son Plead Guilty to Interstate Extortion Related to Organized Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:00:37 EDT Dorothy St. Laurent, 71, of Johnston, R.I., and her son Anthony St. Laurent Jr., 44, of Cranston, R.I., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., to interstate extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Partner at Major International Accounting Firm Convicted of Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:40:02 EDT A jury in U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J., has returned a guilty verdict against Stephen A. Favato, a resident of Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., and a partner in BDO Seidman LLP’s Woodbridge, N.J., office. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime California Man Sentenced for Hate Crime and Mail Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:39:04 EDT Eric Clawson, 28, of San Francisco, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Morrison C. England, Jr., for depriving the civil rights of an African-American man when he assaulted the victim in a bar. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on 2009 Crime Statistics By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:15:47 EDT “Today’s report showing violent crime declined in 2009 is an encouraging sign that our nation continues to make progress in the fight against crime," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Massachusetts Couple Sentenced to Prison for Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:59:00 EDT Frederick Allen and Kimberlee Allen, both of Harwich, Mass., were sentenced to three years in prison for conspiracy, tax evasion and failure to file tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Louisiana Man Indicted for Involvement in Hate Crime at School By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:18:51 EDT A federal grand jury has indicted Christopher Shane Montgomery, a resident of Bastrop, La., for conspiring to commit a hate crime, tampering with a witness and lying to federal authorities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Eighty-Nine Law Enforcement Officers and 44 Others Indicted for Drug Trafficking Crimes in Puerto Rico By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 12:07:38 EDT Eighty-nine law enforcement officers and 44 others in Puerto Rico have been charged in 26 indictments unsealed today and returned by a grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the month of September 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime 73 Members and Associates of Organized Crime Enterprise, Others Indicted for Health Care Fraud Crimes Involving More Than $163 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:38:50 EDT Seventy-three defendants, including a number of alleged members and associates of an Armenian-American organized crime enterprise, were charged in indictments unsealed today in five judicial districts with various health care fraud-related crimes involving more than $163 million in fraudulent billing. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Two Shenandoah, Pa., Men Convicted of Hate Crime in the Fatal Beating of Luis Ramirez By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:43:20 EDT A federal jury in Scranton, Pa., has convicted Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak, both of Shenandoah, Pa., of a hate crime arising out of the fatal beating of Luis Ramirez. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime North Carolina Doctor Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:45:05 EDT Rodney K. Justin, a medical doctor from Woodleaf, N.C., was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay over $600,000 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for obstructing the internal revenue laws and for failing to file tax returns for several years. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Virginia Couple Charged with Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:18:55 EDT A Newport News, Va., federal grand jury has indicted a married couple for conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Three Alleged Latin Kings Members Charged in Superseding Indictment with Murder, Attempted Murder and Other Crimes Related to Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:42:52 EDT According to the superseding indictment, the defendants were members of the Latin Kings, a violent street gang with members operating in Maryland since at least 2007. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Ruston, Louisiana, Man Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 18:04:20 EDT Robert Jackson, 37, of Ruston, La., was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison for placing a hangman’s noose under the carport of the home of a Honduran immigrant who moved to Ruston from New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Former Caesars Palace Nightclub Host Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:20:30 EST Richard Chu, a former "VIP host" at Pure Nightclub located in Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of filing a false federal income tax return for the 2006 tax year. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion as Part of Organized Crime Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:13:58 EST Gerald Diodati, 61, of Seekonk, Mass., pleaded guilty today before Chief U.S. District Judge Mary M. Lisi to one count of tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Three Men Charged in Albuquerque, N.M., with Federal Hate Crimes Related to Assault of Disabled Navajo Man By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:25:54 EST A federal grand jury indicted three men in Albuquerque, N.M., on federal hate crime charges related to a racially-motivated assault of a 22-year-old man of Navajo descent who has a significant cognitive impairment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Rhode Island Woman and Son Sentenced for Interstate Extortion Related to Organized Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:45:42 EST "St. Laurent, 71, of Johnston, R.I., and her son Anthony St. Laurent Jr., 44, of Cranston, R.I., were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., for their participation in an interstate extortion scheme, in violation of the Hobbs Act, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha for the District of Rhode Island; and Richard DesLauriers, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston Field Office." Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Cincinnati-Area Man Sentenced 30 Months in Prison for Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:14:58 EST Homer Lee Richardson of Loveland, Ohio, was sentenced today for corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the due administration of the Internal Revenue Code, aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false income tax return on the behalf of another individual, and filing his own false individual income tax returns for the years 1998, 1999 and 2000. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Two Men Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charge Related to Desecration of Synagogue and Churches in Modesto, California By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:05:49 EST Brian Lewis of Modesto, Calif., and Abel Mark Gonzalez of Morgan Hill, Calif., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to conspiring to violate the civil rights of congregants of Congregation Beth Shalom, a synagogue in Modesto, Calif. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime 91 Leaders, Members and Associates of La Cosa Nostra Families in Four Districts Charged with Racketeering and Related Crimes, Including Murder and Extortion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:27:13 EST Ninety-one members and associates of seven organized crime families of La Cosa Nostra (LCN), including the New England LCN family, all five New York-based families and the New Jersey-based Decavalcante family have been charged with federal crimes in 16 indictments returned in four judicial districts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Press Conference on Organized Crime Arrests By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:27:33 EST "Today, more than 800 federal, state and local law enforcement officials have arrested over 110 individuals, including dozens of La Cosa Nostra members and associates." Full Article Speech
crime Ripley, Ohio, Man Sentenced for Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:03:39 EST Robert C. Welti, a resident of Ripley, Ohio, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Two Former Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Police Officers Convicted of Falsifying Information About Hate Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:05:42 EST A federal jury in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., has convicted Matthew Nestor and William Moyer of falsifying information related to the investigation into the beating death of Luis Ramirez. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Former Owner & Former In-House Counsel of Cincinnati Company Sentenced to Prison for Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:10:41 EST The former owner of Buddy’s Carpet, Leif D. Rozin, and Alan W. Koehler, the company’s former in-house counsel, were sentenced to prison for their roles in a tax fraud scheme for which they were convicted in 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Third Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charge Related to Desecration of Synagogue and Churches in Modesto, California By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:36:15 EST Andrew Kerber, 22, of Chico, Calif., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill in Fresno, Calif., to violating the civil rights of congregants of Congregation Beth Shalom, a synagogue in Modesto, Calif. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime 41 Gang Members and Associates in Five Districts Charged with Crimes Including Racketeering, Murder, Drug Trafficking and Firearms Trafficking By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 16:29:50 EST Forty-one members of various street gangs have been charged in indictments or criminal complaints unsealed today in five judicial districts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion Related to Organized Crime Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:57:22 EST A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., to 12 months and one day in prison for tax evasion related to an FBI investigation of organized crime activity in Rhode Island. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Construction Manager of Iowa Building Renovation Pleads Guilty to Environmental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:46:51 EST The construction manager for a renovation project at the Equitable Building in Des Moines, Iowa, pleaded guilty today in federal court to conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act and for violating the Clean Air Act’s work practice standards related to asbestos removal. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime More Than 100 Members and Associates of Transnational Organized Crime Groups Charged with Offenses Including Bank Fraud, Kidnapping, Racketeering and Health Care Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:49:53 EST One hundred and two members and associates of transnational organized criminal groups operating in the United States have been charged in indictments unsealed today in Los Angeles; Santa Ana, Calif.; Miami and Denver. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Joint U.S.-Croatia Statement on Preventing and Combating Serious Crime Agreement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:53:12 EST The United States and Croatia today signed an Agreement on Preventing and Combating Serious Crime. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Utah Businessman Charged with Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:51:10 EST The former president of Infinia Healthcare LLC, a company that operated long-term healthcare facilities in several states, was indicted by a federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court in Utah for three counts of tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Guam Bar Owner Found Guilty for Sex Trafficking and Related Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:27:54 EST An owner of bar in Guam was found guilty today of sex trafficking, and coercion and enticement for prostitution related to a scheme to force young women and one juvenile girl into prostitution. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime in Connection with Mosque Arson in Arlington, Texas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:00:28 EST Henry Clay Glaspell, of Arlington, Texas, pleaded guilty today to a hate crime charge stemming from the ethnically-motivated arson of a children’s playground at the Dar El-Eman Islamic Center in Arlington in July 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Alleged New England La Cosa Nostra Members and Associates Charged in Superseding Indictment with Racketeering and Other Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 17:48:54 EST Four alleged members and associates of the New England La Cosa Nostra (LCN), including an alleged former boss, were charged with crimes involving racketeering, extortion and related crimes in a superseding indictment unsealed today in Providence, R.I. Full Article OPA Press Releases
crime Statement of Todd Hinnen, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 13:51:03 EST Chairman Sensenbrenner, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, thank you for inviting me to testify today concerning the three provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) that were recently reauthorized but are scheduled to sunset again in May. Full Article Testimony