aft U.K. Firm Fined $2 Million After Pleading Guilty to Illegally Exporting Boeing 747 Aircraft to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 May 2010 11:52:24 EDT Balli Aviation Ltd., a subsidiary of the United Kingdom-based Balli Group PLC, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to pay a $2 million fine and to serve a five-year corporate period of probation after pleading guilty on Feb. 5, 2010, to a two-count criminal information in connection with its illegal export of commercial Boeing 747 aircraft from the United States to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Five Current and Former New Orleans Police Officers Charged in the Shooting and Burning of a New Orleans Man in the Days After Hurricane Katrina By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:00:05 EDT A federal grand jury has returned an 11 count federal indictment charging three current and two former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers in connection with the police-involved shooting of Henry Glover, a New Orleans resident shot and killed in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft New Orleans Man Charged with Shooting African-Americans in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:56:07 EDT Roland J. Bourgeois Jr., 47, currently a resident of Columbia, Miss., was charged in a five-count indictment with conspiring to commit a hate crime, committing a hate crime with a deadly weapon and with intent to kill, making false statements and obstructing of justice in connection with a shooting that happened in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Death After Conviction on Racketeering Charges Related to Double Murders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:54:07 EDT Chief U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. today formally imposed the federal death penalty sentence on Alejandro Enrique Ramirez Umana, aka “Wizard”. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Former Army Contractor Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault After Collision in Kuwait Kills One Sailor and Seriously Injures Another By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:27:59 EDT Morgan Hanks, 25, of Newport News, was arrested on charges contained in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on July 13, 2010, and unsealed today in the Eastern District of Virginia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft 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
aft Executive of California Aftermarket Auto Lights Distributor Agrees to Plead Guilty in Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 15:56:20 EST An executive of a U.S. distributor has agreed to plead guilty and serve jail time for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Former Executive of California Aftermarket Auto Lights Distributor Agrees to Plead Guilty in Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:05:58 EDT A former executive of a California aftermarket auto lights distributor has agreed to plead guilty for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft API Healthcare Corp. Abandons Merger Plans with Kronos Inc. After Justice Department Expresses Antitrust Concerns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:23:27 EDT API Healthcare Corporation has abandoned its merger plans with Kronos Inc. after the Department of Justice expressed concerns that the acquisition would have reduced competition and increased prices in healthcare-specific workforce management technology. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. and IntercontinentalExchange Inc. Abandon Their Proposed Acquisition of NYSE Euronext After Justice Department Threatens Lawsuit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 May 2011 08:31:09 EDT The NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. and IntercontinentalExchange Inc. abandoned their joint bid to acquire NYSE Euronext after the Department of Justice informed the companies that it would file an antitrust lawsuit to block the deal. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Special Master Sheila L. Birnbaum Announces Draft Regulations to Govern 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:25:27 EDT One month after assuming the position, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Special Master Sheila L. Birnbaum today published draft regulations to govern the VCF, and asked the public to give her feedback on the proposals before victims can begin submitting claims to the fund later this year. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft 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
aft Executive of Taiwan Aftermarket Auto Lights Manufacturer Arrested and Indicted for Participation in Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:09:26 EDT An executive of a Taiwan manufacturer of aftermarket auto lights was indicted today for participating in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Justice Department Reaches Settlement with VeriFone and Hypercom After Gores Group is Determined to be Acceptable Buyer for Point-of-Sale Terminals Business By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 09:53:20 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that, in order for VeriFone Systems Inc. to complete its acquisition of Hypercom Corp., it must divest Hypercom’s U.S. point-of-sale terminals business to an entity sponsored by Gores Group LLC, a private equity fund. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft California Aftermarket Auto Lights Distributor Agrees to Plead Guilty in Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:36:46 EDT A California aftermarket auto lights distributor has agreed to plead guilty today for its participation in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Fact Sheet: the Department of Justice Ten Years After 9/11 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 13:29:02 EDT As the Justice Department and the entire nation honor the memory of those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks, the department remains fully committed to the fight against those who target Americans and our way of life. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Maxim Healthcare Services Charged with Fraud, Agrees to Pay Approximately $150 Million, Enact Reforms After False Billings Revealed as Common Practice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:46:42 EDT Maxim Healthcare Services Inc., one of the nation’s leading providers of home healthcare services, has entered into a settlement to resolve criminal and civil charges relating to a nationwide scheme to defraud Medicaid programs and the Veterans Affairs program of more than $61 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Second California Aftermarket Auto Lights Distributor Agrees to Plead Guilty in Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:32:14 EDT Maxzone Vehicle Lighting Corp. agreed to plead guilty for participating in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft New Mexico Man to Receive Life Prison Sentence After Conviction on Kidnapping Charge Related to Death of 16-Year-Old By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 16:15:53 EDT Larry Lujan, 33, will receive a life prison sentence for a kidnapping that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old, after a federal jury today announced it could not reach a unanimous decision on whether to impose the death penalty. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Georgia Man Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison in Plot to Supply Iran with U.S. Military Aircraft Components By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:08:47 EDT Michael Edward Todd, a U.S. national who is president of The Parts Guys LLC, a company in Port Orange, Fla., that maintains a warehouse at the Middle Georgia Municipal Airport in Macon, was sentenced this morning in federal court in the Middle District of Georgia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Taiwan Aftermarket Auto Lights Manufacturer and Its Chairman Indicted for Participation in Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:27:50 EST A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned a superseding indictment yesterday against a Taiwan aftermarket auto lights manufacturer, its U.S.-based subsidiary distributor and its chairman for participating in an international conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft New Jersey Solid Waste Management Facility Sentenced After Illegally Dumping in Upstate New York By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:49:14 EST Eagle Recycling was sentenced to pay a $500,000 criminal fine and more than $70,000 in restitution and cleanup costs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft US Obtains Injunction Against Chicago Food Processing Firm After Alleging Unsafe Food Production Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:20:45 EST The United States today obtained an agreed permanent injunction against a Chicago food processing firm, Triple A Services Inc., and three of its executives after filing a federal lawsuit alleging that Triple A’s ready-to-eat sandwiches and produce were not being prepared in compliance with federal regulations to protect food against contamination. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Former Chairman of Taiwan Aftermarket Auto Lights Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty in Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:55:03 EST The former chairman of a Taiwan aftermarket auto lights manufacturer has agreed to plead guilty for his participation in an international conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Vice Lords Gang Member Who Escaped Prison After Murder Conviction in Tennessee Sentenced to Life in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 May 2012 18:18:07 EDT Vice Lords gang member Jessie Lobbins was sentenced today in Nashville, Tenn., to life in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Todd J. Campbell. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft 3M Company Abandons Its Proposed Acquisition of Avery Dennison’s Office and Consumer Products Group After Justice Department Threatens Lawsuit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 18:41:02 EDT 3M Co. abandoned its plan to acquire Avery Dennison Corp.’s Office and Consumer Products Group, its closest competitor in the sale of adhesive-backed labels and sticky notes, after the Department of Justice informed the companies that it would file a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the deal. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Two Kentucky Men Face up to Life in Prison After Federal Jury Convicts on Kidnapping Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:55:05 EDT A federal jury late last night convicted two Harlan County, Ky., men on federal kidnapping charges and conspiracy charges, exposing them to a maximum of life imprisonment. The jury also acquitted the men of violating the sexual orientation provision of the Matthew Shepard James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. David Jason Jenkins, 37, and Anthony Ray Jenkins, 20, were convicted on the kidnapping and conspiracy charges for their roles in kidnapping and assaulting 28-year-old Kevin Pennington, a gay man. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Maryland Man Found Guilty After Trial and Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison in International Child Pornography Conspiracy Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 14:29:51 EST A Maryland man was found guilty by a federal jury yesterday and sentenced today to serve 30 years in prison for his participation in a global online child pornography conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Owner of Colorado Aircraft Painting Company Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Treating Hazardous Waste By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:41:54 EDT Norman Teltow, owner of Gold Metal Paint Co. LLC (GMP), pleaded guilty late yesterday in Denver to a criminal information charging him with illegally treating hazardous waste at the company’s facility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Justice Department Files Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Lawsuit Against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan After Michigan Passes Law to Prohibit Health Insurers from Using Most Favored Nation Clauses in Provider Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:54:06 EDT The Department of Justice today filed a motion to dismiss its antitrust lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan after the state of Michigan passed a law that prohibits health insurers from using most favored nation clauses in contracts with health care providers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft United Technologies Corporation Liable for Over $473 Million for Inflating Prices on Aircraft Engines Sold to Air Force By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:37:54 EDT The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio found United Technologies Corporation liable for over $473 million in damages and penalties arising out of a contract to provide the Air Force with fighter aircraft engines for F-15 and F-16 aircraft between 1985 and 1990. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Justice Department Closes Investigation of Prison in Pittsburgh, Pa., After Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Works Cooperatively to Improve Security Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 16:10:43 EST The Justice Department announced today that it has closed its investigation of State Correctional Institution – Pittsburgh after the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) significantly improved security policies and practices at the prison and throughout the Pennsylvania prison system. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft One Year After Supreme Court’s Historic Windsor Decision, Attorney General Holder Issues Report Outlining Obama Administration’s Work to Extend Federal Benefits to Same-sex Married Couples By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:29:52 EDT Following the Supreme Court’s historic decision striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday issued a formal report on the yearlong effort by the Justice Department and other federal agencies to implement the decision smoothly across the entire government Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft California Investment Manager Found Guilty After Trial for Leading $33 Million Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:09:41 EDT A California investment manager was found guilty in federal district court in Salt Lake City, Utah for his role in a $33 million investment fraud scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Justice Department Asks Court to Dismiss Oakley Training School Case After Conditions for Confined Youth Improved Under Consent Decree By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:23:17 EDT Today, the Justice Department asked a federal court to dismiss its case involving Oakley Training School in Raymond, Mississippi, because the state of Mississippi and the Division of Youth Services have significantly improved conditions for confined youth at Oakley. The reforms, implemented under a consent decree, resulted in increased protections to prevent harm to youth, improved suicide prevention practices, improved medical, dental and mental healthcare, increased rehabilitative services and improved special educational services Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Justice Department Asks Court to Dismiss Saint Elizabeths Hospital Case After Conditions Improved Under Consent Decree By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:42:04 EDT Today, the Justice Department asked a federal court to dismiss the injunction to address civil rights violations at Saint Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., because the District of Columbia and the Department of Behavioral Health have significantly improved the care and treatment of persons confined to Saint Elizabeths Hospital. Saint Elizabeths is the district’s facility for treating individuals with mental health conditions. The reforms, which were implemented following requirements under a court order, have ensured that persons at Saint Elizabeths Hospital are discharged to the community with adequate supports to live in integrated settings. Further, the reforms resulted in important improvements in integrated treatment planning, psychological and psychiatric services, nursing care and protection from assault. Full Article OPA Press Releases
aft Draft 2020 Chinese pharmacopeia includes hundreds of new pharmaceuticals By connect.raps.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:33:16 -0400 From : Communities>>Regulatory Open ForumHi everyone, As currently drafted, the 2020 Chinese Pharmacopeia, the benchmark publication on the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals legally available in China, includes 319 new entries. The publication includes more than 5,500 traditional Chinese and Western medicines. The official compendium of the standards of purity, description, test, dosage, precaution, storage, and the strength for each drug legally marketed in China is published by the Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission. It is designed [More] Full Article Discussion
aft Nursing home pharmacy to pay $476K settlement to Mass. after kickback charges By www.bizjournals.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 10:27:51 +0000 The nation’s largest pharmacy serving elder care facilities will pay Massachusetts nearly half a million dollars to settle allegations that it got kickbacks more than eight years ago from Abbott Laboratories to promote the anti-seizure drug, Depakote. The settlement was signed by Omnicare, a pharmacy services company that was acquired by CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) in August 2015. The $476,216 payment to Massachusetts is part of a $28 million multi-state settlement that included 47 states… Full Article
aft Harvard to open new lab space named after Celtics co-owner By www.bizjournals.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Nov 2016 11:06:22 +0000 On Thursday, Harvard University will open a 15,000-square-foot life science lab in Allston named after Steve Pagliuca, and executive at Bain Capital and co-owner of the Boston Celtics. The Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab will be the home to 20 startup ventures founded and run by Harvard faculty, alumni, students, and postdocs. The first 17 of those were revealed by the university a couple weeks ago, and they include drug and vaccine developers as well as DNA sequencing companies. Mayor Marty Walsh will… Full Article
aft China publishes draft guideline for bevacizumab copy biologicals By www.gabionline.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 08:41:25 +0000 On 7 April 2020, China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) published draft guidance on clinical trials for the approval of bevacizumab copy biologicals. This guidance is the second specific guideline released by the CDE in April. The agency also released guidance on adalimumab on 1 April 2020 [1]. Full Article
aft Newron ditches sarizotan program after pivotal trial flop, sees shares crater By www.fiercebiotech.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 07:54:54 +0000 Newron will terminate work on its experimental Rett syndrome drug sarizotan after a complete failure in its pivotal STARS trial. Full Article
aft Months after closing $617M life sciences fund, Frazier Healthcare nabs biopharma vets By www.fiercebiotech.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 14:26:49 +0000 Venture capital firm Frazier Healthcare has grabbed Scott Byrd, Ian Mills, and Gordon McMurray as its new Entrepreneur-in-Residence consultants. Full Article
aft After Alexion buyout, ex-Achillion nephrology lead jumps ship to Gemini Therapeutics By www.fiercebiotech.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:03:12 +0000 Just a few months after Alexion snapped up complement inhibitor biotech Achillion, Gemini Therapeutics has nabbed one of its key R&D execs as its new chief medical officer. Full Article
aft Reopening After COVID: The 3 Phases Recommended By The White House By www.npr.org Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:00:57 -0400 President Trump wants businesses to start reopening after the coronavirus forced shutdowns. Here's what the White House task force recommends for states. Full Article
aft California to reopen 25 DMV field offices on Friday after they were shut down amid coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 17:44:05 -0400 California DMV will reopen 25 field offices after shutdown Full Article
aft On Venice's hip Abbot Kinney, there are signs of retail life after devastating coronavirus closures By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 18:08:19 -0400 California reopening: On Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, the normally bustling shopping district that has been largely vacant amid the coronavirus, there were signs of life Friday as some retailers opened for curbside service. Full Article
aft MLB's June amateur draft reduced from 40 rounds to five in 2020 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 19:59:02 -0400 Major League Baseball will hold a five-round draft in June, a big reduction from the usual 40 rounds. Many Southland players are expected to be taken. Full Article
aft Hong Kong stock exchange CEO to depart after 10 years at helm By asia.nikkei.com Published On :: Full Article
aft Career After MBBS By www.jagranjosh.com Published On :: 2018-07-02T06:36:00Z MBBS being a noble profession also promises a rewarding career. Now that you have completed your MBBS study, you must be thinking what’s next? Many MBBS Graduates get confused when it comes to choose between MS or MD Full Article
aft Career After BBA By www.jagranjosh.com Published On :: 2018-07-02T06:44:00Z Bachelor of Business Administration, popularly known as BBA has become the hottest career option among students who want to venture into the domain of management. Full Article