government UK Solicitor Pleads Guilty for Role in Bribing Nigerian Government Officials as Part of KBR Joint Venture Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:35:34 EST Jeffrey Tesler, a former consultant to Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. (KBR) and its joint venture partners, pleaded guilty today in Houston to conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and to violating the FCPA for his participation in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Former Senior U.S. District Judge Sentenced to One Month in Prison for Misuse of Government Property and Drug Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:22:19 EST Former Senior U.S. District Court Judge Jack T. Camp Jr., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to one month in prison for unlawful possession of controlled substances charges and unlawful conversion of government property. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government U.S. Government Offers up to $5 Million Reward for Information Regarding Shootings of Two Ice Agents By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:52:10 EDT The Departments of Justice, State and Homeland Security today jointly announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of individuals allegedly responsible for the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE HSI Special Agent Victor Avila. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Former U.S. Marshals Service Employee Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Theft of $104,000 in U.S. Government Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 May 2011 15:12:02 EDT A former U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) employee was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for theft of $104,000 in U.S. government funds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Former NSA Senior Executive Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Access of Government Computer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:12:26 EDT Former National Security Agency (NSA) senior executive Thomas A. Drake pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to a one-count criminal information charging him with unauthorized access of an NSA computer. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Florida Telecommunications Company, Two Executives, an Intermediary and Two Former Haitian Government Officials Indicted for Their Alleged Participation in Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:39:16 EDT Cinergy Telecommunications Inc., Cinergy’s president and director, the president of Florida-based Telecom Consulting Services Corp. and two former Haitian government officials have been charged in a superseding indictment for their alleged roles in a foreign bribery, wire fraud and money laundering scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Washington Business Owner Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Participating in Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Making False Claims on Government Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:15:10 EDT A founder and president of a Washington-area design firm was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for her role in a conspiracy to defraud the United States in the award of a government contract for U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Two Charged with Conspiring to Act as Unregistered Agents of Pakistani Government By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:15:05 EDT Two individuals have been charged with participating in a long-term conspiracy to act as agents of the Pakistani government in the United States without disclosing their affiliation with the Pakistani government as required by law. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government U.S. Government Intervenes in False Claims Lawsuit Against Nurses’ Registry and Home Health Corporation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:33:39 EDT The United States has intervened in a lawsuit against Nurses’ Registry and Home Health Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Mansfield, Texas, Man Admits to Theft of Government Property and Aggravated Identity Theft By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:12:01 EDT Thomas W. Richardson of Mansfield, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government property and one count of aggravated identity theft before the Honorable Jane J. Boyle in Dallas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Department of Health and Human Services Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:17:57 EDT Jihan S. Cover, 33, of Arden, N.C., pleaded guilty before Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Howell in the Western District of North Carolina to a one-count criminal information charging her with theft of government property. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Former CEO of U.S. Telecommunications Company Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Bribing Foreign Government Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 18:10:15 EDT A former chief executive officer of Florida-based telecommunications company Latin Node Inc. (LatiNode) was sentenced yesterday to 46 months in prison for paying bribes to former government officials in Honduras. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Bridgestone Corporation Agrees to Plead Guilty to Participating in Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Bribe Foreign Government Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:39:53 EDT Bridgestone Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $28 million criminal fine for its role in conspiracies to rig bids and to make corrupt payments to foreign government officials in Latin America related to the sale of marine hose and other industrial products manufactured by the company and sold throughout the world. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Former Army Contracting Officials and Defense Contractor Indicted for Bribery and Theft of Government Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:02:27 EDT A former member of the U.S. Army employed by a private security firm was arrested at Miami International Airport today on charges of bribery, fraud and theft of government funds, in connection with the award of a contract to provide services to a U.S. government provincial reconstruction team in Farah, Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Virginia Man Accused of Acting as Unregistered Agent of Syrian Government and Spying on Syrian Protestors in America By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:27:47 EDT Mohamad Anas Haitham Soueid, 47, a resident of Leesburg, Va., has been charged for his alleged role in a conspiracy to collect video and audio recordings and other information about individuals in the United States and Syria who were protesting the government of Syria and to provide these materials to Syrian intelligence agencies in order to silence, intimidate and potentially harm the protestors. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Department of Justice Seeks to Recover More Than $70.8 Million in Proceeds of Corruption from Government Minister of Equatorial Guinea By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:06:55 EDT The U.S. government has filed civil forfeiture complaints against approximately $70.8 million in real and personal property, which the government alleges is the proceeds of foreign corruption offenses and was laundered in the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Virginia Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Conceal Pakistan Government Funding for His U.S. Lobbying Efforts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 12:08:52 EST Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, 62, a U.S. citizen and resident of Fairfax, Va., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and tax violations in connection with a decades-long scheme to conceal the transfer of at least $3.5 million from the government of Pakistan to fund his lobbying efforts in America related to Kashmir. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Former Employee of Government Contractor Pleads Guilty in Oklahoma to Child Pornography Charge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 19:07:56 EST Keith Strimple, 57, of Tulsa, Okla., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell in the Northern District of Oklahoma to one count of attempted possession of a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Attorney General Eric Holder Testifies Before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:33:36 EST "I am here today because I understand and appreciate the importance of congressional oversight, and because I am committed to ensuring the highest standards of integrity and professionalism at the Department of Justice," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
government Federal Government and State Attorneys General Reach $25 Billion Agreement with Five Largest Mortgage Servicers to Address Mortgage Loan Servicing and Foreclosure Abuses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:25:50 EST The federal government and 49 state attorneys general today have reached a landmark $25 billion agreement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers to address mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure abuses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Former IRS Employee from Texas Sentenced to Nearly Nine Years in Prison on Theft of Government Property and Aggravated Identity Theft Convictions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:58:51 EST Thomas W. Richardson was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle in Dallas to 105 months in prison and ordered to pay $30,649 in restitution, following his guilty plea in August 2011 to one count of theft of government property and one count of aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Former Haitian Government Official Convicted in Miami for Role in Scheme to Launder Bribes Paid by Telecommunications Companies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:18:36 EDT Jean Rene Duperval, a former director of international relations for Telecommunications D’Haiti S.A.M. (Haiti Teleco), a Haitian state-owned telecommunications company, has been convicted by a federal jury on all counts for his role in a scheme to launder bribes paid to him by two Miami-based telecommunications companies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government United Kingdom Citizen and Two Americans Charged in Alabama for Allegedly Conspiring to Defraud United States Government By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:43:58 EDT United Kingdom citizen Ahmed Sarchil Kazzaz and his company, Leadstay Company, were charged in an indictment unsealed today in the Northern District of Alabama for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay kickbacks in exchange for receiving subcontracts for a Department of Defense program in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Washington State Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Filing False Liens Against Government Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:25:52 EDT Ronald James Davenport of Chewelah, Wash., was sentenced to 41 months in prison today for filing more than $20 billion in false liens against four federal government officials, the Justice Department and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Virginia Man Sentenced to 24 Months for Scheme to Conceal Pakistan Government Funding for His U.S. Lobbying Efforts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:32:15 EDT Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, 62, a U.S. citizen and resident of Fairfax, Va., was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and tax violations in connection with a decades-long scheme to conceal the transfer of at least $3.5 million from the government of Pakistan to fund his lobbying efforts in America related to Kashmir. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Former Senate Office Manager Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud and Theft of Government Property By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:12:02 EDT Ngozi Pole, of Waldorf, Md., also was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan in the District of Columbia to serve three years of supervised release and 500 hours of community service following his prison term and ordered to pay $77,608.86 in restitution. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Former U.S. Army Captain Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Property at Camp Speicher, Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 May 2012 19:45:10 EDT Nicole E. Luvera, 29, of Newnan, Ga., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg in Atlanta to a criminal information charging her with one count of theft of government property. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Former Haitian Government Official Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Role in Scheme to Launder Bribes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 May 2012 19:32:32 EDT Jean Rene Duperval, a former director of international relations for Telecommunications D’Haiti S.A.M. (Haiti Teleco), a Haitian state-owned telecommunications company, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for his role in a scheme to launder bribes paid to him by two Miami-based telecommunications companies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Vote By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:44:13 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Virginia Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Acting as Unregistered Agent for Syrian Government By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:01:14 EDT Mohamad Anas Haitham Soueid, 48, a resident of Leesburg, Va., was sentenced today to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for collecting video and audio recordings and other information about individuals in the United States and Syria who were protesting the government of Syria and to providing these materials to Syrian intelligence agencies in order to silence, intimidate and potentially harm the protestors. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government 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
government Former Co-Owner of Contracting Company Pleads Guilty to Defrauding U.S. Government By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 19:24:36 EDT Jill Ann Charpia, 33, formerly of San Antonio and currently of Colorado, pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry J. Bemporad in San Antonio to a criminal information charging her with one-count of false statements to a government agency. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government US Government Joins False Claims Act Lawsuit Against the Gallup Organization By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:10:30 EDT The United States has joined a whistleblower lawsuit against The Gallup Organization, the Justice Department announced today. The lawsuit was filed by Michael Lindley, a former Gallup employee, who alleges that Gallup violated the False Claims Act by making false claims for payment under contracts with the U.S. Mint, the State Department and other federal agencies to provide polling services for various government programs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Foreclosure Rescue Scam and Theft of Government Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:39:32 EDT Alex P. Soria, 65, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lloyd D. George in the District of Nevada to one count of wire fraud and one count of theft of government funds in connection with a scheme to defraud homeowners who were behind on their mortgages. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government U.S. Army Master Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Defrauding U.S. Government By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:33:07 EDT Julio Soto Jr., 52, of Columbus, Ga., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Chief Judge Margaret B. Seymour in the District of South Carolina to a criminal information charging him with one count of conspiracy to accept illegal gratuities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Government Files Complaint Against Dallas Area-Based For-profit Chain of Schools for False Claims Act Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:13:00 EDT The United States has intervened and filed a complaint against the private, for-profit chain of schools, ATI Enterprises Inc. based in North Richland, Texas, the Justice Department announced today. ATI Enterprises, Inc., which does business as ATI Technical Training Center, ATI Career Training Center and ATI Career Training, operates career college campuses in Texas, Florida, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Justice Department Releases a Report on Accessibility of Federal Government Electronic and Information Technology By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:26:47 EDT The Justice Department announced the release of its “Section 508 report to the President and Congress: “Accessibility of Federal Electronic and Information Technology.” Full Article OPA Press Releases
government U.S. Government Intervenes in False Claims Suit Against CH2M Hill Hanford Group By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:40:43 EDT The government has intervened in a lawsuit against CH2M Hill Hanford Group Inc. (CH2M Hill) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Department of Health and Human Services Employee Sentenced in North Carolina to Prison for Theft of Government Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:18:39 EDT Jihan S. Cover, 34, of Arden, N.C., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger in the Western District of North Carolina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government US Government Intervenes in False Claims Lawsuit Against Fluor Companies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 12:17:34 EST The government has intervened in a lawsuit against Fluor Hanford Inc. and its parent company, Fluor Corporation (collectively Fluor), in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, the Justice Department announced today. Fluor Hanford, Inc. is a subsidiary of Fluor Corporation, a Texas-based corporation that provides a wide variety of services to government and private customers. The False Claims Act lawsuit was originally filed by whistleblower Loydene Rambo, a former employee of Fluor. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government US and Local Governments Achieve $50 Million Settlement to Address Contamination at Superfund Site in Rialto, Calif. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 12:26:08 EST The United States has entered into two settlements worth more than $50 million to clean up contamination from the B.F. Goodrich Superfund Site in San Bernardino County, Calif. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Foreclosure Rescue Scam and Theft of Government Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:59:37 EST A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for operating a foreclosure rescue scam that defrauded distressed homeowners who were struggling to pay their mortgages. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Georgia Men Plead Guilty to Bribing Official to Secure Government Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:03:50 EST Two men employed by a machine products vendor in Albany, Ga., have pleaded guilty to bribing a public official working for a military organization at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany (MCLB-Albany) to secure contracts for machine products Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Former Co-Owner of Contracting Company Sentenced in San Antonio to 30 Months in Prison for Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Government By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:15:47 EST A former co-owner of a U.S. civilian contractor company was sentenced today in San Antonio to serve 30 months in prison for falsifying official documents in connection with Iraq reconstruction government contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Georgia Man Admits Taking Bribes to Allow $1 Million Theft of Government Equipment from Marine Base By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:34:37 EST A retired employee of the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany (MCLB-Albany) pleaded guilty today to receiving bribes in exchange for allowing heavy equipment to be stolen from the base for resale. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Georgia Woman Admits to Taking Bribes for the Award of Government Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:17:55 EST A former employee at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany pleaded guilty today to receiving bribes related to the award of contracts for machine products. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Statement by Attorney General Eric Holder on the U.S. Government’s Filing in Hollingsworth v. Perry By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:29:50 EST Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement today on the U.S. government’s filing in Hollingsworth v. Perry. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Agreement Reached with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, to Improve Sewer and Stormwater Systems By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:16:15 EDT The Unified Government of Wyandotte Co. and Kansas City, Kan., has agreed to a settlement to address unauthorized overflows of untreated raw sewage and to reduce pollution levels in urban stormwater. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government CDW-Government to Pay U.S. $5,663,902 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:08:07 EDT CDW-Government LLC has agreed to pay $5.66 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract. Full Article OPA Press Releases
government Former Regional Director of Federal Protective Service Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes from Government Contractor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:07:11 EDT Derek Matthews, 46, of Harwood, Md., pleaded guilty today to accepting bribes from a government contracting company in exchange for using his position to help the company find and win contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases