on Justice Department Announces Enhanced Online Resource for U.S. Victims of Overseas Terrorism By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:58:27 EDT The Justice Department today announced an enhanced online resource designed to support American victims of overseas terrorism. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on California Mobile Lab and X-ray Provider, Diagnostic Laboratories and Radiology, to Pay $17.5 Million for Falsely Billing Medicare and Medi-CAL By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:49:17 EDT Kan-Di-Ki LLC, formerly known as Kan-Di-Ki Inc., doing business as Diagnostic Laboratories and Radiology (Diagnostic Labs), will pay $17.5 million to settle allegations that the California-based company violated the federal and California False Claims Acts by paying kickbacks for referral of mobile lab and radiology services subsequently billed to Medicare and Medi-Cal (the state of California’s Medicaid program), the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Infinity Group to Resolve Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:16:58 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Infinity Group (IG) and its related entities resolving allegations that the companies violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Five Miami Residents Arrested for Alleged Roles in $48 Million Home Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:28:39 EDT Five Miami residents have been charged for their alleged roles in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Religious Discrimination by the City of Birmingham, Ala., Police Department By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:12:12 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the City of Birmingham, Ala., that, if approved by the court, will resolve the Department’s complaint alleging religious discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman at Libor Manipulation Press Briefing By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:09:29 EDT Good morning everyone, and thank you for being here today as we announce the latest law enforcement action in our ongoing, criminal investigation of the manipulation of LIBOR, a critical benchmark interest rate used by banks around the world. I am joined here today by our close partners – David Meister, the head of enforcement for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Timothy Gallagher, the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Criminal Division. Full Article Speech
on Nine Automobile Parts Manufacturers and Two Executives Agree to Plead Guilty to Fixing Prices on Automobile Parts Sold to U.S. Car Manufacturers and Installed in U.S. Cars By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 09:55:18 EDT Nine Japan-based companies and two executives have agreed to plead guilty and to pay a total of more than $740 million in criminal fines for their roles in separate conspiracies to fix the prices of more than 30 different products sold to U.S. car manufacturers and installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today. The department said that price-fixed automobile parts were sold to Chrysler, Ford and General Motors, as well as to the U.S. subsidiaries of Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota and Fuji Heavy Industries–more commonly known by its brand name, Subaru. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Miami Home Health Company Recruiter Pleads Guilty in $48 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:48:17 EDT A patient recruiter of a Miami health care company pleaded guilty today for his participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Leader Sentenced in Houston for Role in Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 16:34:34 EDT A high-ranking member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) was sentenced today to serve 360 months in prison for his role in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Medical Clinic Owners and Patient Recruiters Charged in Miami for Role in $8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 16:58:28 EDT Several patient recruiters, including two medical clinic owners, have been arrested in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Flores Home Health Care Inc. (Flores Home Health). Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Southport Bank to Resolve Allegations of Mortgage Lending Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:41:29 EDT The Justice Department announced today that Southport Bank of Kenosha, Wis., will pay $687,000 to African-American and Hispanic wholesale mortgage borrowers as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of race and national origin. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Justice Department Resolves Citizenship Status Discrimination Charge Against Pennsylvania Employer Huber Nurseries By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:45:19 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Huber Nurseries, based in Manheim, Pa., resolving allegations that Huber engaged in citizenship status discrimination by preferring to hire temporary visa holders over recent lawful permanent residents from Nepal. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs Karol V. Mason Delivers Remarks at the National Summit on Preventing Youth Violence By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 08:55:39 EDT The impact of this violence, and of our acquiescence, is greater than it appears on the surface. We can see the immediate physical damage it does, and we know it causes emotional trauma in the kids it touches. Full Article Speech
on Scott D. Hammond, Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division’s Criminal Enforcement Program, Delivers Remarks at Auto Parts Press Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:17:32 EDT There were more than a dozen separate conspiracies each operating independently but all targeting the U.S. automotive industry. Some of the price-fixing conspiracies lasted for a decade or longer, and many car models were fitted with multiple parts that were fixed by the auto parts suppliers. Full Article Speech
on Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder at Auto Parts Press Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 11:23:04 EDT Today, we are announcing that nine Japan-based companies and two executives have agreed to plead guilty – and to pay a total of more than $740 million in criminal fines – for their roles in separate conspiracies to fix the prices of more than 30 different products sold to U.S. car manufacturers and installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere. Full Article Speech
on Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Plaza Home Mortgage Inc. to Resolve Allegations of Mortgage Lending Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:44:48 EDT The Justice Department announced today that Plaza Home Mortgage Inc. (Plaza) of San Diego will pay $3 million to aggrieved borrowers as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of race and national origin. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on New Guidance Supports Voluntary Use of Race to Achieve Diversity in Higher Education By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:59:11 EDT Today, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education released new guidance that provides colleges and universities with information about the ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas-Austin, and reiterates the Departments’ position on the voluntary use of race to achieve diversity in higher education. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Attorney General Eric Holder Announces Funding for School Resource Officers in Newtown, Conn. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:47:45 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) will provide $150,000 in Fiscal Year 2013 funding to Newtown, Conn., to fund two positions to ensure school safety, such as school resource officers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Two Miami-area Residents Indicted for Alleged Roles in $190 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:27:54 EDT Two Miami-area residents were indicted in connection with their alleged participation in a $190 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Justice Department Settles Citizenship Status Discrimination Claim Against IBM By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:06:54 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement yesterday with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) resolving allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it placed online job postings for application and software developers that contained citizenship status preferences for F-1 and H-1B temporary visa holders. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Discrimination Claim Against Staffing Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:10:08 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Paramount Staffing, a staffing company based in Northbrook, Ill., resolving an allegation that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by requesting more or different documents from individuals during the employment eligibility verification processes based on the individuals’ citizenship status. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks on Justice Department’s Efforts to Provide Law Enforcement Assistance to City of Detroit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:44:33 EDT Today, I am pleased to be in Detroit to announce that – in addition to our ongoing enforcement of antitrust and consumer protection laws – as part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to supporting the City of Detroit, the Justice Department will take a variety of actions to provide direct assistance to city leaders and local law enforcement authorities in order to improve public safety throughout the metropolitan area. Full Article Speech
on Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Clinic Management Company Indicted in $13 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:19:18 EDT The former owner of a Los Angeles medical clinic management company has been indicted for his role in a $13 million scheme to defraud Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supply Company Indicted in $4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:20:41 EDT A former owner of a Los Angeles medical equipment supply company has been indicted for allegedly engaging in a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Two New Jersey Investors Plead Guilty for Their Roles in Bid-rigging Schemes at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:31:09 EDT Two financial investors who purchased municipal tax liens pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions conducted by New Jersey municipalities for the sale of those tax liens, the Department of Justice announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Former Employee of Florida Property Management Company Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Wire Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:29:36 EDT A former residential sales manager of a Florida property management company was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, in Orlando, for his participation in a wire fraud scheme involving housing repair contracts for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Justice announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Pennsylvania Man Admits Conspiring with Alleged Members of Organized Crime Family and Others in Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:09:43 EDT A Pennsylvania man today admitted he conspired to defraud FIRSTPLUS Financial Group Inc. (FPFG), a Texas-based financial services company allegedly targeted for extortionate takeover and looting by a group led by alleged Lucchese organized crime family member Nicodemo S. Scarfo. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Ruston, La. Public Housing Authority Alleging Race Discrimination in Housing Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:53:40 EDT The Justice Department today announced that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Housing Authority for the City of Ruston, La., has engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against African-American tenants, in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Justice Department Reaches Fair Lending Settlement with Chevy Chase Bank Resulting in $2.85 Million in Relief for Homeowners By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:58:40 EDT The Justice Department filed a settlement agreement and order today that resolved allegations that Chevy Chase Bank F.S.B. engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against qualified African-American and Hispanic borrowers in its home mortgage lending from 2006 through 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Justice Department Settles with South Carolina Department of Corrections to End Discrimination Against Inmates with HIV By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 19:24:35 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) and its director, to resolve alleged violations of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504). Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Former Project Manager Convicted for Role in Conspiracy Schemes Involving Two EPA Superfund Sites in New Jersey By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 19:40:41 EDT A New Jersey jury convicted a former project manager for his central role in conspiracies that spanned seven years and involved kickbacks in excess of $1.5 million at two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund sites in New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced today. The jury returned guilty verdicts on 10 counts charged in the indictment against Gordon D. McDonald, which was filed on Aug. 31, 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder on the Lawsuit Against the State of North Carolina By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 12:09:46 EDT We are here to announce that the Justice Department will file suit today against the State of North Carolina to challenge portions of the State’s highly restrictive new voting law. Full Article Speech
on Boston Scientific and Subsidiaries to Pay $30 Million for Guidant’s Sale of Defective Heart Devices for Use in Medicare Patients By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:10:45 EDT Boston Scientific Corp. and its subsidiaries, Guidant LLC, Guidant Sales LLC and Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. (Guidant), have agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations that, between 2002 and 2005, Guidant knowingly sold defective heart devices to health care facilities that in turn implanted the devices into Medicare patients. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Former Los Angeles-area Pastor Sentenced for Role in $11 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:41:07 EDT A pastor and owner of a Los Angeles-area medical supply company was sentenced today for his role in a power wheelchair fraud scheme that defrauded Medicare out of more than $11 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Two Compton Men Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charges Resulting from New Year's Eve Attack on African-American Youths By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:40:33 EDT Two Latino men associated with the Compton 155 street gang pleaded guilty today to federal hate crime charges related to a racially motivated attack on African-American juveniles at a residence in Compton, Calif. on New Year’s Eve. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Additional Charges Brought Against Tax Return Preparers Previously Charged with Helping Clients Hide Millions in Offshore Israeli Banks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:40:45 EDT David Kalai and Nadav Kalai face additional charges after a federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned a second superseding indictment yesterday. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Arapahoe, Colo., Sheriff’s Office to Resolve Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:07:10 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Arapahoe County, Colo. Office of the Sheriff resolving allegations that the Office of the Sheriff violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act(INA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Missouri Man Charged with Attempted Arson of Planned Parenthood Facility By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:30:01 EDT The Justice Department announced today that Jedediah Stout, 30, of Joplin, Mo., was charged today in a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Mo., with the attempted arson of a Planned Parenthood facility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Columbus, Ohio, Tax Return Preparation Firm with Large Portion of Elderly Customers Shut Down By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:21:38 EDT A federal court in Columbus, Ohio, has permanently barred Tobias Elsass and his companies, “Fraud Recovery Group Inc.” and “Sensible Tax Services Inc.,” from preparing federal tax returns, promoting the availability of theft loss deductions, or engaging in any other tax-related business in the future. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Vietnamese National Charged in Widespread International Scheme to Steal and Sell Hundreds of Thousands of U.s. Persons’ Personally Identifiable Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:50:13 EDT A Vietnamese national has been indicted in the District of New Hampshire for allegedly participating in an international scheme to steal and sell hundreds of thousands of Americans’ personally identifiable information (PII) through various underground websites that he operated. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Operators of Michigan Adult Day Care Centers Convicted in $3.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:51:08 EDT A federal jury in Detroit today convicted the owner and the program coordinator of two Flint, Mich., adult day care centers for their participation in a $3.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:36:36 EDT The reality is that police don’t always have the luxury of time to get their most highly-trained, best-equipped officers on the scene. To save lives, the first officers to arrive must sometimes be the ones to directly engage an active shooter. That’s why all law enforcement officers must have the best equipment and most up-to-date training to confront these situations. We owe these officers nothing less. Full Article Speech
on Diebold Incorporated Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation and Agrees to Pay $25.2 Million Criminal Penalty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:03:21 EDT Diebold Inc. (Diebold), the Ohio-based provider of integrated self-service delivery and security systems, including automated teller machines (ATMs), has agreed to pay a $25.2 million penalty to resolve allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by bribing government officials in China and Indonesia and falsifying records in Russia in order to obtain and retain contracts to provide ATMs to state-owned and private banks in those countries. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Two Army National Guard Soldiers Plead Guilty to Schemes to Defraud U.s. Army National Guard Bureau By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:04:20 EDT Two current U.S. Army National Guard soldiers have pleaded guilty for their role in bribery and fraud schemes that caused a total of at least $70,000 in losses to the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Georgia Real Estate Investment Company and Owner Plead Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail Fraud for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:23:55 EDT A Georgia real estate investor and his company pleaded guilty today for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on U.S. Deputy Attorney General Cole and Panamanian Attorney General Belfon Sign Agreement to Share Forfeited Assets By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:13:10 EDT Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole and Panamanian Attorney General Ana Belfon today signed an agreement in Panama City, Panama, to share more than $36 million in forfeited criminal assets with the Government of Panama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Las Vegas Street Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison_for Racketeering, Murder, Firearm, and Drug Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:55:08 EDT A member of the Playboy Bloods street gang was sentenced today to life in prison for the retaliation murder of a man in November 2004 and the armed robbery of a Henderson, Nev., casino in 2002, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of the District of Nevada. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Administrator and Employee of Two Miami Home Health Companies Sentenced for Role in $74 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:06:35 EDT The administrator and employee of two Miami health care companies was sentenced today to serve 60 months in prison for her participation in a $74 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Former Commander of Mexican State Police and Member of the Gulf Cartel Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:02:31 EDT Gilberto Lerma Plata, a former commander of the Mexican State Police and member of the Gulf Cartel, was sentenced today to serve 151 months in prison for conspiring to import multi-ton quantities of marijuana into the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Administrator Michele M. Leonhart of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
on Indictment Unsealed and “Wanted” Posters Issued for Fugitives Charged with Multimillion Dollar International Cyber Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:56:23 EDT Earlier today, charges were unsealed against Romanian fugitive Nicolae Popescu, the leader of an international organized crime syndicate that ran a multimillion dollar cyber fraud scheme, and six other fugitives charged with participating in the same scheme. Interpol has issued red notices to foreign law enforcement partners seeking assistance in the apprehension of these fugitives, and the FBI has also released “Wanted” posters to facilitate their arrests. Full Article OPA Press Releases