mon Sales Agent for A&O Entities in Richmond Pleads Guilty to Misleading Investors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:44:35 EDT Tomme Bromseth, of Blackstone, Va., pleaded guilty today to mail fraud and structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements in conjunction with his role as a sales agent for A&O Life Funds and various related A&O entities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon East Aurora, N.Y., Chiropractor Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Failing to File Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:16:55 EDT A federal judge in Buffalo, N.Y., has sentenced John Weisberg to 12 months in prison for failing to file tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Idaho Businessman Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Failure to Pay Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:29:39 EDT Roberto Trevizo Corral, a resident of Nampa, Idaho, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison and ordered to pay $771,252.11 in restitution for failing to collect and pay over employment taxes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Attorney General Holder Speaks at the Medal of Valor Ceremony By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:17:01 EDT "The Medal of Valor is the highest honor awarded to public safety officers in the country," said Attorney General Holder. "And today’s recipients are part of a select group," Full Article Speech
mon Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at a Retirement Ceremony Honoring Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division John C. Keeney By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:39:00 EDT "Mr. Keeney’s dedication to the Department and to his colleagues is – quite simply – unparalleled," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
mon Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Speaks at a Retirement Ceremony Honoring Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division John C. Keeney By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:50:14 EDT "For those of us in the Criminal Division, though, Mr. Keeney is also a wonderful colleague, a thoughtful mentor, and, right through to the end of his tenure, an enormously hard‑working and prodigious prosecutor," said Assistant Attorney Breuer. Full Article Speech
mon Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler at a Retirement Ceremony Honoring Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division John C. Keeney By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:53:34 EDT "Mr. Keeney’s advice is always sound, and to the point because it is built upon decades of experience, in fact, nearly six decades of service, under 12 Presidents and 23 Attorneys General," said Acting Deputy Attorney General Grindler. Full Article Speech
mon Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supplier Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Role in Power Wheelchair Scheme to Defraud Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 19:42:16 EDT The owner and operator of a Los Angeles durable medical equipment company was sentenced to 46 months in prison in connection with a power wheelchair scheme to defraud Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon California Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 19:31:07 EDT Elden Ray Cibart, 61, of Redding, Calif., was sentenced today to 60 months in prison and a lifetime term of supervised release for possession and receipt of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Wyoming Used Car Dealer Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Odometer Tampering Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 17:27:03 EDT Jay Lee (aka Michael Smith; John Marks; Ricky Marks; and Anthony Romero) was sentenced today in connection with an odometer tampering scheme that defrauded numerous victims in Wyoming, Colorado and other places, the Justice Department announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Foreign National Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Role in International Money Laundering Scheme Involving Online Sales By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 18:31:43 EDT A Bulgarian national was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for his role as a money launderer for a transnational criminal group based in Eastern Europe, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Army Major Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for False Statements Charge Related to Attempt to Smuggle Currency from Iraq to the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 18:43:22 EDT U.S. Army Major Charles E. Sublett, 46, of Huntsville, Ala., was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for making false statements to a federal agency, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Jury Finds Asbestos Air Monitoring Company and Employees Guilty of Clean Air Act and Fraud Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:33:36 EDT A federal jury in Utica, N.Y. has found Certified Environmental Services Inc. (CES); two of its managers, Nicole Copeland and Elisa Dunn; and one of its employees, Sandy Allen, guilty of conspiring to aid and abet Clean Air Act violations, commit mail fraud, and defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Hawaii Man Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Molesting Minor on an Airplane By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:15:02 EDT Curtis Keith Cooper of Princeville, Hawaii, was sentenced today to 97 months in prison for molesting a minor while aboard a flight from Hawaii to California in July 2003, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii Florence T. Nakakuni. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Michigan Clinic Operator Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for His Role in a Fraudulent Home Health Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:02:31 EDT A patient recruiter and operator of a Detroit-area home health agency was sentenced to 63 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer Delivers Keynote Address at Money Laundering Enforcement Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:34:23 EDT "Over the last quarter century, asset forfeiture and money laundering prosecutions have become integral to our country’s law enforcement strategy," said Assistant Attorney General Breuer. Full Article Speech
mon Nigerian National Sentenced to 102 Months in Prison for Role in Airline Ticket Scam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:40:13 EDT Ademola Ismaila Adegoke, 43, of Accra, Ghana, was sentenced today to 102 months in prison for using stolen credit card numbers to steal more than $400,000 from U.S. citizens. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon 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
mon Additional Alleged Member of the Almighty Latin Kings and Queen Nation Charged in Hammond, Ind., with Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:34:14 EDT An additional alleged member of the Almighty Latin Kings and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) has been indicted for his alleged role in a racketeering conspiracy in Hammond, Ind., and elsewhere. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Attorney General Holder Recognizes DOJ Employees and Others for Their Service at Annual Awards Ceremony By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:13:09 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder recognizes 303 Department of Justice employees for their distinguished public service today at the 58th Annual Attorney General Awards Ceremony. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Los Angeles Patient Recruiter Known as the “Red, White & Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:18:57 EDT A patient recruiter who sold the personal information of Medicare beneficiaries from San Diego and Los Angeles to fraudulent Los Angeles medical clinics and durable medical equipment (DME) companies was sentenced late yesterday to 21 months in prison in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Fraudulent Business Opportunity Venture Operator Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:46:34 EDT Donald Williams was sentenced today in connection with a series of Costa Rica-based business opportunity fraud ventures. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the 58th Annual Attorney General’s Awards Ceremony By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:31:49 EDT "The Annual Attorney General Awards Ceremony provides an important opportunity to celebrate the Justice Department’s many critical, and most noteworthy, achievements over the last year," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
mon Texas Man Who Was Part of Father and Son Team of Pirated Software Sellers Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:38:39 EDT Todd Alan Cook, 24, of Wichita Falls, Texas, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III for selling more than $1 million worth of pirated computer software through the Internet, in violation of criminal copyright infringement laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon 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
mon Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 18 States on Election Day By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:36:11 EDT The Justice Department announced today that its Civil Rights Division plans to deploy more than 400 federal observers and department personnel to 30 jurisdictions in 18 states for the Nov. 2, 2010, general election. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon 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
mon Imprisoned Spy Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of the Russian Government and Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 14:10:37 EST Harold James Nicholson, 59, appeared before U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown and pleaded guilty to the crimes of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government and conspiracy to commit international money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon 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
mon Miami Man Sentenced to 121 Months in Prison for Purchasing, Selling and Using Stolen Credit Card Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:25:18 EST Juan Javier Cardenas of Miami was sentenced today in the Southern District of Florida to 121 months in prison for buying, trafficking and possessing stolen credit card information. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Medical Assistant Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for His Role in a Fraudulent Home Health Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:05:03 EST Mohammed El-Fallal was also sentenced by U.S. District Judge Denise Page Hood in the Eastern District of Michigan to two years of supervised release following his prison term and was ordered to pay $2.8 million in restitution. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Operator of Miami HIV Clinic Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Role in Medicare Fraud Ring By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:11:18 EST Jose Garcia, 55, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Miami to 57 months in prison for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving a Miami-area HIV clinic. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Veterans Appreciation Ceremony By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:21:58 EST "It is fitting that we’ve gathered today – exactly one week after Veterans Day and one week before Thanksgiving – to honor the 19,000 veterans who serve our nation’s Justice Department," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
mon Delaware Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Receiving Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:37:42 EST James White, 46, of Wilmington, Del., was sentenced today to 60 months in prison and five years of supervised release for receiving child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Department of Justice’s American Indian Heritage Month Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:31:14 EST "Each November, we come together to honor the history and cultural traditions of America’s indigenous peoples," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
mon Oregon Resident Arrested in Plot to Bomb Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Portland By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:40:52 EST Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia and resident of Corvallis, Ore., has been arrested on charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosives) in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb at an annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony earlier this evening in Portland, Ore., the Justice Department announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Federal Courts Order Seizure of 82 Website Domains Involved in Selling Counterfeit Goods as Part of DOJ and ICE Cyber Monday Crackdown By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:31:08 EST Seizure orders have been executed against 82 domain names of commercial websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and copyrighted works as part of Operation In Our Sites v. 2.0, Attorney General Eric Holder and Director John Morton of the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Nigerian Woman Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Her Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:31:11 EST On March 1, 2010, Linda Eteimo Ere Kendabie, 29, of Nigeria, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Houston Medical Equipment Company Manager Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison and Delivery Driver Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Roles in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:05:05 EST Houston-area residents Oliver Nkuku and Callistus Edozie were sentenced to 120 months in prison and 41 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Latin Kings Leader Sentenced To 262 Months in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 17:34:10 EST Francisco Ortiz, aka “Francis Gabriel Ortis,” “Pone,” and “King Pone,” 26, of Rockville, Md., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams Jr. in Greenbelt, Md., to 262 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, in connection with his gang activities as a member and leader of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings). Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Three Foreign Nationals Each Sentenced to 23 Months in Prison for Alien Smuggling and Visa Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 18:52:27 EST U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle also ordered Heliber Toro Mejia, 52; Humberto Toro Mejia, 60; and Luz Elena Acuna Rios, 53; all of Bogotá, to serve three years of supervised release following their prison terms. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon EPA and the Commonwealth of Kentucky Reach Agreement with Logan Aluminum Inc. to Resolve Allegations of Clean Air Act Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 16:14:31 EST The proposed consent decree resolves claims of the United States and the commonwealth under the Clean Air Act and related provisions of the laws of the commonwealth. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys’ Awards Ceremony By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 12:06:32 EST "Each of this year’s award recipients should take great pride in the fact that their efforts have made a positive and lasting impact on the citizens we serve and will leave an enduring imprint on the Department’s work for years to come," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
mon Former CEO of the Morgan Crucible Co. Sentenced to Serve 18 Months in Prison for Role in Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:22:20 EST The former CEO of The Morgan Crucible Company plc, a United Kingdom corporation, was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to obstruct a federal grand jury investigation into price fixing of carbon brushes and other carbon products sold in the United States and elsewhere. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Owner of Detroit-area Medical Clinic Sentenced to 151 Months in Prison for $23 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:47:19 EST The owner and the vice president of a Detroit-area physical therapy clinic were sentenced to 151 months and 108 months in prison, respectively, for their leading roles in a $23 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Justice Department Files Complaint Against City of Brockton, Massachusetts, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Violating the Employment Rights of an Iraq War Veteran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:42:01 EST The Justice Department announced today the filing of a complaint against the city of Brockton, Mass., and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for violating the rights of an Iraq war veteran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Vice President of Florida Corporation Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Transporting Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:55:09 EST Jeffrey Robert Libman, the vice president and co-director of Webe Web Corporation, a Florida corporation, was sentenced yesterday to 108 months in prison for transporting child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Miami-area Clinic Owner Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Miami-area Home Health Agencies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:10:29 EST Yudel Cayro, owner and operator of Courtesy Medical Group Inc., a medical clinic in Miami, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in a wide-ranging Medicare fraud scheme involving Miami-area home health agencies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Former Senior Executives of Latin Node Inc. Charged with Bribing Honduran Officials and Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:42:00 EST Jorge Granados and Manuel Caceres, the former chief executive officer and the vice president of business development, respectively, for Miami-based telecommunications company Latin Node Inc. (LatiNode) have been indicted for allegedly paying more than $500,000 in bribes to government officials in Honduras. Full Article OPA Press Releases
mon Houston Doctor Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 19:00:51 EST Houston-area residents Dr. Howard Grant, Obisike Nwankwo and John Lachman were sentenced today to 41 months in prison, 21 months in prison, and 26 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a multi-million dollar durable medical equipment Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases