ted Michigan Woman Convicted of Criminal Contempt By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:51:53 EDT A federal jury in Detroit convicted a Commerce Township, Michigan, woman of criminal contempt based on violating an injunction that required her to comply with various legal tax obligations, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Physician Assistant and Certified Nursing Assistant Convicted in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:03:27 EDT A federal jury in Miami today convicted a physician assistant and a certified nursing assistant, both South Florida residents, for their participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving approximately $200 million in fraudulent billings by American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), a mental health care company headquartered in Miami Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Drug Trafficker Convicted for Narcotics and Firearms Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:10:29 EDT Kelvin L. Brown, aka “Doom,” 34, of Newport News, Virginia, was convicted yesterday by a federal jury of participating in a drug conspiracy in the Newport News area, from the early 2000’s through September 2013. Brown was also convicted of distribution of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, two counts of possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and felon in possession of a firearm Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted New Hampshire Man Indicted for Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:04:47 EDT A former Northfield, New Hampshire, man was indicted on three counts of tax evasion for tax years 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Defendant Extradited to Face Charges in Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry Murder Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:41:13 EDT Ivan Soto-Barraza, who is charged with the first degree murder of United States Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, was extradited to the United States from Mexico today, announced Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy of the Southern District of California Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Nebraska “Sovereign Citizen” Convicted of Filing False Liens Against Federal Officials and Federal Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:31:57 EDT A federal jury in Omaha, Nebraska, found Donna Marie Kozak guilty on Friday of conspiracy to file and filing false liens against two U.S. District Court judges, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, two Assistant U.S. Attorneys and an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) special agent, the Justice Department announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Six Alleged Members of the Almighty Imperial Gangsters Nation Gang Indicted By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:28:38 EDT Five alleged members of the violent Almighty Imperial Gangsters Nation gang have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida for their roles in multiple murders. A sixth alleged gang member was indicted for unlawfully possessing a firearm Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination Claim Against New York Nursing Home By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:25:00 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with Isabella Geriatric Center (IGC), a nursing home located in New York City, resolving a claim that IGC engaged in a pattern or practice of citizenship discrimination during the employment eligibility reverification process in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Former Virginia Subcontractor Sentenced for Conspiracy to Bribe Officials at the United States Navy Military Sealift Command By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:23:49 EDT A former employee of a government contracting company was sentenced today to 36 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to bribe public officials at the United States Navy Military Sealift Command in exchange for favorable treatment in connection with U.S. government contract work Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Two Milwaukee Men Indicted in Sex Trafficking Conspiracy and Related Trafficking Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:22:35 EDT Today, a federal grand jury in Milwaukee returned a 15-count superseding indictment charging two Milwaukee men, Paul Carter aka “Pimpin’ Paul” and David Moore aka “King David” with conspiracy, sex trafficking and related offenses spanning from the years 2007 to 2013 Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Former ConvergEx Global Markets Chief Executive Officer and Trader Indicted By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:12:10 EDT The former chief executive officer (CEO) and a former trader of ConvergEx Global Markets Limited (CGM Limited) — a former broker-dealer registered in Bermuda — were indicted late yesterday in federal court in the District of New Jersey for allegedly concealing additional fees, which they referred to as “trading profits,” fraudulently charged to clients in connection with orders to buy and sell securities Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Seventh Defendant Indicted in Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry Murder Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:08:23 EDT Rosario Rafael Burboa-Alvarez was indicted by a federal grand jury in Tucson yesterday, becoming the seventh man charged in connection with the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, announced Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy of the Southern District of California Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted United States Files Enforcement Action Against Michigan Cheese Company and Owners to Stop Distribution of Adulterated Cheese Products By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:05:38 EDT A civil complaint was filed today in federal court in Michigan against S. Serra Cheese Company of Clinton Township, Michigan, and its owners, Stefano and Fina Serra, to prevent the distribution of adulterated cheese, announced Assistant Attorney General Stuart F. Delery of the Justice Department’s Civil Division Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted McKesson Corp. to Pay $18 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations Related to Shipping Services Provided Under Centers for Disease Control Vaccine Distribution Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:59:47 EDT McKesson Corporation has agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that it improperly set temperature monitors used in shipping vaccines under its contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Justice Department announced today. McKesson is a pharmaceutical distributor with corporate headquarters in San Francisco Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted North Carolina Man Convicted in Connection with Sex Trafficking Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:53:29 EDT A federal jury returned a verdict today convicting Shahid Hassan Muslim, aka “Sharp,” of two counts of sex trafficking, one count of kidnapping, one count of production of child pornography, one count of witness tampering and five counts of promoting a prostitution business enterprise. The verdict was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General Molly Moran for the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Anne M. Tompkins for the Western District of North Carolina, Special Agent in Charge John A. Strong of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Charlotte Division and Special Agent in Charge Brock Nicholson of ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations Atlanta Division Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Registered Convicted Sex Offender Found Guilty of Attempted Production of Child Pornography and Traveling to Engage in Sex with a Minor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:37:02 EDT A 65-year-old registered sex offender, with two prior convictions relating to possession of child pornography and attempted sexual conduct with minors, was found guilty today of attempting to produce child pornography, travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, transporting child pornography, possessing child pornography and offense by a registered sex offender Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Staffing Agency By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:20:45 EDT The Justice Department reached an agreement today with Real Time Staffing Services LLC, doing business as Select Staffing, a company based in Santa Barbara, California. The settlement resolves the department’s claims that Select Staffing discriminated against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Connecticut Insurance Salesman Indicted on Tax Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:01:46 EDT A Newington, Connecticut, man was indicted last Thursday by a grand jury in the District of Connecticut for one count of corruptly interfering with the due administration of the internal revenue laws, two counts of filing false tax returns and five counts of willfully failing to file tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Eight Alleged Members and Associates of the Two Six Nation Street Gang Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:36:42 EDT Four members of the Two Six Nation street gang and four of their associates have been indicted for their roles in a racketeering conspiracy spanning more than 20 years, as well as murder and drug trafficking charges Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Utah Businessman Indicted for Unlicensed Dealing in Firearms, Smuggling U.S. Goods and Filing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:31:58 EDT Adam Michael Webber, of Salt Lake County, Utah, was indicted on Friday by a federal grand jury in the District of Utah, the Justice Department announced. The indictment, which was made public today, charges Webber with one count of dealing in firearms without a license, one count of smuggling goods from the United States and six counts of filing false tax returns Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted U.S. Citizen Extradited from the Netherlands Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:27:59 EDT A U.S. citizen living in Amsterdam, Netherlands, was sentenced today to serve 35 years in prison for sexually exploiting a minor in California and elsewhere and producing images of that abuse. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Philadelphia Political Consultant Pleads Guilty for His Role in Attempting to Conceal Campaign Finance-Related Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:13:33 EDT Political consultant Gregory Naylor, 66, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to making false statements to federal agents and misprision of a felony in connection with his role in attempting to conceal two campaign finance-related fraud schemes Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Defendant Extradited to U.S. to Face Terrorism Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:37:15 EDT Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Ahmad made his initial appearance today in federal court in Phoenix, Arizona, on federal terrorism offenses, announced John P. Carlin, Assistant Attorney General for National Security. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted United States Intervenes in False Claims Act Lawsuits Against Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care, Now Known as Optum Palliative Care and Hospice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:28:12 EDT The United States has partially intervened against defendants in two whistleblower lawsuits in the Federal District Court for the District of Colorado alleging Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care submitted false claims for the Medicare hospice benefit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Detroit-Area Man Indicted for Attempting to Conceal Evidence in Connection with Upcoming Trial for $30 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:53:17 EDT A Detroit-area man was indicted today for obstruction of justice in connection with his alleged attempts to conceal evidence relevant to his upcoming trial for an alleged health care fraud scheme with estimated losses exceeding $30 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Owner and Seven Employees of Mortgage Company and Two Real Estate Developers Indicted for $50 Million Scam Involving Federally Insured Mortgages By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:14:11 EDT The owner of a Florida mortgage company, seven employees of the company and two real estate developers were indicted in the Southern District of Florida in connection with an alleged $50 million mortgage fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Manufacturer of Spinal Devices and Surgeon to Pay United States $2.6 Million to Settle Alleged Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:17:36 EDT Omni Surgical L.P., doing business as Spine 360, a manufacturer of devices used in spinal surgery, and Dr. Jamie Gottlieb, an Indiana spinal surgeon, have agreed to pay $2.6 million to the United States to settle allegations that Spine 360 paid illegal kickbacks to Gottlieb to induce him to use the company’s products. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Detroit Gang Leader Convicted for Planning Armed Robbery by Gang Members By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:48:22 EDT A leader of a street gang that operated on the east side of Detroit was found guilty today by a federal jury of aiding and abetting an armed robbery. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination Claim Against a Restaurant Management Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 09:50:33 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with Culinaire International, a catering and restaurant management company headquartered in Houston, Texas, resolving a claim that Culinaire engaged in citizenship discrimination during the employment eligibility reverification process in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted United States Settles with Costco to Cut Ozone-Depleting and Greenhouse Gas Refrigerant Emissions Nationwide By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 11:58:06 EDT Costco Wholesale Corporation, one of the nation’s largest retailers, has agreed to cut its emissions of ozone-depleting and greenhouse gases from leaking refrigeration equipment at more than half of its stores nationwide. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted New England Compounding Center Supervising Pharmacist Arrested at Logan International Airport By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 11:34:18 EDT A Canton, Massachusetts, man was arrested today at Boston's Logan International Airport in connection with the ongoing criminal investigation of New England Compounding Center by the Justice Department’s Civil Division and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Former Virginia Governor and Former First Lady Convicted on Public Corruption Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 16:59:59 EDT A federal jury returned guilty verdicts today against former Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell and former First Lady of Virginia Maureen G. McDonnell for participating in a scheme to violate federal public corruption laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Georgia “Sovereign Citizen” Convicted of Filing False Liens Against Federal Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Sep 2014 12:04:26 EDT A federal jury in Omaha, Nebraska, found a Pelham, Georgia, man guilty late yesterday of seven counts of conspiracy to file and filing false liens against two U.S. District Court judges, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, two Assistant U.S. Attorneys and an Internal Revenue Service special agent. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted United States Pursues Claims Against Neurosurgeon, Spinal Implant Company, Physician-Owned Distributorships and Their Non-Physician Owners for Alleged Kickbacks and Medically Unnecessary Surgeries By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 15:26:47 EDT The United States has filed two complaints under the False Claims Act against Michigan neurosurgeon Dr. Aria Sabit, spinal implant company Reliance Medical Systems, two Reliance distributorships—Apex Medical Technologies and Kronos Spinal Technologies—and the companies’ owners, Brett Berry, John Hoffman and Adam Pike. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Arvada Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:50:21 EDT Shannon Conley, age 19, of Arvada, Colorado, pleaded guilty this morning before U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney John Walsh for the District of Colorado and Special Agent in Charge Thomas Ravenelle of the FBI Denver Division announced. Conley is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Moore on January 23, 2015. The defendant appeared at the change of plea hearing in custody, and was remanded at its conclusion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted East Side Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy, Attempted Murder and Firearms Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:11:15 EDT An East Side Bloods (ESB) gang member from Scottsdale, Arizona, was sentenced late yesterday to serve 30 years in prison for his role in the violent street gang, which operated on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community reservation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Statement by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on the Declassification of Documents Related to the Protect America Act Litigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:58:53 EDT On January 15, 2009, the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (FISC-R) published an unclassified version of its opinion in In Re: Directives Pursuant to Section 105B of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, 551 F.3d 1004 (Foreign Intel. Surv. Ct. Rev. 2008). The classified version of the opinion was issued on August 22, 2008, following a challenge by Yahoo! Inc. (Yahoo!) to directives issued under the Protect America Act of 2007 (PAA). Today, following a renewed declassification review, the Executive Branch is publicly releasing various documents from this litigation, including legal briefs and additional sections of the 2008 FISC-R opinion, with appropriate redactions to protect national security information. These documents are available at the website of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), www.dni.gov; and ODNI’s public website dedicated to fostering greater public visibility into the intelligence activities of the U.S. Government, IContheRecord.tumblr.com. A summary of the underlying litigation follows. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted United States Seeks Civil Contempt Against Bayer Corporation for Failure to Substantiate Promotional Claims for Phillips’ Colon Health By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:49:19 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it filed a motion to show cause why Bayer Corporation should not be held in civil contempt for violating a court order in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Community Oriented Policing Services Outlines Best Practices for Use of Body-Worn Cameras for Police Officers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:44:33 EDT Today the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) released Implementing a Body-Worn Camera Program: Recommendations and Lessons Learned. The report analyzes some of the costs and benefits of law enforcement using body-worn video technology. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Rochester Man Indicted on Charges of Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS, Attempting to Kill U.S. Soldiers and Possession of Firearms and Silencers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 19:14:07 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Carlin and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. for the Western District of New York announced today that a federal grand jury in Rochester has returned a seven-count indictment charging Mufid A. Elfgeeh, 30, of Rochester, with three counts of attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), aka the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. In addition, Elfgeeh is also charged with one count of attempted murder of current and former members of the United States military, one count of possessing firearms equipped with silencers in furtherance of a crime of violence, and two counts of receipt and possession of unregistered firearm silencers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Illegally Export Restricted Laboratory Equipment to Syria By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 11:22:35 EDT U.S. Attorney Peter Smith for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Special Agent in Charge John Kelleghan for Philadelphia, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Special Agent in Charge Sidney M. Simon of the New York Field Office, Office of Export Enforcement, U.S. Department of Commerce announced that yesterday Harold Rinko, 72, of Hallstead, Pennsylvania, appeared before Senior District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik in Scranton and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to illegally export laboratory equipment, including items used to detect chemical warfare agents, from the United States to Syria, in violation of federal law Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Two Former Rabobank Traders Indicted for Alleged Manipulation of U.S. Dollar, Yen Libor Interest Rates By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:08:25 EDT Two former Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Five Northern California Real Estate Investors Indicted for Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:08:23 EDT A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an eight-count indictment against five real estate investors for their role in bid rigging and fraud schemes at foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Eleven Northern California Real Estate Investors Indicted for Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Dec 2014 09:45:53 EST A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned three multi-count indictments against eleven real estate investors for their role in bid rigging and fraud schemes at foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Defendant In Prior SEC Enforcement Action Arrested And Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Scheme To Hide Assets From Court-Appointed Receiver And The Court By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 20:45:21 EDT Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Philip R Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Executives of Swiss and Las Vegas Companies Convicted in International Investment Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 08:45:28 EST A federal jury in Las Vegas convicted two men of conspiracy, wire fraud and securities fraud yesterday for their roles in an approximately $10 million international investment fraud scheme involving numerous victims Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Navy Senior Chief Indicted in ID Theft and Bank Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 May 2016 20:45:25 EDT NORFOLK, Va Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Two Former Deutsche Bank Employees Indicted on Fraud Charges in Connection with Long-Running Manipulation of Libor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 14:45:33 EDT Two former Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank) traders—the bank’s supervisor of the Pool Trading Desk in New York and a derivatives trader in London—were indicted for their alleged roles in a scheme to manipulate the U Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Former Director of General Services Administration Division and Husband Indicted for Fraud and Nepotism By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:45:25 EDT ALEXANDRIA, Va Full Article OPA Press Releases
ted Sutro Biopharma Reports Updated Data From Ovarian Cancer Study By www.rttnews.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:35:52 GMT Sutro Biopharma Inc.'s (STRO) interim phase I updated clinical data for a dose-escalation study of antibody drug-conjugate STRO-002 in ovarian cancer has been encouraging. Full Article