fro United States Resettles Four Uighur Detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Bermuda By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:17:35 EDT Four detainees, Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity who had been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, have been resettled in Bermuda. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Georgia Federal Court Permanently Bars Fulton County Man from Preparing Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:57:30 EDT A federal court in Atlanta has permanently barred Derrick Jackson and his businesses from preparing federal tax returns for others. The court said that since 2002, Jackson "has prepared blatantly fraudulent tax returns for customers." Jacksons businesses were called Tax Wisdom and International Tax and Accounting Services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Shark Fins Dealer Pleads Guilty to Illegally Dealing in Fins from Protected Species By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:44:38 EDT Mark L. Harrison, a resident of Southport, Fla., and Harrison International LLC, a Florida corporation, today pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to violating the Lacey Act, a federal fish and wildlife trafficking law, by dealing in shark fins, the landing of which was not reported as required by law. In addition, Mark Harrison pleaded guilty to a second charge related to his attempted export of shark fins of species that are prohibited to harvest under laws of the state of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Former Military Contractor Convicted of Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:31:18 EDT Raschad L. "Sean" Lewis, a former fuel section employee of Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. (KBR), assigned to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, was found guilty yesterday by a federal jury of conspiracy, false writing, bribery of a public official, and false claims stemming from a bribery and a fuel diversion scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Ship Captain and Chief Officer Plead Guilty to Crimes Related to Pollution from Cargo Ship Traveling to New Orleans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:15:22 EDT A Greek citizen, Panagiotis Lekkas, the captain of the bulk cargo ship the M/V Theotokos, pleaded guilty today to four felony counts in federal court in New Orleans for violating anti-pollution laws, ship safety laws and obstructing a U.S. Coast Guard investigation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Federal Court Permanently Bars Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Firm from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:22:58 EDT A federal court has permanently barred a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.,-area woman and her company from preparing federal income tax returns for others. According to the government complaint in the case, Carole Exantus of Plantation, Fla., operated a company called J’s Corporation in Miami. The court found that J’s Corporation repeatedly prepared federal income tax returns claiming false tax credits and deductions that it knew would result in understating customers’ tax liabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Former Military Officer Pleads Guilty to Participating in Scheme to Steal Fuel Worth $39.6 Million from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:55:59 EDT Robert Young, 56, a former captain in the U.S. Army, pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to steal fuel worth approximately $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:54:10 EDT A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to steal fuel worth approximately $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Third Crewmember Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Pollution from Cargo Ship By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:02:23 EDT A Greek citizen who oversaw the engineering department on board a Dominica-flagged bulk cargo ship pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in New Orleans for violating environmental laws designed to prevent pollution from ships and making false statements to the U.S. Coast Guard. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Justice Department Seeks to Bar Couple’s “Asset-protection” Scheme Allegedly Operated from Florida and Bahamas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 15:50:22 EDT The United States has filed a lawsuit to bar a married couple’s alleged nationwide tax fraud scheme involving so-called asset protection. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Husband of Former Army Officer Pleads Guilty to Laundering Money Stolen from Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 16:04:49 EDT A New Jersey accountant pleaded guilty today to laundering portions of more than $300,000 stolen from the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in the Republic of Iraq and brought back to the United States by his wife, a former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Former Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Convicted of Stealing Large Amounts of Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:54:15 EDT Robert Jeffery, 55, was convicted today by a federal jury in Alexandria, Va., for his role in a scheme to steal fuel worth approximately $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro U.S. Judge Permanently Bars Suffolk County, N.Y., Tax Preparer from Doing Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:05:05 EDT A federal district judge in New York has permanently barred Howard Levine from preparing federal tax returns for others. The court also ordered Levine to provide his customer lists to the government and to mail copies of the court order to his customers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Two Manufacturers Agree to Settle Clean Air Act Claims Resulting from Explosions at Plants in Kentucky and Mississippi By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:26:03 EDT Two manufacturing companies, in separate settlements, have agreed to pay civil penalties and take corrective measures to settle Clean Air Act violations resulting from explosions at two plants in 2002 and 2003 in Louisville, Ky., and Pascagoula, Miss. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro 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
fro Two Chief Engineers from Oil Tanker “Georgios M” Indicted for Environmental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:25:36 EDT A federal grand jury in Houston has returned an indictment charging two crewmembers of the oil tanker Georgios M with making false statements, violating federal law designed to prevent pollution from ships and obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Former Military Contractor Sentenced for Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:43:34 EDT Raschad L. “Sean” Lewis, a former fuel section employee of Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. (KBR) assigned to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for his role in a bribery and a fuel diversion scheme. U.S. District Court Judge Leonie M. Brinkema also ordered Lewis to pay $891,000 in restitution and serve three years of supervised release. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Federal Court Permanently Bars Texas Man from Preparing Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:35:37 EDT A federal judge in Dallas has permanently barred Lennon Madzima from preparing federal tax returns for others. The court found Madzima repeatedly understated his customers’ income tax liabilities “by negligently and willfully claiming frivolous and meritless federal fuel tax credits that had no realistic possibility of being sustained on the merits” and “by negligently and willfully inflating or fabricating telephone excise tax refund credits.” Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Former Department of Defense Contractor Sentenced for Participation in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:29:33 EDT Lee William Dubois, a former Department of Defense contractor, was sentenced today to three years in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal fuel worth approximately $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro California Court Bars Four Men from Promoting Alleged Stock-Loan Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:49:14 EDT A federal judge in San Francisco has issued permanent injunctions barring four individuals from promoting what a government lawsuit describes as a complex tax-fraud scheme involving several entities located around the globe. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Justice Department Asks Court to Bar Nebraska CPA from Preparing Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:03:55 EDT The United States has asked a federal court in Lincoln, Neb., to bar Donald Ondrak, a Lexington, Neb., CPA, from preparing tax returns. According to the government complaint in the case, Ondrak’s firm, Don Ondrak PC, prepares federal income tax returns for customers that unlawfully understate income and employment tax liabilities by under-reporting income, overstating expenses and claiming improper deductions for non-deductible personal expenses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Federal Court Bars Georgia Man & Tax Preparation Businesses from Preparing Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:10:05 EDT A federal court has permanently barred Wayne Perry, a Macon, Ga., man, and his tax preparation firms, Premier Choice Inc. and Perry Tax Services, from preparing federal tax returns. Perry agreed to the injunction. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Polembros Shipping LTD. Pleads Guilty to Crimes Related to Pollution from Cargo Ship Traveling to New Orleans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:34:19 EDT Polembros Shipping LTD pleaded guilty today for violating anti-pollution laws, ship safety laws, and making false statements during a U.S. Coast Guard investigation of the M/V Theotokos. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Federal Court Bars Texas Woman from Preparing Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:28:22 EDT A federal district court in Texas has permanently enjoined Ludivina Salinas of Mission, Texas, from preparing federal income tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Justice Department Sues to Bar Kansas Man from Preparing Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:33:59 EDT The United States has asked a federal court in Kansas City, Kan., to bar Carlos Cruz, aka Carlos Ruano-Cruz, from preparing tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro German National Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Coral from the Philippines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:50:51 EDT Gunther Wenzek, a German national, pleaded guilty today before District Judge Anna J. Brown, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, to one count of smuggling coral into the United States at the port of Portland, Ore. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Federal Court Permanently Bars Utah Man from Promoting “Asset Protection” Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:56:36 EDT A federal judge in St. George, Utah, has permanently enjoined Kent Bickmore, the founder of a so-called asset-protection business, from helping customers file fraudulent liens and create hidden nominee bank accounts Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Ship Operator Pleads Guilty for Concealing Pollution from Oil Tanker By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:55:27 EDT A Panamanian company that operated a 40,000-ton oil tanker ship pleaded guilty today for deliberately concealing pollution discharges from the ship directly into the sea. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Cuban Citizen Extradited from Latvia and Arraigned for Allegedly Trafficking Counterfeit Slot Machines and Computer Programs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:10:53 EDT Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera, 43, a Cuban national, was arraigned today in U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada on charges of producing and selling counterfeit slot machines and counterfeit computer programs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro United States Transfers Six Uighur Detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Palau By www.justice.gov Published On :: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:50:16 EDT Six detainees who are Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity have been transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the control of the Republic of Palau. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Former Military Officer Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Participating in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:53:47 EST Robert Young, 57, a former captain in the U.S. Army, was sentenced today to 97 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal approximately 10 million gallons of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Court Bars Milwaukee Heating Contractor from Making Disbursements Before Paying Federal Payroll Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:19:59 EST A federal court in Milwaukee, Wis., today issued a preliminary injunction ordering a Milwaukee heating contractor and its owner and president to comply with federal employment tax payment requirements. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Tennessee Woman Barred from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others; Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:02 EST A federal court today issued a preliminary injunction barring Karen Liane Miller of Nashville, Tenn., from preparing federal income tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Polembros Shipping Ltd. Sentenced for Crimes Related to Pollution from Cargo Ship Traveling to New Orleans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:53:47 EST Polembros Shipping LTD., a ship management company headquartered in Greece, was sentenced today in federal court in New Orleans to pay a $2.7 million criminal fine for violating anti-pollution laws, ship safety laws, and making false statements during a U.S. Coast Guard investigation of the M/V Theotokos, the Justice Department announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Georgia Couple Charged with Human Trafficking and Immigration Violations for Exploiting Woman from Swaziland By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:55:09 EST A federal grand jury in Atlanta has indicted an Ellenwood, Ga., husband and wife, Juna Gwendolyn Babb, 54, and Michael J. Babb, 53, on charges of conspiracy, forced labor, document servitude, which is confiscating someone’s passport and visa, and harboring an alien for financial gain, the Justice Department announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Former Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:52:47 EST Robert Jeffery, 55, a former master chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, was sentenced today to four years in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal approximately 10 million gallons of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Michigan Tax Preparers Permanently Barred from Preparing Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:18:57 EST Chief District Judge Paul L. Maloney has permanently barred Joyce M. Stone and Charles J. Freed, both of Tipton, Mich., from preparing income tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro U.S. Army Major Charged with Smuggling Cash from Iraq and Making False Statements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:31:15 EST U.S. Army Major Charles E. Sublett, 46, of Huntsville, Ala., was arrested today on charges of bulk cash smuggling and making false statements to a federal agency. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro German National Sentenced for Smuggling Coral from the Philippines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:08:41 EST Gunther Wenzek, a German national, was sentenced today to serve three years on probation and pay a criminal penalty of over $35,000 by Judge Anna J. Brown of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon for smuggling coral into the Port of Portland, Ore. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro CEO of Seafood Importer Pleads Guilty to Importing and Selling Falsely Labeled Fish from Vietnam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:09:34 EST The chief executive officer of Sterling Seafood Corporation located in Cresskill, N.J., pleaded guilty to importing falsely labeled fish from Vietnam and evading over $60 million in federal tariffs, as well as selling over $500,000 in similarly misbranded fish purchased from another importer in the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Attorney General Announces $11 Million from Zylon Settlement Set Aside for Bulletproof Vests By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:53:09 EST “There is nothing more basic, or more important, to our work than keeping our law enforcement officers safe,” Attorney General Holder said. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Federal Court Permanently Blocks Tennessee Woman from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:04:22 EST A federal court has issued a permanent injunction barring Karen Liane Miller of Nashville, Tenn., from preparing federal income tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro First Extradition from El Salvador to the United States Brings Salvadoran National Back to Serve Prison Sentence on Texas State Sexual Assault Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:40:09 EST “Today’s extradition brings a criminal to justice and paves the way forward in our law enforcement partnership with El Salvador,” said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Taiwan Exporter Arrested on Charges of Exporting Missile Components from the United States to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:43:45 EST Yi-Lan Chen, aka "Kevin Chen," 40, a Taiwan passport holder, was arrested on Feb. 3, 2010, on charges of illegally exporting commodities for Iran’s missile program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Extradited from Mexico to United States to Face Federal Drug-trafficking Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:31:49 EST An allegedly high-ranking leader of one of Mexico’s largest drug cartels, whose father allegedly heads a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel and is among Mexico’s most powerful drug kingpins, was extradited today from Mexico to face federal narcotics trafficking conspiracy charges in the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Justice Department Requires KeySpan to Disgorge $12 Million in Profits from Anticompetitive Agreement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:16:15 EST The Department announced a settlement with KeySpan Corporation that requires KeySpan to pay $12 million for violating the antitrust laws by entering into an agreement restraining competition in the New York City electricity capacity market. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Virginia Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Participating in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:16:32 EST Michel Jamil, 60, was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal approximately 10 million gallons of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro United States Transfers Two Uighur Detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Switzerland By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:55:10 EDT The Swiss Government, with the support of the Canton of Jura, accepted the two Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity for resettlement in Switzerland. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Court Issues Order Barring Michigan Tax Preparer from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:05:16 EDT A U.S. District Court has issued an order permanently barring Shawn Robin Gibson, a Detroit tax preparer, from preparing federal tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
fro Leader of Hacking Ring Sentenced for Massive Identity Thefts from Payment Processor and U.S. Retail Networks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:41:24 EDT Albert Gonzalez, of Miami, the leader of the largest hacking and identity theft ring ever prosecuted by the U.S. government, has been sentenced to 20 years and one day in prison for his role in a series of hacks into a major payment processor and several retail networks. Full Article OPA Press Releases