gin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Sheriff of Hendry County, Florida, Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 May 2009 11:48:48 EDT The Department today has entered into a consent decree that, if approved by the U.S District Court in Fort Myers, Fla., will resolve its complaint against the Sheriff of Hendry County, Fla., and the Hendry County Board of County Commissioners. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the Sheriff of Harrison County, Indiana, Alleging Sex Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:19:10 EDT The Department today entered into a consent decree with Harrison County, Ind., Sheriff George Michael Deatrick, in his official capacity, the Harrison County Board of Commissioners and the Harrison County Council that, if approved by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, will resolve the Departments complaint filed in March 2009 under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the Sheriff of Bryan County, Oklahoma, Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:59:19 EDT The Department today entered into a consent decree with the sheriff of Bryan County, Okla., that, if approved by the U.S. District Court in Muskogee, Okla., will resolve the Departments employment discrimination complaint against the Sheriff, also filed today with the court. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination by Marion, Alabama, Against Alabama National Guard Member By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:51:56 EDT The Department has entered into a consent decree with the city of Marion, Ala., that, if approved by the U.S. District Court in Mobile, Ala., will resolve the Departments lawsuit filed against Marion on behalf of Cynthia Y. Davis, a member of the states Army National Guard. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination at Mobile Home Park in Gulfport, Mississippi By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:25:45 EDT The Department today filed a lawsuit against the former owner and managers of Homestead Mobile Home Village, a mobile home park in Gulfport, Miss., for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against black tenants on the basis of race or color. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin United States Settles Claims Alleging Bid Rigging Conspiracy with Two German Moving Companies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:48:02 EDT The United States has settled with two German moving companies relating to allegations of bid rigging in violation of the False Claims Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Former Virginia Marine Products Company Executive Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging on Contracts with the U.S. Navy and Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:32:23 EDT The chief executive officer of a former Virginia marine products company pleaded guilty and has agreed to pay a $100,000 criminal fine and serve time in jail for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids and allocate customers with respect to marine products purchased by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other public and private entities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Software Writer Pleads Guilty to Aiding and Abetting Detroit Spam Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 15:39:23 EDT An individual pleaded guilty today in federal court in Detroit for his role in creating and marketing software designed and used to send bulk commercial e-mails, known as "spam," in violation of the CAN-SPAM Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Former Boeing Engineer Convicted of Economic Espionage in Theft of Space Shuttle Secrets for China By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:59:39 EDT A former Rockwell and Boeing engineer from Orange County, Calif., was remanded into custody this morning after a federal judge convicted him of charges of economic espionage and acting as an agent of the Peoples Republic of China, for whom he stole restricted technology and Boeing trade secrets, including information related to the Space Shuttle program and Delta IV rocket. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Chief Engineer and Second Engineer Plead Guilty to Concealing Vessel Pollution By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:05:52 EDT Panagiotis Stamatakis, the chief engineer on the Cyprus-flagged M/V Myron N, and the second engineer, Dimitrios Papadakis, both citizens of Greece, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Trenton, N.J., to using falsified records that concealed improper discharges of untreated bilge waste from the cargo ship. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination at Apartment Complex in Clanton, Alabama By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:07:51 EDT The Department filed a lawsuit against the owner and employees of Rolling Oaks Apartments, a 72-unit complex in Clanton, Ala., for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating on the basis of race or color in the rental of apartments. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, alleges that the employees, Kenneth R. Scott and Frankie L. Roberson, told white testers that a selling point of Rolling Oaks Apartments was the lack of African American tenants and that they had adopted rental policies intended to discourage African American rental applicants. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin 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
gin Justice Department Announces Disabled Access Settlement with Developers of Woodbridge, Virginia, Apartment Complex By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:45:23 EDT The Justice Department today announced a settlement that, pending court approval, will resolve allegations that those involved in the design and construction of the Summerland Heights Apartments, a 318-unit apartment complex in Woodbridge, Va., discriminated on the basis of disability in the design and construction of the project. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Two Virginia Residents Sentenced for Their Role in Scheme to Defraud Clients of Funds Allegedly Held in Trust By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:55:31 EDT Two former employees of Edward H. Okun, who was sentenced to 100 years in prison on Aug. 4, 2009, after a three-week jury trial, were sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne for their roles in a scheme to defraud and obtain approximately $126 million in client funds held by The 1031 Tax Group LLP (1031TG). Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Two Chief Engineers from Oil Tanker “Georgios M” Indicted for Environmental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:25:36 EDT A federal grand jury in Houston has returned an indictment charging two crewmembers of the oil tanker Georgios M with making false statements, violating federal law designed to prevent pollution from ships and obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin 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
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination Against Idaho Condominium Developer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:35:13 EDT The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the developer of the Riverwalk Condominiums, a condominium apartment complex in Post Falls, Idaho, for violating the Fair Housing Act by constructing apartments that do not have required accessibility for individuals with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin International Arms Dealer Arrested for Conspiracy to Supply U.S. Fighter Jet Engines to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 15:22:08 EDT Jacques Monsieur, a Belgian national and resident of France suspected of international arms dealing for decades, has been arrested on charges alleging that he conspired to illegally export F-5 fighter jet engines and parts from the United States to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Race Discrimination by the City of Bonita Springs, Florida By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:36:48 EDT The Department has reached a consent decree with the city of Bonita Springs, Fla., that, if approved in federal court in Fort Myers, Fla., will resolve the department’s allegations that the city discriminated against an African American employee in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation by Franklin County, North Carolina By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:51:58 EDT The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit in federal court in Raleigh, N.C., against Franklin County, N.C., alleging that the county retaliated against a former employee in its Department of Public Utilities, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, after the employee complained about sexual harassment by a co-worker. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation by Franklin County, North Carolina By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:25:48 EDT The Department has reached a consent decree with Franklin County, N.C., that, if approved in federal court in Raleigh, N.C., will resolve the department’s allegation that the county retaliated against a former employee in its Department of Public Utilities, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Virginia, Agrees to Settle Clean Water Act Violations in Chesapeake Bay Area By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:58:57 EDT Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), based in Virginia Beach, Va., has agreed to pay a $900,000 civil penalty and to take corrective actions to reduce alleged sanitary sewer overflows from its collection system and nine sewage treatment plants that have polluted the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Challenging Conditions at Two Erie County, New York, Correctional Facilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:35:34 EDT The lawsuit alleging that conditions at the Erie County Holding Center and the Erie County Correctional Facility routinely and systematically deprive inmates of constitutional rights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Auto Lending Discrimination in Los Angeles By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:28:40 EDT The United States has filed a lawsuit alleging that a bank and two automobile dealerships in Los Angeles violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act by charging non-Asian-American customers higher interest rate mark-ups for a period of at least two years. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Federal Court Rules That Virginia Violated Voting Rights of Military and Overseas Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:01:44 EDT A federal district court in Richmond, Va., ruled yesterday that Virginia violated the voting rights of American military personnel and other overseas citizens by failing to mail absentee ballots in sufficient time for them to be counted in the Nov. 4, 2008, general election. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Software Through the Internet By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:39:57 EDT Gregory William Fair, 46, of Falls Church, Va., was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for selling counterfeit computer software on the Internet, in violation of criminal copyright infringement laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginian Accountant, Attorney and Investment Firm Officer Charged with Conspiracy in Tax Shelter Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:06:45 EDT Daryl Haynor, an accountant who was a tax partner at an accounting firm in Tysons Corner, Va., and Jon Flask, an attorney who was a partner at a law firm in Vienna, Va., were indicted today for conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and for corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the due administration of the internal revenue laws Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Race Discrimination Against the City of Marion, Arkansas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:56:11 EDT The department has reached a settlement with the city of Marion, Ark., that, if approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, will resolve the department’s lawsuit against the city alleging race discrimination in employment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin United States Intervenes in False Claims Act Suit Against Virginia Medicaid Providers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:58:00 EST The United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia have intervened in a False Claims Act suit in the Western District of Virginia against the Medicaid providers Universal Health Services Inc., Keystone Marion LLC and Keystone Education and Youth Services LLC. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination at 11 Multifamily Housing Complexes in Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama and Texas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:12:30 EST Under the settlement, which must still be approved by the court, 11 defendants will pay all costs related to making the complexes for which they were responsible accessible to persons with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin 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
gin Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Supply U.S. Fighter Jet Engines to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:03:33 EST Jacques Monsieur, a Belgian national and resident of France suspected of international arms dealing for decades, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama to conspiracy to illegally export F-5 fighter jet engines and parts from the Untied States to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Investment Firm Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy with Attorney and KPMG Tax Partner in Tax Shelter Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 14:53:40 EST Michael Parker of Baltimore, who was the chief operating officer of TransCapital Corporation, a tax-advantaged investments company based in Northen Virginia, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation by City of Fort Pierce, Florida By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:57:31 EST “Our nation’s civil rights laws ensure that every individual can go to work each day without fear of discrimination based on the color of their skin,” said Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin 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
gin Roanoke, Virginia, Neo-Nazi Convicted for Threats, Witness Intimidation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:36:23 EST William A. “Bill” White, the self-proclaimed commander of the neo-Nazi group the American National Socialist Workers Party, was convicted by a federal jury for threatening three individuals and for attempting to intimidate litigants in a federal housing discrimination lawsuit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging New Jersey’s Written Civil Service Examination for Promotion to Police Sergeant Discriminates Against African-Americans and Hispanics By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:36:22 EST The Department filed a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey and the New Jersey Civil Service Commission alleging a pattern or practice of employment discrimination against African-Americans and Hispanics, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin North Carolina Ginseng Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Export of Ginseng Valued Over $100,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:33:00 EST Howard William Ledford of Hayesville, N.C., was sentenced today in federal court in the Western District of North Carolina to serve one year in prison for illegally selling and transporting wild American ginseng into Georgia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin 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
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, Country Club Alleging Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:15:27 EST The lawsuit alleges that the Valley Club adopted a racially-discriminatory policy to bar summer camps from using its facilities after a group of predominantly African-American school children visited the facility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging HIV Discrimination by RV Resort in Alabama By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:04:03 EST The Department announced the settlement of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination lawsuit against Wales West LLC, owner and operator of Wales West RV Resort and Train and Garden Lovers Family Park in Silverhill, Ala. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Northern Virginia Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Failure to File Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:26:53 EST Dallas S. Hale of Reston, Va., pleaded guilty today to willful failure to file a tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination in Davenport, Iowa By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:03:09 EST The Department announced the settlement of a lawsuit alleging that those involved in the design and construction of two multifamily housing complexes in Davenport, Iowa, violated the Fair Housing Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Bribing Former Panamanian Government Officials in Connection with Maritime Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:06:35 EST A Virginia resident pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a conspiracy to pay bribes to former Panamanian government officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Doctor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Involving Undeclared Swiss Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:33:22 EST Dr. Andrew Silva of Sterling, Va., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to impede the United States and to making a false statement, the Justice Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Indictment Charging Four Individuals Unsealed in Condominium Asbestos Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:12:46 EST An 11-count indictment was unsealed today charging four individuals with conspiracy, violations of the Clean Air Act, and making false statements for their roles in a scheme to improperly remove and dispose of asbestos from multiple condominiums in Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Cummins Inc. Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million Penalty for Diesel Engine Clean Air Act Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:44:46 EST Cummins Inc., a major motor vehicle engine company based in Columbus, Ind., will pay a $2.1 million penalty and recall 405 engines under a settlement agreement resolving alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Department of Justice and USDA Workshops to Explore Competition and Regulatory Issues in the Agriculture Industry to Begin March 12 in Iowa By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:24:45 EST The goals of the workshops are to promote dialogue among interested parties and foster learning with respect to the appropriate legal and economic analyses of these issues, as well as to listen to and learn from parties with experience in the agriculture sector. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Order for Bemis Company Inc. to Proceed with Its Acquisition of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas Business By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:25:58 EST Without the divestitures, the department said the acquisition would lead to higher prices, lower quality, less favorable supply-chain options, reduced technical support and less innovation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination at 21 Multifamily Housing Complexes in Tennessee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:34:14 EST The Department announced a settlement of its lawsuit alleging that the owners and developers involved in the design and construction of 21 multifamily housing complexes in Tennessee discriminated on the basis of disability. Full Article OPA Press Releases