ic Justice Department Announces Recipients of Annual Project Safe Neighborhoods Achievement Awards By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:08:16 EDT The Department of Justice today announced the 24 recipients of the annual Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Achievement Awards in a ceremony hosted by Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler at the PSN national conference in New Orleans. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Former Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:08:23 EDT A former corrections officer for the Washington County Sheriff’s Department in Potosi, Mo., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of obstruction of justice, admitting that she intentionally misled law enforcement officials about her role in the assault of an inmate housed in the Washington County Jail. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Justice Department Announces a Comprehensive Agreement with New York to Remedy Violations and Ensure Constitutional Rights at Four Juvenile Justice Facilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:10:22 EDT The United States has entered into a comprehensive agreement with the State of New York and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) that resolves previous findings of unconstitutional conditions at four juvenile justice facilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Justice Department Settles Discrimination Lawsuit Against Pasco County, Florida, Fairgrounds Owner By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:29:22 EDT The Justice Department today announced the filing and settlement of a lawsuit against the Pasco County Fair Association Inc. for allegedly discriminating against Hispanic patrons in the rental of a reception hall on its fairgrounds in Dade City, Fla. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Justice Department Reaches Comprehensive Settlement with National Owner of Gas Stations Resolving ADA Claims By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:28:42 EDT The Justice Department today announced a comprehensive settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with QuikTrip Corporation, a private company that owns and operates more than 550 gas stations, convenience stores, travel centers, and truck stops in the Midwest, South and Southwestern United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Swiss Lawyer Indicted for Helping to Hide Swiss Bank Accounts and Monies Returned to U.S. Clients By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:57:16 EDT The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., returned an indictment charging Felix M. Mathis, an attorney practicing in Zurich, Switzerland, with conspiring to defraud the United States and structuring the importation of currency into this country. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic New Orleans Man Charged with Shooting African-Americans in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:56:07 EDT Roland J. Bourgeois Jr., 47, currently a resident of Columbia, Miss., was charged in a five-count indictment with conspiring to commit a hate crime, committing a hate crime with a deadly weapon and with intent to kill, making false statements and obstructing of justice in connection with a shooting that happened in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 94 Doctors, Health Care Company Owners, Executives and Others for More Than $251 Million in Alleged False Billing By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:05:27 EDT Ninety-four people have been charged for their alleged participation in schemes to collectively submit more than $251 million in false claims to the Medicare program in the continuing operation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Miami; Baton Rouge, La.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Detroit and Houston. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Attorney General Holder and Secretary Sebelius Kick-off First Regional Health Care Fraud Prevention Summit in Miami By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:41:37 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today kicked-off the first in a series of regional health care fraud prevention summits in Miami. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Former State Department Official Sentenced to Life in Prison for Nearly 30-year Espionage Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:49:51 EDT Walter Kendall Myers, a former State Department official, and his wife, Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and 81 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a nearly 30-year conspiracy to provide highly-classified U.S. national defense information to the Republic of Cuba. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination at Apartment Complex in Renton, Washington By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:32:36 EDT The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the owner, management company and former manager of Summerhill Place Apartments, a 268-unit apartment complex in Renton, Wash., for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin and familial status in the rental of apartments. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Former U.S. Army Contracting Official Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Bribery and Unlawful Salary Supplementation in Off-post Housing Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:21:45 EDT A former U.S. Army contracting official was sentenced today to 42 months in prison in connection with two schemes to solicit more than $30,000 in bribes and other payments from an Egyptian businessman in Kuwait. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability Discrimination by Ventura County, California By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:56:13 EDT The Justice Department today announced a consent decree resolving a lawsuit filed against Ventura County, Calif., alleging that the county violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to hire a qualified applicant for a children’s social services position because she is deaf and required reasonable accommodations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Medicare Fraud Strike Force Press Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:08:07 EDT "We are here to announce the results of the largest federal health care fraud takedown in our nation’s history: 94 people in four cities have been charged for their alleged participation in schemes to submit more than $251 million in false Medicare claims," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
ic Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Miami Health Care Fraud Prevention Summit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:44:07 EDT "This summit is an important opportunity – the chance to build on what was discussed, and achieved, during the first “National Summit on Health Care Fraud” that Secretary Sebelius and I convened in Washington in January," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
ic Maryland Man Sentenced on Federal Sex Trafficking, Drug and Firearm Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:40:07 EDT Lloyd Mack Royal III, aka “Blyss,” “B,” and “Furious,” 29, of Gaithersburg, Md., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams Jr. for his role in a sex trafficking operation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Blockbuster Inc. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:48:17 EDT The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Blockbuster Inc. to ensure equal access to its stores nationwide for individuals with disabilities who use service animals. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Justice Department Signs Agreement with Town of Pomfret, Connecticut, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:09:08 EDT “I commend public officials in the town of Pomfret for making this important commitment to ensuring equal access to civic life for individuals with disabilities,” said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Justice Department Signs Agreement with Wilson County, North Carolina, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:11:26 EDT The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Wilson County, N.C., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Justice Department Signs Agreement with Pearl River County, Mississippi, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:13:57 EDT The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Pearl River County, Miss., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic California Man Indicted in Las Vegas for Filing False Liens Against Federal Employees & Filing False Tax Forms By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:32:36 EDT A Las Vegas federal grand jury has indicted Thanh Viet Jeremy Cao, a resident of Orange County, Calif., for filing false liens against federal employees and corruptly obstructing the administration of the federal tax laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Former Probation Officer in Oregon Charged with Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:30:00 EDT A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Mark John Walker, 51, of Eugene, Ore., in an eight-count indictment stemming from multiple incidents in which Walker allegedly sexually abused female offenders who were under his direct supervision as a probation officer, and then obstructed a later investigation to cover up his misconduct. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the American Association of People with Disabilities “Justice for All” Event By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:32:02 EDT "It’s an honor to salute your contributions and to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the ADA – and the 15th Anniversary of the AAPD – with so many friends, colleagues and partners," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
ic New Health Care Access Guidance Promotes Preventive Medical Care Services for People with Mobility Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:37:19 EDT The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights today issued new technical assistance guidance for medical providers which will help people with mobility disabilities obtain accessible medical care. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Participating in International Child Pornography Group By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:16:15 EDT Two individuals have pleaded guilty to charges related to their participation in an international group of child pornography traffickers who used a social networking site to share thousands of sexually explicit images. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Testifies at a Hearing on the Americans with Disabilities Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:48:41 EDT "In the two decades since its enactment, the ADA has revolutionized the way society thinks about individuals with disabilities, and it has transformed the way that people with disabilities live in communities," said Assistant Attorney General Perez. Full Article Testimony
ic Department of Justice Announces Plans to Prepare New ADA Regulations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:13:48 EDT The Justice Department publishes four new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) proposals addressing the accessibility of websites, the provision of captioning and video description in movies shown in theaters, accessible equipment and furniture, and the ability of 9-1-1 centers to take text and video calls from individuals with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Indiana-Based Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative Reaches Settlement to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:19:41 EDT Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative Inc., an Indiana electric generation and transmission cooperative, has agreed to install state-of-the-art pollution control technology at its two coal-fired power plants in Indiana. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Houston-Area Resident Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Claims of Hurricane Damage to Power Wheelchairs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:25:37 EDT Paula Whitfield, a patient recruiter for a Houston durable medical equipment company, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison in connection with a $3 million power wheelchair fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Federal Court in Chicago Permanently Bars Mother/Daughter Team from Preparing Tax Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:29:41 EDT A federal district judge in Chicago has permanently barred Natalie Bradford, individually, and operating as K & N Tax Pros Inc., and Kristine Burkland-Valdez, individually, and operating as K & N Tax Pros Inc. and Tax Pros Inc., from preparing federal tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Miami-Area Husband and Wife Plead Guilty in $13.7 Million HIV Infusion Clinic Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:36:27 EDT Modesto and Victoria de la Vega pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for their participation in a $13.7 million HIV infusion Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Department of Justice's ADA 20th Anniversary Commemoration By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:46:20 EDT "Today, we commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the legacy of progress that the ADA helped to create," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
ic Attorney General Holder at the African Union Summit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:12:27 EDT "The future we will share depends on what we do today – on the goals we set, the relationships we forge, the commitments we make and the actions we take. And despite today’s many challenges and uncertainties, one thing is clear: As your historic efforts to promote peace, development, justice, and opportunity continue, the United States will act in partnership and in common cause to help the African Union achieve its goals and fulfill its mission," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
ic Subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc. Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Related Criminal and Administrative Cases By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:26:45 EDT Univision Services Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc., pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain increased radio broadcast time. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Death After Conviction on Racketeering Charges Related to Double Murders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:54:07 EDT Chief U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. today formally imposed the federal death penalty sentence on Alejandro Enrique Ramirez Umana, aka “Wizard”. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic U.S. Files Suit Against Georgia Medical Center and Physician; Allegedly Submitted Claims for Worthless Services to Federal Health Care Programs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:09:36 EDT The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Dr. Najam Azmat and the Satilla Regional Medical Center in Waycross, Ga. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Three Former Financial Services Executives Indicted for Roles in Fraud Schemes and Conspiracies Involving Investment Contracts for the Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:54:34 EDT Three former financial services executives were indicted today for their participation in fraud schemes and conspiracies related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Former CEO of the Morgan Crucible Co. Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:19:28 EDT A federal jury in Philadelphia today convicted Ian P. Norris, the former CEO of The Morgan Crucible Company plc, a United Kingdom corporation, of conspiring with others to obstruct justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Third Chi Mei Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty and Serve Jail Time for Participating in Global LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:04:01 EDT According to a one-count felony charge filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Wen-Hung “Amigo” Huang conspired with others to suppress and eliminate competition by fixing the prices of TFT-LCD panels. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Former St. Louis, Missouri, Area Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:58:45 EDT Leon Pullen pleaded guilty to civil rights violations stemming from several incidents where he sexually assaulted and stole money from women. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Dalton Township, Michigan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:16:11 EDT The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, charges that the township discriminated against persons with disabilities based on its treatment of a group home for persons recovering from drug and alcohol addiction and its failure to grant a reasonable accommodation or modification to the owner of the group home. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Spokane, Washington, Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges Related to Threats to Reproductive Health Services Clinic By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:38:36 EDT Donald Hertz pleaded guilty today in federal court in Spokane to one count of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and one count of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Two New Orleans Police Officers Charged in Connection with the Beating Death of a Civilian By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:06:32 EDT Two officers with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) have been charged in a three-count indictment with federal crimes in connection with the beating death of civilian Raymond Robair in July 2005. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Agency Chief FOIA Officers Respond to the President’s and Attorney General’s Call for Transparency By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:02:07 EDT Responding to the President’s and Attorney General’s call for increased transparency, federal agencies across the government have released more documents, made more information available on websites and decreased backlogs in the past year. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Three Indicted for Civil Rights Conspiracy, False Statements and Perjury in Connection with Cross-burning in Athens, Louisiana By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:51:21 EDT A federal grand jury in Shreveport, La., returned an indictment yesterday charging Joshua James Moro, 23; Jeremy Matthew Moro, 33; and Sonya Marie Hart, 31, with offenses related to a cross-burning in Athens, La., in October 2008, near the home of an interracial couple. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Miami-area Clinic Owner, Patient Recruiter, Two Nurses and Medicare Beneficiary Plead Guilty in Home Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:50:08 EDT Arturo Fonseca, Isis Torres, Francisco Portillo, Eduardo Romero and William Madrigal pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan to various health care fraud charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Northwest Airlines LLC Agrees to Plead Guilty for Fixing Prices on Air Cargo Shipments By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:57:40 EDT Northwest Airlines LLC has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $38 million criminal fine for its role, through Northwest Airlines Cargo, in a conspiracy to fix prices in the air transportation industry. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Freight Forwarder Panalpina Pays U.S. $375,000 to Settle False Claims and Kickbacks Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:31:05 EDT Swiss-based freight forwarder Panalpina Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $375,000 to settle allegations that the company paid kickbacks to employees of Kellogg Brown & Root Inc. (KBR). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Two Brothers Plead Guilty in Miami HIV Infusion Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:32:42 EDT Two brothers pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for participating in a $13.7 million HIV infusion Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ic Department of Justice Releases First National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 12:02:30 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder today announced that the Department of Justice released its first-ever National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction. Full Article OPA Press Releases