ui Houston Medical Equipment Company Manager Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison and Delivery Driver Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Roles in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:05:05 EST Houston-area residents Oliver Nkuku and Callistus Edozie were sentenced to 120 months in prison and 41 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Former Employee of a Financial Institution Subsidiary Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:17:21 EST A former employee of a subsidiary of a financial institution pleaded guilty today for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Former New York City Hospital Purchasing Official Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 13:16:03 EST A former purchasing official at Mount Sinai Medical Center and School of Medicine in New York pleaded guilty to participating in bid rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for maintenance and insulation work performed at Mount Sinai. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Residential Homebuilder Settles Clean Water Act Violations in 21 States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 13:17:37 EST Beazer Homes USA Inc., a national residential homebuilder, has agreed today to pay a $925,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at its construction sites in 21 states. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Kaua‘i Island Utility Pleads Guilty to Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act Violation, Agrees to Help Protect Threatened Seabirds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 16:10:26 EST The Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) entered a plea agreement today in federal court in Honolulu to resolve violations of the Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Former New Jersey Sales Representative Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Bribery Conspiracy in Power Generation Industry By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 16:20:02 EST A former sales representative of a Lyndhurst, N.J.-based industrial pipe supply company pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to commit fraud and pay bribes to a Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Edison) purchasing manager in return for the manager’s efforts to steer contracts to the sales representative’s company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Former Employee of Florida Property Management Company Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 12:25:07 EST A former residential sales manager at a Florida property management company pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with housing repair contracts for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Former Federal Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 15:32:36 EST Benjamin Montgomery, a former correctional officer at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta pleaded guilty today to a two-count information charging him with civil rights crimes for assaulting an inmate and for subsequently writing a false report about the incident. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui UK Citizen Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Bribe Nigerian Government Officials to Obtain Lucrative Contracts as Part of KBR Joint Venture Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 13:32:22 EST Wojciech J. Chodan, a former commercial vice president and consultant to a United Kingdom subsidiary of Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. (KBR), pleaded guilty today to conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for his participation in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui President of Iowa Ready-Mix Concrete Company Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 16:09:38 EST The president of an Iowa ready-mix concrete company pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to fix prices for sales of ready-mix concrete. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Professional Duck Hunter Charged with Guiding Illegal Waterfowl Hunts in Central Illinois By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 15:31:01 EST A federal grand jury in Springfield, Ill., returned a 23-count felony indictment today charging Jeffrey B. Foiles with conspiracy, wildlife trafficking, and making false writings in connection with the illegal sale of guided waterfowl hunts, the Department of Justice announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Florida Physician Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in Fraudulent Lobbying and Fund Raising Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 15:36:18 EST Alan D. Mendelsohn, 52, of Broward County, Fla., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge William J. Zloch, to a one-count criminal information, charging him with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, to make false statements and to file false tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui 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
ui Two Engineers Found Guilty of Stealing Goodyear Trade Secrets By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 17:51:23 EST A federal jury convicted Clark Alan Roberts, 47, and Sean Edward Howley, 39, both former engineers with Wyko Tire Technology Incorporated, located in Greenback, Tenn., of stealing trade secrets from the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Three New Orleans Police Officers Found Guilty in the Post-Katrina Shooting and Burning of Henry Glover By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:18:23 EST A federal jury in New Orleans convicted three current and former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers, David Warren, Greg McRae and Lt. Travis McCabe, in relation to the post-Katrina shooting death of Henry Glover, and the subsequent burning of Glover’s remains and obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Florida Man and Two U.K. Nationals Plead Guilty in Relation to Immigration Fraud Scheme Involving Florida Property Development Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:42:01 EST A Florida man and two U.K. nationals pleaded guilty Dec.10, 2010, to immigration fraud charges for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently procure visas from the U.S. Embassy in London through a Florida property development company called Royal Development. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Berkeley School District in Illinois By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:55:04 EST The Justice Department today announced it has filed a lawsuit against Berkeley School District, Berkeley, Ill., alleging that the school district violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to reasonably accommodate the religious practices of Safoorah Khan, a Muslim teacher at McArthur Middle School. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accessing Confidential Student Loan Files By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:56:26 EST Charlotte M. Robinson, 46, of Dolton, Ill., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan E. Cox in the Northern District of Illinois to a one-count criminal information charging her with unauthorized computer access. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Justice Department Requires Divestiture in Order for L.B. Foster Co. to Proceed with its Acquisition of Portec Rail Products Inc By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:27:45 EST The Department of Justice today has reached a settlement that will require Pittsburgh-based L.B. Foster Company to divest a West Virginia plant used in the development, manufacture and sale of certain railroad joints to Koppers Inc., in order to proceed with Foster’s acquisition of Portec Rail Products Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in International Child Pornography Ring Dismantled by International Law Enforcement Effort By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:00:17 EST Yesterday’s guilty plea by David Michael Fagerness is the result of an international investigation into the “Lost Boy” online bulletin board. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Attorney General Eric Holder Announces Civil Lawsuit Against Nine Defendants for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:39:31 EST Attorney General Holder announced today that the Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against nine defendants in the matter of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Attorney General Eric Holder Announces Civil Lawsuit Regarding Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:02:21 EST "While oil spill response efforts were underway, the Department of Justice launched both criminal and civil probes into this matter," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
ui Indiana Casino Dealer Found Guilty in Cheating Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:17:22 EST Mike Waseleski, 46, a former casino card dealer, was found guilty by a federal jury yesterday in San Diego for his role in a cheating scheme by a group of conspirators known as the “Tran Organization” to steal approximately $1.5 million from Resorts East Chicago Casino. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Mississippi Newspaper and Two Individuals for Discrimination Against Families with Children By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:20:21 EST The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against a Gulfport, Miss., newspaper and a landlord and her agent for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Former Alabama State Lobbyist Pleads Guilty in Wide-Ranging Conspiracy to Influence and Corrupt Votes Related to Electronic Bingo Legislation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:40:28 EST A former Alabama state lobbyist pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Wallace Capel Jr. to his role in conspiring to bribe legislators in exchange for their favorable votes on pro-gambling legislation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against South Dakota Apartment Owners By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:53:17 EST The Justice Department today announced that South Dakota property owner TK Properties L.L.C. and one of its principals, Scott Terveen, have agreed to pay $30,000 in monetary damages and civil penalties to settle a Fair Housing Act lawsuit against them. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Justice Department Requires Lucasfilm to Stop Entering into Anticompetitive Employee Solicitation Agreements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:41:42 EST The Department of Justice has reached a settlement today with Lucasfilm Ltd. that prevents it from entering into agreements restraining employee recruitment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Former Construction Company Executive Doing Business in Colorado Pleads Guilty to Providing an Illegal Gratuity By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:46:23 EST A former managing executive of a construction company that had substantial business at Fort Carson, a U.S. Army installation in Colorado Springs, Colo., pleaded guilty to providing an illegal gratuity to a contracting officer. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Outlaws Motorcycle Gang Members Found Guilty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:05:08 EST The national president and three members of the American Outlaw Association (Outlaws) motorcycle gang have been found guilty of participating in a violent criminal organization by a federal jury in the Eastern District of Virginia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Former UBS Banker Pleads Guilty to Helping American Client Conceal Assets Offshore By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:48:22 EST Renzo Gadola, 44, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Former Wealth Manager Pleads Guilty to Causing a Presidential Campaign Committee to Submit False Statements to the Federal Election Commission By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 15:52:24 EST A former principal of a wealth management firm pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to causing the Hillary Clinton for President Committee unwittingly to submit false statements to the Federal Election Commission. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Former Colombian Maritime Training Instructor and Co-Conspirator Plead Guilty to U.S. Drug Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 14:15:13 EST A former Colombian maritime training instructor and a co-conspirator have pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport thousands of kilograms of cocaine from various ports along the coast of Colombia to waiting vessels that transported the cocaine to the United States and other countries. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui MS-13 Gang Member in San Francisco Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 15:12:12 EST A member of La Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13 pleaded guilty today in federal court in San Francisco to racketeering (RICO) conspiracy and conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui American Samoa Department of Education Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 18:52:08 EST The director of the school bus division of the U.S. Territory of American Samoa’s Department of Education pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit federal program bribery. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Two Alabama Women Separately Plead Guilty for Roles in Tax Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 17:52:47 EST Betty Washington, a resident of Montgomery County, Ala., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui New Orleans Doctor and Owner of Medical Equipment Company Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in Baton Rouge-area Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 17:33:54 EST A New Orleans-area medical doctor and the owner and operator of a medical equipment company were sentenced today to 48 and 30 months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Individual Pleads Guilty to Defrauding FCC Video Relay Service Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 18:36:16 EST Marc Velasquez pleaded guilty today to engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Video Relay Service (VRS) program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Ludlow Falls, Ohio, Builder Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Filing False Federal Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 16:42:11 EST Roy W. Bradford was sentenced today in federal district court in Dayton, Ohio, for willfully filing a false federal income tax return for 2004. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Justice Department Settles Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Town of Garner, North Carolina By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:46:30 EST The Justice Department announced today that it has settled its suit against the town of Garner, N.C., and the town’s Board of Adjustment alleging that they violated the Fair Housing Act when refused to allow up to eight men recovering from drug and alcohol addictions to live together as a reasonable accommodation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Former Leader of MS-13 Gang in San Francisco Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:46:49 EST A former leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, pleaded guilty today in federal court in San Francisco to racketeering (RICO) conspiracy, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, and the use or possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Medical Device Manufacturer Guidant Sentenced for Failure to Report Defibrillator Safety Problems to FDA By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:14:58 EST Guidant LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation, was formally convicted and sentenced today in St. Paul, Minn., for criminal violations relating to its interactions with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Illinois Commercial Print Broker Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement to the Government Printing Office By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:30:26 EST An Illinois commercial print broker pleaded guilty today to making false statements in a bid submitted to the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Detroit Area Strip Club Owner Pleads Guilty to Using Computer Software Program to Delete Club’s Sales in Order to Cheat on Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:48:52 EST Nicholas J. Faranso of Farmington Hills, Mich., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge John Corbett O’Meara in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Large Network of Private Schools Pays $215,000 to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:32:44 EST The Justice Department today announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. (NLC), a private, for-profit entity that operates a nationwide network of more than 180 preschools, elementary schools and secondary schools. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Two Men Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charge Related to Desecration of Synagogue and Churches in Modesto, California By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:05:49 EST Brian Lewis of Modesto, Calif., and Abel Mark Gonzalez of Morgan Hill, Calif., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to conspiring to violate the civil rights of congregants of Congregation Beth Shalom, a synagogue in Modesto, Calif. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Co-Founder of Casino-Cheating Criminal Enterprise Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Targeting Casinos Across the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:00:48 EST The co-founder of a criminal enterprise known as the "Tran Organization" pleaded guilty today in San Diego to conspiring to participate in the organization’s scheme to cheat casinos across the country out of millions of dollars. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Nacogdoches, Texas, Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Murders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:01:14 EST A Nacogdoches, Texas, man pleaded guilty today to charges related to a double homicide which took place in Nacogdoches in August 2007. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Justice Department Settles Lawsuit in California Against Titan Laboratories Inc. and Its Owner to Enforce the Employment Rights of Army Reserve Member By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:57:16 EST The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a settlement on behalf of U.S. Army reservist Miguel Orozco Garduño (Orozco) in its lawsuit against Titan Laboratories Inc., and its owner Harvey Berger. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against Mississippi Mobile Home Park Owner and Managers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:54:37 EST The Justice Department today announced that Mississippi property owner Indigo Investments LLC, has agreed to pay $50,000 in monetary damages and civil penalties to settle the government’s Fair Housing Act lawsuit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ui Lufkin, Texas, Man Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Murders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:18:38 EST A Lufkin, Texas, man pleaded guilty today to charges related to a double homicide that took place in Nacogdoches, Texas, in August 2007. Full Article OPA Press Releases