sm Florida Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Traveling to the Philippines in Sex Tourism Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 18:11:07 EST Donald Mathias was also sentenced to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $200,000 in restitution to his victims. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Oregon Man Charged with Operating Illegal Money Transmitting Business That Moved More Than $172 Million Through Shell Corporations in the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 18:00:42 EST Victor Kaganov, who emigrated from Russia and set up numerous shell corporations in Oregon on behalf of Russian clients, was arrested today on charges of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Chicago Resident David Coleman Headley Pleads Guilty to Role in India and Denmark Terrorism Conspiracies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:15:27 EDT David Coleman Headley, a U.S. citizen of partial Pakistani descent, pleaded guilty today to a dozen federal terrorism charges, admitting that he participated in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, as well as later planning to attack a Danish newspaper. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm National Drug Intelligence Center Releases National Drug Threat Assessment 2010 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:08:03 EDT The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), a component of the Department of Justice and the nation’s principal center for strategic drug intelligence, has released the National Drug Threat Assessment 2010 (NDTA 2010), detailing drug trafficking and abuse trends within the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Eritrean Man Pleads Guilty to Alien Smuggling By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:57:13 EDT Samuel Abrahaley Fessahazion, 23, an Eritrean national, has pleaded guilty to helping smuggle illegal aliens to the United States for private financial gain, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney José Angel Moreno of the Southern District of Texas and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Women from Colorado and Pennsylvania Charged with Terrorism Violations in Superseding Indictment By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 16:08:55 EDT A superseding indictment unsealed this afternoon in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charges Jamie Paulin Ramirez, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Colorado, and Colleen R. LaRose, aka "Fatima LaRose," aka "JihadJane," a resident of Pennsylvania, with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Pasco, Washington, Company to Enforce Employment Rights of National Guardsman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:23:18 EDT The Department has entered into a consent decree with Milne Enterprises Inc., d/b/a Milne, Nail, Power Tool &s complaint alleging violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Court Rules Against Mississippi Businessman’s Tax Shelter Promoted by KPMG By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 May 2010 11:03:11 EDT A federal court in Jackson, Miss., has ruled in favor of the United States involving a businessman’s attempt to use a KPMG- marketed tax shelter to avoid paying income tax on approximately $18 million in capital gains. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm New York Small Business Lender to Pay U.S. $26.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 May 2010 10:18:41 EDT Ciena Capital LLC, a private, non-depository lender located in New York City, has reached an agreement with the United States to settle fraud claims related to its small business lending for $26.3 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Statement of Attorney General Holder on the U.S.- EU and EU Member States Declaration on Counterterrorism By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 15:45:19 EDT “The Council’s adoption of this Declaration is a crucial step forward in our mutual fight against terrorism," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Justice Department Signs Agreement with Smyth County, Virginia, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:49:15 EDT The agreement was reached under Project Civic Access (PCA), the department’s wide-ranging initiative to ensure that cities, towns and counties throughout the country comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm United States Files Counterclaims and Crossclaims in Small Business Administration Loan Fraud Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:06:07 EDT The United States filed False Claims Act counterclaims against Saehan Bank and crossclaims against Steve Yong Kim and Young Soon Kim in the Northern District of Oklahoma. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Kosovar National Charged with Terrorism Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:27:27 EDT – Bajram Asllani, 29, a resident of Mitrovica, Kosovo, has been charged in a criminal complaint with providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons abroad. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Puerto Rico Senator and Businessman Charged in Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:04:08 EDT Puerto Rico Senator Hector Martinez Maldonado and Juan Bravo Fernandez, the former president of one of the largest private security firms in Puerto Rico, have been charged in an indictment returned today by a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico for their alleged roles in a bribery scheme involving legislation beneficial to Bravo Fernandez’ business. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Five Brothers Charged in Human Trafficking Scheme That Smuggled Young Ukrainian Migrants By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:19:44 EDT An indictment unsealed today in Philadelphia charged Omelyan Botsvynyuk, Stepan Botsvynyuk, Mykhaylo Botsvynyuk, Dmytro Botsvynyuk, and Yaroslav Botsvynyuk, a/k/a Yaroslav Churuk, with extortion and conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for their alleged involvement in a human trafficking operation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Accountant for Former Arizona Congressman Convicted of Embezzling Insurance Premiums and Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 15:03:13 EDT Dwayne Lequire, 51, of Elgin, Ariz., was found guilty by a federal jury in Tucson, Ariz., late yesterday of eight counts of embezzling insurance premiums and one count of conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Three Colombian Nationals Extradited to the United States to Face Alien Smuggling and Visa Fraud Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:53:15 EDT Three Colombian nationals have been extradited from Colombia to the United States on charges of conspiracy to smuggle aliens for profit, alien smuggling for profit, and conspiracy to commit visa fraud in connection with their alleged roles in an extensive and sophisticated visa fraud scheme through which they fraudulently procured visas from the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Florida Businessman Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Role in Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:29:59 EDT A Miami businessman was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to pay bribes to former officials of the Republic of Haiti. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm North Carolina Businessman Pleads Guilty to Role in Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:28:33 EDT A former Kyrgyzstan country manager for a U.S. tobacco company has pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to pay bribes to officials of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Pakistani Taliban Leader Charged in Terrorism Conspiracy Resulting in Murder of Seven Americans in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:36:59 EDT Hakimullah Mehsud, the self-proclaimed emir of the Pakistani Taliban, has been charged by criminal complaint for his alleged involvement in the murder of seven American citizens on Dec. 30, 2009, at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Former Workers at Los Alamos Charged with Transmitting Classified Nuclear Weapons Data to Injure the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:09:06 EDT The Justice Department today announced that a scientist and his wife, who both previously worked as contractors at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, have been indicted on charges of communicating classified nuclear weapons data to a person they believed to be a Venezuelan government official and conspiring to participate in the development of an atomic weapon for Venezuela, among other violations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm 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
sm Three Colombian Nationals Plead Guilty to Alien Smuggling and Visa Fraud Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:21:32 EDT Three Colombian nationals pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to smuggle aliens for profit and conspiracy to commit visa fraud in connection with their roles in an extensive and sophisticated visa fraud scheme through which they fraudulently procured visas from the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Alabama Legislators, Staff Member, Lobbyists and Businessmen Charged in 39-count Indictment for Roles in Wide-ranging Conspiracy to Influence and Corrupt Votes Related to Electronic Bingo Legislation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 11:01:23 EDT Eleven individuals, including four current Alabama state legislators, three lobbyists, two business owners and one of their employees, and an employee of the Alabama legislature have been charged for their roles in a conspiracy to offer to and to bribe legislators for their votes and influence on proposed legislation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Bank to Pay $2.2 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims to Small Business Administration By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 17:41:45 EDT Saehan Bank has agreed to pay the United States $2.2 million to settle allegations arising under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act with respect to a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan, the Justice Department announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm 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
sm Massachusetts Businessman Pleads Guilty to Multiple Frauds and Tax Evasion Over More Than a Decade By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:09:09 EDT A former Pittsfield, Mass., man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a series of frauds and attempts to avoid paying taxes over more than a decade, as well as lying to federal authorities and financial institutions about his illegal activities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Texas Businessman Pleads Guilty in Virginia to Role in $100 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Life Settlements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:51:07 EDT Eric M. Kurz, 46, of The Woodlands, Texas, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering in conjunction with his actions as a wholesaler of investment products for A&O, a group of businesses that acquired and marketed life settlements to investors. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm GlaxoSmithKline to Plead Guilty & Pay $750 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability Regarding Manufacturing Deficiencies at Puerto Rico Plant By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:41:10 EDT SB Pharmco Puerto Rico Inc., a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline, PLC (GSK), has agreed to plead guilty to charges relating to the manufacture and distribution of certain adulterated drugs made at GSK’s now-closed Cidra, Puerto Rico, manufacturing facility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Assistant Attorney General Tony West Speaks at the GlaxoSmithKline Press Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:40:00 EDT "Every year, health care fraud costs American taxpayers billions of dollars and undermines the integrity of the health care programs on which so many of us depend," said Assistant Attorney General West. Full Article Speech
sm Florida Businessman Pleads Guilty to Illegal Trade in Elephant Ivory By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:16:42 EDT Joseph Barringer, 55, the owner of a Florida pool cue company, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Orlando to violating the Endangered Species Act in connection with the illegal export of African elephant ivory through an online auction site. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Justice Department Reaches Settlement with University of South Carolina to Ensure Students Are Free from Harassment By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:11:35 EST The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement with the University of South Carolina to resolve an investigation into the university’s policies and procedures related to discrimination and harassment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm 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
sm Viktor Bout Extradited to the United States to Stand Trial on Terrorism Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:57:21 EST After more than two years of legal proceedings, alleged international arms dealer Viktor Bout has been extradited to the Southern District of New York from Thailand to stand trial on terrorism charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm 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
sm Restitution Trust Funds Implemented for Foreign Victims of Sex Tourism By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:53:48 EST Restitution trust funds for the benefit of two minor victims of sex tourism in the Philippines were executed and implemented yesterday through the signing of trust documents by Filipino social welfare authorities and a U.S. based trustee. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in International Child Pornography Ring Dismantled by International Law Enforcement Effort By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:00:17 EST Yesterday’s guilty plea by David Michael Fagerness is the result of an international investigation into the “Lost Boy” online bulletin board. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Philadelphia School District to Resolve Harassment Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:28:07 EST The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the School District of Philadelphia and the School Reform Commission to resolve an investigation into a complaint of race, color and/or national origin-based harassment of Asian students at South Philadelphia High School, and allegations that the school district was deliberately indifferent to the severe and pervasive harassment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Justice Department Settles with Cosmetology School in Puerto Rico on Allegations of HIV Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:57:55 EST The Justice Department today announced the settlement of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complaint against Modern Hairstyling Institute Inc. in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Michigan Businessman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Federal E-Rate Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:55:03 EST A Michigan businessman pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with the federal E-Rate program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Seafood Wholesaler Owners Plead Guilty to Selling Falsely Labeled Fish, Smuggling, and Misbranding of Seafood Products By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:31:27 EST Karen L. Blyth and David H.M. Phelps pleaded guilty today in federal court in Mobile, Ala., to 13 felony offenses for their roles in purchasing and selling farm raised Asian catfish and Lake Victoria perch falsely labeled as grouper; selling foreign farm-raised shrimp falsely labeled as U.S. wild caught shrimp, selling shrimp that falsely claimed to be larger, more expensive shrimp than they actually were; and for buying fish they knew had been illegally imported into the United States Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Justice Department Sues Cincinnati Landlord for Sexual Harassment By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:29:30 EST The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against Cincinnati landlord Henry E. Bailey alleging that Bailey sexually harassed female tenants at residential properties he has owned and managed in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 14:27:45 EST Daniel Patrick Boyd, aka “Saifullah,” 40, pleaded guilty today in federal court in New Bern, N.C., to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons in a foreign country. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm 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
sm Utah Businessman Charged with Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:51:10 EST The former president of Infinia Healthcare LLC, a company that operated long-term healthcare facilities in several states, was indicted by a federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court in Utah for three counts of tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Ohio Businessman Charged with Failing to Report Foreign Bank Account at UBS in Switzerland By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:07:15 EST An Ohio man residing in Switzerland was charged by information in the Northern District of Ohio for filing false personal income tax returns for the years 2004 through 2008, the Department of Justice announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Illegal Money Transmitting Business That Moved More Than $172 Million Through Shell Corporations in the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:53:26 EST Victor Kaganov, who emigrated from Russia and set up numerous shell corporations in Oregon on behalf of Russian clients, pleaded guilty today to charges of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Former Campaign Treasurer for U.S. Congressman from New Jersey Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Campaign Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 16:32:34 EST The former campaign treasurer for Representative Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $450,000 from the congressman’s election and re-election campaign accounts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Michigan Property Owner and Manager Ordered to Pay $82,500 in Civil Penalties in Sexual Harassment Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 17:45:38 EST A federal court in Detroit has ordered Ypsilanti, Mich., property owner and Washtenaw County Commissioner Ronnie Peterson, and his former manager Glen E. Johnson to pay a total of $82,500 in civil penalties in a sexual harassment case. Full Article OPA Press Releases
sm Hillsboro School District Agrees to Access for Autism Service Dog By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 14:26:53 EST The Justice Department announced today that the Hillsboro, Oregon, School District will allow Jordan “Scooter” Givens to bring his trained autism service dog into his classroom in the Hillsboro School District. Full Article OPA Press Releases