por Justice Department Settles Citizenship Status Discrimination Claims Against Morton’s Restaurant in Portland, Oregon By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:07:32 EDT The Justice Department today announced that it has reached an agreement with Morton’s of Chicago/Portland Inc. to settle allegations that it required two non-citizens authorized to work in the United States to present more documents than legally required to establish their work eligibility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Sanitary Authority Agrees to Clean up Sewage Discharges to the Susquehanna River By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:37:57 EDT The Williamsport, Pa., Sanitary Authority (WSA) has agreed to make significant improvements to its combined sewer system at an estimated cost of approximately $10 million, in order to resolve long-standing problems with combined sewer overflows to the Susquehanna River, which flows to the Chesapeake Bay. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por North Carolina Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:33:24 EDT Timothy Christenbury, 47, was sentenced today in Charlotte, N.C., to 72 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release following his prison term for possessing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Exporter Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the U.S. Export-import Bank of More Than $24 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:37:58 EDT Guillermo O. Mondino, 47, of Miami, pleaded guilty today to leading a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of more than $24 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por New Jersey UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Failing to Report More Than $2 Million in Swiss Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 16:37:12 EDT A Milltown, N.J., man pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of willfully subscribing to a false tax return, admitting he concealed over $2 million in a Swiss bank account. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Five Defendants Sentenced for Child Pornography Crimes Uncovered as a Result of International Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 17:49:31 EDT Four defendants were sentenced today in connection with their participation in an online child pornography conspiracy, while a fifth defendant was sentenced for receiving child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por New Charges Filed Against Irish Trading Firm for Exporting U.S. Military Items to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:16:43 EDT A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has charged Mac Aviation Group, an Irish trading company, and its officers Thomas and Sean McGuinn of Sligo, Ireland, in a superseding indictment with purchasing F-5 fighter aircraft parts, helicopter engines and other aircraft components from U.S. firms and illegally exporting them to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:45:45 EDT Douglas Carruthers, 46, formerly of Rockland, Mass., was sentenced today to 70 months in prison and eight years of supervised release following his prison term for child pornography offenses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography Using Hidden Videos in Store Bathrooms By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:22:59 EDT Jeffrey Alan Wasley of Kennesaw, Ga., was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for producing child pornography through the surreptitious videotaping of young boys using public restrooms in Atlanta-area establishments. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Two Defendants Sentenced to Prison in International Child Pornography Conspiracy Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:11:40 EDT Thomas Attebury, 40, of Bakersfield, Calif., was sentenced yesterday to 38 years in prison for his role in the child pornography conspiracy and David Williams, 46, of Selinsgrove, Pa., was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in prison for his participation in the conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Participating in International Child Pornography Group By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:16:15 EDT Two individuals have pleaded guilty to charges related to their participation in an international group of child pornography traffickers who used a social networking site to share thousands of sexually explicit images. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:19:19 EDT A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to charges related to his possession and distribution of images containing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to Spend Millions to Reduce Commuter Train Emissions in Clean Air Act Settlement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:46:07 EDT In response to a federal enforcement action for excessive train engine idling, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company (MBCR) will spend more than $2 million to reduce diesel locomotive emissions throughout the MBTA’s commuter rail system. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Fourteen Charged with Providing Material Support to Somalia-Based Terrorist Organization Al-Shabaab By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 12:07:57 EDT The Justice Department announced that four separate indictments were unsealed today in the District of Minnesota, the Southern District of Alabama and the Southern District of California charging 14 individuals with terrorism violations for providing money, personnel and services to the foreign terrorist organization al-Shabaab. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:00:15 EDT A Bedford, Va., man pleaded guilty today to transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Alliance One International Inc. and Universal Corporation Resolve Related FCPA Matters Involving Bribes Paid to Foreign Government Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 12:45:32 EDT Two foreign subsidiaries of Alliance One International Inc., a global tobacco leaf merchant headquartered in Morrisville, N.C., pleaded guilty today to violating various provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Former Defense Department Contract Employee Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Related to Contracts in Support of Iraqi War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:33:51 EDT A former contract employee of the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to bribe U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at Camp Arifjan, an Army base in Kuwait, and to money laundering conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Arizona Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:58:03 EDT David Ralph Garcia Jr., 38, of Mesa, Ariz., was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison for possessing images of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Two Defendants Sentenced to Prison in International Child Pornography Conspiracy Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:24:02 EDT Two defendants were sentenced today to prison in connection with a series of superseding indictments charging 26 individuals for their participation in an online child pornography conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por California Man Sentenced to Serve 295 Months in Prison in Child Pornography Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:40:07 EDT David Grummer of San Diego was sentenced late Friday to 295 months in prison following his conviction on 18 counts of receipt of child pornography and five counts of possession of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por DOJ Officials Raise Awareness of Disaster Fraud Hotline for Reporting Oil Spill-Related Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:37:41 EDT As the Deepwater Horizon oil spill clean-up efforts continue and the Gulf Coast Claims Facility opens its doors, the Department of Justice is reminding members of the public to be aware of and report any instances of suspected fraudulent activity related to relief operations and funding for victims. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Mississippi Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Production, Distribution, Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:25:59 EDT Robert Morris of Crystal Springs, Miss., was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for production, distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Employee of Federal Contractor Charged with Disclosing National Defense Information to National News Reporter By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:18:25 EDT A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia has returned an indictment charging Stephen Jin-Woo Kim with unlawfully disclosing national defense information to a reporter for a national news organization and making false statements to the FBI. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Corporate Executive Charged for Alleged Role in Illegal Campaign Contribution Scheme and with Witness Tampering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:42:40 EDT A Natick, Mass., man was charged today in federal court in Boston with engaging in a scheme to conceal from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and from the public illegal campaign contributions made to federal campaign committees, and with witness tampering, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Former Senior Employee With U.S. Military Contractor Pleads Guilty To Bribery Scheme Related To Contracts In Support Of Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:33:21 EDT A former senior employee of a U.S. military contractor pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to pay $360,000 in bribes to U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at a U.S. military base in Kuwait, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Indiana Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 12:46:05 EDT Jason Jewell, 31, of Frankfort, Ind., was sentenced today to six years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for possession and transportation of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Corporate Executive Pleads Guilty to Role in Illegal Campaign Contribution Scheme and to Witness Tampering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:10:51 EDT Martin Raffol, 54, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston to one count of engaging in a scheme to conceal material information from the FEC and one count of witness tampering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Vice President of Florida Corporation Pleads Guilty to 16 Counts of Transporting Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:06:12 EDT Jeffrey Robert Libman, the vice president and co-director of Webe Web Corporation, a Florida corporation, pleaded guilty today to 16 counts of transporting child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance of the Northern District of Alabama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Justice Department Issues Report on 10th Anniversary of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:06:48 EDT The Justice Department today issued a report marking the 10th anniversary of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), showing that the law has had a positive impact on protecting the religious freedom of a wide range of faith groups, and had a particularly significant impact protecting the religious freedom of minorities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Justice Department Signs Agreements with Fort Myers, Fla., and Newport, R.I.; Ensures Civic Access for Four Million People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:00:15 EDT The Justice Department today announced agreements with the cities of Fort Myers, Fla., and Newport, R.I., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for individuals with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Departments of Justice and Education Reach Settlement with Boston School Committee to Ensure Equal Opportunities for ELL Students By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 11:20:04 EDT Today, the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, and the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, reached a settlement agreement with the Boston School Committee, the governing body of the Boston Public Schools, and its superintendent. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Court Finds Shreveport, La., Landlord Denied Housing on the Basis of Race By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 11:23:26 EDT A federal district judge in Shreveport, La., has found that Reggie Collier, a Louisiana landowner, violated the Fair Housing Act by interfering with the sale of a home based on the perceived race of the buyer. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por California Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 19:31:07 EDT Elden Ray Cibart, 61, of Redding, Calif., was sentenced today to 60 months in prison and a lifetime term of supervised release for possession and receipt of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Justice Department Files Brief in Support of Continued Construction of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Mosque By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:15:10 EDT The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division today filed an amicus brief in support of a mosque in Murfreesboro, Tenn., that has met with community opposition and a lawsuit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Encouraging Violent Jihadists to Kill U.s. Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:15:07 EDT Zachary Adam Chesser, 20, of Fairfax County, Va., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady to a three-count criminal information that included charges of communicating threats against the writers of the South Park television show, soliciting violent jihadists to desensitize law enforcement, and attempting to provide material support to Al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Two Miami Corporations and Four Individuals Indicted for Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Approximately $200 Million in Medicare Billing By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:38:41 EDT Two Miami health care companies and four owners and senior managers of the companies were indicted today for their alleged participation in a fraud scheme involving approximately $200 million in Medicare billing for purported mental health services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Fraudulent Business Opportunity Venture Operator Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:46:34 EDT Donald Williams was sentenced today in connection with a series of Costa Rica-based business opportunity fraud ventures. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Federal Court Bars Texas Man and His Corporations from Pyramiding Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 15:00:55 EDT A federal court Tuesday issued a memorandum opinion and a preliminary injunction against Arthur Piner Grider, III; Asgard Avionics Corp. of Florida; and 14 other corporate defendants who operate as employee leasing companies, from violating the Internal Revenue Code. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Westerly, Rhode Island, Man Convicted of Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 18:09:35 EDT David Chiaradio, 28, of Westerly, R.I., was convicted today by a federal jury in Providence, R.I., of one count of distribution of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por State Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements About Accessing Confidential Passport Files By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 15:24:36 EDT Brooke E. Reyna, 28, of Barrington, N.H., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante in U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire to making false statements. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Virginia Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 10:51:24 EST Gary Lee Rimmer, 56, was indicted in June 2010 and charged with one count of possession of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Virginia Man Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:18:43 EST John Michael Carter, 42, pleaded guilty on Aug. 5, 2010, in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Virginia to one count of transportation of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Two Defendants Each Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:13:53 EST Two defendants were sentenced to prison today for their participation in an online child pornography conspiracy and for child pornography production charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Massachusetts Man Convicted for Trafficking in Illegally-Imported Sperm Whale Teeth and Narwhal Tusks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:31:45 EST A Massachusetts man was convicted today by a jury in federal court in Boston of seven felonies related to the illegal importation and illegal trafficking of sperm whale teeth and narwhal tusks, the Department of Justice announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Delaware Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Receiving Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:37:42 EST James White, 46, of Wilmington, Del., was sentenced today to 60 months in prison and five years of supervised release for receiving child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Philadelphia-based CDI Corporation Settles False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:55:06 EST CDI Corporation has agreed to pay the United States $1.95 million to resolve allegations in a lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act that CDI wrongfully charged labor costs to work orders under military aircraft engine contracts for The General Electric Company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Oregon Resident Arrested in Plot to Bomb Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Portland By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:40:52 EST Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia and resident of Corvallis, Ore., has been arrested on charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosives) in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb at an annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony earlier this evening in Portland, Ore., the Justice Department announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Air Cargo Shipments By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:51:39 EST Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $48 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the air transportation industry. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Bank of America Agrees to Pay $137.3 Million in Restitution to Federal and State Agencies as a Condition of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Corporate Leniency Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 12:46:52 EST Bank of America entities have agreed to pay a total of $137.3 million in restitution to federal and state agencies for its participation in a conspiracy to rig bids in the municipal bond derivatives market and as a condition of its admission into the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Corporate Leniency Program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
por Leader of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization and Associate Found Guilty of Conspiring to Import Multiple Tons of Cocaine into the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:06:05 EST Christian Fernando Borda and Alvaro Alvaran-Velez, two narcotics traffickers aligned with the Autodefenses Unidas de Colombia (AUC), were found guilty today in U.S. District Court of conspiring to import ton-quantities of cocaine into the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases