obs Ohio Homebuilder Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Tax Fraud, Bank Fraud, Money Laundering and Obstruction of Justice Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:46:26 EDT Thomas E. Parenteau of Hilliard, Ohio, was sentenced today to 22 years in prison for conspiring with his wife, his mistress and their accountant, to commit tax fraud and money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Nebraska Man Arrested on Wire Fraud and Obstruction of Justice Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:37:09 EDT An Omaha, Neb., man was charged in an indictment unsealed today for allegedly trying to solicit corrupt payments from an individual in return for a promised reduction in the individual’s ultimate prison sentence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Former Columbus County, N.C., Detention Center Inmate Charged with Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 18:31:23 EDT The Justice Department today announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging former inmate Terry Lashavious McMillian, 26, of Whiteville, N.C., with federal civil rights violations involving the assault of an inmate and related acts of obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Former North Carolinian Sentenced for Obstructing and Impeding the Internal Revenue Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:40:55 EDT Maurice Goulet was sentenced today in Charlotte, N.C., by U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. to six months in prison for his conviction for corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the due administration of the internal revenue laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Former EPA-CID Special Agent in Texas Pleads Guilty to Perjury and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 10:05:08 EDT Keith Phillips, 61, of Kent, Texas, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Richard T. Haik Sr. in the Western District of Louisiana to a two-count indictment charging him with obstruction of justice and perjury. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Oil Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act and Obstruction of Justice Crimes in Louisiana By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:14:07 EDT Pelican Refining Company LLC, pleaded guilty today to felony violations of the Clean Air Act and to obstruction of justice charges in federal court in Lafayette, La. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs South Florida Corrections Officers Convicted of Federal Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:43:14 EDT A federal jury in Miami convicted South Florida Reception Center (SFRC) Corrections Officers Alexander McQueen, 30, and Steven Dawkins, 30, of offenses related to the violation of civil rights of inmates at SFRC. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Dolton, Ill., Police Officer Arrested on Federal Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges Involving Alleged Use of Excessive Force By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 17:01:46 EDT Kevin Fletcher, 34, of Dolton, was indicted on two counts of violating the victims’ civil right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a person acting under color of law and one count of obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Spokane, Wash., Police Officer Convicted of Civil Rights and Obstruction Violations in Connection with Beating Otto Zehm By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 19:24:12 EDT A federal jury today convicted Spokane, Wash., Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr., 64, of civil rights and obstruction charges stemming from his March 18, 2006, beating of an unarmed citizen and an extensive cover-up that followed. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Former Bryan County, Okla., Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Indicted for Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:05:01 EST A federal grand jury sitting in Muskogee, Okla., returned an indictment today charging former Bryan County, Okla., Sheriff’s Lieutenant Kevin Bennett Holt, 48, of Achille, Okla., with federal civil rights violations and related acts of obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs New Zealand Fishing Company Indicted for Enviromental Crimes and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 15:44:03 EST A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has returned a seven-count indictment charging Sanford Ltd. with violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs New Orleans Police Officer Convicted of Obstruction of Justice and Perjury By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:51:26 EST Ronald Mitchell, 33, an officer with the New Orleans Police Department, was convicted today of obstructing justice and committing perjury during the course of a federal civil suit related to the shooting death of civilian Danny Brumfield in September 2005. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Greek Shipping Company, Master and Chief Engineer of M/V Agios Emilianos Convicted for Intentional Cover-Up of Oil Pollution and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:08:04 EST Ilios Shipping Company S.A., pleaded guilty in federal court in New Orleans for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstruction of justice, announced Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Texas Oil Company Sentenced to Pay $12 Million for Clean Air Act and Obstruction Crimes in Louisiana By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:00:54 EST Pelican Refining Company LLC, was sentenced today to pay $12 million for felony violations of the Clean Air Act and obstruction of justice charges in federal court in Lafayette, La. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Former Des Moines, Iowa, Police Officers Indicted for Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:39:19 EST A federal grand jury in Des Moines, Iowa, returned an indictment today charging two former Des Moines Police Department Officers Mersed Dautovic and John Mailander with violations of federal criminal laws related to an incident involving an alleged assault against a civilian on Sept. 13, 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Two Shipping Corporations Plead Guilty and Are Sentenced in Maryland for Obstruction of Justice and Environmental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:46:43 EST Two corporations pleaded guilty today in separate hearings in Baltimore for their role in managing and owning a ship engaged in deliberate discharges of waste oil and plastic garbage. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs American Samoa Department of Education Official Convicted by Federal Jury in District of Columbia of Witness Tampering and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:55:17 EST The director of the school lunch program for the government of the U.S. Territory of American Samoa was convicted today in relation to his efforts to obstruct a federal grand jury and law enforcement investigation into a bribery scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs South Florida Corrections Officers Sentenced on Federal Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:10:19 EST Two corrections officers were sentenced to prison today for civil rights and obstruction charges stemming from prisoner abuse that took place at the South Florida Reception Center (SFRC), a state prison in Doral, Fla. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Justice Department 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Observance Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:40:27 EST "Today, we have the privilege – and the solemn duty – of enforcing the civil rights laws and reforms that Dr. King, Congressman Lewis and so many others fought to ensure," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
obs Boca Raton, Florida-based CPA Indicted for Preparing False Tax Returns and Obstructing Internal Revenue Laws By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:47:15 EST John P. Miller, a Certified Public Accountant, was indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of Florida with obstructing the Internal Revenue laws and preparing false tax returns the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Ripley, Tennessee, Police Officer Arrested on Federal Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges Involving Alleged Use of Force By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 17:44:18 EST Stephen Michael Kirkpatrick, 47, was indicted on two counts of violating the victim’s rights to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures and the use of unreasonable force by a person acting under color of law and one count of obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Italian Shipping Company and Chief Engineer Charged with Environmental Crimes and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 16:02:51 EST Italian-based shipping company Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Company S.P.A., owner and operator of the Motor Vessel Bottiglieri Challenger, and Vito La Forgia, the vessel’s chief engineer, have been charged in a four-count indictment with the illegal dumping of waste oil and oil-contaminated waste water in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, conspiracy and two counts of obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Louisiana Jury Convicts General Manager/former Owner of Arkla Disposal Services of Violations of Clean Water Act and Obstructing an EPA Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:25:27 EDT Father and son, John Tuma and Cody Tuma, 28, of Shreveport, were both charged in a five-count indictment with violations of the Clean Water Act, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to illegal discharges coming from the Arkla Disposal Services Inc., a facility in Shreveport, La. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Greek Shipping Company Sentenced in New Orleans to Pay $2 Million for Intentional Cover-Up of Oil Pollution and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:32:16 EDT Ilios Shipping Company S.A. was sentenced today in federal court in New Orleans for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice in Relation to Her Husband’s Disappearance By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:22:38 EDT Abby Beard Hogan, 50, pleaded guilty yesterday in the Northern District of Florida for her role in the obstruction of a multinational investigation into the disappearance of her husband, James Hogan, then an employee in the U.S. Consulate in Curacao, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Pamela Cothran Marsh for the Northern District of Florida, U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security Eric J. Boswell and John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Miami Field Office. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Five New Orleans Police Officers Sentenced on Civil Rights and Obstruction of Justice Violations in the Danziger Bridge Shooting Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 15:36:43 EDT The Justice Department announced today that five officers from the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) were sentenced in connection with the federal civil rights prosecution of a police-involved shooting that occurred on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina, leaving two innocent civilians dead and four others seriously wounded. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs New Orleans Police Officer Sentenced for Perjury and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:21:05 EDT A former New Orleans Police Department officer Ronald Mitchell was sentenced today to 20 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance for lying under oath and obstructing justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Ohio Attorney Convicted of Tax Fraud and Obstruction of Justice Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:00:40 EDT The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that attorney Aristotle “Rick” R. Matsa, of Worthington, Ohio, was convicted of numerous tax fraud and obstruction of justice related offenses, including witness tampering and making a false statement. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Former BP Engineer Arrested for Obstruction of Justice in Connection with the Deepwater Horizon Criminal Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:50:35 EDT Mix, 50, of Katy, Texas, was charged with two counts of obstruction of justice in a criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District of Louisiana and unsealed today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Federal Jury Finds Ira Isaacs Guilty in Los Angeles Adult Obscenity Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:02:16 EDT Ira Isaacs, 60, was found guilty today in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on one count of engaging in the business of producing and selling obscene videos and four counts of distributing obscene videos, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of California, Assistant Director in Charge Steve Martinez of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, and Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Cincinnati Attorney Pleads Guilty to Obstructing IRS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 May 2012 17:28:53 EDT Suzanne Land, a Cincinnati attorney, pleaded guilty today to obstructing and impeding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) while representing the estates of two deceased clients, the Justice Department and IRS announced. District Court Judge Herman J. Weber presided over the guilty plea hearing. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Hyosung Corporation Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Obstruction of Justice for Submitting False Documents in an ATM Merger Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 May 2012 10:54:41 EDT An executive of South Korean-based Hyosung Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and to serve time in a U.S. prison for obstruction of justice charges in connection with an automated teller machine (ATM) merger investigation conducted by the Antitrust Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Ship’s Captain Convicted of Obstructing a Coast Guard Inspection By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 May 2012 15:31:02 EDT Prastana Taohim, 38, the captain of the M/V Gaurav Prem, was found guilty of two counts of obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Miami Man Convicted for Obstruction of Justice and False Statements for Certifying Ships Safe for Sea By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 May 2012 12:35:21 EDT Alejandro Gonzalez, 60, of Miami-Dade County, Fla., was convicted by a federal jury in Miami of three counts of making false statements to the U.S. Coast Guard and one count of obstruction of an agency proceeding. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs American Samoa Department of Education Official Sentenced to 35 Months in Prison for Witness Tampering and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 17:49:00 EDT Paul Solofa, the former chief financial officer for the Department of Education for the government of the U.S. Territory of American Samoa was sentenced today to 35 months in prison following his conviction earlier this year for his efforts to obstruct a federal grand jury and law enforcement investigation into a bribery scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Former Fort Deposit, Alabama, Police Officer Arrested for Stealing Money from Motorists and Obstructing Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:37:47 EDT Former Fort Deposit, Ala., Police Officer Carlos Tyson Bennett was arrested today on charges of stealing money from motorists on Interstate 65 in central Alabama and subsequently trying to conceal his criminal activity, announced the Justice Department. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Former Chief Investment Officer of Stanford Financial Group Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:53:47 EDT Laura Pendergest-Holt, 38, the former chief investment officer of Houston-based Stanford Financial Group, pleaded guilty today to obstructing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into Stanford International Bank (SIB), the Antiguan offshore bank owned by convicted financier Robert Allen Stanford. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Veteran D.C. Defense Attorney Charles F. Daum and Two Investigators Found Guilty of Obstruction of Justice Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:03:16 EDT Veteran District of Columbia defense attorney Charles F. Daum, 66, of Arnold, Md., was found guilty today of one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, three counts of obstruction of justice and two counts of subornation of perjury, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Chief Cathy L. Lanier of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department; and James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Three Albuquerque Men Indicted on Federal Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:36:14 EDT A federal grand jury in Albuquerque has issued a seven-count indictment charging three corrections officers at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) with various crimes related to the assault of an inmate housed at MDC on Dec. 21, 2011, and subsequent attempts to cover up and impede the investigation of the assault. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Fishermen and Seafood Wholesaler Convicted of Conspiring to Obstruct Justice, Falsify Food Safety and Oyster Harvest Records, and Traffic in Illegal Oysters By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:57:20 EDT After a seven week trial in federal court in Camden, N.J., multiple defendants were convicted on various felony counts of creating false records, trafficking in illegally possessed oysters, obstructing the Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of public health and safety, and conspiring to commit those crimes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Former North Carolina Builder Arrested and Charged with Tax Obstruction and Conversion of Government Property By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:12:06 EDT William B. Clayton, a residential builder formerly of Corolla, N.C., was arrested yesterday on charges of obstructing the tax laws and converting government property. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman Re-Sentenced on Bribery, Conspiracy, Fraud and Obstruction of Justice Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 17:04:56 EDT Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was resentenced today to serve 78 months in prison for his role in bribery, conspiracy, fraud and obstruction of justice charges involving former HealthSouth CEO Richard M. Scrushy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs New Zealand Fishing Company Found Guilty in Washington, D.C., of Environmental Crimes and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:32:46 EDT A federal jury in Washington, D.C., today returned guilty verdicts against Sanford Ltd., a New Zealand fishing company, on six counts of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Miami Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Obstruction of Justice and False Statements for Certifying Ships Safe for Sea By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:42:21 EDT Alejandro Gonzalez, 60, of Miami-Dade County, Fla., was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to 21 months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Massachusetts Tax Fraud Promoter Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to Obstruct and Impede the IRS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 17:53:08 EDT A federal judge in Worcester, Mass., sentenced William Scott Dion today to 84 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States, and for obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor also ordered Dion to pay restitution in the amount of $3 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Former Chief Investment Officer of Stanford Financial Group Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:24:32 EDT Laura Pendergest-Holt, 39, the former chief investment officer of Houston-based Stanford Financial Group, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for her role in obstructing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into Stanford International Bank (SIB), the Antiguan offshore bank owned by convicted financier Robert Allen Stanford. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Massachusetts Tax Fraud Promoter Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Obstruct and Impede the Irs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:21:22 EDT A federal judge in Worcester, Mass., sentenced Catherine June Floyd today to 60 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and for obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor also ordered Floyd to pay restitution in the amount of $3 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Massachusetts Tax Fraud Promoter Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Tax Evasion and Conspiracy to Obstruct and Impede the IRS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:53:26 EDT A federal judge in Boston sentenced Charles Adams today to 48 months in prison for tax evasion, conspiring to defraud the United States and obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor also ordered Adams to pay restitution in the amount of $401,000. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Massachusetts Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion and Conspiracy to Obstruct and Impede the IRS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:15:26 EDT A federal judge in Boston sentenced Gary Alcock today to 14 months in prison for tax evasion, for conspiring to defraud the United States, and for willfully failing to file tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor also ordered Gary Alcock to pay restitution in the amount of $515,518. Alcock pleaded guilty to the charges on Dec. 9, 2011, and provided substantial assistance to the government in prosecuting the case against the remaining defendants, which Judge Saylor cited, among other factors, as a basis for a reduced sentence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
obs Former FBI Agent and Alleged Co-Conspirators Indicted for Scheme to Obstruct Federal Fraud Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:42:45 EDT The indictment charges former FBI special agent Robert G. Lustyik Jr., 50, of Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; Michael L. Taylor, 51, of Harvard, Mass., the principal of Boston-based American International Security Corporation (AISC); and Johannes W. Thaler, 49, of New Fairfield, Conn., each with one count of conspiracy, eight counts of honest services wire fraud, one count of obstructing justice and one count of obstructing an agency proceeding. Full Article OPA Press Releases