wit Statement of the Attorney General Following Meetings with Afghan President Karzai, Minister of Justice, Attorney General By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:56:02 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Minister of Justice Habibullah Ghalib and Attorney General Mohammad Ishaq Aloko today to discuss the department’s ongoing efforts to foster the rule of law in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Founder and Treasurer of Labor Union Charged with Mail Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:03:26 EDT The founder and treasurer of the National Association of Special Police and Security Officers (NASPSO) was charged with four counts of mail fraud in connection with his operation of a pension plan for members of NASPSO, a labor union representing private security guards assigned to protect federal buildings in the metro Washington area. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Citing Conflict with Federal Law, Department of Justice Challenges Arizona Immigration Law By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 15:02:30 EDT The Department of Justice challenged the state of Arizona’s recently passed immigration law, S.B. 1070, in federal court today. The Department said the Arizona law unconstitutionally interferes with the federal government’s authority to set and enforce immigration policy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Justice Department Settles Remainder of Voter Registration Case with State of New York for Violating Rights of Students with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:20:41 EDT The Justice Department today announced a court-approved consent decree which resolves a lawsuit against the state of New York and its public university systems for their failure to provide voter registration services at offices serving students with disabilities at each public university and college campus in New York State. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Justice Department Signs Agreement with Milton, Wash., to Ensure Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:23:24 EDT The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the city of Milton, Wash., under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to improve access to city parks and recreational activities for persons with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Justice Department Announces a Comprehensive Agreement with New York to Remedy Violations and Ensure Constitutional Rights at Four Juvenile Justice Facilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:10:22 EDT The United States has entered into a comprehensive agreement with the State of New York and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) that resolves previous findings of unconstitutional conditions at four juvenile justice facilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Justice Department Reaches Comprehensive Settlement with National Owner of Gas Stations Resolving ADA Claims By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:28:42 EDT The Justice Department today announced a comprehensive settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with QuikTrip Corporation, a private company that owns and operates more than 550 gas stations, convenience stores, travel centers, and truck stops in the Midwest, South and Southwestern United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit New Orleans Man Charged with Shooting African-Americans in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:56:07 EDT Roland J. Bourgeois Jr., 47, currently a resident of Columbia, Miss., was charged in a five-count indictment with conspiring to commit a hate crime, committing a hate crime with a deadly weapon and with intent to kill, making false statements and obstructing of justice in connection with a shooting that happened in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Former Missouri County Chief Deputy Charged with Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:54:40 EDT A federal grand jury has charged Vernon Wilson, former Chief Deputy of the Washington County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department, in a six-count indictment stemming from four separate incidents in which Wilson allegedly assaulted inmates or caused the assault of inmates in the Washington County Jail in the summer and fall of 2005. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Former Tennessee Inmate Charged with Filing False Tax Returns While in Jail By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:12:38 EDT A Tennessee grand jury has indicted Walter Allen Johnson, aka “Beau” Johnson, of Sevierville, Tenn., for filing false claims against the United States as well as conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Blockbuster Inc. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:48:17 EDT The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Blockbuster Inc. to ensure equal access to its stores nationwide for individuals with disabilities who use service animals. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Justice Department Signs Agreement with Town of Pomfret, Connecticut, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:09:08 EDT “I commend public officials in the town of Pomfret for making this important commitment to ensuring equal access to civic life for individuals with disabilities,” said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Justice Department Signs Agreement with Wilson County, North Carolina, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:11:26 EDT The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Wilson County, N.C., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Justice Department Signs Agreement with Pearl River County, Mississippi, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:13:57 EDT The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Pearl River County, Miss., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Former Probation Officer in Oregon Charged with Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:30:00 EDT A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Mark John Walker, 51, of Eugene, Ore., in an eight-count indictment stemming from multiple incidents in which Walker allegedly sexually abused female offenders who were under his direct supervision as a probation officer, and then obstructed a later investigation to cover up his misconduct. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the American Association of People with Disabilities “Justice for All” Event By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:32:02 EDT "It’s an honor to salute your contributions and to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the ADA – and the 15th Anniversary of the AAPD – with so many friends, colleagues and partners," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
wit Former Department of State Employee Charged with Defrauding the United States and Iraq in Connection with a $147,000 Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:40:17 EDT Robert D. Hearn, 55, was charged in a five-count indictment in the Southern District of Texas with wire fraud and conversion stemming from a scheme to defraud the United States and Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit New Health Care Access Guidance Promotes Preventive Medical Care Services for People with Mobility Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:37:19 EDT The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights today issued new technical assistance guidance for medical providers which will help people with mobility disabilities obtain accessible medical care. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Testifies at a Hearing on the Americans with Disabilities Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:48:41 EDT "In the two decades since its enactment, the ADA has revolutionized the way society thinks about individuals with disabilities, and it has transformed the way that people with disabilities live in communities," said Assistant Attorney General Perez. Full Article Testimony
wit Former Army Contractor Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault After Collision in Kuwait Kills One Sailor and Seriously Injures Another By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:27:59 EDT Morgan Hanks, 25, of Newport News, was arrested on charges contained in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on July 13, 2010, and unsealed today in the Eastern District of Virginia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Two New Orleans Police Officers Charged in Connection with the Beating Death of a Civilian By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:06:32 EDT Two officers with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) have been charged in a three-count indictment with federal crimes in connection with the beating death of civilian Raymond Robair in July 2005. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Three Indicted for Civil Rights Conspiracy, False Statements and Perjury in Connection with Cross-burning in Athens, Louisiana By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:51:21 EDT A federal grand jury in Shreveport, La., returned an indictment yesterday charging Joshua James Moro, 23; Jeremy Matthew Moro, 33; and Sonya Marie Hart, 31, with offenses related to a cross-burning in Athens, La., in October 2008, near the home of an interracial couple. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Justice Department Enters Settlement with Rainbow River Child Development Center on Care for Children with Diabetes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 10:53:00 EDT The Department of Justice and the Rainbow River Child Development Center of Hawthorne, Calif., have joined in a settlement agreement to assure that children with diabetes will receive appropriate care so that they may participate fully in the programs and activities at the center. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Minneapolis Police Officer Charged with Civil Rights Violation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 16:45:15 EDT A federal grand jury in St. Paul, Minn., returned an indictment today charging Minneapolis Police Officer Jason Andersen, 33, with a felony civil rights crime for assaulting a juvenile during an arrest. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Fourteen Charged with Providing Material Support to Somalia-Based Terrorist Organization Al-Shabaab By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 12:07:57 EDT The Justice Department announced that four separate indictments were unsealed today in the District of Minnesota, the Southern District of Alabama and the Southern District of California charging 14 individuals with terrorism violations for providing money, personnel and services to the foreign terrorist organization al-Shabaab. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit New Jersey Landfill Owners Agree to Comply with Clean Air Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:33:22 EDT The second of two agreements to resolve longstanding problems with landfill gas emissions and their negative impacts on air quality at the Middlesex County and Edgeboro landfills in New Jersey has been reached to bring them into compliance with the Clean Air Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Settlement Reached with City and County of Honolulu to Address Wastewater Collection & Treatment Systems By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:46:59 EDT A comprehensive settlement has been reached with the City and County of Honolulu that will address Clean Water Act compliance at Honolulu’s wastewater collection and treatment systems. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Two Former Navajo Police Officers in Tuba City, Arizona, Charged with Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:27:55 EDT A federal grand jury in Phoenix, Ariz., returned a three-count indictment today charging former Navajo Police Officer Christine Thinn and former Navajo Police Sergeant Phillip Bedonie Jr. with federal crimes in connection with the beating of Newton Charlie in January 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Barclays Bank PLC Agrees to Forfeit $298 Million in Connection with Violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:15:29 EDT Barclays Bank PLC, a United Kingdom corporation headquartered in London, has agreed to forfeit $298 million to the United States and to the New York County District Attorney’s Office in connection with violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Tennessee Man Charged in Connection with Sex Trafficking Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:55:14 EDT A federal grand jury in the Western District of Tennessee indicted Terrence Arnett Yarbrough, aka “T-Rex,” on four counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion against minor and adult female victims. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit 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
wit California Man Charged with Attempting to Extort Sexually Explicit Images from Minor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:17:07 EDT According to an indictment dated June 24, 2010, and unsealed today, James Dale Brown, 27, is alleged to have used the Internet social networking website Facebook to communicate with a minor female identified as Jane Doe. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Employee of Federal Contractor Charged with Disclosing National Defense Information to National News Reporter By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:18:25 EDT A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia has returned an indictment charging Stephen Jin-Woo Kim with unlawfully disclosing national defense information to a reporter for a national news organization and making false statements to the FBI. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Corporate Executive Charged for Alleged Role in Illegal Campaign Contribution Scheme and with Witness Tampering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:42:40 EDT A Natick, Mass., man was charged today in federal court in Boston with engaging in a scheme to conceal from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and from the public illegal campaign contributions made to federal campaign committees, and with witness tampering, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Justice Department Announces Agreement With Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Board Of Elections On Protecting The Rights Of Spanish-Speaking Puerto Rican Voters By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:07:28 EDT The Justice Department announced today a settlement with Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to protect the rights of Spanish-speaking Puerto Rican voters under Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office For Refusing Full Cooperation With Title VI Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:16:04 EDT The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), Maricopa County, and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for refusing full cooperation with the department’s investigation of alleged national origin discrimination in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit 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
wit Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Eastman, Georgia, Public Housing Authority Regarding Race Discrimination in Housing Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:20:40 EDT The Justice Department today announced that the Housing Authority for the city of Eastman, Ga., (EHA) has agreed to pay up to $320,000 to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discriminating against applicants for housing and tenants based on race. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Justice Department and McNeese State University Reach Settlement to Ensure Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:17:01 EDT The Justice Department today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement with McNeese State University and the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit MS-13 Gang Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering Offenses Including the Murder of a Witness By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:07:00 EDT Juan Carlos Moreira, aka “Stokey” and “Stocky,” was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Deborah K. Chasanow to life in prison for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as MS-13, conspiring to and committing murder in aid of racketeering, witness tampering murder and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit 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
wit Former Indianapolis City-County Councilman Charged with Soliciting a Bribe and Attempted Extortion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:20:09 EDT Former Indianapolis and Marion County, Ind., City-County Councilman Lincoln Plowman has been charged with attempted extortion and soliciting a bribe. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit American Samoa Department of Education Official Arrested for Alleged Witness Tampering, Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:06:17 EDT Paul Solofa, the director of the school lunch program for the government of the U.S. Territory of American Samoa, has been arrested on charges of witness tampering and obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Former Workers at Los Alamos Charged with Transmitting Classified Nuclear Weapons Data to Injure the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:09:06 EDT The Justice Department today announced that a scientist and his wife, who both previously worked as contractors at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, have been indicted on charges of communicating classified nuclear weapons data to a person they believed to be a Venezuelan government official and conspiring to participate in the development of an atomic weapon for Venezuela, among other violations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit 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
wit Brooklyn Doctor Arrested and Charged with Health Care Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:23:19 EDT Boris Sachakov, M.D., was arrested today in Brooklyn, N.Y., and charged in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare and numerous other health care benefit programs of at least $3.5 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Former New Orleans Police Detective Sentenced in Connection with Shootings on the Danziger Bridge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:25:31 EDT Jeffrey Lehrmann, a former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) detective, was sentenced today to three years in prison for misprision of a felony in connection with the cover-up of two police-involved shootings on the Danziger Bridge in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that left two civilians dead and four others seriously injured. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Royston, Ga., Public Housing Authority Regarding Race Discrimination in Housing Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:22:04 EDT The Justice Department today announced that the Housing Authority for the city of Royston, Ga., (RHA) has agreed to pay up to $270,000 to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discriminating against applicants for housing and tenants based on race. Full Article OPA Press Releases
wit 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
wit Federal Court Orders Another South Florida Tax Preparer to Comply with Homebuyer Credit Rules By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:10:17 EDT A federal court in Miami has permanently barred Alberto Camejo and his business, ABCY Star Service LLC, from claiming the First-Time Homebuyer Credit on returns they prepare unless ensuring that the taxpayer is entitled to claim the credit. Full Article OPA Press Releases