ici Defense Department Official Indicted on Espionage, False Statement Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:10:35 EDT A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia has indicted James Wilbur Fondren Jr., on one count of conspiracy to communicate classified information to an agent of a foreign government and act as an illegal foreign agent; four counts of unlawfully communicating classified information to an agent of a foreign government; and three counts of making false statements to the FBI. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former Military Contractor Convicted of Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:31:18 EDT Raschad L. "Sean" Lewis, a former fuel section employee of Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. (KBR), assigned to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, was found guilty yesterday by a federal jury of conspiracy, false writing, bribery of a public official, and false claims stemming from a bribery and a fuel diversion scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Two Military Officials Plead Guilty to Bribery, Fraud and Conspiracy Related to Defense Contracts in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:02:15 EDT Two U.S. military officials pleaded guilty to various bribery, fraud and conspiracy charges relating to Department of Defense (DOD) contracts in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Attorney General Eric Holder at the D.C. Court of Appeals Judicial Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:43:08 EDT "We will not solve all the problems we are forced to confront over night, but I am confident that if we take a measured and deliberate approach, we can take out that most ancient instrument – an old technology – the scales of justice, and say that they are balanced. This will be the true measure of our success." Full Article Speech
ici Medicare Fraud Strike Force Operations Lead to Charges Against 53 Doctors, Health Care Executives and Beneficiaries for More Than $50 Million in Alleged False Billing in Detroit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:47:32 EDT As demonstrated by todays charges and arrests, we will strike back against those whose fraudulent schemes not only undermine a program upon which 45 million aged and disabled Americans depend, but which also contribute directly to rising health care costs that all Americans must bear, said Attorney General Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former Executive of Philadelphia Company Pleads Guilty to Paying Bribes to Vietnamese Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:02:34 EDT A former executive of Philadelphia-based Nexus Technologies Inc. pleaded guilty today in connection with his participation in a conspiracy to bribe Vietnamese government officials in exchange for lucrative contracts to supply equipment and technology to Vietnamese government agencies, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Miami Physician Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Role in $10 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:00:43 EDT Miami physician Roberto Rodriguez, 54, was sentenced today to 97 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Retired Military Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Conspiracy Related to Defense Contracts in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:53:32 EDT A retired U.S. military official pleaded guilty to bribery and conspiracy charges relating to Department of Defense (DOD) contracts in Afghanistan. According to the plea agreement, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago today, First Lieutenant Robert Moore (Ret.) pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bribery charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Jury Convicts Los Angeles Physician Assistant for Stealing Doctors Identity and Defrauding Medicare in $7.7 Million Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:39:46 EDT A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a physician assistant late yesterday for his role in a $7.7 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Connecticut Investor Found Guilty in Massive Scheme to Bribe Senior Government Officials in the Republic of Azerbaijan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:04:51 EDT Frederic A. Bourke Jr., 63, was found guilty today by a federal jury in Manhattan of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Travel Act, and making false statements to the FBI. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Defendant Sentenced to Life in Prison for Participation in International Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:06:44 EDT Warren Mumpower of Spokane, Wash., was sentenced to life in prison today for his activity in a global child pornography trafficking enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:34:12 EDT "Our system is predicated on an adversarial model and the separation of powers between the branches but that separation need not make us adversaries or antagonists. Rather, it makes us essential partners in balancing that tension to ensure our system protects the fundamental principles of liberty, equal justice, and the rule of law." Full Article Speech
ici Former Military Officer Pleads Guilty to Participating in Scheme to Steal Fuel Worth $39.6 Million from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:55:59 EDT Robert Young, 56, a former captain in the U.S. Army, pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to steal fuel worth approximately $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:54:10 EDT A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to steal fuel worth approximately $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Two Individuals Charged with Attempting to Bribe U.S. Army Contracting Official By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:05:19 EDT Two dual Afghan/U.S. citizens were charged today with conspiracy and bribery in connection with a scheme to offer $1 million in bribes to a U.S. Army contracting official in order to influence the award of a road construction contract in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Offering to Bribe U.S. Army Contracting Official in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 12:38:27 EDT Two dual Afghan/U.S. citizens today pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to offer $1 million in bribes to a U.S. Army contracting official in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former U.S. Army Contracting Official Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 17:48:42 EDT A former U.S. Army contracting official pleaded guilty today to accepting more than $80,000 in bribes in exchange for providing contract work to two Afghan trucking companies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former Member of Armed Services Sentenced for Participating in Bribery and Extortion Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:05:50 EDT A former member of the U.S. armed services was sentenced today to 28 months in prison for his role in a widespread bribery and extortion conspiracy that operated from January 2002 through March 2004. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former Military Contractor Sentenced for Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:43:34 EDT Raschad L. “Sean” Lewis, a former fuel section employee of Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. (KBR) assigned to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for his role in a bribery and a fuel diversion scheme. U.S. District Court Judge Leonie M. Brinkema also ordered Lewis to pay $891,000 in restitution and serve three years of supervised release. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former Government Official Indicted on Public Corruption Charges Related to Ongoing Abramoff Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:24:11 EDT A former Congressional staffer and chief of staff in two federal agencies was indicted today by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on public corruption charges, the Justice Department announced. The five-count indictment charges Horace M. Cooper, 44, of Lorton, Va., with one count of conspiracy, one count of fraudulent concealment, two counts of false statements, and one count of obstruction of an official proceeding. U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay today issued a criminal summons directing Cooper to make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at 1:45 p.m. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Epson Imaging Devices Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $26 Million Fine for Participating in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:00:42 EDT Japanese electronics manufacturer Epson Imaging Devices Corporation (Epson) agreed to plead guilty and pay a $26 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the sale of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display panels (TFT-LCD) sold to Motorola Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former Department of Defense Contractor Sentenced for Participation in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:29:33 EDT Lee William Dubois, a former Department of Defense contractor, was sentenced today to three years in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal fuel worth approximately $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Vice President of Missouri Pesticide Company Pleads Guilty to Environmental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:10:54 EDT The vice president of a Missouri pesticide company, HPI Products Inc., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Kansas City, Mo., for violating a federal pesticides law designed to provide proper regulatory oversight and prevent improper storage of pesticides. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici President of Missouri Pesticide Company Sentenced for Environmental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 18:16:32 EDT William Garvey, the president of HPI Products Inc., a pesticide company based in St. Joseph, Mo., was sentenced today in federal court in Kansas City, Mo., for violations of the Clean Water Act and hazardous waste storage laws related to the company’s pesticide production. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Solicit Kickbacks in Connection with Government Contract in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 18:24:09 EDT An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to solicit kickbacks in connection with the award of a private security services subcontract to protect U.S. government personnel and contractors in Afghanistan. Bryan Lee Burrows, 42, of Wagoner, Okla., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Leonie M. Brinkema in the Eastern District of Virginia to one count of conspiracy to solicit a kickback. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former Pacific Consolidated Industries LP Executive Pleads Guilty in Connection with Bribes Paid to U.K. Ministry of Defense Official By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 18:00:24 EDT The former director of sales and marketing for Pacific Consolidated Industries LP (PCI) pleaded guilty today to charges related to the bribery of a U.K. Ministry of Defense (UK-MOD) official in order to obtain lucrative equipment contracts with the U.K. Royal Air Force, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Film Executive and Spouse Found Guilty of Paying Bribes to a Senior Thai Tourism Official to Obtain Lucrative Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:37:04 EDT Gerald Green and Patricia Green, Los Angeles-area film executives, were found guilty late last Friday of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and money laundering laws of the United States, as well as substantive violations of the FCPA and U.S. money laundering laws in relation to a sophisticated bribery scheme that enabled the defendants to obtain a series of Thai government contracts, including valuable contracts to manage and operate Thailand’s yearly film festival. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Jury Convicts Defense Department Official of Unlawful Communication of Classified Information and Making False Statements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:49:01 EDT James Wilbur Fondren Jr., was convicted by a federal jury today on charges involving providing classified information to a man working with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and lying to the FBI about it. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former U.S. Army Contracting Official Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:47:11 EDT A former U.S. Army contracting official was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for accepting more than $80,000 in bribes in exchange for corruptly providing contract work to two Afghan trucking companies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Financial Products and Services Firm, Two Executives and One Former Executive Indicted for Roles in Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:50:20 EDT A Beverly Hills, Calif.-based financial products and services firm, two of its executives and one former executive were indicted today for their participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal finance contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former Military Officer Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Participating in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:53:47 EST Robert Young, 57, a former captain in the U.S. Army, was sentenced today to 97 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal approximately 10 million gallons of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Connecticut Investor Frederic Bourke Sentenced to Prison for Scheme to Bribe Government Officials in Azerbaijan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:54 EST Frederic A. Bourke Jr., of Greenwich, Conn., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to one year and one day in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Two Individuals Sentenced to Prison for Offering to Bribe U.S. Army Contracting Official in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:41:56 EST Rohullah Farooqi Lodin and Hashmatullah Farooqi were each sentenced today in Alexandria, Va., to four years in prison for their roles in a scheme to offer $1 million in bribes to a U.S. Army contracting official in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Bribing Panamanian Officials for Maritime Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:49:07 EST Charles Paul Edward Jumet of Fluvanna County, Va., pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a conspiracy to pay bribes to Panamanian government officials to secure a maritime contract. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Australian Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Solicit Kickbacks in Connection with Government Contract in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:04:11 EST Scott Anthony Walker, 36, of Australia, pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia to one count of conspiracy to solicit a kickback. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 121 Months in Prison for Her Participation in an Organization That Forced Young Mexican Women into Sexual Slavery in New York By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:19:37 EST Consuelo Carreto Valencia, a member of the Carreto family sex trafficking ring that operated between Mexico and Queens, N.Y., was sentenced to 121 months in prison for benefitting financially from her participation in the organization, which transported young Mexican women to the United States and forced them into prostitution. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former State Department Official and Wife Plead Guilty in 30-Year Espionage Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:27 EST Walter Kendall Myers, 72, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit espionage and two counts of wire fraud. His wife, Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, 71, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to gather and transmit national defense information. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former General Manager of Texas Business Arrested for Role in Alleged Scheme to Bribe Officials at Mexican State-Owned Electrical Utility By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:20:31 EST The former general manager of a Sugar Land, Texas-based business was arrested on Nov. 18, 2009, for his alleged role in a conspiracy to bribe Mexican government officials to secure contracts with the Comisión Federal de Electridad (CFE), a Mexican state-owned utility company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Two Florida Executives, One Florida Intermediary and Two Former Haitian Government Officials Indicted for Their Alleged Participation in Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:15:38 EST Two Florida executives of a Miami-Dade County-based telecommunications company, the president of Florida-based Telecom Consulting Services Corp., and two former Haitian government officials were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their alleged roles in a foreign bribery, wire fraud and money laundering scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Taiwan LCD Producer Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $220 Million Fine for Participating in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:20:54 EST Companies directly affected by the LCD price-fixing conspiracy are some of the largest computer and television manufacturers in the world, including Apple, Dell and HP. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:52:47 EST Robert Jeffery, 55, a former master chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, was sentenced today to four years in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal approximately 10 million gallons of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Virginia Resident Charged with Conspiring to Bribe Former Panamanian Government Officials for Maritime Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:26:52 EST A federal grand jury has charged a Virginia Beach, Va., resident with conspiracy to pay bribes to former Panamanian government officials to secure maritime contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Two Former San Juan Municipal Police Officers Sentenced for Using Excessive Force Resulting in Death By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:57:14 EST Elias Perocier Morales received a sentence of 10 years in prison and Eliezer Rivera Gonzalez received a sentence of six and a half years in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Visiting Physicians Association to Pay $9.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:58:22 EST Visiting Physicians Association, which is based in Farmington Hills, Mich., will pay the United States and the state of Michigan $9.5 million to settle allegations that the association violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare, TRICARE and the Michigan Medicaid program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Justice Department to Participate in Community Integration Case in North Carolina By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:42:52 EST The Department filed a brief as a friend of the court in Marlo M., et al. v. Cansler, et al., a community integration case in federal court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Former Military Official Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Participation in Bribery Conspiracy Involving $206 Million Telecommunications Contract in Korea By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:56:41 EST A former Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) official was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ga., to three years in prison for his role in a bribery conspiracy involving a multi-million dollar telecommunications contract, and for not reporting the bribes he accepted on his income tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Justice Department to Participate in Zoning Disability Case in Richmond Township, Michigan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:40:03 EST The department filed a brief as a friend of the court in Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center Inc. v. Richmond Township and Richmond Township Planning Commission, a civil rights case regarding the expansion of an addictive disorders treatment facility in Macomb County, Mich. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Purchasing Official at a New York City Hospital Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:51:56 EST Freddy Deoliveira, who held various supervisory positions at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Defense Department Official Sentenced to 36 Months for Espionage, False Statement Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:10:59 EST James Wilbur Fondren Jr. was sentenced today to 36 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for charges involving espionage and making false statements to the FBI. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ici Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Aiding and Abetting the Solicitation of a Kickback in Connection with a Government Contract in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:31:47 EST Ryan Scott McMonigle, of Ponca City, Okla., pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to solicit a kickback in connection with the award of a private security services subcontract to protect U.S. government personnel and contractors in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases