u.s. Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Inaugural Caribbean-U.S. Security Cooperation Dialogue By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 May 2010 12:23:43 EDT "This new initiative is an important step forward in addressing our shared concerns, advancing our common interests, and strengthening our collective commitment to protect our citizens from crime, violence, trafficking, and terror," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
u.s. Statement of Attorney General Holder on the U.S.- EU and EU Member States Declaration on Counterterrorism By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 15:45:19 EDT “The Council’s adoption of this Declaration is a crucial step forward in our mutual fight against terrorism," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. New York City Ambulance Companies Pay U.S. $2.85 Million to Resolve Claims for Fraudulent Medicare Appeals By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:51:55 EDT Metropolitan Ambulance & First Aid Corp. (now known as SEZ Metro Corp.), Metro North Ambulance Corp. (now known as SEZ North Corp.) and Big Apple Ambulance Service Inc. (formerly known as United Ambulance) have paid the United States $2.85 million to resolve false claims made to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Trustee Program Announces Resolution of Litigation Against Countrywide Home Loans Inc., in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 13:41:50 EDT The U.S. Trustee Program has successfully resolved litigation against Countrywide Home Loans Inc. in its ongoing efforts to protect homeowners in bankruptcy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Former U.S. Official Pleads Guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact and Possession of a Firearm While Unlawfully Using a Controlled Substance By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 15:41:50 EDT Andrew Warren, 42, a former official with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), pleaded guilty today to a two-count criminal information charging him with abusive sexual contact and unlawful use of cocaine while possessing a firearm. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. "Project Deliverance" Results in More Than 2,200 Arrests During 22-month Operation, Seizures of Approximately 74 Tons of Drugs and $154 Million in U.s. Currency By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:02:31 EDT 429 individuals in 16 states were arrested as part of Project Deliverance, which targeted the transportation infrastructure of Mexican drug trafficking organizations in the United States, especially along the Southwest border. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Jury Convicts Two New York Importers in One of the Largest Counterfeit Goods Prosecutions in U.S. History By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:03:37 EDT Chong Lam, 52, and Siu Yung Chan, aka Joyce Chan, 42, both of New York, were convicted yesterday for their participation in one of the largest counterfeit luxury goods operations in the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Two U.S. Citizens Arrested in Costa Rica in Connection with Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:51:06 EDT Two U.S. citizens charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities were arrested today in Costa Rica following their indictment by a federal grand jury in Miami on March 9. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Colombian Trafficker with Links to Mexican and Colombian Cartels Extradited from Mexico to the U.S. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:04:24 EDT Pedro Antonio Bermudez, also known as “El Arquitecto,” was arraigned Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, N.Y., following his extradition on June 15, 2010, from Mexico to the United States on charges of participating in an international drug trafficking conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Exporter Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the U.S. Export-import Bank of More Than $24 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:37:58 EDT Guillermo O. Mondino, 47, of Miami, pleaded guilty today to leading a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of more than $24 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Two Afghan Companies Plead Guilty to Bribing U.S. Officials and Agree to Pay $4.4 Million in Fines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:54:14 EDT Two Afghan trucking companies pleaded guilty today to paying multiple bribes to U.S. public officials in exchange for unfair advantages in procuring contract work at the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Attorney General Travels to Afghanistan for Meetings with U.S., Afghan Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:55:06 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan today for meetings with Afghan and U.S. officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. New Charges Filed Against Irish Trading Firm for Exporting U.S. Military Items to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:16:43 EDT A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has charged Mac Aviation Group, an Irish trading company, and its officers Thomas and Sean McGuinn of Sligo, Ireland, in a superseding indictment with purchasing F-5 fighter aircraft parts, helicopter engines and other aircraft components from U.S. firms and illegally exporting them to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. 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
u.s. Swiss Lawyer Indicted for Helping to Hide Swiss Bank Accounts and Monies Returned to U.S. Clients By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:57:16 EDT The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., returned an indictment charging Felix M. Mathis, an attorney practicing in Zurich, Switzerland, with conspiring to defraud the United States and structuring the importation of currency into this country. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Former U.S. Army Contracting Official Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Bribery and Unlawful Salary Supplementation in Off-post Housing Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:21:45 EDT A former U.S. Army contracting official was sentenced today to 42 months in prison in connection with two schemes to solicit more than $30,000 in bribes and other payments from an Egyptian businessman in Kuwait. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Announces Settlement of Actions to Enforce Payment Obligations for Cleanup of New Jersey Superfund Site By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:37:34 EDT Champion Chemical Company, Imperial Oil Company Inc. and Imperial’s two former officers have agreed to pay at least $1.4 million to resolve actions to enforce a prior agreement to reimburse cleanup costs incurred by the federal government at the Imperial Oil Company Inc./Champion Chemical Company Superfund Site in Marlboro Township, N.J. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Files Suit Against Georgia Medical Center and Physician; Allegedly Submitted Claims for Worthless Services to Federal Health Care Programs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:09:36 EDT The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Dr. Najam Azmat and the Satilla Regional Medical Center in Waycross, Ga. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. 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
u.s. 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
u.s. Freight Forwarder Panalpina Pays U.S. $375,000 to Settle False Claims and Kickbacks Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:31:05 EDT Swiss-based freight forwarder Panalpina Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $375,000 to settle allegations that the company paid kickbacks to employees of Kellogg Brown & Root Inc. (KBR). Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Federal Court Bars Missouri Lawyer from Promoting Tax Schemes That Cost the U.S. at Least $100 Million in Lost Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:56:06 EDT A federal court in Kansas City, Mo, has permanently barred Missouri lawyer A. Blair Stover Jr. from promoting a variety of improper tax schemes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Alleged International Credit Card Trafficker Arrested in France on U.S. Charges Related to Sale of Stolen Card Data By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:14:06 EDT Vladislav Anatolievich Horohorin, 27, aka “BadB” of Moscow, Russia, was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2009 on charges of access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Cheese Manufacturer Sorrento Lactalis to Pay U.S. $315,000 for Exceeding Discharge Levels into Idaho’s Mason Creek By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:15:16 EDT Cheese manufacturer Sorrento Lactalis Inc. will pay the United States a $315,000 penalty for excess discharges in violation of its wastewater permit levels, according to an agreement between the company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. 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
u.s. Former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Charged with Bribery and Related Crimes in Afghanistan Fuel Theft Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:16:44 EDT A former U.S. Army staff sergeant was charged today with bribery, theft of government property and conspiracy in connection with a fuel theft scheme to solicit approximately $400,000 in bribes from a government contractor in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. 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
u.s. 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
u.s. Justice Department Reaches Agreements to Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Voters from Colorado, District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands and Hawaii By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:11:10 EDT The Justice Department today announced that it has reached agreements with Colorado, District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands and Hawaii officials to help ensure that military service members and U.S. citizens living overseas have an opportunity to participate fully in the Nov. 2, 2010 federal general election. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Southern California Medical Center to Pay U.S. $2.2 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:46:09 EDT The El Centro Regional Medical Center in Imperial County, Calif., has agreed to pay the United States $2.2 million, plus interest, to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Reaches Agreements with Kings Mountain, N.C., and Sandy Springs, Ga., to Terminate Coverage from Preclearance of the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:25:10 EDT The Justice Department announced that it reached agreements this week with the city of Kings Mountain, N.C., and the city of Sandy Springs, Ga., in the form of consent decrees filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. 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
u.s. 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
u.s. U.S. Files PCB Cleanup Lawsuit Against 12 Polluters of Wisconsin’s Fox River By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:47:54 EDT The Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced the filing of a major lawsuit today against 10 companies and two municipalities to require continued environmental cleanup work at Wisconsin’s Lower Fox River and Green Bay Site. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Embassy Employee in Iraq Charged with Theft of Public Funds and Conflict of Interest By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:59:27 EDT A foreign national employed at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, was charged today with theft of public money and acts affecting a personal financial interest in connection with $237,236 in U.S. Government funds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. 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
u.s. Virginia Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Defrauding the U.S. Department of Defense of More Than $450,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:30:33 EDT A Virginia man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison in connection with a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense of more than $450,000. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Rocky Mountain Instrument to Pay U.S. $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:53:50 EDT The United States has reached a settlement with Rocky Mountain Instrument Company (RMI) to resolve claims that the manufacturer violated the False Claims Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. St. Joseph Medical Center in Maryland to Pay U.S. $22 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 16:19:24 EST St. Joseph Medical Center has agreed to pay the United States $22 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that it paid unlawful remuneration under the Anti-Kickback Act and violated the Stark Law when it entered into a series of professional services contracts with MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Associates. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Settles Lawsuits Against Hewlett-Packard and Intervenes Against its Business Partners for Violating FCC Competitive Bidding Rules in Texas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:56:31 EST The United States has settled two whistleblower lawsuits for $16.25 million alleging that Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) violated the competitive bidding rules of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate Program at the Dallas and Houston Independent School Districts in connection with technology services contracts with those school districts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Former U.S. Air Force Airman Convicted of Second Degree Murder of Army Sergeant in Germany By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:11:10 EST Rico Rodrigus Williams, a former Air Force senior airman, was convicted today of second degree murder and witness tampering charges in connection with the death of Army Sergeant Juwan Johnson in Hohenecken, Germany, in 2005. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Senior U.S. District Court Judge Pleads Guilty to Possession of Controlled Substances and Conversion of Government Property By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:33:11 EST Senior U.S. District Judge Jack T. Camp Jr., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to possession of controlled substances and conversion of government property. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Court Approves Agreement Between Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, United States, State of Michigan, Isabella County and City of Mt. Pleasant to Settle Jurisdiction By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:19:02 EST The settlement declares the entire Isabella Reservation to be Indian Country, resolving longstanding disputes over the boundaries and existence of the Isabella Reservation in south central Michigan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys’ Awards Ceremony By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 12:06:32 EST "Each of this year’s award recipients should take great pride in the fact that their efforts have made a positive and lasting impact on the citizens we serve and will leave an enduring imprint on the Department’s work for years to come," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
u.s. Founding Member of Abu Sayyaf Group Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for 1995 Hostage Taking Involving U.S. and Philippine Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:23:00 EST Madhatta Asagal Haipe, a citizen of the Philippines and founding member of Al-Harakat Al-Islamiyyah, also known as the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), was sentenced today to 23 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to four counts of hostage taking in the 1995 abduction of 16 people, including four U.S. citizens, in the Philippines. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Georgia Hospital Pays U.S. $13.9 Million to Resolve Medicaid False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:20:06 EST John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital Inc. has paid the United States a total of $13.9 million to settle allegations that the hospital submitted false claims to the state of Georgia’s Medicaid program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Clean Water Act Settlement in Northeast Ohio to Protect Lake Erie, Revitalize Neighborhoods and Create Green Jobs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:52:57 EST A comprehensive Clean Water Act settlement with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) will address the flow of untreated sewage into Cleveland area waterways and Lake Erie. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes Drug Enforcement Administrator and U.S. Marshals Service Director By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:23:54 EST Attorney General Eric Holder welcomed the confirmation of the new Director of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Stacia A. Hylton, and Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Michele M. Leonhart. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Detroit Medical Center Pays U.S. $30 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:25:47 EST Detroit Medical Center, a non-profit company that owns and operates hospitals and outpatient facilities in Detroit, has agreed to pay the United States $30 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Statute, by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. 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