u.s. U.S. Court Issues Permanent Injunction Order Against Maine Tax Return Preparer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:54:21 EST A federal court in Maine permanently barred Donna L. Hamilton from preparing federal tax returns for others. The court also ordered the Maine resident to provide her customer lists to the government and to mail copies of the court order to her customers. Hamilton consented to the civil injunction order. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. District Court Judge Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:50:16 EST U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent pleaded guilty today to obstruction of justice in federal court in Houston. Kent, 59, a district judge in the Southern District of Texas, pleaded guilty to making false statements to a special investigative committee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit during an investigation of a judicial misconduct complaint filed against him. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Kansas Cardiologist to Pay U.S. $1.3 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:22:18 EST Joseph P. Galichia, M.D. and Galichia Medical Group P.A., a Kansas cardiologist and his practice group, have agreed to pay the United States $1.3 million to settle claims that the physician and his group violated the False Claims Act between 2001 and 2006, by submitting false claims to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Ecolab Inc. to Enforce Employment Rights of Michigan U.S. Army Veteran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 17:45:33 EST The Department announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with Ecolab Inc. (Ecolab) that will resolve the Departments complaint, which was filed today, that Ecolab failed to reemploy Michigan veteran Stephen Alasin in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, as amended (USERRA). The consent decree was approved by the court today as well. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Colombian Paramilitary Leader Extradited to the United States to Face U.S. Drug Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 19:18:32 EST Miguel Angel Mejia-Munera, a/k/a El Mellizo, was extradited today from Colombia to the United States to face narcotics trafficking charges. According to the indictment, Miguel Angel Mejia-Munera, together with his twin brother Victor, led a major Colombian narcotics trafficking organization known as the Twins or Los Mellizos Organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Asks Courts in California & South Carolina to Shut Down Promoters of Allegedly Fraudulent $39.2 Million Tax Refund Scam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:12:25 EST The United States has sued tax return preparers in Placerville, Calif., and Columbia, S.C., seeking to bar them from preparing federal tax returns for others. According to the government complaints in the two cases, Teresa Marty of Pollock Pines, Calif., and Winston Able of Blythewood, S.C., prepare federal income tax returns for their customers that claim fraudulent tax refunds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Former U.S. Tax Court Official Sentenced for Engaging in a Conspiracy to Commit Bribery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 17:22:48 EST A former official of the U.S. Tax Court was sentenced today in connection with a bribery conspiracy involving contracts at the U.S. Tax Court in the District of Columbia. Fred Fernando Timbol Jr., 43, of Mount Airy, Md., was sentenced by Judge Ricardo M. Urbina of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Former Staff Member in U.S. House of Representatives Indicted on Corruption Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:09:17 EST A grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a three-count indictment today charging a former staff member in the U.S. House of Representatives with corruption offenses. Fraser C. Verrusio, 39, was charged by the grand jury with conspiring to accept an illegal gratuity, accepting an illegal gratuity, and making a false statement in failing to report his receipt of gifts from a lobbyist and the lobbyists client on his 2003 financial disclosure form. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Ali Al-Marri Transferred to U.S. Marshals Service Custody By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:45:23 EDT Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, 43, has been released from detention by the Secretary of Defense and is now in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. He is scheduled to make his initial court appearance today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Department of Justice Promotes International Network to Combat Intellectual Property Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:57:51 EDT Building upon the successes of earlier efforts, the Department today announced the opening in Bangkok of a regional conference of approximately 100 key law enforcement and industry officials from more than a dozen nations with the goal of strengthening international cooperation in fighting large-scale intellectual property crimes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. San Mateo County, California, to Pay U.S. $6.8 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:48:50 EDT San Mateo County, Calif., has agreed to pay the United States $6.8 million to resolve allegations that the San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) submitted false claims to the United States in connection with payments from the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The government alleges that SMMC falsely inflated its bed count to Medicare in order to receive higher payments under Medicares Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) adjustment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Border Patrol Agent Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Assault in Federal Detention Facility By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:59:17 EDT A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Tucson, Ariz., on federal civil rights charges related to an alleged assault on a detainee at a federal detention facility. The two-count indictment, returned on March 11, 2009, alleges that on May 10, 2006, Eduardo Moreno violated the civil rights of a federal detainee by assaulting and causing bodily injury to the individual while Moreno was on duty at the U.S. Border Patrol processing facility in Nogales, Ariz. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Iranian Man and His Company Charged in International Scheme to Supply Iran with Sensitive U.S. Technology By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:22:59 EDT An Iranian citizen and his Tehran business have been charged with purchasing helicopter engines and advanced aerial cameras for fighter bombers from U.S. firms and illegally exporting them to Iran using companies in Malaysia, Ireland and the Netherlands. Among the alleged recipients of these U.S. goods was an Iranian military firm that has since been designated by the United States for being owned or controlled by entities involved in Irans nuclear and ballistic missile program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Sues Union Pacific R.R. for $37 Million for Allegedly Failing to Prevent Use of Rail Cars to Smuggle Narcotics Across Border By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:49:15 EDT The government has filed two lawsuits against the Union Pacific Railroad Company for allegedly failing to prevent the use of its rail cars to smuggle large quantities of narcotics into the United States. The complaints, filed in San Diego and Houston, seek more than $37 million in monetary penalties. The government alleges the rail cars were brought across the border at the ports of entry at Calexico, Calif., and Brownsville, Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Irish Trading Firm and Its Officers Charged in Scheme to Supply Iran with Sensitive U.S. Technology By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:14:09 EDT An Irish trading company and three of its officers have been charged with purchasing helicopter engines and other aircraft components from U.S. firms and illegally exporting them to Iran using companies in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates. Among the alleged recipients of these U.S. goods was an Iranian military firm that has since been designated by the United States for being owned or controlled by entities involved in Irans nuclear and ballistic missile program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Houstons Methodist Hospital to Pay U.S. More Than $9 Million to Resolve Allegations of Overcharging Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:43:10 EDT Methodist Hospital in Houston has agreed to pay the United States $9.99 million to settle allegations that it defrauded the federal Medicare program. The settlement resolves allegations that Methodist improperly increased charges to Medicare patients in order to obtain enhanced reimbursement from Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Sues 32 Individuals, Alleging $30 Million Tax Credit Scam Based on Sham Sales from Non-Existent Methane Production Facilities at Landfills By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 14:08:05 EDT The United States has sued four Certified Public Accounts (CPA), 27 tax preparers and one other individual, seeking to bar them from promoting an alleged tax scam involving bogus income tax credits claimed for sham sales of methane from landfills. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Two Individuals Convicted on Charges of Conspiracy and Bribery in Connection with a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans Levee Reconstruction Project By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 18:03:49 EDT A former contract employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a dirt, sand and gravel subcontractor were both convicted on charges of conspiracy and bribery in connection with a $16 million hurricane protection project for the reconstruction of the Lake Cataouatche Levee, south of New Orleans. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Former Member of U.S. Navy Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Disclosing Classified Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 14:57:08 EDT Nora R. Dannehy, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and other federal officials announced that Hassan Abu-Jihaad, formerly known as Paul R. Hall, 33, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for disclosing previously classified information relating to the national defense. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Quest Diagnostics to Pay U.S. $302 Million to Resolve Allegations That a Subsidiary Sold Misbranded Test Kits By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:44:48 EDT Quest Diagnostics Incorporated and its subsidiary, Nichols Institute Diagnostics (NID), have entered into a global settlement with the United States to resolve criminal and civil claims concerning various types of diagnostic test kits that NID manufactured, marketed and sold to laboratories throughout the country until 2006. The payment of $302 million will resolve these allegations and represents one of the largest recoveries ever in a case involving a medical device. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. GSA Contractor NetApp Agrees to Pay U.S. $128 Million to Resolve Contract Fraud Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:08:09 EDT The United States has reached a settlement with NetApp Inc. and NetApp U.S. Public Sector Inc. (collectively NetApp), following an investigation of alleged false claims and contract fraud. NetApp has agreed to pay the United States $128 million, plus interest. This is the largest contract fraud settlement the General Services Administration (GSA) has obtained to date. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Alta Colleges to Pay U.S. $7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:48:45 EDT Alta Colleges Inc. and its wholly-owned collegiate schools in Texas have agreed to pay the United States $7 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that the Texas schools submitted false claims for federal student aid funds. The United States alleged that Altas Texas colleges obtained the requisite state licenses by misrepresenting to the state licensing agency that they complied with state job-placement reporting requirements and that their interior design programs complied with requirements for a professional license. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Individual Charged with Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:21:48 EDT A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Robert Jeffery, 55, with conspiracy and theft of government property in connection with a scheme to steal large quantities of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Three Brothers Sentenced to Life Prison Terms for Conspiring to Kill U.S. Soldiers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:20:42 EDT Three brothers who were convicted of plotting to kill members of the U.S. military during an armed attack on a military base were sentenced today to life prison terms. U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler sentenced Dritan Duka and Shain Duka to prison terms of life plus an additional, consecutive 30 years. The third brother, Eljvir Duka, received a life prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Two Additional Defendants Sentenced for Conspiring to Kill U.S. Soldiers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:35:09 EDT The remaining two men convicted of plotting to kill members of the U.S. military during an armed attack on a military base were sentenced today to federal prison terms of life for one defendant and 33 years for the other for conspiring to kill members of the U.S. military. U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler sentenced Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer to a term of life in prison plus an additional, consecutive 30 years. Judge Kugler sentenced Serdar Tatar to 33 years in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Intervenes in Suit Against Former Beef Suppliers to National School Lunch Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2009 17:39:21 EDT The United States has intervened in a civil lawsuit against two former suppliers to the National School Lunch Program Hallmark Meat Packing Company and Westland Meat Company Inc. for submitting false and fraudulent claims to the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). All ground beef containing defendants products was recalled by USDA as of Feb. 16, 2008, and defendants no longer supply beef to the National School Lunch Program or AMS. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Court Shuts Down Georgia Tax Preparation Firms Allegedly Involved in Fuel Credit Tax Scam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2009 14:30:45 EDT A federal court in Savannah, Ga., today permanently barred Ophelia Kelley, of Vidalia, Ga., from preparing federal income tax returns for others. According to the government complaint, Kelley operated two return preparation firms in Vidalia – Kelley Tax Service and City and Country Girl Tax Service. Kelley agreed to the civil injunction order. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Court in Seattle Permanently Shuts Down Washington, D.C., Tax Preparer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2009 15:04:40 EDT A federal judge in Seattle, Wash., has permanently barred a District of Columbia man, William H. Camp, Jr., from preparing tax returns for others and from promoting a scheme involving bogus gold mining tax deductions. The permanent injunction order was entered by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, where a substantial number of Camps customers reside. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Civilian Contractor, U.S. Army Major and His Wife Indicted for Alleged Bribe Scheme Involving Contracts at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2009 19:30:03 EDT A 23-count indictment unsealed today alleges that a civilian contractor paid more than $2.8 million in bribes to a U.S. Army contracting official stationed at Camp Arifjan, an Army base in Kuwait, and the officials wife, and that the three individuals committed honest services fraud and money laundering offenses in connection with the same conduct. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. District Court Judge Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 May 2009 15:30:55 EDT U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for obstruction of justice related to an investigation of a judicial misconduct complaint filed against him. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Deputy U.S. Marshal Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Justice by Witness Tampering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 May 2009 17:25:00 EDT Deputy U.S. Marshal Benjamin Bates pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing justice today in federal court in San Antonio for tampering with a witness he was transporting to the grand jury to testify about civil rights abuses at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center in Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Court Permanently Bars Meriden, Conn., Tax Preparer from Preparing Tax Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 May 2009 10:21:10 EDT A Connecticut federal court has permanently barred John Waszczak from preparing federal tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Judge Bars Two Connecticut Residents from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 May 2009 15:27:53 EDT A federal district court in Connecticut has permanently barred Wethersfield residents Deowraj Buddhu and his daughter, Sunita Buddhu, from preparing federal tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Members of U.S. Army Plead Guilty to Role in Scheme to Steal Equipment from the U.S. Military in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 May 2009 14:37:16 EDT Elbert Westley George III, 36, a U.S. Army captain who was stationed in Iraq, pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to steal U.S. government equipment and sell it to a local Iraqi businessman. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. and 16 States Join Suits Against Pharmaceutical Giant, Wyeth By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 May 2009 16:40:54 EDT The United States and 16 states have joined in two whistleblower suits filed in the District of Massachusetts against the drug manufacturer, Wyeth, alleging that the company knowingly failed to give the government the same discounts it provided to private purchasers of its drugs, as required by laws governing the Medicaid program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Joins Other Circuits in Invalidating Tax Losses Claimed in Son of Boss Tax Shelter By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 May 2009 17:59:11 EDT On May 15, 2009, the Fifth Circuit, in Klamath Strategic Investment Fund v. United States (No. 07-40861), affirmed the district courts decision denying over $50 million in claimed tax losses arising from the taxpayers investment in a Son of Boss (BLIPS) tax shelter. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Minnesota Hospitals to Pay U.S. $2.28 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2009 10:45:59 EDT Three HealthEast Care System hospitals have agreed to pay the United States $2.28 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare. All three hospitals are located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., area. The settlement resolves allegations that the St. Paul-based hospitals overcharged Medicare from 2002 to 2007 by thousands of dollars each time they performed kyphoplasty, a minimally-invasive procedure used to treat certain spinal fractures that often are due to osteoporosis. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Texas-Based Regency Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers to Pay U.S. $4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2009 11:30:26 EDT Regency Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers Inc. nursing home chain will pay the United States $4 million to settle allegations that Regency submitted false claims to Medicare and the Texas Medicaid program. The Victoria, Texas-based chain currently owns and operates 24 nursing home facilities located through the state. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Virginia Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the U.S. Navy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2009 15:37:00 EDT A U.S. Navy subcontractor from Virginia has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Navy in connection with contracts for fabricated metal to be used for the repair and maintenance of elevator equipment on Navy aircraft carriers and support vessels. The charge is the first to arise out of the Departments ongoing antitrust investigation into the sales of fabricated metal products and other materials to the U.S. Navy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Two Former Military Officials Charged with Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2009 15:58:27 EDT A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment today charging Robert Young, 56, a former captain in the U.S. Army, and Robert Jeffery, 55, a former master chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, with conspiracy and theft of government property in connection with a scheme to steal large quantities of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Aventis Pharmaceutical to Pay U.S. $95.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 May 2009 10:07:54 EDT Aventis Pharmaceutical Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC, has agreed to pay the United States $95.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by misreporting drug prices in order to reduce its Medicaid Drug Rebate obligations. The settlement resolves allegations that between 1995 and 2000, Aventis and its corporate predecessors knowingly misreported best prices for the steroid-based anti-inflammatory nasal sprays Azmacort, Nasacort and Nasacort AQ. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Fraudulent Telemarketers Who Claimed U.S. Victims Won Large Sweepstakes Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 17:43:24 EDT The owner of a Costa Rica-based telemarketing call center and two employees of another Costa Rica call center were sentenced for their roles in schemes that targeted and defrauded thousands of American victims of more than $10 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Former Employee at U.S. Embassy in Haiti Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Theft of More Than $800,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:41:04 EDT A former employee at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for stealing more than $800,000 from the U.S. Department of State. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Fact Sheet: Prosecuting and Detaining Terror Suspects in the U.S. Criminal Justice System By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 06:05:37 EDT Since the 1990s, the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has investigated and successfully prosecuted a wide range of international and domestic terrorism cases including the bombings of the World Trade Center and U.S. Embassies in East Africa in the 1990s. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Nevada to Enforce Employment Rights of U.S. Army Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:56:20 EDT The Department today filed a lawsuit against the state of Nevada and its Office of the State Controller alleging it violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by refusing to promptly reemploy Arthur Ingram when he returned from active military duty and then by firing him after he filed a USERRA complaint. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Former Military Contractor Convicted of Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:31:18 EDT Raschad L. "Sean" Lewis, a former fuel section employee of Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. (KBR), assigned to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, was found guilty yesterday by a federal jury of conspiracy, false writing, bribery of a public official, and false claims stemming from a bribery and a fuel diversion scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. GSA Contractor University Loft Company to Pay U.S. $400,000 to Resolve Contract Fraud Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:03:49 EDT Following an investigation of alleged false claims and contract fraud, J Squared Inc., d/b/a University Loft Company, has reached a settlement with the United States. Indiana-based University Loft Company has agreed to pay the United States $400,000. The settlement resolves allegations that the company knowingly sold Malaysian-made furniture to government purchasers in violation of the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Alleged Afghan Narcotics Trafficker Ordered Detained Pending Trial on U.S. Drug Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:34:14 EDT Haji Bagcho, aka Haji Bagh Chagul, an Afghan national, was ordered detained today by Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia while he awaits trial on U.S. narcotics charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Stonescape Pavers LLC to Enforce Employment Rights of U.S. Air Force Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:10:50 EDT The Department today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas against Stonescape Pavers LLC alleging that the company willfully violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by firing Matthew T. Denning without cause when he returned from active duty. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. National Charged with Sexual Abuse While Overseas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:45:38 EDT Andrew Warren, 41, has been charged in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with one count of sexual abuse in Algeria within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases