dis Subsidiaries of Swedish Company, Trelleborg AB, Agree to Plead Guilty and Pay $11 Million in Criminal Fines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:43:04 EDT Two subsidiaries of the Swedish company Trelleborg AB, one based in Virginia and the other in France, have agreed to plead guilty and pay a total of $11 million in criminal fines for their participation in separate conspiracies affecting the sales of marine products sold in the United States and elsewhere. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability Discrimination by the City of Baltimore, Maryland By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:27:19 EDT The Department filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Baltimore alleging that the city of Baltimores zoning code discriminates against individuals with disabilities by requiring substance abuse treatment facilities to go through a burdensome conditional ordinance zoning process in order to locate in any zone. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Sues Nobel Learning Communities Inc. for Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:37:04 EDT The Department has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia against Nobel Learning Communities Inc. (Nobel) alleging the company violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act by excluding children with autism spectrum disorders and other disabilities from its schools and programs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Obtains $200,000 in Housing Discrimination Settlement with Lakewood, New Jersey, Apartment Complex By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:45:02 EDT The Department announced an agreement with the owners, a manager and a former manager of Cottage Manor Apartments in Lakewood, N.J., to settle allegations of discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin and race. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Sues Fitchburg, Mass., Housing Authority for Disability Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2009 16:09:52 EDT The Department today filed suit against the Fitchburg Housing Authority in Fitchburg, Mass., and its Executive Director Robert W. Hill alleging that they violated the Fair Housing Act when they refused to allow a tenant to transfer to a different apartment as a reasonable accommodation for her disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Swedish National Charged with Hacking and Theft of Trade Secrets Related to Alleged Computer Intrusions at NASA and Cisco By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2009 19:21:56 EDT Philip Gabriel Pettersson, aka "Stakkato," 21, a Swedish national, was indicted today on intrusion and trade secret theft charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-based Housing Discrimination at Six Complexes in Sioux Falls, South Dakota By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2009 17:35:49 EDT The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Equity Homes Inc, PBR LLC, BBR LLC and Shane Hartung in U.S. District Court in South Dakota for failing to provide accessible features required by the Fair Housing Act at multi-family housing developments in Sioux Falls. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Novo Nordisk Agrees to Pay $9 Million Fine in Connection with Payment of $1.4 Million in Kickbacks Through the United Nations Oil-for-food Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 May 2009 15:28:20 EDT Novo Nordisk A/S (Novo), a Danish corporation based in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, has agreed to pay a $9 million penalty for illegal kickbacks paid to the former Iraqi government. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis U.S. District Court Judge Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 May 2009 15:30:55 EDT U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for obstruction of justice related to an investigation of a judicial misconduct complaint filed against him. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Sues Garner, North Carolina, for Disability Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 May 2009 16:10:16 EDT The Department has filed suit against the town of Garner, N.C., and the towns board of adjustment alleging that they violated the Fair Housing Act when they refused to allow up to eight men recovering from drug and alcohol addictions to live together as a reasonable accommodation for their disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination at Four Multifamily Housing Complexes in Spokane County, Washington By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 May 2009 16:06:15 EDT The Department announced today a settlement of a lawsuit alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the design and construction of four multifamily housing complexes in the Spokane, Wash., area in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the City of Marion, Arkansas, Alleging Race Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2009 17:47:12 EDT The Department has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Arkansas against the City of Marion alleging it subjected Stacy D. Allen, an African-American and a former City part-time patrol officer, to discrimination on the basis of his race when he was not selected for either of two full-time patrol officer positions in the Marion Police Department. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Sheriff of Hendry County, Florida, Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 May 2009 11:48:48 EDT The Department today has entered into a consent decree that, if approved by the U.S District Court in Fort Myers, Fla., will resolve its complaint against the Sheriff of Hendry County, Fla., and the Hendry County Board of County Commissioners. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Board of Education of the City of Chicago By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 May 2009 11:50:20 EDT The Department today has entered into a settlement agreement with the city of Chicagos Board of Education that, if approved and entered by the court, will resolve a complaint of pregnancy discrimination filed by the United States against the board under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Department Asks Alaska Corruption Cases Be Remanded to District Court, Former State Representatives Be Released By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:05:26 EDT The Department of Justice today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to remand the cases of former Alaska State Representatives Victor Kohring and Peter Kott, who were convicted on corruption charges in 2007, to the District Court. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Essex County, New Jersey By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:37:59 EDT The Department filed a lawsuit today against Essex County, N.J., alleging that it discriminated against a Muslim corrections officer on the basis of her religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Former District of Columbia Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:21:00 EDT Willie Borden, a former Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department officer, pleaded guilty today to a criminal tax charge before U.S. District Court Judge James Robertson. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the Sheriff of Harrison County, Indiana, Alleging Sex Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:19:10 EDT The Department today entered into a consent decree with Harrison County, Ind., Sheriff George Michael Deatrick, in his official capacity, the Harrison County Board of Commissioners and the Harrison County Council that, if approved by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, will resolve the Departments complaint filed in March 2009 under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the Sheriff of Bryan County, Oklahoma, Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:59:19 EDT The Department today entered into a consent decree with the sheriff of Bryan County, Okla., that, if approved by the U.S. District Court in Muskogee, Okla., will resolve the Departments employment discrimination complaint against the Sheriff, also filed today with the court. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination by Marion, Alabama, Against Alabama National Guard Member By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:51:56 EDT The Department has entered into a consent decree with the city of Marion, Ala., that, if approved by the U.S. District Court in Mobile, Ala., will resolve the Departments lawsuit filed against Marion on behalf of Cynthia Y. Davis, a member of the states Army National Guard. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination at Mobile Home Park in Gulfport, Mississippi By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:25:45 EDT The Department today filed a lawsuit against the former owner and managers of Homestead Mobile Home Village, a mobile home park in Gulfport, Miss., for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against black tenants on the basis of race or color. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Intervenes in Americans with Disabilities Act Lawsuit Against Transportation Provider By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:43:59 EDT The Department announced that it has moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Jackson, Miss., challenging inaccessibility in Jacksons public transportation system. The pending lawsuit, filed by 11 residents of Jackson with disabilities and two non-profit organizations that work on behalf of people with disabilities, alleges violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (ADA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis City of Duluth, Minnesota, and Western Lake Superior Sanitary District Agree to Eliminate Sewer Overflows By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:12:17 EDT The city of Duluth, Minn., and the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District have agreed to make improvements to the areas sewer system, estimated to cost about $130 million, to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows in an agreement filed today in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minn. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Dallas Independent School District Agrees to Settle False Claims Allegations Involving E-Rate Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:13:59 EDT The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) has agreed to settle claims that the school district violated the False Claims Act in connection with the Federal Communications Commissions E-Rate program. Under the terms of the settlement, the DISD will relinquish more than $150 million in requests for federal funds, and will pay a total of $750,000. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Files Complaint and Reaches Settlement to Improve Conditions at Texas State Facilities for Persons with Developmental Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:42:15 EDT The Department announced a simultaneous lawsuit and settlement with the state of Texas concerning the care given to residents of the states 13 facilities for persons with developmental disabilities. Along with the settlement agreement, the Department will file a complaint initiating a lawsuit against the state in federal court. An independent monitor will be appointed to oversee the states compliance with the settlement agreement and the court will retain ultimate jurisdiction. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination at Apartment Complex in Clanton, Alabama By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:07:51 EDT The Department filed a lawsuit against the owner and employees of Rolling Oaks Apartments, a 72-unit complex in Clanton, Ala., for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating on the basis of race or color in the rental of apartments. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, alleges that the employees, Kenneth R. Scott and Frankie L. Roberson, told white testers that a selling point of Rolling Oaks Apartments was the lack of African American tenants and that they had adopted rental policies intended to discourage African American rental applicants. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Western Energy Company Will Pay $12.2 Million to U.S. & Montana to Settle Coal Royalties Dispute By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:50:18 EDT Western Energy Company, the operator of the Rosebud Mine on federal coal leases outside of Billings, Mont., has paid the United States more than $12 million in mineral royalties and accrued interest as the result of a settlement agreement. Under the agreement that was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Western Energy has agreed to pay $12,239,538 in additional royalties and interest, 49 percent of which will be shared with the state of Montana because the production occurred on federal lands in that state. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Signs Agreement with the Village of Midlothian, Illinois, to Improve Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:11:10 EDT The Department announced an agreement with the village of Midlothian, Ill., to improve access to civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative, which aims to bring state and local governments into full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This agreement is the 162nd under Project Civic Access. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Signs Agreement with Gregg County, Texas, to Improve Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:15:13 EDT The Department announced an agreement with Gregg County, Texas, to improve access for persons with disabilities to its programs, services, activities and facilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative, which helps bring localities into full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This agreement is the 163rd entered into under Project Civic Access. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Signs Agreement with Niagara Falls to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:18:30 EDT The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the city of Niagara Falls, N.Y., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Announces Disabled Access Settlement with Developers of Woodbridge, Virginia, Apartment Complex By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:45:23 EDT The Justice Department today announced a settlement that, pending court approval, will resolve allegations that those involved in the design and construction of the Summerland Heights Apartments, a 318-unit apartment complex in Woodbridge, Va., discriminated on the basis of disability in the design and construction of the project. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Signs Agreement with Wendell, Idaho, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:05:15 EDT The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the city of Wendell, Idaho, to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative, which aims to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Signs Agreement with Chautauqua County, New York, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 11:46:17 EDT The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Chautauqua County, N.Y., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative, which aims to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Obtains $35,000 in Disability-Based Housing Discrimination Settlement with Apartment Complex in Longview, Washington By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:13:10 EDT The Justice Department announced an agreement with the former owners and managers of Valley View Apartments in Longview, Wash., to settle allegations that they violated the Fair Housing Act by intentionally discriminating against an individual with a disability. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Signs Agreement with Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 13:33:45 EDT The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Fayette County, Pa., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative, which aims to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Signs Agreement with Port St. Lucie, Florida, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:03:35 EDT The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the city of Port St. Lucie, Fla., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Ohio Edison Agrees to Repower Power Plant with Renewable Biomass Fuel By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:28:31 EDT Ohio Edison Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has agreed in a consent decree to repower one of its coal-fired power plants using primarily renewable biomass fuels. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Resolves Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Indiana Provider of Retirement Housing By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:13:33 EDT The operator and manager of the Rathbone Retirement Community in Evansville, Ind., has agreed to pay up to $116,000 to resolve a housing discrimination lawsuit. The November 2008 lawsuit alleged that the defendants violated the Fair Housing Act by prohibiting the use of motorized wheelchairs and scooters in residents’ apartments and in the home’s common dining room during meals. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Former Taiwanese Executive Indicted in Color Display Tube Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:52:41 EDT A federal grand jury in San Francisco has returned an indictment against a former executive of a large Taiwanese color display tube (CDT) manufacturing company for participating in a global conspiracy to fix prices of CDTs, a type of cathode ray tube used in computer monitors and other specialized applications. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis U.S. Discloses Terms of Agreement with Swiss Government Regarding UBS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:35:11 EDT The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today announced that the agreement with the Swiss government has been finalized. As a result of the agreement, the United States will receive substantially all of the accounts of interest when it initiated the John Doe summons against UBS on June 30, 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., to Pay More Than $2 Million for Discharges from Nebraska Plant By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:49:48 EDT Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., the world’s largest supplier of premium beef and pork, has agreed to pay a $2,026,500 civil penalty to settle allegations that it violated terms of a 2002 consent decree and a federally-issued pollution discharge permit at its meat processing facility in Dakota City, Neb. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination Against Idaho Condominium Developer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:35:13 EDT The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the developer of the Riverwalk Condominiums, a condominium apartment complex in Post Falls, Idaho, for violating the Fair Housing Act by constructing apartments that do not have required accessibility for individuals with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Settles Race Discrimination Allegations Against Davie, Florida, Apartment Complex By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:29:05 EDT The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the owner of College Square Apartments, in Davie, Fla., to settle allegations of discrimination against African Americans. Under the consent decree, approved today in U.S. District Court in Miami, the defendants must pay a total of up to $140,000 to victims of discrimination and a civil penalty of $74,000 to the government. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Liberian Ocean Shipping Company Admits Falsifying Oil Discharge Record Books By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:01:43 EDT A Liberian-incorporated shipping company pleaded guilty today in federal court in Trenton, N.J., to failing to keep accurate oily water discharge records and using falsified records to conceal the discharge at sea of untreated bilge from one of its cargo ships. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Lawsuit Charges Atlanta Condominium with Discrimination Against Families with Children By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:59:58 EDT The Department filed a lawsuit against an Atlanta condominium association, as well as the owner of a unit and the real estate agent who sold it, for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Settles Allegations of Religion Discrimination Against Guideone Mutual Insurance Co. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:19:17 EDT The Department announced a settlement that, pending court approval, will resolve allegations that the GuideOne Mutual Insurance Company and two authorized agents discriminated because of religion when they advertised special benefits and discounts only to “churchgoers” and “persons of faith.” Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Race Discrimination by the City of Bonita Springs, Florida By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:36:48 EDT The Department has reached a consent decree with the city of Bonita Springs, Fla., that, if approved in federal court in Fort Myers, Fla., will resolve the department’s allegations that the city discriminated against an African American employee in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Obtains $134,000 in Discrimination Settlement with Mobile Home Park in Daphne, Alabama By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:57:27 EDT The Department’s Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today jointly announced an agreement with the owners and managers of Pina’s Mobile Home Park in Daphne, Ala., to settle allegations of discrimination against families with children. Under the consent decree, approved today in federal court in Mobile, Ala., the defendants must pay up to $104,130 to victims of discrimination and an additional $30,000 to the government as a civil penalty. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Announced Public Education Campaign Grants to Fight Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:59:27 EDT The Department today awarded $723,000 in grants to twelve groups serving communities throughout the country. Full Article OPA Press Releases
dis Justice Department Sues Massachusetts and Its Department of Corrections for Discriminating Against Female Job Applicants By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:48:05 EDT The Department’s complaint alleges that Massachusetts and the MDOC are using an unlawful physical abilities test (PAT) that disproportionately screens out female applicants for entry-level correctional officer jobs. Full Article OPA Press Releases