m California Mobile Lab and X-ray Provider, Diagnostic Laboratories and Radiology, to Pay $17.5 Million for Falsely Billing Medicare and Medi-CAL By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:49:17 EDT Kan-Di-Ki LLC, formerly known as Kan-Di-Ki Inc., doing business as Diagnostic Laboratories and Radiology (Diagnostic Labs), will pay $17.5 million to settle allegations that the California-based company violated the federal and California False Claims Acts by paying kickbacks for referral of mobile lab and radiology services subsequently billed to Medicare and Medi-Cal (the state of California’s Medicaid program), the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Infinity Group to Resolve Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:16:58 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Infinity Group (IG) and its related entities resolving allegations that the companies violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Five Miami Residents Arrested for Alleged Roles in $48 Million Home Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:28:39 EDT Five Miami residents have been charged for their alleged roles in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Religious Discrimination by the City of Birmingham, Ala., Police Department By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 17:12:12 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the City of Birmingham, Ala., that, if approved by the court, will resolve the Department’s complaint alleging religious discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman at Libor Manipulation Press Briefing By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:09:29 EDT Good morning everyone, and thank you for being here today as we announce the latest law enforcement action in our ongoing, criminal investigation of the manipulation of LIBOR, a critical benchmark interest rate used by banks around the world. I am joined here today by our close partners – David Meister, the head of enforcement for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Timothy Gallagher, the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Criminal Division. Full Article Speech
m Nine Automobile Parts Manufacturers and Two Executives Agree to Plead Guilty to Fixing Prices on Automobile Parts Sold to U.S. Car Manufacturers and Installed in U.S. Cars By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 09:55:18 EDT Nine Japan-based companies and two executives have agreed to plead guilty and to pay a total of more than $740 million in criminal fines for their roles in separate conspiracies to fix the prices of more than 30 different products sold to U.S. car manufacturers and installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today. The department said that price-fixed automobile parts were sold to Chrysler, Ford and General Motors, as well as to the U.S. subsidiaries of Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota and Fuji Heavy Industries–more commonly known by its brand name, Subaru. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Miami Home Health Company Recruiter Pleads Guilty in $48 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:48:17 EDT A patient recruiter of a Miami health care company pleaded guilty today for his participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Medical Clinic Owners and Patient Recruiters Charged in Miami for Role in $8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 16:58:28 EDT Several patient recruiters, including two medical clinic owners, have been arrested in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Flores Home Health Care Inc. (Flores Home Health). Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Southport Bank to Resolve Allegations of Mortgage Lending Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:41:29 EDT The Justice Department announced today that Southport Bank of Kenosha, Wis., will pay $687,000 to African-American and Hispanic wholesale mortgage borrowers as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of race and national origin. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Resolves Citizenship Status Discrimination Charge Against Pennsylvania Employer Huber Nurseries By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:45:19 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Huber Nurseries, based in Manheim, Pa., resolving allegations that Huber engaged in citizenship status discrimination by preferring to hire temporary visa holders over recent lawful permanent residents from Nepal. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Federal Court Bars Kansas City, Mo., Man from Preparing Tax Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:47:31 EDT The Justice Department announced today that a federal district judge in Kansas City, Mo., permanently barred Mark Steven Hall from preparing federal income tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Six Charged in Ohio with Operating an Illegal Gambling Business and Other Related Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:49:56 EDT The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that Reece Powers II, the former co-owner of R&s Las Vegas Supply (RLVS), a gambling supplies store located in Dayton, Ohio, was charged with illegal gambling, tax fraud and obstruction-of-justice-related offenses in an eight-count indictment unsealed today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Summit for Preventing Youth Violence By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 08:46:50 EDT Clearly, the consequences of inaction in the face of such trauma would be too great to ignore. And the associated costs – in human, moral, and even economic terms – are far too much to bear. In fact, the cost of failing to intervene in the life of a young person who’s at risk of becoming delinquent could add up to more than $3 million over the course of his or her lifetime. Full Article Speech
m Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs Karol V. Mason Delivers Remarks at the National Summit on Preventing Youth Violence By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 08:55:39 EDT The impact of this violence, and of our acquiescence, is greater than it appears on the surface. We can see the immediate physical damage it does, and we know it causes emotional trauma in the kids it touches. Full Article Speech
m Scott D. Hammond, Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division’s Criminal Enforcement Program, Delivers Remarks at Auto Parts Press Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:17:32 EDT There were more than a dozen separate conspiracies each operating independently but all targeting the U.S. automotive industry. Some of the price-fixing conspiracies lasted for a decade or longer, and many car models were fitted with multiple parts that were fixed by the auto parts suppliers. Full Article Speech
m Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder at Auto Parts Press Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 11:23:04 EDT Today, we are announcing that nine Japan-based companies and two executives have agreed to plead guilty – and to pay a total of more than $740 million in criminal fines – for their roles in separate conspiracies to fix the prices of more than 30 different products sold to U.S. car manufacturers and installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere. Full Article Speech
m Attorney General Eric Holder, Justice Department and Other Officials, Cities Work to Break Cycle of Violence By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:16:16 EDT Justice Department officials along with other senior officials from the Administration yesterday convened the third annual National Summit on Preventing Youth Violence to share strategies on how to prevent and reduce violence and gang activity and improve opportunities for young people. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Plaza Home Mortgage Inc. to Resolve Allegations of Mortgage Lending Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:44:48 EDT The Justice Department announced today that Plaza Home Mortgage Inc. (Plaza) of San Diego will pay $3 million to aggrieved borrowers as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination on the basis of race and national origin. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Department of Justice Awards Hiring Grants for Law Enforcement and School Safety Officers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:47:00 EDT The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) today announced funding awards to 263 cities and counties, aimed at creating 937 law enforcement positions. More than $125 million will be awarded nationally, including nearly $45 million to fund 356 new school resource officer positions. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Two Miami-area Residents Indicted for Alleged Roles in $190 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:27:54 EDT Two Miami-area residents were indicted in connection with their alleged participation in a $190 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Settles Citizenship Status Discrimination Claim Against IBM By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:06:54 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement yesterday with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) resolving allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it placed online job postings for application and software developers that contained citizenship status preferences for F-1 and H-1B temporary visa holders. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Discrimination Claim Against Staffing Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:10:08 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Paramount Staffing, a staffing company based in Northbrook, Ill., resolving an allegation that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by requesting more or different documents from individuals during the employment eligibility verification processes based on the individuals’ citizenship status. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks on Justice Department’s Efforts to Provide Law Enforcement Assistance to City of Detroit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:44:33 EDT Today, I am pleased to be in Detroit to announce that – in addition to our ongoing enforcement of antitrust and consumer protection laws – as part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to supporting the City of Detroit, the Justice Department will take a variety of actions to provide direct assistance to city leaders and local law enforcement authorities in order to improve public safety throughout the metropolitan area. Full Article Speech
m Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Clinic Management Company Indicted in $13 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:19:18 EDT The former owner of a Los Angeles medical clinic management company has been indicted for his role in a $13 million scheme to defraud Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supply Company Indicted in $4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:20:41 EDT A former owner of a Los Angeles medical equipment supply company has been indicted for allegedly engaging in a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department to File Lawsuit Against the State of North Carolina to Stop Discriminatory Changes to Voting Law By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:03:01 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it intends to file a lawsuit against the State of North Carolina, the North Carolina State Board of Elections, and the Executive Director for the State Board of Elections over recent voting changes made by North Carolina House Bill 589, which was signed into law in August 2013. The United States’ complaint challenges provisions of House Bill 589 under the non-discrimination requirements of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Two New Jersey Investors Plead Guilty for Their Roles in Bid-rigging Schemes at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:31:09 EDT Two financial investors who purchased municipal tax liens pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions conducted by New Jersey municipalities for the sale of those tax liens, the Department of Justice announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Former Employee of Florida Property Management Company Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Wire Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:29:36 EDT A former residential sales manager of a Florida property management company was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, in Orlando, for his participation in a wire fraud scheme involving housing repair contracts for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Justice announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Pennsylvania Man Admits Conspiring with Alleged Members of Organized Crime Family and Others in Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:09:43 EDT A Pennsylvania man today admitted he conspired to defraud FIRSTPLUS Financial Group Inc. (FPFG), a Texas-based financial services company allegedly targeted for extortionate takeover and looting by a group led by alleged Lucchese organized crime family member Nicodemo S. Scarfo. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit in Michigan Against Owners and Property Manager of Alger Meadow Apartments By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:51:58 EDT The Justice Department announced it has filed a lawsuit today in the federal district court for the Western District of Michigan against the owners and manager of Alger Meadow Apartments in Grand Rapids, Mich., alleging that the manager has sexually harassed tenants in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Ruston, La. Public Housing Authority Alleging Race Discrimination in Housing Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:53:40 EDT The Justice Department today announced that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Housing Authority for the City of Ruston, La., has engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against African-American tenants, in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m North Carolina Businessman Sentenced for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:56:09 EDT William Robert Hupman Jr., of Mebane, N.C., was sentenced to serve 17 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for tax fraud today, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Reaches Fair Lending Settlement with Chevy Chase Bank Resulting in $2.85 Million in Relief for Homeowners By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:58:40 EDT The Justice Department filed a settlement agreement and order today that resolved allegations that Chevy Chase Bank F.S.B. engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against qualified African-American and Hispanic borrowers in its home mortgage lending from 2006 through 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Settles with South Carolina Department of Corrections to End Discrimination Against Inmates with HIV By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 19:24:35 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) and its director, to resolve alleged violations of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504). Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Sues Cleveland Landlord for Discriminating Against Families with Children By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 19:33:29 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the manager and owner of the Linden House Apartments in Cleveland for refusing to rent apartments to families with children in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Former Project Manager Convicted for Role in Conspiracy Schemes Involving Two EPA Superfund Sites in New Jersey By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 19:40:41 EDT A New Jersey jury convicted a former project manager for his central role in conspiracies that spanned seven years and involved kickbacks in excess of $1.5 million at two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund sites in New Jersey, the Department of Justice announced today. The jury returned guilty verdicts on 10 counts charged in the indictment against Gordon D. McDonald, which was filed on Aug. 31, 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder on the Lawsuit Against the State of North Carolina By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 12:09:46 EDT We are here to announce that the Justice Department will file suit today against the State of North Carolina to challenge portions of the State’s highly restrictive new voting law. Full Article Speech
m Message from the Attorney General and the President to Employees By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 10:55:53 EDT The following message from the Attorney General was emailed to Justice Department employees on October 1, 2013. Full Article Speech
m Message from the Attorney General to Employees By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 18:53:30 EDT The following message from the Attorney General was emailed to Justice Department employees on October 10, 2013. Full Article Speech
m Boston Scientific and Subsidiaries to Pay $30 Million for Guidant’s Sale of Defective Heart Devices for Use in Medicare Patients By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:10:45 EDT Boston Scientific Corp. and its subsidiaries, Guidant LLC, Guidant Sales LLC and Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. (Guidant), have agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations that, between 2002 and 2005, Guidant knowingly sold defective heart devices to health care facilities that in turn implanted the devices into Medicare patients. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Former Los Angeles-area Pastor Sentenced for Role in $11 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:41:07 EDT A pastor and owner of a Los Angeles-area medical supply company was sentenced today for his role in a power wheelchair fraud scheme that defrauded Medicare out of more than $11 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Former Town Creek, Ala., Police Officer Sentenced for Assaulting Arrestee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:10:21 EDT Brandon Shane Mundy, a former police officer of numerous law enforcement agencies, the most recent being the Town Creek, Ala., Police Department was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor to serve five years in prison and three years of supervised release, and to pay $3,745 in restitution for violating the civil rights of a man during the course of an arrest. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Two Compton Men Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charges Resulting from New Year's Eve Attack on African-American Youths By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:40:33 EDT Two Latino men associated with the Compton 155 street gang pleaded guilty today to federal hate crime charges related to a racially motivated attack on African-American juveniles at a residence in Compton, Calif. on New Year’s Eve. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Attorney General Holder and President Obama Welcome Employees Back to Work By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 20:05:06 EDT The following message from the Attorney General was emailed to Justice Department employees on October 17, 2013. Full Article Speech
m Additional Charges Brought Against Tax Return Preparers Previously Charged with Helping Clients Hide Millions in Offshore Israeli Banks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:40:45 EDT David Kalai and Nadav Kalai face additional charges after a federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned a second superseding indictment yesterday. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Arapahoe, Colo., Sheriff’s Office to Resolve Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:07:10 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Arapahoe County, Colo. Office of the Sheriff resolving allegations that the Office of the Sheriff violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act(INA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Mississippi Tax Return Preparer for Alledgedly Overstating Tax Refunds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:03:21 EDT The United States has requested that the federal district court in Jackson, Miss., permanently bar Danee Aikens from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Missouri Man Charged with Attempted Arson of Planned Parenthood Facility By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:30:01 EDT The Justice Department announced today that Jedediah Stout, 30, of Joplin, Mo., was charged today in a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Mo., with the attempted arson of a Planned Parenthood facility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Columbus, Ohio, Tax Return Preparation Firm with Large Portion of Elderly Customers Shut Down By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:21:38 EDT A federal court in Columbus, Ohio, has permanently barred Tobias Elsass and his companies, “Fraud Recovery Group Inc.” and “Sensible Tax Services Inc.,” from preparing federal tax returns, promoting the availability of theft loss deductions, or engaging in any other tax-related business in the future. Full Article OPA Press Releases
m Vietnamese National Charged in Widespread International Scheme to Steal and Sell Hundreds of Thousands of U.s. Persons’ Personally Identifiable Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:50:13 EDT A Vietnamese national has been indicted in the District of New Hampshire for allegedly participating in an international scheme to steal and sell hundreds of thousands of Americans’ personally identifiable information (PII) through various underground websites that he operated. Full Article OPA Press Releases