gin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Families with Children at Apartment Complex in Longview, Wash. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:42:23 EDT The Justice Department announced today that the owners and manager of Mountain View Apartments in Longview, Wash., have agreed to pay $12,500 as a civil penalty to settle allegations that they discriminated against families with children in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Defrauding the U.S. Department of Defense of More Than $450,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:30:33 EDT A Virginia man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison in connection with a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense of more than $450,000. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Couple Charged with Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:18:55 EDT A Newport News, Va., federal grand jury has indicted a married couple for conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Man Arrested for Plotting Attacks on D.C.-area Metro Stations with People He Believed to Be Al-Qaeda Members By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:38:15 EDT Farooque Ahmed, 34, of Ashburn, Va., was arrested today for attempting to assist others whom he believed to be members of al-Qaeda in planning multiple bombings at Metrorail stations in the Washington, D.C., area. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Information Technology Director Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Hacking Former Employer’s Website By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:53:07 EDT A fired information technology director for Transmarx LLC, a Richmond, Va., company, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for hacking into his former employer’s website. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 10:51:24 EST Gary Lee Rimmer, 56, was indicted in June 2010 and charged with one count of possession of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Familial Status Discrimination in Elko, Nevada By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 17:46:15 EST The Justice Department today announced a settlement of its lawsuit alleging that Lee Enterprises Inc. and its subsidiary, Lee Publications Inc., violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by publishing an advertisement that discriminated on the basis of familial status in the Elko Daily Free Press. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Contractor and Its President to Pay United States to Settle Allegations of Falsely Obtaining Hubzone Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:21:55 EST CFP Group, located in McLean, Va., and its president, Roberto Clark, have agreed to pay the United States $150,000 to settle claims that they used false statements to obtain a contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Northern Virginia Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bank and Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:57:04 EST Kevin Shaffer of Sarasota, Fla., and Washington D.C., pleaded guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion before Alexandria, Va., federal district court Judge Gerald Bruce Lee. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Northern Virginia Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:04:15 EST U.S. District Court Judge Ellis sentenced Eric Jon Eisenhower, a resident of Fairfax Station, Va., to 19 months in prison and ordered him to pay $88,826.79 in restitution to the IRS. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Man Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:18:43 EST John Michael Carter, 42, pleaded guilty on Aug. 5, 2010, in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Virginia to one count of transportation of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination at Condominium in Methuen, Massachusetts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:40:31 EST The Justice Department has reached an agreement with Stonecleave Village Association, Inc. to resolve allegations that Stonecleave engaged in a pattern or practice of familial status discrimination by imposing excessive fines on residents with children for alleged violations of Stonecleave’s rules. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin U.S. Court Approves Agreement Between Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, United States, State of Michigan, Isabella County and City of Mt. Pleasant to Settle Jurisdiction By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:19:02 EST The settlement declares the entire Isabella Reservation to be Indian Country, resolving longstanding disputes over the boundaries and existence of the Isabella Reservation in south central Michigan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation by the Puerto Rico Police Department By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:33:54 EST The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the Policía de Puerto Rico alleging the PRPD retaliated against Agent Investigator Sofía Figueroa Rossy for complaining about a hostile work environment based on sex, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Former Employee of a Financial Institution Subsidiary Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:17:21 EST A former employee of a subsidiary of a financial institution pleaded guilty today for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Former New York City Hospital Purchasing Official Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 13:16:03 EST A former purchasing official at Mount Sinai Medical Center and School of Medicine in New York pleaded guilty to participating in bid rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for maintenance and insulation work performed at Mount Sinai. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Department of Justice and USDA Announce Agenda for December 8 Margins Workshop By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 14:42:26 EST The Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the agenda and panelists for the Dec. 8, 2010, joint public workshop on margins in agriculture. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Department of Justice and USDA Hold Competition Workshop Focused on Margins in the Agriculture Supply Chain By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 13:05:05 EST The Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today held the fifth of five joint public workshops to explore the appropriate role for antitrust and regulatory enforcement in American agriculture. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Two Engineers Found Guilty of Stealing Goodyear Trade Secrets By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 17:51:23 EST A federal jury convicted Clark Alan Roberts, 47, and Sean Edward Howley, 39, both former engineers with Wyko Tire Technology Incorporated, located in Greenback, Tenn., of stealing trade secrets from the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Virginia to Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Voters By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:48:36 EST The Justice Department today announced that it has reached an agreement with Virginia officials to help ensure that military service members and U.S. citizens living overseas have an opportunity to participate fully in future federal general elections. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Former Alabama State Lobbyist Pleads Guilty in Wide-Ranging Conspiracy to Influence and Corrupt Votes Related to Electronic Bingo Legislation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:40:28 EST A former Alabama state lobbyist pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Wallace Capel Jr. to his role in conspiring to bribe legislators in exchange for their favorable votes on pro-gambling legislation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Former Member of Virginia House of Delegates Charged with Bribery and Extortion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 17:48:23 EST A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned an indictment today charging Phillip A. Hamilton, a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, with allegedly soliciting employees of Old Dominion University for a paid position at the same time he was introducing legislation to fund the position. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Large Network of Private Schools Pays $215,000 to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:32:44 EST The Justice Department today announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. (NLC), a private, for-profit entity that operates a nationwide network of more than 180 preschools, elementary schools and secondary schools. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Nation’s Second Largest Refinery to Pay $700 Million to Upgrade Pollution Controls at U.S. Virgin Islands Facility By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:19:52 EST HOVENSA LLC, owner of the second largest petroleum refinery in the United States, has agreed to pay a $5.375 million civil penalty and spend more than $700 million in new pollution controls to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, refinery. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Signs Agreement with Fairfax County, Virginia, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:04:29 EST The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Fairfax County, Va., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin California Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:12:33 EST Stephen Sims was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Gustave Diamond in the Western District of Pennsylvania to 17 years in prison for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination on Basis of Race in Clanton, Alabama By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 18:06:41 EST The Justice Department today announced a settlement of its lawsuit alleging that Chandi Biswas, Kenneth R. Scott and Frankie L. Roberson violated the Fair Housing Act by making discriminatory statements against African-American renters at Rolling Oaks Apartments in Clanton, Ala. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Executives of Iowa-Ready Mix Concrete Companies Sentenced to Serve Prison Sentences for Price Fixing and Bid Rigging By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 18:48:52 EST Two Iowa ready-mix concrete executives were sentenced to serve jail time and pay criminal fines for their participation in separate conspiracies to fix prices and rig bids for sales of ready-mix concrete. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Man Sentenced to 102 Months in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:05:23 EST Ryan Chiles of Hampton, Va., was sentenced today in the Western District of Pennsylvania to 102 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:57:34 EST Fred Woolum of Lexington, Va., was sentenced today in the Western District of Pennsylvania to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Statement of the Attorney General on the Shootings in Elkins, West Virginia By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:40:33 EST "Today’s shootings in Elkins, West Virginia, demonstrate yet again the danger that our nation’s law enforcement officers confront on a daily basis." Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Two Virginia Businessmen Charged with Illegally Reimbursing Senate and Presidential Campaign Contributions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:05:55 EST A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., today returned an indictment charging William P. Danielczyk Jr. and Eugene R. Biagi with reimbursing $186,600 in contributions to the Senate and Presidential campaign committees of a candidate for federal office, and obstructing the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the FBI. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Providing Material Support and Encouraging Violent Jihadists to Kill U.s. Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:30:39 EST Zachary Adam Chesser, 21, of Fairfax County, Va., was sentenced today to 25 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for communicating threats against the writers of the South Park television show, soliciting violent jihadists to desensitize law enforcement, and attempting to provide material support to Al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin New Hampshire Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:32:09 EST Patrick Carney of Manchester, N.H., was sentenced today in the Western District of Pennsylvania to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Mississippi Companies to Pay $2 Million for Selling Thousands of Engines from China That Failed to Meet Clean Air Act Standards By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:44:08 EST Mississippi-based PowerTrain Inc., Wood Sales Inc., and Tool Mart Inc., (collectively known as “PowerTrain”) will jointly pay a civil penalty of $2 million to resolve claims that the company imported and sold almost 80,000 nonroad engines and equipment that were not covered by emissions-related certificates of conformity, and in most cases could not be certified because they exceeded emissions standards under the Clean Air Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin United States Files Counterclaims Against KBR Alleging False Claims and Kickbacks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:31:09 EDT In response to a pending lawsuit from Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. (KBR) in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the Department of Justice has filed counterclaims alleging that KBR managers had received kickbacks from a dining facility subcontractor in violation of the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Couple Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:48:29 EDT Kathryn Charles Miles and husband John Scott Miles, of Mathews County, Va., pleaded guilty to conspiring to impair and obstruct the IRS in the ascertainment and assessment of federal income taxes from 2001 through 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Managing Director of Bank’s Investment Company Convicted of Embezzling More Than $571,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:54:09 EDT The former managing director of the Pamrapo Service Corporation (Service Corporation), the investment arm of the former Pamrapo Savings Bank, was convicted today of embezzling more than $571,000 in commissions and fees belonging to the Service Corporation through a mail fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:17:59 EDT An Orange County, Va., man pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia to child pornography charges that originated in three different districts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Nebraska Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 102 Months in Prison for Engaging in a Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:37:21 EDT Brandon Miller, 23, of Omaha, Neb., was sentenced today to 102 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release after pleading guilty to engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Settles Americans with Disabilities Act Lawsuit with Virginia’s Inova Health System By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:52:16 EDT The Justice Department has reached a settlement with Inova Health System to ensure effective communication with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in the provision of medical services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Taiwanese Shipping Company Convicted for Discharging Oily Bilge Waste into the Waters of American Samoa By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:12:57 EDT Koo’s Shipping Company S.A., a Taiwanese corporation, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of making false statements, knowingly failing to fully and accurately maintain an oil record book as required by international treaty and U.S. law, and for knowingly discharging oily bilge waste into Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa, without using proper pollution prevention equipment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Former Northern Virginia Resident Arraigned on Charges of Tax Evasion and Impeding the IRS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:17:47 EDT Thomas J. Ernst, formerly a resident of McLean and Arlington, Va., was arraigned today in the Eastern District of Virginia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Contractor Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme and Failure to File Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 17:26:47 EDT A Virginia contractor pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to steer contracts to him for repair, maintenance and renovation work at healthcare and nursing home facilities owned by Medical Facilities of America Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Plotting Attacks on D.C.-Area Metro Stations with People He Believed to Be Al-Qaeda Members By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:41:26 EDT Farooque Ahmed, 35, of Ashburn, Va., was sentenced today to 23 years in prison, followed by 50 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to charges stemming from his attempts to assist others whom he believed to be members of al-Qaeda in planning bombings at Metrorail stations in the Washington, D.C., area. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Richmond, Virginia Businessman Pleads Guilty for Role in Investment Fraud Scheme Causing Millions in Losses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:01:03 EDT Julius Everett “Bud” Johnson, of Richmond, Va., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Richmond for his role in an investment scheme resulting in millions of dollars in losses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Alabama Businessman Pleads Guilty in Wide-Ranging Conspiracy to Influence and Corrupt Votes Related to Electronic Bingo Legislation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:48:54 EDT An Alabama businessman pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Wallace Capel Jr. to his role in conspiring to bribe legislators in exchange for their favorable votes on pro-gambling legislation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty in Maryland to Obstructing Investigation into the Illegal Overboard Discharge of Oily Waste By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 May 2011 15:59:05 EDT Dimitrios Grifakis, 57, of Kallithea, Greece, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Baltimore to obstructing a Coast Guard inspection that took place aboard the M/V Capitola from May 3 to May 11, 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging George’s Inc.’s Acquisition of Tyson Foods Inc.’s Harrisonburg, Va., Poultry Processing Complex By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2011 15:54:38 EDT The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today challenging George’s Inc.’s acquisition of Tyson Foods’ Harrisonburg, Va., chicken processing complex. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Former Member of Virginia House of Delegates Convicted of Bribery and Extortion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2011 18:05:07 EDT Phillip A. Hamilton, a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, today was convicted by a jury in Richmond, Va., of soliciting employees of Old Dominion University (ODU) for a paid position at the same time he was introducing legislation to fund the position. Full Article OPA Press Releases