ads Former Guatemalan Special Forces Soldier Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements on Immigration Forms Regarding 1982 Massacre of Guatemalan Villagers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 13:41:25 EDT Gilberto Jordan, 54, a former Guatemalan special forces soldier, pleaded guilty today in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to a federal charge of unlawfully procuring his U.S. citizenship, admitting that he lied on his naturalization application about his participation in a 1982 massacre at a Guatemalan village known as Dos Erres. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements Related to Shipment of Currency from Iraq to the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 17:19:04 EDT U.S. Army Major Charles E. Sublett, 46, of Huntsville, Ala., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Memphis, Tenn., to making false statements to a federal agency. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:08:23 EDT A former corrections officer for the Washington County Sheriff’s Department in Potosi, Mo., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of obstruction of justice, admitting that she intentionally misled law enforcement officials about her role in the assault of an inmate housed in the Washington County Jail. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc. Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Related Criminal and Administrative Cases By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:26:45 EDT Univision Services Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc., pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain increased radio broadcast time. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the U.S. Department of Defense of More Than $450,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:33:56 EDT Jonathan Feeney is charged with using the U.S. mails to execute a scheme involving fraudulent invoices to defraud the U. S. Department of Defense. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Founding Member of Abu Sayyaf Group Pleads Guilty to 1995 Hostage Taking Involving U.S. and Philippine Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:15:02 EDT Madhatta Haipe, a citizen of the Philippines and founding member of Al-Harakat Al-Islamiyyah, also known as the Abu Sayyaf Group, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the District of Columbia to four counts of hostage taking in connection with the 1995 abduction of 16 people, including four U.S. citizens, in the Philippines. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former St. Louis, Missouri, Area Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:58:45 EDT Leon Pullen pleaded guilty to civil rights violations stemming from several incidents where he sexually assaulted and stole money from women. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Spokane, Washington, Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges Related to Threats to Reproductive Health Services Clinic By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:38:36 EDT Donald Hertz pleaded guilty today in federal court in Spokane to one count of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and one count of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Louisiana Vessel Company Pleads Guilty to Dumping Oil on High Seas, Will Pay $2.1 Million in Penalties By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:46:37 EDT Offshore Vessels LLC has entered a plea of guilty to knowingly discharging waste oil from one of its vessels, in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:19:19 EDT A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to charges related to his possession and distribution of images containing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads North Carolina Businessman Pleads Guilty to Role in Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:28:33 EDT A former Kyrgyzstan country manager for a U.S. tobacco company has pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to pay bribes to officials of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:00:15 EDT A Bedford, Va., man pleaded guilty today to transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Operator of Miami HIV Clinic Pleads Guilty for Role in Medicare Fraud Ring By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 14:09:34 EDT Jose Garcia, 55, who was a fugitive for nearly two years, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving a Miami-area HIV clinic. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads New York Merchant Bank Pleads Guilty to FCPA Violation; Bank Chairman Pleads Guilty to Failing to Disclose Control of Foreign Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:23:57 EDT – The Mercator Corporation, a merchant bank with offices in New York, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Manhattan, N.Y., to one count of making an unlawful payment to a senior government official of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Defense Department Contract Employee Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Related to Contracts in Support of Iraqi War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:33:51 EDT A former contract employee of the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to bribe U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at Camp Arifjan, an Army base in Kuwait, and to money laundering conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Products and Services Firm Pleads Guilty for Role in Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:31:11 EDT The former owner and chief executive officer of a financial products and services firm pleaded guilty today for his participation in fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal finance contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Uzbek Man Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:53:16 EDT Ilkham Fazilov pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy for his role in a criminal enterprise that engaged in numerous criminal activities including forced labor, fraud in foreign labor contracting, visa fraud, mail fraud, identity theft, tax evasion and money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Fraud in Foreign Labor Contracting Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:14:36 EDT Andrew Cole pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy and fraud in foreign labor contracting charges arising from his role in a criminal enterprise that engaged in numerous criminal activities, including forced labor, fraud in foreign labor contracting, visa fraud, mail fraud, identity theft, tax evasion and money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads DEA Heads First-ever Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-back Day By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:04:40 EDT The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and government, community, public health and law enforcement partners today announced a nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Bribery in Afghanistan Fuel Theft Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:12:08 EDT A former U.S. Army Sergeant pleaded guilty today to bribery in connection with a fuel theft scheme to solicit more than $400,000 in bribes from a government contractor in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Northern Virginia Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:14:33 EDT Eric Jon Eisenhower, a resident of Fairfax Station, Va., pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Alexandria, Va., for failing to collect, account for and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) more than $200,000 in withholdings from employees’ paychecks between 2004 and 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Miami Contractor Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:36:43 EDT Victor Manuel Amaya pleaded guilty this morning to one count of willfully filing a false tax return before U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Roberto Settineri Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:56:57 EDT Roberto Settineri, 42, of Miami Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty today to a one count superseding information charging him with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Memphis Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Using Excessive Force on an Arrestee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:35:47 EDT Bridges McRae, a former officer with the Memphis Police Department (MPD), pleaded guilty today in federal court to a felony civil rights charge related to the use of excessive force. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Miami Man Pleads Guilty To Purchasing, Selling And Using Stolen Credit Card Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:03:22 EDT Juan Javier Cardenas of Miami pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to traffic in and possess unauthorized credit card numbers with intent to defraud, and one count of trafficking in unauthorized credit card numbers, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer for the Southern District of Florida; Special Agent in Charge Michael K. Fithen of the U.S. Secret Service, Miami Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Kenneth T. Jenkins Jr., of the U.S. Secret Service, Criminal Investigative Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Senior Employee With U.S. Military Contractor Pleads Guilty To Bribery Scheme Related To Contracts In Support Of Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:33:21 EDT A former senior employee of a U.S. military contractor pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to pay $360,000 in bribes to U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at a U.S. military base in Kuwait, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former U.S. Army Contracting Official Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to the U.S. Army By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 18:55:07 EDT A former U.S. Army contracting official based at Fort Carson, Colo., pleaded guilty to submitting a false statement to the U.S. Army. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Agent of Financial Products and Services Company Pleads Guilty for Role in Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:00:26 EDT A former agent of a financial products and services company pleaded guilty today for his participation in fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former Employee of a National Bank Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:13:34 EDT A former employee of a national bank 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
ads Miami-area Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty in $23 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 16:25:46 EDT Flor Crisologo, 58, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Judge Barry L. Garber in U.S. District Court in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads North Carolina Real Estate Speculator Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging in Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:33:58 EDT A Raleigh, N.C., real estate speculator pleaded guilty to conspiring to rig bids for public real estate foreclosure auctions held in multiple counties in eastern North Carolina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Corporate Executive Pleads Guilty to Role in Illegal Campaign Contribution Scheme and to Witness Tampering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:10:51 EDT Martin Raffol, 54, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns in Boston to one count of engaging in a scheme to conceal material information from the FEC and one count of witness tampering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Drug Maker Forest Pleads Guilty; To Pay More Than $313 Million to Resolve Criminal Charges and False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:24:41 EDT Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc. has agreed to plead guilty to charges relating to obstruction of justice, the distribution of Levothroid, which at the time was an unapproved new drug, and the illegal promotion of Celexa for use in treating children and adolescents suffering from depression. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Vice President of Florida Corporation Pleads Guilty to 16 Counts of Transporting Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:06:12 EDT Jeffrey Robert Libman, the vice president and co-director of Webe Web Corporation, a Florida corporation, pleaded guilty today to 16 counts of transporting child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance of the Northern District of Alabama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Sales Agent for A&O Entities in Richmond Pleads Guilty to Misleading Investors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:44:35 EDT Tomme Bromseth, of Blackstone, Va., pleaded guilty today to mail fraud and structuring financial transactions to evade reporting requirements in conjunction with his role as a sales agent for A&O Life Funds and various related A&O entities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Florida Couple Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor Conspiracy of 39 Filipino Guest Workers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:37:43 EDT Sophia Manuel and Alfonso Baldonado Jr., owners of Quality Staffing Services Corporation, a labor contracting service, pleaded guilty to conspiring to hold 39 Filipino nationals in compelled service in country clubs and hotels in Southeast Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Dayton, Ohio, Area Home Builder Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:55:42 EDT Roy W. Bradford pleaded guilty in federal district court in Dayton, Ohio, to willfully filing a false tax return for 2004. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Lobbyist Pleads Guilty to Role in Illegal Campaign Contribution Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:56:04 EDT Paul Magliocchetti, the founder and president of PMA Group Inc., a lobbying firm, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Arlington, Va., to making hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions and making false statements to a federal agency. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Bribery in Afghanistan Fuel Theft Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:11:54 EDT A former U.S. Army staff sergeant pleaded guilty today to bribery in connection with a fuel theft scheme to solicit more than $400,000 in bribes from a government contractor in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Home Health Agency Manager Pleads Guilty in Connection with Detroit Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:12:03 EDT Detroit-area resident Hassan Akhtar pleaded guilty today for his role in managing a home health care fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Owner of Two Houston Health Care Companies Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicare $6.3 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:19:25 EDT An owner of two Houston health care companies pleaded guilty today in connection with a $6.3 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Former U.S. Marshals Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of $104,000 in Government Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:24:23 EDT Former U.S. Marshals Service employee, Sno H. Rush, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Washington to stealing $104,000 in government funds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Owner of Two Houston Health Care Companies Pleads Guilty in Connection with Schemes to Defraud Medicare of $6.3 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:01:37 EDT Princewill Njoku, 51, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Gray Miller in Houston to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads South Carolina Woman Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:52:35 EDT A McCormick, S.C., tax return preparer pleaded guilty today to two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Employees of Latino Civil Rights Organizations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:38:00 EDT Vincent Johnson of Brick, N.J., who went by the internet pseudonym “Devilfish,” pleaded guilty in federal court in Trenton, N.J., to multiple charges related to a series of threatening communications he sent to employees of five civil rights organizations that work to improve opportunities for, and challenge discrimination against, Latinos in the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Encouraging Violent Jihadists to Kill U.s. Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:15:07 EDT Zachary Adam Chesser, 20, of Fairfax County, Va., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady to a three-count criminal information that included charges of communicating threats against the writers of the South Park television show, soliciting violent jihadists to desensitize law enforcement, and attempting to provide material support to Al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Massachusetts Businessman Pleads Guilty to Multiple Frauds and Tax Evasion Over More Than a Decade By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:09:09 EDT A former Pittsfield, Mass., man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a series of frauds and attempts to avoid paying taxes over more than a decade, as well as lying to federal authorities and financial institutions about his illegal activities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Houston-area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in a $5.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:40:40 EDT Cynthia Garza-Williams, 49, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Atlas in Houston. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Texas Businessman Pleads Guilty in Virginia to Role in $100 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Life Settlements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:51:07 EDT Eric M. Kurz, 46, of The Woodlands, Texas, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering in conjunction with his actions as a wholesaler of investment products for A&O, a group of businesses that acquired and marketed life settlements to investors. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ads Uzbek Man Pleads Guilty to Charges for Involvement in a Racketeering Enterprise That Engaged in Forced Labor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:11:41 EDT A citizen of Uzbekistan residing in Mission, Kan., pleaded guilty late yesterday to charges for his role as the leader of a criminal enterprise that engaged in forced labor, fraud in foreign labor contracting, visa fraud, mail fraud, identity theft, tax evasion and money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases