en Justice Department and Bazaarvoice Inc. Agree on Remedy to Address Bazaarvoice’s Illegal Acquisition of PowerReviews By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:15:50 EDT The Department of Justice and Bazaarvoice Inc. have agreed on a remedy that will address Bazaarvoice’s illegal acquisition of PowerReviews Inc. by requiring Bazaarvoice to divest the assets it acquired from PowerReviews and adhere to other requirements to fully restore competition in the provision of online product ratings and reviews platforms. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Former Army Contracting Officials Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns and Filing False Financial Ethics Disclosure Forms By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:17:38 EDT Velma I. Salinas-Nix and Kenneth H. Nix, of Boerne, Texas, were sentenced today to serve 20 months in prison and 30 months in prison, respectively, for filing false tax returns and making false statements to the U.S. Army by filing false financial ethics disclosure forms. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Speaks at the Department of Justice’s 2014 Nationwide Tour to Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault on College Campuses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 10:59:46 EDT "We want to make sure that survivors everywhere know that they have a place – and a voice. Survivors have this Administration’s commitment to build toward a future where domestic abuse, sexual assault, stalking and teen dating violence are eradicated," said Deputy Attorney General Cole. Full Article Speech
en Associate Attorney General Tony West Delivers Remarks at Department of Justice’s 2014 Nationwide Tour to Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault on College Campuses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:07:21 EDT As Reverend Garanzini mentioned, I am the Associate Attorney General of the United States, the number three official at the Justice Department. And throughout my career, I’ve been fortunate to hold many titles. But they all pale in importance to the roles I play as the father of an intelligent and talented daughter; as the older brother of two amazing sisters and brother-in-law to a third; as an uncle, a son and a husband. Full Article Speech
en Principal Deputy Director Bea Hanson Speaks at the District of Columbia’s Women’s Bar Association Foundation Annual Grant Award Reception By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:58:53 EDT "Each of the 2014 grant recipients are doing amazing work – day in and day out they are changing the lives of the most vulnerable residents in the District of Columbia. And they are strengthening our nation’s legal community," said Principal Deputy Director Hanson Full Article Speech
en International Competition Network Adopts Recommended Practices for Predatory Pricing Analysis and Advances Convergence on Confidentiality Protections By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:41:25 EDT The International Competition Network (ICN) adopted new recommended practices for predatory pricing analysis and competition assessment, and approved new work product on international merger enforcement cooperation, confidentiality protections during investigations, leniency policy and digital evidence gathering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Office on Violence Against Women Announces Two New Grants to Support Prosecutorial and Victim Services in Rural and Tribal Communities in the Bakken Region By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:50:47 EDT The Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women announced the release of two grant solicitations to launch a new $3 million special initiative for the Bakken Region. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Alabama Man Sentenced for Tax Fraud and Identity Theft By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:47:38 EDT Nakia Jackson, of Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to serve 87 months in prison today for conspiring to defraud the United States and one count of aggravated identity theft for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence Announce the Publication of Additional Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Filings, Opinions and Orders Regarding Collection Under Section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Su By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:01:54 EDT On January 3, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence declassified and disclosed publically that the U.S. government had filed an application with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court seeking renewal of the authority to collect telephony metadata in bulk, and that, the FISC renewed that authority. The Office of the Director National Intelligence also announced that the Administration was undertaking a declassification review of the FISC's January 3 primary order. On February 12, 2014, and following a declassification review by the Executive Branch, the FISC released in redacted form the previously classified January 3 primary order it had issued in Docket Number BR 14-01, along with a number of other documents. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels Speaks at the Department of Justice’s 2014 Nationwide Tour to Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault on College Campuses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:25:37 EDT "When universities fail to respond adequately to campus sexual assault, they engage in their own sex discrimination by forcing the affected students to attend school in a hostile sex-based environment." Full Article Speech
en Justice Department Statement on U.S. District Court Finding That Department’s Settlement with US Airways/American Airlines is in the Public Interest By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 09:43:56 EDT "We’re pleased that the court agreed that the department’s remedy will enhance system-wide competition in the airline industry," said Assistant Attorney General Baer Full Article OPA Press Releases
en International Community Mobilizes to Recover Stolen Assets for People of Ukraine By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 09:16:39 EDT A high-level international meeting to support the Government of Ukraine in recovering stolen assets begins tomorrow in London. The gathering is a landmark for Ukraine in underscoring the rule of law and international cooperation. The international community and the Government of Ukraine are united in their commitment and determination in returning stolen assets to the people of Ukraine. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Attorney General Holder: Justice Dept. to Collect Data on Stops, Arrests as Part of Effort to Curb Racial Bias in Criminal Justice System By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:34:03 EDT Noting that African-American and Hispanic males are arrested at disproportionately high rates, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that the Justice Department will seek to collect data about stops, searches and arrests as part of a larger effort to analyze and reduce the possible effect of bias within the criminal justice system. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Forty-Fifth Defendant Sentenced for Trafficking Identities of Puerto Rican U.S. Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:46:13 EDT A Dominican national was sentenced today for his role in trafficking the identities and corresponding identity documents of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Houston Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Bomb Synagogue By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:26:19 EDT Dante Phearse, 33, has entered a plea of guilty to calling in a bomb threat to Congregation Beth Israel, a synagogue in Houston. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Georgia Dentist Sentenced to Jail for Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:55:11 EDT Dr. Dayo Obebe of Muscogee County, Georgia, was sentenced today to serve 12 months and one day in prison for tax evasion and ordered to pay $189,661 in restitution. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Alabama Man Sentenced to Prison for Million Dollar Scheme Using Prisoner Identities to Obtain False Tax Refunds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:31:57 EDT Harvey James was sentenced today to serve 110 months in prison for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Jamaican Citizen Sentenced in Connection with International Lottery Scheme That Defrauded Elderly Americans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:27:42 EDT Oneike Mickhale Barnett, a Jamaican citizen, was sentenced today in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., in connection with his role in a fraudulent lottery scheme based in Jamaica that targeted victims in the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en California Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Racially Motivated Assault on White Man and African-American Woman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:40:53 EDT Perry Sylvester Jackson, 28, of Marysville, Calif., was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez to serve 70 months in prison for violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in a 2011 racially motivated attack against a white man and an African-American woman in Marysville. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Florida Resident Sentenced in Connection with International Lottery Scheme That Defrauded Elderly Americans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:28:40 EDT Charmaine Anne King was sentenced today in connection with her role in a fraudulent international lottery scheme that targeted U.S. citizens. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Attorney General Holder Delivers Remarks at the Ukraine Forum on Asset Recovery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:55:19 EDT The goals that bind together every nation represented here are, as ever, rooted in our long shared and defining values. For well over a century, our mutual commitment to cooperation has played an indispensable role in ensuring stability, international security and bolstering global collaboration. And today, once again, this community of nations stands as one – our ranks strengthened by partners, old and new, from around the world, and our peoples united by a joint and pressing obligation: to respond to the challenges of this day, to help resolve the conflicts of this hour, and to stand with the people of Ukraine in this moment as they rightfully chart their own, independent course to safety, prosperity, and peace. Full Article Speech
en Deputy Attorney General Cole Delivers Remarks on the White House Task Force Protecting Students from Sexual Assault By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:48:49 EDT It will be no small feat, but we ultimately must change the culture on campuses and in communities, so that everyone understands that sexual assault is never acceptable. Full Article Speech
en Swiss Offshore Tax Evasion Enabler Pleads Guilty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:10:40 EDT Josef Dörig, 72, of Switzerland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in connection with his work as the owner of a trust company in Switzerland. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Oklahoma Attorney Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:05:52 EDT Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally, U.S. Attorney Sanford C. Coats for the Western District of Oklahoma, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that Larry Douglas Friesen pleaded guilty to three counts of willfully failing to pay employment taxes Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Detroit-Area Physical Therapist, Physical Therapy Assistant and Unlicensed Doctor Convicted in $14.9 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:15:34 EDT A federal jury in Detroit today convicted a physical therapist, physical therapy assistant and unlicensed doctor for their participation in a nearly $15 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Attorney General Holder Delivers Remarks at Ukraine Forum on Asset Recovery Closing Session By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:27:54 EDT Although our Forum has reached its conclusion, the work we perform will not end. We will not lose sight of these critical challenges. And we will not diminish our focus on eliminating corruption wherever it occurs, and whatever form it takes. Full Article Speech
en Justice Department Requires eBay to End Anticompetitive “No Poach” Hiring Agreements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 May 2014 10:53:15 EDT The Department of Justice reached a settlement with eBay Inc. that prevents the company from entering into or maintaining agreements with other companies restraining employee recruitment and hiring. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Alabama Man Indicted for Threatening African-American Man and Another Person at Restaurant By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 May 2014 16:49:24 EDT Jeremy Heath Higgins was indicted for threatening an African-American man at a Quinton, Alabama, restaurant, and for threatening another person who ordered Higgins to leave the restaurant due to his behavior. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer Speaks at the Conference Call Regarding the Justice Department’s Settlement with eBay Inc. to End Anticompetitive “No Poach” Hiring Agreements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 May 2014 10:55:19 EDT "This is one further step towards closing an unfortunate chapter for Silicon Valley and other companies who unlawfully agreed to deny their employees the opportunity to receive competing job offers. These so-called “do not poach” or anti-solicitation agreements are per se unlawful, and the Antitrust Division takes them very seriously," said Assistant Attorney General Baer. Full Article Speech
en Justice Department Sues to Stop Miami Tax Return Preparers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 5 May 2014 14:17:11 EDT The United States has asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami to stop Lazaro Jesus Toyos, Shirley Ester Almazan, Dilma Toyos Garcia and Daniel Almazan, and their companies L. Toyos Tax Service Inc., Toyos Garcia Tax Service Inc., Toyos Tax Service Inc. and Total Income Tax Services from preparing federal income tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the State of Hawaii and the Hawaii Department of Transportation for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 5 May 2014 14:20:13 EDT The Justice Department announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the state of Hawaii and the state of Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division (HDOT-Airports) alleging that the defendants discriminated against former employee Sherry Valmoja by subjecting her to sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Penske Truck Leasing Co. to Enforce Employment Rights of Air Force Reserve Member By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 5 May 2014 16:48:18 EDT The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today that they had reached an agreement with Penske Truck Leasing Co. resolving claims that Penske violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Owners of Los Angeles Ambulance Company Sentenced for Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 May 2014 08:54:04 EDT The owners of Alpha Ambulance Inc. (Alpha), a now-defunct Los Angeles-area ambulance transportation company, have been sentenced in connection with a Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to Hold Workshop on Conditional Pricing Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 May 2014 10:07:27 EDT The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold a joint public workshop to explore the economic and legal analysis of conditional pricing practices among firms in a supply chain. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Government Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Florida-Based Baptist Health System for $2.5 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 May 2014 10:43:36 EDT Baptist Health System Inc. (Baptist Health), the parent company for a network of affiliated hospitals and medical providers in the Jacksonville, Florida, area, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle allegations that its subsidiaries violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to federal health care programs for medically unnecessary services and drugs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Master Klean Janitorial By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 May 2014 13:33:19 EDT The Justice Department reached an agreement today with Master Klean Janitorial, a company based in Denver, resolving claims that the company engaged in a pattern or practice of discriminatory documentary requests based on citizenship status in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Wyoming Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Using Concealed Caribbean Bank Account in Tax Evasion Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 May 2014 17:51:22 EDT Robert C. Sathre was sentenced today to serve 36 months in federal prison for tax evasion by U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Acting Assistant Attorney General Dreher Speaks at the District of Columbia Bar Association Panel on U.S. Efforts to Combat Wildlife Trafficking By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 May 2014 13:25:20 EDT "The Department of Justice, principally through ENRD, has long been a leader in the fight against wildlife trafficking. I would like to take just a moment to tell you a bit about the Environment Division that I lead," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Dreher. Full Article Speech
en Attorney General Holder and Secretary Duncan Issue Guidance for School Districts to Ensure Equal Access for All Children to Public Schools, Regardless of Immigration Status By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 May 2014 10:05:38 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary Arne Duncan today announced updated guidance to assist public elementary and secondary schools to ensure enrollment processes are consistent with the law and fulfill their obligation to provide all children – no matter their background – equal access to an education. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en United States Files Complaint Against Stevens-Henager College, Inc. Alleging False Claims Act Violations for Illegal Recruiting By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 May 2014 10:46:19 EDT The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Stevens-Henager College, Inc. and its owner, The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, for illegally compensating recruiters, the Department of Justice announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Former Executive Director of Virgin Islands Legislature Charged with Bribery and Extortion in Award of Government Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 May 2014 14:41:48 EDT The former executive director of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands was indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Virgin Islands for accepting bribes and engaging in extortion in the award of contracts with the Legislature. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Attorney General Holder Delivers Remarks on Guidance for School Districts to Ensure Equal Access for All Children to Public Schools, Regardless of Immigration Status By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 May 2014 10:06:35 EDT Especially as we approach the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, in which Chief Justice Earl Warren called education “a right which must be made available to all on equal terms,” it is imperative that we do everything in our power to end policies or practices that deny this right to those who are constitutionally entitled to it. Full Article Speech
en Attorney General Holder Delivers Remarks at Justice Department Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Event By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 May 2014 11:19:03 EDT Within the Department, we have moved forward with our groundbreaking Diversity Management Initiative to promote diversity within our own ranks. Through our close partnership with the Federal Asian Pacific American Council, we have helped to create considerable new opportunities for our employees to thrive – both personally and professionally. And thanks to the tireless efforts of employee organizations like DOJ Pan Asia and others, we continue to encourage every member of the DOJ family to grow, to learn, and to advance in their lives and careers. Full Article Speech
en Swiss Asset Management Firm and Related Companies Agree to Resolve Criminal Tax Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 May 2014 16:09:16 EDT Swisspartners Investment Network AG, a Swiss-based asset management firm, and three of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the Swisspartners Group), entered into a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and agreed to pay $4.4 million to the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Former Maryland Sergeant Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 May 2014 17:27:20 EDT Josh Hummer, formerly a sergeant at Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced today to serve 12 months and a day in prison for obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Florida Doctor Sentenced for Federal Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 May 2014 17:25:07 EDT Dr. Patricia Lynn Hough, of Englewood, Florida, was sentenced today to serve two years in prison and three years supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge John Steele in Fort Myers, Florida, for conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by concealing millions of dollars in assets and income in offshore bank accounts at UBS and other foreign banks, and for filing false individual income tax returns which failed to report the existence of those foreign accounts or the income earned in those accounts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Three Florida Residents Sentenced for Mail Fraud in Connection with Misrepresenting Business Opportunities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 May 2014 13:23:25 EDT Three individuals who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with operating a series of fraudulent business opportunity companies were sentenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Former New York Tax Liens Investment Company Executive Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid Rigging Scheme at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 May 2014 11:55:56 EDT A former New York-based tax liens company executive pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions conducted by New Jersey municipalities for the sale of tax liens. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Private Security Guard Sentenced for Providing Armed Security for Drug Transaction By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 May 2014 13:16:42 EDT A former private security guard was sentenced in the District of Puerto Rico today for his role in providing armed security for a drug transaction. Full Article OPA Press Releases
en Civil Rights Division Highlights Accomplishments and New Records for 2013 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 May 2014 14:37:13 EDT The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division today released its accomplishments report for 2013. This report supplements the division’s first accomplishments report, issued last year, on the division’s work during the first four years of Attorney General Eric Holder’s leadership. Full Article OPA Press Releases