gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination at Nine Apartment Complexes in Three States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2011 17:35:31 EDT The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the owners, developers and design professionals involved in the design and construction of nine multi-family housing complexes in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Iowa Ready-Mix Concrete Company Pleads Guilty to Participating in Price-Fixing and Bid-Rigging Conspiracies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 May 2011 14:54:47 EDT An Iowa ready-mix concrete company pleaded guilty to participating in three separate conspiracies to fix prices and/or rig bids for the sales of ready-mix concrete. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the University of Virginia Law School Commencement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Sun, 22 May 2011 13:58:14 EDT "As you pursue your own passions – and work to fulfill your collective responsibilities – I hope, in the spirit of Robert Kennedy – your famous predecessor, and mine – that you will dare greatly; that you will question what is accepted and change what is objectionable; that you will root out injustice in all its forms; and that you always will remember the truth of his enduring words: “The future is not a gift. It is an achievement.” Full Article Speech
gin Justice Department Reaches Agreement with City of Bedford, Virginia, on Bailout Under the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 09:46:49 EDT The Justice Department has reached an agreement with the city of Bedford, Va., that, if approved by the court, will allow for the city’s bailout from its status as a “covered jurisdiction” under the special provisions of Voting Rights Act, and thereby exempt the city from the preclearance requirements of Section 5 of the act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files for Receivership in Virgin Islands Prison Conditions Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 17:33:06 EDT The Justice Department today filed a motion for appointment of a receiver in the U.S. District Court, St. Croix, USVI, to remedy 25 years of non-compliance with court orders by the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections (BOC) regarding unconstitutional conditions of confinement at the Golden Grove Adult Correctional and Detention Facility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Federal Court Bars Firm with Offices in Pennsylvania and Virginia from Promoting Stock-Loan Tax Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:36:25 EDT According to court findings, HedgeLender, which maintained offices in Philadelphia and Reston, Va., promoted a scheme purportedly allowing owners of appreciated stock to obtain cash through purported loans without reporting or paying tax on capital gains. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Chief Engineer Sentenced in Maryland for Obstructing Investigation into the Illegal Overboard Discharge of Oily Waste By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:17:13 EDT Dimitrios Grifakis, 57, of Kallithea, Greece, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis to six months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for obstructing a Coast Guard inspection that took place in May 2010 aboard a Liberian-operated cargo ship M/V Capitola at the Port of Baltimore. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Reaches Agreement with City of Manassas Park, Virginia, on Bailout from the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:03:20 EDT The Justice Department announced that it has reached an agreement with the city of Manassas Park, Va., that, if approved by the court, will allow for the city to bail out from its status as a “covered jurisdiction” under the special provisions of the Voting Rights Act, and thereby exempt the city from the preclearance requirements of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination by Farmland Foods Inc. in Missouri By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:33:44 EDT The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against Farmland Foods Inc., a major producer of pork products in the United States, alleging that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination by imposing unnecessary documentary requirements on non-U.S. citizens when establishing their authority to work in the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes Confirmation of James Cole, Lisa Monaco and Virginia Seitz By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:02:53 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder today welcomed the confirmation of James Cole, as Deputy Attorney General; Lisa Monaco, as Assistant Attorney General for National Security; and Virginia Seitz, as Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Legal Counsel. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:54:49 EDT Eight California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their roles in two separate conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Rappahannock, Virginia, on Bailout from the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 12:19:05 EDT The Justice Department announced that it has reached an agreement with Rappahannock County, Va., that will allow for the county and its two political subdivisions to bail out from their status as “covered jurisdictions” under the special provisions of the Voting Rights Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Couple Sentenced for Conspiracy to Defraud the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:12:39 EDT John Scott Miles was sentenced to 30 months in prison and Kathryn Charles Miles was sentenced to 20 months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Louisiana Alleging Violations of the National Voter Registration Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:22:52 EDT The complaint, filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, alleges that Louisiana has violated the NVRA by failing to provide voter registration services at offices providing public assistance and serving persons with disabilities in Louisiana. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files a Lawsuit Alleging Employment Discrimination by a Georgia Poultry Processing Plant By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:37:01 EDT The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against Mar-Jac Poultry Inc., a poultry processing plant in Gainesville, Ga., alleging that Mar-Jac requires all newly hired non-U.S. citizens to present documents issued by the Department of Homeland Security in order to secure their jobs, but the company does not require U.S. citizens to show any specific documentation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Real Estate Businessman Pleads Guilty to Mortgage and Investment Fraud Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:34:10 EDT Alexander Otis Matthews, a Virginia real estate businessman pleaded guilty today to fraud charges in connection with mortgage and investment schemes to obtain more than $12 million in fraudulent loans. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Richmond, Virginia, Businessman Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Role in Investment Fraud Scheme Causing Millions in Losses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:48:05 EDT Julius Everett “Bud” Johnson, 62, a resident of Richmond, Va., was sentenced today to 97 months in prison for his role in an investment scheme resulting in millions of dollars in losses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Hacker Sentenced in Virginia to 10 Years in Prison for Stealing 675,000 Credit Card Numbers Leading to $36 Million in Losses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:07:32 EDT Rogelio Hackett Jr., 25, of Lithonia, Ga., was sentenced today to 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in Alexandria, Va., for trafficking in counterfeit credit cards and aggravated identity theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Former Northern Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Impeding the Internal Revenue Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:09:52 EDT Thomas J. Ernst, formerly a resident of McLean and Arlington, Va., pleaded guilty to one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede and impair the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and one count of tax evasion for 2005. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Bedford County, Virginia, on Bailout Under the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:41:04 EDT The Justice Department has reached an agreement with Bedford County, Va., that, if approved by the court, will allow for the county’s bailout from its status as a “covered jurisdiction” under the special provisions of Voting Rights Act, and thereby exempt the county from the preclearance requirements of Section 5 of the act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Religious Discrimination by Walnut, California By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 16:03:07 EDT The Justice Department today announced a settlement with the city of Walnut, Calif., resolving allegations that the city violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) when it denied the Chung Tai Zen Center of Walnut a permit to construct a Buddhist house of worship on property owned by the Zen Center, thus forcing the Zen Center to move to another facility in Pomona, Calif. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin U.S. Files Complaint Against Education Management Corp. Alleging False Claims Act Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 18:23:14 EDT The United States has intervened and filed a complaint in a whistleblower suit pending under the False Claims Act against Education Management Corp. (EDMC) and several affiliated entities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty in Relation to Staged Kidnapping in Guatemala By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:15:10 EDT Sheena Flores, 34, of Manassas, Va., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee to one count of transmitting in foreign commerce, with intent to extort money, a communication containing a threat to injure another person. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Former NASDAQ Managing Director Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Insider Trading By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:06:54 EDT Donald Johnson, a former managing director of the NASDAQ Stock Market, was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for engaging in insider trading on multiple occasions based on material, non-public information he obtained in his capacity as a NASDAQ executive. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Former Member of Virginia House of Delegates Sentenced to 114 Months in Prison for Bribery and Extortion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:15:43 EDT Phillip A. Hamilton, a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, was sentenced today to 114 months in prison after he was previously convicted of soliciting employees of Old Dominion University (ODU) for a paid position in exchange for introducing a budget amendment to fund the position, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Three New Jersey Investors Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:43:28 EDT Three financial investors who purchased municipal tax liens at auctions in New Jersey pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at tax liens auctions held by municipalities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Iowa Company Pleads Guilty to Participating in Ready-Mix Concrete Price-Fixing and Bid-Rigging Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:34:34 EDT An Iowa ready-mix concrete company pleaded guilty today to participating in a price-fixing and bid-rigging conspiracy for the sales of ready-mix concrete. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Lawsuit Challenging the Voting Rights Act of 1965 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:29:04 EDT “The Voting Rights Act plays a vital role in our society by ensuring that every American has the right to vote and to have that vote counted," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Religious Discrimination by City of Lilburn, Georgia, Against Muslim Group By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:47:02 EDT The Justice Department filed a complaint today against the city of Lilburn, Ga., alleging that the city violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 when it rejected the Dar-E-Abbas Shia Islamic Center’s requests for rezoning to construct a mosque. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Culpeper County, Virginia, on Bailout Under the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:00:56 EDT The Justice Department has reached an agreement with Culpeper County, Va., that, if approved by the court, will allow for the county’s bailout from its status as a “covered jurisdiction” under the special provisions of Voting Rights Act, and thereby exempt the county from the preclearance requirements of Section 5 of the act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Religious Discriminaton by Henrico County, Va., Against Muslim Group By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:38:36 EDT The Justice Department today announced a settlement with Henrico County, Va., resolving allegations that the county violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) when it denied the application of a Muslim organization to rezone property to construct a mosque. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Racial and Sexual Harassment by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 17:55:04 EDT The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, alleging the agency discriminated against a black male former employee on the basis of race and/or sex by subjecting him to a hostile work environment and then terminating him in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Woman Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Importing and Selling Counterfeit Cisco Computer Networking Equipment By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 12:57:18 EDT A Virginia woman was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for leading a sophisticated conspiracy to import and to sell counterfeit Cisco-branded computer networking equipment, laundering criminal proceeds and obtaining her citizenship through fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Online Identity Thief Sentenced in Virginia to 14 Years in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Credit Cards Leading to More Than $3 Million in Losses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 13:13:50 EDT A Hammond, Ind., man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., to 14 years in prison for operating an online business that sold counterfeit credit cards encoded with stolen account information. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Former Army Corps of Engineers Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes from Iraqi Contractors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:52:18 EDT Thomas Aram Manok, 50, of Chantilly, Va., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in the Eastern District of Virginia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Store Owner Arrested for Selling Counterfeit Goods By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:33:30 EDT Belal Amin Alsaidi, 30, of Petersburg, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury yesterday in Richmond, Va., with one count of conspiracy and three counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin President of Virginia-Based Connection Newspapers Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:50:17 EDT Peter Labovitz of Alexandria, Va., was sentenced to six months in prison for failing to pay employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Signs Agreement with Warrenton, Virginia, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:07:25 EDT The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the town of Warrenton, Va., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for individuals with disabilities. The agreement was reached under Project Civic Access. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Houston-based Principals of A&O Entities Sentenced in Virginia for $100 Million Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:04:35 EDT Two principals of A&O Resource Management Ltd. have been sentenced for their roles in a $100 million life settlement fraud scheme, which included more than 800 victims across the United States and Canada. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. and Three Executives Agree to Plead Guilty to Automobile Parts Price-Fixing and Bid-Rigging Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:46:25 EDT Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $200 million fine for its role in a criminal price-fixing and bid-rigging conspiracy involving the sale of parts to automobile manufacturers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin NinjaVideo Founder Pleads Guilty in Virginia to Criminal Copyright Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:01:41 EDT Hana A. Beshara, 29, of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty today for her role in founding NinjaVideo.net, a website that provided millions of users with the ability to illegally download infringing copies of copyright-protected movies and television programs in high-quality formats. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Two Individuals Sentenced in Virginia for Roles in Matching Charitable Funds Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:58:19 EDT Stephan Bekale and Jamal Ibraheem were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., for conspiring to commit wire fraud as part of a matching funds scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Virginia Real Estate Businessman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Mortgage and Investment Fraud Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:15:41 EDT Alexander Otis Matthews, a Virginia real estate businessman, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison in connection with mortgage and investment schemes to obtain more than $12 million in fraudulent loans. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Participating in Bid-Rigging and Price-Fixing Conspiracies Involving Optical Disk Drives By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:55:18 EDT Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $21.1 million criminal fine for its participation in a series of conspiracies to rig bids and fix prices for the sale of optical disk drives. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Two California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:26:14 EDT Two California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids and to commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against California Healthcare Provider Alleging Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:58:16 EDT The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Generations Healthcare, a healthcare provider with skilled nursing facilities throughout California, alleging that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination by imposing unnecessary documentary requirements on naturalized U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens in order to work in the U.S. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination at Salem, Oregon, Apartment Complex By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:14:37 EDT The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the developers, builders and designers of the Gateway Village Apartments, a 275-unit apartment complex in Salem, Ore., for violations of the Fair Housing Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Installation Ceremony for Assistant Attorneys General Virginia Seitz and Lisa Monaco By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:28:50 EDT "Today, as Lisa Monaco and Virginia Seitz are officially sworn into their leadership roles, we not only celebrate the latest achievements in two remarkable careers; we also mark an exciting, and historic, new chapter in the history of our nation’s Department of Justice," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
gin Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Illegally-Imported Sperm Whale Teeth By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 15:59:13 EDT Richard M. Ertel, of Spotsylvania, Va., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va., to the illegal importation and illegal trafficking of sperm whale teeth. Full Article OPA Press Releases
gin Justice Department Reaches Agreement with James City County, Virginia, on Bailout Under the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 19:00:36 EDT The Justice Department filed a consent decree today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after reaching an agreement with James City County, Va., that will allow for the county’s bailout from its status as a “covered jurisdiction” under the special provisions of Voting Rights Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases