ign Three Former Broker-dealer Employees Plead Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Bribery of Foreign Officials, Money Laundering and Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:46:18 EDT Three employees of a New York-based U.S. broker-dealer have pleaded guilty for their roles in bribery schemes involving two state economic development banks in Venezuela. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Diebold Incorporated Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation and Agrees to Pay $25.2 Million Criminal Penalty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:03:21 EDT Diebold Inc. (Diebold), the Ohio-based provider of integrated self-service delivery and security systems, including automated teller machines (ATMs), has agreed to pay a $25.2 million penalty to resolve allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by bribing government officials in China and Indonesia and falsifying records in Russia in order to obtain and retain contracts to provide ATMs to state-owned and private banks in those countries. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign U.S. Deputy Attorney General Cole and Panamanian Attorney General Belfon Sign Agreement to Share Forfeited Assets By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:13:10 EDT Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole and Panamanian Attorney General Ana Belfon today signed an agreement in Panama City, Panama, to share more than $36 million in forfeited criminal assets with the Government of Panama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Speaks at the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:38:19 EST "In nascent democracies, however, public corruption can undermine the very existence of the types of democratic institutions that we take for granted," said Deputy Attorney General Cole Full Article Speech
ign Two Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty in Puerto Rican Identity Trafficking Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 15:55:18 EST A Dominican national and a Mexican national each pleaded guilty today in connection with their roles in trafficking the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and corresponding identity documents. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign German Engineering Firm Bilfinger Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Charges and Agrees to Pay $32 Million Criminal Penalty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 09:44:47 EST Bilfinger SE, an international engineering and services company based in Mannheim, Germany, has agreed to pay a $32 million penalty to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by bribing government officials of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to obtain and retain contracts Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign ADM Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 16:40:10 EST A subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) pleaded guilty today and has agreed to pay more than $17 million in criminal fines to resolve charges that it paid bribes through vendors to Ukrainian government officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Foreign Bribery Charges Unsealed Against Former Chief Executive Officers of Oil Services Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 16:33:17 EST Two former chief executive officers of PetroTiger Ltd. – a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and offices in New Jersey – have been charged for their alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Alcoa World Alumina Agrees to Plead Guilty to Foreign Bribery and Pay $223 Million in Fines and Forfeiture By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 08:52:08 EST Alcoa World Alumina LLC, a majority-owned and controlled global alumina sales company of Alcoa Inc., has agreed to plead guilty later today and pay $223 million in criminal fines and forfeiture to resolve charges that it paid millions of dollars in bribes through an international middleman in London. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Statement from Justice Department Spokesman Regarding President Obama’s Speech on U.S. Signals Intelligence By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:17:36 EST The U.S. Justice Department released the following statement by department spokesman Brian Fallon in response to President Obama’s speech on U.S. signals intelligence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Three Campaign Workers Charged with Buying Votes in a Donna, Texas School Board Election By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 15:21:29 EST A campaign worker was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Texas for allegedly paying voters to vote in a Donna, Texas school board election. Two other campaign workers were indicted on similar charged last week for alleged vote-buying in the election. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign General Electric Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas Agrees to Pay $2.7 Million for Alleged False Claims Related to Design of Advanced Nuclear Reactor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 10:31:54 EST The Justice Department announced today that General Electric Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (GE Hitachi) has agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it made false statements and claims to the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) concerning an advanced nuclear reactor design. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign United States Government Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. and Two Foreign Companies for Kickbacks and False Claims Relating to Iraq Support Services Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:24:38 EST The government has filed a complaint against Kellogg, Brown &s contract with the Army to provide logistical support in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Human Rights Campaign Greater New York Gala By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 09:20:31 EST Since the founding of the Human Rights Campaign more than three decades ago, this organization has brought people together to make a profound, positive difference in the lives of millions of Americans. Full Article Speech
ign Joint Statement by Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on the Declassification of Additional Documents Regarding Collection Under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 18:51:59 EST Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper released the following joint statement Wednesday. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Former Chief Executive Officer of Oil Services Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:18:12 EST The former chief executive officer of PetroTiger Ltd., a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and offices in New Jersey, pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials and to defraud PetroTiger. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Portola Valley, Calif., Man Sentenced to Prison for Failure to Report Foreign Bank Accounts Held at UBS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:52:08 EST Christopher B. Berg of Portola Valley, Calif., was sentenced yesterday to one year and one day in prison to be followed by three years supervised release, announced Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for the Northern District of California. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Marubeni Corporation Agrees to Plead Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charges and to Pay an $88 Million Fine By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:00:12 EDT Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese trading company involved in the handling of products and provision of services in a broad range of sectors around the world, including power generation, entered a plea of guilty today for its participation in a scheme to pay bribes to high-ranking government officials in Indonesia to secure a lucrative power project. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign U.S. and Canadian Citizens Charged with Using Offshore Accounts and Foreign Nominee Entities to Launder $200,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:11:06 EDT Joshua Vandyk, a U.S. citizen, and Eric St-Cyr and Patrick Poulin, Canadian citizens, were indicted for conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign United States Announces $5.15 Billion Settlement of Litigation Against Subsidiaries of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. to Remedy Fraudulent Conveyance Designed to Evade Environmental Liabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 13:05:32 EDT The United States has entered into a settlement agreement with the Kerr-McGee Corporation and certain of its affiliates (“New Kerr-McGee”), and their parent Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, in a fraudulent conveyance case brought by the United States and co-plaintiff Anadarko Litigation Trust (the “Trust”) in the bankruptcy of Tronox Inc. and its subsidiaries (Tronox), announced Deputy Attorney General James Cole, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resource Division Robert G. Dreher, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Cynthia Giles. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Hotel Magnate Pleads Guilty to Federal Election Campaign Spending Limits Evasion Scheme and Witness Tampering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:40:18 EDT Sant Singh Chatwal, 70, of New York – a businessman operating several restaurants, hotels and a hotel management company – pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of New York to conspiring to violate the Federal Election Campaign Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority Signs Agreement That Will Bring It into Compliance with the Clean Air Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:17:29 EDT Under an agreement announced today by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (VIWAPA) will come into compliance with air pollution control requirements in the federal Clean Air Act at its Estate Richmond Generating Facility located on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence Announce the Publication of Additional Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Filings, Opinions and Orders Regarding Collection Under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Su By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:01:54 EDT On January 3, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence declassified and disclosed publically that the U.S. government had filed an application with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court seeking renewal of the authority to collect telephony metadata in bulk, and that, the FISC renewed that authority. The Office of the Director National Intelligence also announced that the Administration was undertaking a declassification review of the FISC's January 3 primary order. On February 12, 2014, and following a declassification review by the Executive Branch, the FISC released in redacted form the previously classified January 3 primary order it had issued in Docket Number BR 14-01, along with a number of other documents. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Campaign Worker Pleads Guilty to Buying Votes in a Donna, Texas, School Board Election By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 5 May 2014 15:20:41 EDT A campaign worker pleaded guilty today for paying voters to vote in the November 2012 school board election in Donna, Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Former Chief Executive Officer of Oil Services Company Indicted in New Jersey on Foreign Bribery and Kickback Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 May 2014 15:20:31 EDT The former co-chief executive officer (CEO) of PetroTiger Ltd. – a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and offices in New Jersey – was indicted today for his role in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and to defraud PetroTiger. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Justice Department, Health and Human Services and Other Law Enforcement Officials to Announce Significant Medicare Fraud Strike Force Actions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 May 2014 09:57:08 EDT Officials from the Justice Department, Health and Human Services and other law enforcement partners will hold a press conference today, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, to announce Medicare Fraud Strike Force law enforcement actions in Miami and throughout the nation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Marubeni Corporation Sentenced for Foreign Bribery Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 May 2014 14:01:50 EDT Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese trading company involved in the handling of products and provision of services in a broad range of sectors around the world, including power generation, was sentenced today for its participation in a scheme to pay bribes to high-ranking government officials in Indonesia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Justice Department Requires ConAgra, Cargill, CHS, Horizon Milling to Divest Four Significant Flour Mills to Go Forward with Ardent Mills Joint Venture By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 May 2014 11:57:30 EDT The Department of Justice will require ConAgra Foods Inc., Cargill Inc., CHS Inc. and Horizon Milling LLC to divest four competitively significant flour mills in order to proceed with the formation of Ardent Mills, a flour milling joint venture. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Attorney General Holder Announces Significant Policy Shift Concerning Electronic Recording of Statements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 May 2014 14:16:16 EDT Following a collaborative and thorough review, Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday announced a new policy for the Department of Justice that creates a presumption that statements made by individuals in federal custody, following arrest but prior to their first appearance in court, will be electronically recorded. Attorney General Holder said that the new policy will help to ensure accountability and promote public confidence in the institutions and processes that guide the nation’s law enforcement efforts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Campaign Worker Pleads Guilty to Buying Votes in a Donna, Texas School Board Election By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 16:04:26 EDT Guadalupe Escamilla, 72, of Weslaco, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of vote-buying before Chief U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa in the Southern District of Texas, McAllen Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Joint Statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice on the Declassification of Renewal of Collection Under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 12:11:02 EDT The Justice Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released the following joint statement Friday Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Department of Justice and Office of the Director of National Intelligence Announce Declassification of Renewal of Collection Under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:30:15 EDT The Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) released the following statement Friday Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Attorney General Holder Delivers Remarks at Press Conference Announcing Significant Law Enforcement Action By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:57:50 EDT Today, the Department of Justice submitted to the United States District Court a criminal information against BNP Paribas, one of the largest banks in the world, for conspiring with other entities to deliberately and repeatedly violate longstanding U.S. sanctions against Sudan, Cuba, and Iran. Full Article Speech
ign Attorney General Holder Urges International Effort to Confront Threat of Syrian Foreign Fighters By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:38:41 EDT In a speech Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder called Syria "a cradle of violent extremism" and urged multilateral law enforcement action to confront the security threat posed by radicalized individuals from the United States and Europe traveling there Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Justice Department Releases Best Practices Guide to Reform HIV-Specific Criminal Laws to Align with Scientifically-Supported Factors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:44:20 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has released a Best Practices Guide to Reform HIV-Specific Criminal Laws to Align with Scientifically-Supported Factors . This guide provides technical assistance regarding state laws that criminalize engaging in certain behaviors without disclosing known HIV-positive status Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Former Executive of French Power Company Subsidiary Pleads Guilty in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:02:02 EDT A former senior executive of a subsidiary of Alstom SA, the French power and transportation company, pleaded guilty today for his participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Three Defendants Arrested on Charges of Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:38:54 EDT Three defendants were arrested today on charges of providing material support to al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization that is conducting a violent insurgency campaign in Somalia Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Former Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Subsidiary BizJet Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:46:17 EDT The former president and chief executive officer of BizJet International Sales and Support Inc., a U.S.-based subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG with headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that provides aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, pleaded guilty today for his participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Nebraska “Sovereign Citizen” Convicted of Filing False Liens Against Federal Officials and Federal Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:31:57 EDT A federal jury in Omaha, Nebraska, found Donna Marie Kozak guilty on Friday of conspiracy to file and filing false liens against two U.S. District Court judges, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, two Assistant U.S. Attorneys and an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) special agent, the Justice Department announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Russian National Arraigned on Indictment for Distributing Credit Card Data Belonging to Thousands of Card Holders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:57:29 EDT A Russian national indicted for hacking into point of sale systems at retailers throughout the United States and operating websites that distributed credit card data of thousands of credit card holders appeared today for arraignment in U.S. federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan of the Western District of Washington and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Philadelphia Political Consultant Pleads Guilty for His Role in Attempting to Conceal Campaign Finance-Related Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:13:33 EDT Political consultant Gregory Naylor, 66, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to making false statements to federal agents and misprision of a felony in connection with his role in attempting to conceal two campaign finance-related fraud schemes Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Former Iowa State Senator Pleads Guilty to Concealing Federal Campaign Expenditures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:08:16 EDT A former Iowa State Senator pleaded guilty today to concealing payments he received from a presidential campaign in exchange for switching his support and services from one candidate to another and to obstructing a subsequent investigation into his conduct. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Foreign Labor Contracting, Visa Fraud and Wage and Hour Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 20:18:36 EDT Acting Assistant Attorney General Molly Moran for the Civil Rights Division and United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced today that Reginald Wayne Miller, of Marion, South Carolina, has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Florence to fraud in foreign labor contracting. Additionally, Miller entered a guilty plea to visa fraud and wage and hour violations. United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell of Florence accepted the guilty plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. probation office. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Georgia “Sovereign Citizen” Convicted of Filing False Liens Against Federal Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Sep 2014 12:04:26 EDT A federal jury in Omaha, Nebraska, found a Pelham, Georgia, man guilty late yesterday of seven counts of conspiracy to file and filing false liens against two U.S. District Court judges, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, two Assistant U.S. Attorneys and an Internal Revenue Service special agent. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Arvada Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:50:21 EDT Shannon Conley, age 19, of Arvada, Colorado, pleaded guilty this morning before U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney John Walsh for the District of Colorado and Special Agent in Charge Thomas Ravenelle of the FBI Denver Division announced. Conley is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Moore on January 23, 2015. The defendant appeared at the change of plea hearing in custody, and was remanded at its conclusion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Attorney General Holder Records Message for Cartoon Network’s “I Speak up” Campaign to Combat Bullying By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 11:47:41 EDT The Justice Department announced Monday that Attorney General Eric Holder has recorded a video message as part of the Cartoon Network’s “I Speak Up” campaign to combat bullying. The project urges young people to speak up in order to help bring bullying situations to an end. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Sign Cooperation Agreement with Colombian Antitrust Agency By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:33:49 EDT Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has signed an antitrust cooperation agreement with the Colombian antitrust agency on behalf of the Department of Justice. The agreement also was signed by Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, and went into effect today with the signature of Pablo Felipe Robledo, Colombia’s Superintendent of Industry and Commerce. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ign Relmada Therapeutics (RLMD): Sending The Right Signals? By www.rttnews.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:46:01 GMT Shares of Relmada Therapeutics Inc. (RLMD) have gained 19 percent so far this year and trade around $37. Full Article
ign Orienteering World Champion Signs up to Promote Lacprodan® HYDRO.365 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:15:00 GMT Another leading athlete has joined Arla Foods Ingredients’ growing number of brand ambassadors for Lacprodan® HYDRO.365. Full Article
ign Immunity products: "This is the world's biggest ever advertising campaign, bar none" By www.nutraingredients.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:30:00 +0100 It is "inconceivable" that immunity will not remain high on the list of health priorities when this pandemic ends and now is the time to create more "convincing experiences" to ensure trial turns into adoption, according to food and drink research and branding experts. Full Article Markets and Trends