port Justice Department Officials Raise Awareness of Disaster Fraud Hotline for Reporting Fraudulent Charitable Contribution Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:54:11 EDT The Department of Justice reminds members of the public to be aware of and report any instances of suspected fraudulent charitable contribution schemes related to the natural disasters in Japan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Chinese Counterfeit Perfume Importers Indicted for Allegedly Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:56:07 EDT A federal grand jury in Brooklyn, N.Y., has returned a two- count indictment against Shaoxia Huang, Shaoxiong Zhou and Shaowu Zhou for trafficking in counterfeit goods and conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Colombian Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Import Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine into the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:13:09 EDT Colombian drug trafficker Carlos Ojeda-Herrera pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle in the District of Columbia to conspiring and attempting to transport shipments of 700- 800 kilograms of cocaine from Isla de Margarita, off the coast of Venezuela, to vessels waiting on the high seas to transport the drugs to Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Illegally Attempting to Export Military Satellite Components to the PRC By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 13:31:40 EDT Two Chinese nationals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., for attempting to obtain radiation-hardened microchips, which are prohibited defense items used in the military and aerospace industry. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Three Individuals and Two Companies Indicted for Conspiring to Export Millions of Dollars Worth of Computer-Related Equipment to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:59:25 EDT One individual and his company in New York and two others and their company in California were indicted today in the District of Columbia on charges of illegally exporting millions of dollars worth of computer-related equipment from the United States to Iran via the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Full Article OPA Press Releases
port North Carolina Bank Agrees to Pay $400,000 in Restitution to Victims of Investment Fraud Scheme It Failed to Detect and Report By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:45:04 EDT CommunityONE Bank N.A. with 45 offices throughout the state has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice related to its failure to file a suspicious activity report and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port California Company and Its CEO Sentenced for Conspiring to Illegally Export Industrial Valves to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 May 2011 18:27:26 EDT GWC Valve International Inc., a company headquartered in Bakersfield, Calif., and its chief executive officer, David Meador, 52, were sentenced today in the Eastern District of California for conspiracy to export services related to industrial valves to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port National Disaster Fraud Hotline Available to Report Tornado and Flood-Related Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2011 16:13:35 EDT In response to recent natural disasters in several states, and subsequent relief efforts, the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) is reminding the public to be aware of and report any instances of alleged fraudulent activity related to relief operations and funding for victims. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Man Convicted in Miami in Connection with Costa Rica-Based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2011 17:42:04 EDT Following a two-week trial, a federal jury in Miami today convicted Sirtaj “Tosh” Mathauda on 12 felony counts related to a fraudulent business opportunity scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Former U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charge Related to Contracts Supporting Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2011 14:43:59 EDT A retired major in the U.S. Army pleaded guilty today in San Antonio to accepting $400,000 from a contractor following his deployment to Kuwait. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Another Individual Sentenced in Miami in Connection with Costa Rica-Based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 May 2011 17:31:34 EDT Gregory Britt Fleming was sentenced today in connection with a series of Costa Rica-based business opportunity fraud ventures. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Six Individuals Charged for Providing Material Support to the Pakistani Taliban By www.justice.gov Published On :: Sat, 14 May 2011 09:55:38 EDT Six individuals located in South Florida and Pakistan have been indicted in the Southern District of Florida on charges of providing financing and other material support to the Pakistani Taliban, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port New Jersey UBS Client Sentenced for Failing to Report More Than $750,000 in Swiss Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 May 2011 11:41:44 EDT Lucille Abrahamsen Jackson pleaded guilty on Nov. 18, 2010, to an information charging her with willfully subscribing to a false tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port New Jersey UBS Client Sentenced for Failing to Report More Than $1 Million in Swiss Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 May 2011 11:25:01 EDT Harry Abrahamsen previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh to an information charging him with one count of willful failure to file an FBAR. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Justice Department Settles Case Against South Bend, Indiana, Public Transportation Corporation to Defend Employment Rights of Army Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2011 11:35:19 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it has resolved claims made by Stephen Ralston against the South Bend, Ind., Public Transportation Corporation (TRANSPO) under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Two Individuals Convicted of Importing and Selling Counterfeit Cisco Computer Networking Equipment By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2011 16:21:30 EDT Chun-Yu Zhao, of Centreville, Va., and Donald H. Cone, of Frederick, Md., were convicted by a federal jury in Alexandria, Va., for their roles in a sophisticated scheme to import and sell counterfeit Cisco-branded computer networking equipment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Texas Resident Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for $17 Million Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Export-Import Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 May 2011 12:44:26 EDT An El Paso, Texas, resident was sentenced yesterday to 70 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of more than $17 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Justice Department Opens Investigation into the Portland, Oregon, Police Bureau By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 14:23:46 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a civil investigation into allegations of use of excessive force by members of the Portland, Ore., Police Bureau (PPB), in accordance with the pattern or practice provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez of the Civil Rights Division Speaks at the Portland, Oregon, Police Bureau Press Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 16:02:31 EDT "Effective, accountable policing is critical for any healthy community, and we are here today because we all share the goal of ensuring that the Portland Police Bureau is the best law enforcement agency that it can be." Full Article Speech
port Tahawwur Rana Guilty of Providing Material Support to Terror Group and Playing Supporting Role in Denmark Terror Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 18:45:20 EDT A Pakistani native who operated a Chicago-based immigration business was convicted today of participating in conspiracy involving a terrorism plot against a Danish newspaper and providing material support to a terrorist organization based in Pakistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Former U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Bribery Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:18:08 EDT A former U.S. Army major pleaded guilty today to bribery related to his work as a contracting officer’s representative in Kuwait from 2004 to 2006. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Connecticut Early Learning Center to Ensure Equal Opportunity for Children with Autism By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:08:38 EDT The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with Beach Babies Learning Center LLC, located in Old Saybrook, Conn., to resolve allegations that the center terminated the enrollment of a then two-year-old child from its program because the child has autism. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port HSBC India Client Indicted for Filing False Tax Returns and Failing to Report Foreign Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:02:18 EDT Dr. Arvind Ahuja of Greendale, Wis., was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Milwaukee on four counts of willfully filing materially false tax returns and four counts of failing to file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Fraudulent Business Opportunity Owner Sentenced in Miami By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:39:02 EDT Robert Nicol was sentenced this week in connection with a series of Utah-based business opportunity fraud ventures. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Justice Department Sues James J. Williams Bulk Service Transport in Washington to Protect Employment Rights of Air Force Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:06:33 EDT The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Dave Axtell, a U.S. Air Force reservist, against James J. Williams Bulk Service Transport Inc., its parent company Trans-System Inc., and another Trans-System subsidiary, System TWT Transportation Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Former Port Isabel Detention Officer Charged with Violating Civil Rights of Detainee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 14:39:37 EDT A federal indictment returned by a McAllen, Texas, grand jury on June 7, 2011, charging former Port Isabel Detention Center Lieutenant Raul Leal with using excessive force on a detainee, obstruction of justice and lying to a federal agent was unsealed today following Leal’s arrest. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Owner of Miami Company Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Export-Import Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:30:55 EDT The owner of an investment planning company in Miami was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of $5.2 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Attorney General Holder, Secretary Duncan Announce Effort to Respond to School-to-Prison Pipeline by Supporting Good Discipline Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:02:44 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the launch of the Supportive School Discipline Initiative, a collaborative project between the Departments of Justice and Education that will address the “school-to-prison pipeline” and the disciplinary policies and practices that can push students out of school and into the justice system. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Seventh Individual Sentenced in Connection with Costa Rica-Based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:05:46 EDT Sirtaj Mathauda, a former resident of South Florida, was sentenced today in connection with a series of Costa Rica-based business opportunity fraud ventures. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Micronesian Couple Pleads Guilty in Washington to Withholding Passport in Connection with Human Trafficking Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 18:22:25 EDT Edk Kenit, 29, and Choimina Lukas, 31, a Micronesian couple living in Longview, Wash., pleaded guilty today to document servitude in connection with a scheme to compel the labor of an 18-year-old woman, also from Micronesia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Online Identity Theft Involving More Than $700,000 in Reported Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:28:08 EDT A Brooklyn, N.Y., man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., for his role in managing a credit card fraud operation that operated throughout the East Coast of the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port The City of Newport, R.I., Will Upgrade Facilities and Pay Fine to Settle Clean Water Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:45:42 EDT Under the terms of a settlement filed today in federal court, the city of Newport has agreed to eliminate illegal discharges of sewage into Narragansett Bay from its wastewater treatment plant and wastewater collection system. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Settlement Will Resolve Clean Air Act Penalties and Repay Portion of Clean up Costs from Danvers, Mass. Explosion in 2006 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:03:16 EDT The United States has reached agreement with the owners and a former operator of an inks and paint products manufacturing facility in Danvers, Mass., that exploded and burned in 2006 the day before Thanksgiving. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Maryland Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Importing and Selling Counterfeit Cisco Computer Networking Equipment By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:22:31 EDT Donald H. Cone, 48, of Frederick, Md., was sentenced today in Alexandria, Va., to 30 months in prison for his role in a sophisticated conspiracy to import and sell counterfeit Cisco-branded computer networking equipment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Importation of Polar Bear Trophy from Canada By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:53:06 EDT Rodger Dale DeVries, 73, a resident of Jenison, Mich., has pleaded guilty to illegally importing a polar bear trophy mount in 2007 from Canada into Michigan in violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Bridgeport, Conn., Man Admits to Participating in the Murder of Three Individuals in 2005 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:08:27 EDT Azikiwe Aquart, also known as “Z” and “Ziggy,” pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport, Conn., to three counts of murder in aid of racketeering stemming from his role in the murder of three Bridgeport residents in August 2005. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port 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
port Three Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to the Pakistani Taliban By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:25:28 EDT At a hearing today before U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington, D.C., Irfan Ul Haq, 37; Qasim Ali, 32; and Zahid Yousaf, 43, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Delaware Man Pleads Guilty to Production and Transportation of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:47:00 EDT Leonard Wasylyk, 49, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Sue L. Robinson in the District of Delaware. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Justice Department Awards $118 Million to Enhance, Support Tribal Justice and Safety By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:05:45 EDT The Department of Justice today announced grants to nearly 150 American Indian and Alaskan Native nations providing $118.4 million to enhance law enforcement practices, and sustain crime prevention and intervention efforts in eight purpose areas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on the 2010 Uniform Crime Report By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:41:43 EDT Attorney General Holder today issued the following statement on the release of the 2010 Uniform Crime Report, which showed a decline in violent crime across the United States for the second straight year. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Deportation Order Upheld Against Detroit-Area Man Who Shot Jews as Nazi Policeman During World War II By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:38:16 EDT The Board of Immigration Appeals has dismissed the appeal of John (Ivan) Kalymon of Troy, Mich., who was ordered removed from the United States earlier this year because of his participation in lethal acts of Nazi-sponsored persecution of Jews during World War II. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Florida Federal Jury Convicts Man for Business Opportunity Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:44:47 EDT A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., yesterday found Manuel Rodriguez guilty of fraud in connection with a coffee machine business opportunity scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port 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
port New York Resident and His Company Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Export Computer-Related Equipment to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 12:53:56 EDT Jeng “Jay” Shih and Sunrise Technologies and Trading Corporation pleaded guilty today in the District of Columbia to conspiracy to illegally export U.S.-origin computers from the United States to Iran through the United Arab Emirates. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Justice Department Statement on US Airways/Delta Airlines Acquisition of Slots at Washington's Reagan National and New York's Laguardia Airports By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:56:44 EDT The Department of Justice issued a statement today after the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its order involving US Airways’ and Delta Airlines’ acquisition of slots at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport and New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Two Indicted for Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:41:03 EDT Ali Charaf Damache, an Algerian man who resided in Ireland, and Mohammad Hassan Khalid, a Pakistani citizen and U.S. lawful permanent resident who resided in Maryland, have been charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists in a superseding indictment returned today in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Texas Resident Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Export-Import Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:28:09 EDT Gilberto Baez-Garcia, 35, was also sentenced by Judge Kathleen Cardone in U.S. District Court in El Paso to five years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $ 3,614,594 in restitution and $ 3,614,977 in forfeiture. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Five Individuals Indicted in a Fraud Conspiracy Involving Exports to Iran of U.S. Components Later Found in Bombs in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:05:33 EDT Five individuals and four of their companies have been indicted as part of a conspiracy to defraud the United States that allegedly caused thousands of radio frequency modules to be illegally exported from the United States to Iran, at least 16 of which were later found in unexploded improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
port Host of Child Pornography Online Bulletin Board Pleads Guilty to Transporting Child Pornography and Destruction of Records By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:20:57 EDT According to his plea agreement, from approximately December 2006 through August 2008, Terry Lee Nolley, 47, and others conspired to operate “Country Lounge,” a secure web-based bulletin board dedicated to trading images of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases