sup Chicago Man Charged with Providing Material Support to Al Qaeda by Attempting to Send Funds Overseas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:57:07 EDT Raja Lahrasib Khan was charged with two counts of providing material support to terrorism in a criminal complaint that was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Chicago and unsealed today following his arrest. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Settlement Reached at Allied Chemical and Ironton Coke Superfund Site in Ohio By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:36:38 EDT A settlement with Honeywell International Inc. estimated to be worth more than $10 million will ensure that cleanup of the remaining areas of the Allied Chemical and Ironton Coke Superfund Site in Ironton, Ohio, will move forward. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Department of Justice Supports the Associated Press’s Proposed Digital News Registry By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 14:10:02 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it supports a proposal by The Associated Press (AP) to develop and operate a voluntary news registry to facilitate the licensing and Internet distribution of news content created by the AP, its members, and other news originators Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Women from Colorado and Pennsylvania Charged with Terrorism Violations in Superseding Indictment By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 16:08:55 EDT A superseding indictment unsealed this afternoon in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charges Jamie Paulin Ramirez, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Colorado, and Colleen R. LaRose, aka "Fatima LaRose," aka "JihadJane," a resident of Pennsylvania, with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Former U.S. Army Colonel Pleads Guilty to Accepting Illegal Gratuities Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:40:05 EDT A retired colonel in the U.S. Army pleaded guilty today to accepting thousands of dollars in gratuities from a contractor during his deployment to Iraq as a contracting officer’s representative. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Site Owner Agrees to Pay for Cleanup of New Jersey Superfund Site By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:36:02 EDT Wall Herald Corporation has agreed to pay approximately $20 million for past and future cleanup costs incurred by the federal government at the Monitor Devices Superfund site in Wall Township, N.J., according to a settlement filed today in federal court in Trenton, N.J. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup U.S. Army Contracting Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Unlawful Salary Supplementation in Off-Post Housing Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:14:59 EDT A U.S. Army contracting official pleaded guilty today to bribery and unlawful salary supplementation in connection with two schemes to solicit more than $17,000 in bribes and other payments from an Egyptian businessman in Kuwait. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supplier Sentenced to 55 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 10 May 2010 18:38:33 EDT The owner and operator of a Los Angeles durable medical equipment company was sentenced to 55 months in prison today in connection with a nearly $1 million power wheelchair fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Oregon White Supremacist Pleads Guilty for Threatening Lima, Ohio, Civil Rights Leader by Mailing Noose By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 17 May 2010 13:17:28 EDT Daniel Lee Jones, a Portland, Ore., white supremacist, pleaded guilty to using the Postal Service to send a threatening communication to the president of the Lima, Ohio, chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Houston-area Durable Medical Equipment Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving Nutrition Supplies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 May 2010 16:08:22 EDT William M. Reece Jr., 54, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge David Hittner in U.S. District Court in Houston. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Briefs Filed in Florida, Illinois and New Jersey to Support the Supreme Court’s Olmstead Decision By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 May 2010 14:49:25 EDT The Department has filed briefs in three separate cases in Florida, Illinois and New Jersey as part of its continuing effort to enforce civil rights laws that require states to end discrimination against and unnecessary segregation of persons with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Former U.S. Army Contracting Official Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Bribery and Unlawful Salary Supplementation in Off-post Housing Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:21:45 EDT A former U.S. Army contracting official was sentenced today to 42 months in prison in connection with two schemes to solicit more than $30,000 in bribes and other payments from an Egyptian businessman in Kuwait. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup U.S. Announces Settlement of Actions to Enforce Payment Obligations for Cleanup of New Jersey Superfund Site By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:37:34 EDT Champion Chemical Company, Imperial Oil Company Inc. and Imperial’s two former officers have agreed to pay at least $1.4 million to resolve actions to enforce a prior agreement to reimburse cleanup costs incurred by the federal government at the Imperial Oil Company Inc./Champion Chemical Company Superfund Site in Marlboro Township, N.J. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Settlement Reached to Expedite Cleanup for Walpole, Massachusetts, Superfund Site By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:44:54 EDT A $13 million settlement has been reached between four parties and the United States to expedite cleanup of the contaminated Blackburn and Union Privileges Superfund Site in Walpole, Mass. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Owners of “Super Soda Center Stores” in Maryland and Delaware Settle Allegations of Underground Storage Tank Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 15:30:08 EDT The United States has settled alleged violations of federal and state underground storage tank (UST) regulations at 17 gas stations in Delaware and Maryland formerly owned by Duncan Petroleum Corp. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Fourteen Charged with Providing Material Support to Somalia-Based Terrorist Organization Al-Shabaab By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 12:07:57 EDT The Justice Department announced that four separate indictments were unsealed today in the District of Minnesota, the Southern District of Alabama and the Southern District of California charging 14 individuals with terrorism violations for providing money, personnel and services to the foreign terrorist organization al-Shabaab. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Former Defense Department Contract Employee Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Related to Contracts in Support of Iraqi War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:33:51 EDT A former contract employee of the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to bribe U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at Camp Arifjan, an Army base in Kuwait, and to money laundering conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Former Senior Employee With U.S. Military Contractor Pleads Guilty To Bribery Scheme Related To Contracts In Support Of Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:33:21 EDT A former senior employee of a U.S. military contractor pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to pay $360,000 in bribes to U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at a U.S. military base in Kuwait, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supplier Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Role in Power Wheelchair Scheme to Defraud Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 19:42:16 EDT The owner and operator of a Los Angeles durable medical equipment company was sentenced to 46 months in prison in connection with a power wheelchair scheme to defraud Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Atlanta Jury Convicts Two Members of Group of DVD and CD Counterfeiters and Suppliers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 08:56:41 EDT Mamadou Sadio Barry and Moussa Baradji were convicted today for their involvement in a counterfeit DVD and CD ring. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Justice Department Files Brief in Support of Continued Construction of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Mosque By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:15:10 EDT The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division today filed an amicus brief in support of a mosque in Murfreesboro, Tenn., that has met with community opposition and a lawsuit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Encouraging Violent Jihadists to Kill U.s. Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:15:07 EDT Zachary Adam Chesser, 20, of Fairfax County, Va., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady to a three-count criminal information that included charges of communicating threats against the writers of the South Park television show, soliciting violent jihadists to desensitize law enforcement, and attempting to provide material support to Al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup 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
sup Justice Department Requires GrafTech International to Make Key Changes to Supply Contracts in Order to Proceed with its Acquisition of Seadrift LP By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:29:17 EST The Department of Justice has reached a settlement that will require GrafTech International Ltd., a major producer of graphite electrodes, to make significant modifications to its supply agreement with ConocoPhillips Company, along with reporting and firewall obligations, in order to proceed with its proposed acquisition of Seadrift Coke LP. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Department of Justice and USDA Hold Competition Workshop Focused on Margins in the Agriculture Supply Chain By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 13:05:05 EST The Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today held the fifth of five joint public workshops to explore the appropriate role for antitrust and regulatory enforcement in American agriculture. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Attorney General Holder Joins President Obama, Administration Officals to Announce Presidential Initiative Supporting Military Families By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:33:01 EST Attorney General Eric Holder today joined President Barack Obama and other administration officials to announce the presidential initiative aimed at establishing a coordinated and comprehensive federal approach to supporting military families. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Former Senior Employee with U.S. Military Contractor Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Bribery Scheme Related to Contracts Used to Support Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:19:36 EST A former senior employee of a U.S. military contractor was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge David Hittner in Houston to 37 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to pay $360,000 in bribes to U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at a U.S. military base in Kuwait. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Office Manager of Los Angeles Medical Supply Business Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Medicare of More Than $6 Million in Wheelchair Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:57:05 EST The office manager of a Los Angeles durable medical equipment (DME) company pleaded guilty today to conspiring with her former church pastor to run a power wheelchair scheme that defrauded Medicare of more than $6 million, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Virginia Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Providing Material Support and Encouraging Violent Jihadists to Kill U.s. Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:30:39 EST Zachary Adam Chesser, 21, of Fairfax County, Va., was sentenced today to 25 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for communicating threats against the writers of the South Park television show, soliciting violent jihadists to desensitize law enforcement, and attempting to provide material support to Al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Four CD and DVD Counterfeiters and Suppliers in Atlanta Sentenced to Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:51:33 EST Four individuals have been sentenced this week in Atlanta by U.S. District Judge William S. Duffey Jr., for their involvement in a counterfeit DVD and CD ring. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup 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
sup Former Army Major and Wife Convicted on All Charged Counts for Roles in Bribery Scheme Related to Defense Contracts to Support Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 10:52:06 EST A federal jury in Decatur, Ala., has convicted Eddie Pressley, a former U.S. Army Major, and his wife, Eurica Pressley, on 22 counts in connection with a bribery and money laundering scheme related to defense contracts awarded in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty to Acting as the Straw Owner of a Los Angeles Medical Supply Company That Submitted More Than $3.5 Million in False Claims to Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 19:13:53 EST A Las Vegas woman pleaded guilty today to falsely representing to Medicare that she owned a Los Angeles-area durable medical equipment (DME) company that was actually owned and operated by her brother, and used by her brother and others to submit more than $3.5 million in false claims to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Colorado Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:11:05 EST Jamie Paulin Ramirez, 32, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Colorado, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup New Jersey Pipe Supply Company and Its Owner Plead Guilty to Fraud and Bribery Conspiracy in Power Generation Industry By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:57:36 EDT A New Jersey industrial pipe supply company and its owner pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to commit fraud and pay bribes to a purchasing manager at Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Edison) in return for the manager’s efforts to steer contracts to the company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Former Colonial Bank Mortgage Lending Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:28:54 EDT Teresa Kelly, a former operations supervisor in Colonial Bank’s Mortgage Warehouse Lending Division, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bank, wire and securities fraud for her role in a fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank and Taylor, Bean & Whitaker. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Second New Jersey Pipe Supply Company and Its Owner Plead Guilty to Fraud and Bribery Conspiracy in Power Generation Industry By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:37:02 EDT A second New Jersey industrial pipe supply company and its owner pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to commit fraud and pay bribes to a purchasing manager at Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Edison) in return for the manager’s efforts to steer contracts to the company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup New Jersey Wastewater Treatment and Chemical Supply Company and Owner Sentenced for Their Role in Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 14:17:39 EDT A Laurel Springs, N.J., wastewater treatment and chemical supply company and its owner were sentenced today for participating in a fraud conspiracy in connection with sub-contracts for wastewater treatment supplies and services at two Superfund sites in New Jersey. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Former U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charge Related to Contracts Supporting Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2011 14:43:59 EDT A retired major in the U.S. Army pleaded guilty today in San Antonio to accepting $400,000 from a contractor following his deployment to Kuwait. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Six Individuals Charged for Providing Material Support to the Pakistani Taliban By www.justice.gov Published On :: Sat, 14 May 2011 09:55:38 EDT Six individuals located in South Florida and Pakistan have been indicted in the Southern District of Florida on charges of providing financing and other material support to the Pakistani Taliban, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Two New Jersey Dietary Supplement Companies and Their Principals Found Guilty of Criminal Contempt By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:37:08 EDT A Trenton, N.J., jury Wednesday found Paterson, N.J.-based dietary supplement companies Quality Formulation Laboratories Inc. and American Sports Nutrition Inc., as well as their owner, Mohamed S. Desoky, and managers Ahmad Desoky Esq. and Omar Desoky, guilty of multiple counts of criminal contempt of court for violating a consent decree. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Tahawwur Rana Guilty of Providing Material Support to Terror Group and Playing Supporting Role in Denmark Terror Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 18:45:20 EDT A Pakistani native who operated a Chicago-based immigration business was convicted today of participating in conspiracy involving a terrorism plot against a Danish newspaper and providing material support to a terrorist organization based in Pakistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Hecla Mining Company to Pay $263 Million in Settlement to Resolve Idaho Superfund Site Litigation and Foster Cooperation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:19:43 EDT A settlement has been reached with Hecla Mining Company to resolve one of the largest cases ever filed under the Superfund statute. Under the settlement, Hecla will pay $263.4 million plus interest to the United States, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and the state of Idaho to resolve claims stemming from releases of wastes from its mining operations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Former U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Bribery Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:18:08 EDT A former U.S. Army major pleaded guilty today to bribery related to his work as a contracting officer’s representative in Kuwait from 2004 to 2006. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Justice Department Moves to Intervene in Texas Case to Enforce the Supreme Court’s Olmstead Decision By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:00:20 EDT The Justice Department today filed papers seeking to intervene in Steward, et al. v. Perry, et al., a case filed on behalf of thousands of Texans with developmental disabilities to enforce their right under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to receive services provided by the state in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Members of International Procurement Network Indicted for Supplying Iran with U.S. Military Aircraft Components By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:03:46 EDT Seven individuals and five corporate entities based in the United States, France, the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and Iran have been indicted in the Middle District of Georgia for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to illegally export military components for fighter jets and attack helicopters from the United States to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Justice Department Issues Technical Assistance Document on Enforcement of the Supreme Court Decision in Olmstead v. L.C. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:31:37 EDT The Department of Justice released a new technical assistance document describing public entities’ obligations and individuals’ rights under the integration mandate of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 1999 landmark Supreme Court decision, Olmstead v. L.C. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Supervisor for Texas Natural Gas and Oil Drilling Company Pleads Guilty in Oklahoma to Negligent Violation of Clean Water Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:47:32 EDT Gabriel Henson, a supervisor for Integrated Production Services, Inc., a Houston-based natural gas and oil drilling contractor, pleaded guilty to a negligent violation of the Clean Water Act in federal court in Muskogee, Okla. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup Attorney General Holder, Secretary Duncan Announce Effort to Respond to School-to-Prison Pipeline by Supporting Good Discipline Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:02:44 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the launch of the Supportive School Discipline Initiative, a collaborative project between the Departments of Justice and Education that will address the “school-to-prison pipeline” and the disciplinary policies and practices that can push students out of school and into the justice system. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sup $1 Million Settlement Reached for Natural Resource Damages at Superfund Site in Massachusetts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 14:36:10 EDT A $1-million settlement has been reached for natural resource damages (NRD) at the Blackburn & Union Privileges Superfund Site in Walpole, Mass. Full Article OPA Press Releases