rn Seattle Area UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:59:07 EDT According to court documents and statements made in court, Cittadini, a retired sales manager for Boeing, failed to report income from bank accounts under his control at UBS AG in Switzerland on his individual income tax returns from 2001 through 2003. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 12:32:52 EDT "Talk alone isn’t going to keep crime rates down. Talk alone isn’t going to protect innocent victims. Talk alone isn’t going to stop rival gangs from shooting up our streets, or drug dealers from peddling dope in our schools, or terrorists from attacking our cities. Indeed, we all know that the best ideas in the world are worth little without the resources to implement them." Full Article Speech
rn Federal Court Bars Texas Woman from Preparing Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:28:22 EDT A federal district court in Texas has permanently enjoined Ludivina Salinas of Mission, Texas, from preparing federal income tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes Thomas E. Perez as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 15:04:01 EDT “One of my highest priorities as Attorney General has been to ensure that the Civil Rights Division will again continue to advance the interests of justice and equal protection for all Americans. Tom is an exceptional lawyer and both the Department and the nation will benefit from his leadership and legal expertise,” said Attorney General Eric Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Indiana Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:20:43 EDT James M. Tanksley, 52, pleaded guilty today to receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 80 months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Attorney General and Education Secretary Call for National Conversation on Values and Student Violence By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 13:05:29 EDT “Youth violence isn’t a Chicago problem, any more than it is a black problem or a white problem. It’s something that affects communities big and small, and people of all races and colors. Today is the beginning of what will be a sustained, national effort on behalf of this entire administration to address youth violence and to make our streets safe for everyone,” Holder said. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Indianapolis Man Sentenced for Transportation and Possession of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:01:18 EDT Michael Wildridge, 41, pleaded guilty today to transportation and possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Superseding Indictment Returned Against Defense Contractor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 19:15:05 EDT A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City returned a superseding indictment against a former manager of a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contractor in Iraq, charging him with conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery and failing to appear in court. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Cross Burning By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:40:28 EDT Bruce Mikulyuk, 50, of Mishawaka, Ind., pleaded guilty today to interfering with the housing rights of a white woman and an African American man by burning a cross in their yard and later returning with a knife and threatening the man if he did not leave. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at News Conference on Youth and School Violence By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:11:45 EDT "We simply cannot stand for an epidemic of violence that robs our youth of their childhood and perpetuates a cycle in which today’s victims become tomorrow’s criminals." Full Article Speech
rn Carpinteria, California, Man Sentenced for Mailing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 17:28:26 EDT Donald Collier, 45, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for mailing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Oklahoma Man Indicted in Kickback Scheme in Connection with Government Contract in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 18:49:35 EDT Ryan Scott McMonigle, 37, of Ponca City, Okla., was indicted today for his alleged role in a scheme to solicit kickbacks in connection with the award of a security services subcontract to protect U.S. government personnel and contractors in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Justice Department Sues to Bar Kansas Man from Preparing Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:33:59 EDT The United States has asked a federal court in Kansas City, Kan., to bar Carlos Cruz, aka Carlos Ruano-Cruz, from preparing tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden at the 78th Interpol General Assembly By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:56:48 EDT "Under the visionary leadership of Secretary General Noble, INTERPOL is already at the forefront of the battle against globalized crime. To highlight just one of the many critical steps he has taken: he has modernized the ‘I-24/7’ network, which is used thousands of times each day and millions of times each year to conduct the cross-border police work necessary to find and arrest wanted persons, and to solve and prevent crimes." Full Article Speech
rn Louisiana Man Convicted of Federal Hate Crime for Burning His Neighbors’ Home By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:34:09 EDT A Louisiana man pleaded guilty today to firing three shots from a shotgun at the home of three Hispanic men and, after they fled, entering the home and setting a fire that burned it to the ground. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Maryland Tax Preparer Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns for Clients By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:22:51 EDT Marcel J. Toto-Ngosso of Silver Spring, Md., was sentenced to 70 months in prison today for preparing and filing false tax returns in connection with a scheme to generate fraudulent tax refunds for his clients. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli at the 2009 Office on Violence Against Women National Rural Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:07:55 EDT "Listening to the complex needs of the communities, and recognizing their unique responses, is perhaps the most important thing we can do at the Department." Full Article Speech
rn Ohio Home Builder Charged with Filing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:20:41 EDT Roy W. Bradford of Ludlow Falls, Ohio, was indicted on two counts of filing a false tax return and one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede the IRS. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Attorney General Announces Formal Medical Marijuana Guidelines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:39:24 EDT “It will not be a priority to use federal resources to prosecute patients with serious illnesses or their caregivers who are complying with state laws on medical marijuana, but we will not tolerate drug traffickers who hide behind claims of compliance with state law to mask activities that are clearly illegal,” Holder said. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Attorney General Holder Recognizes Department Employees and Others for Their Service at Annual Awards Ceremony By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:19:54 EDT Attorney General Holder recognizes 247 department employees and 39 other individuals outside of the department for their distinguished public service today at the 57th Annual Attorney General Awards Ceremony. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the 57th Annual Attorney General Awards Ceremony By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:48:46 EDT "The recipients we honor here today could all be making a lot more money working somewhere else, and could certainly spend more time with their families doing other jobs. But they have all answered the call to duty, the call to service that binds us together." Full Article Speech
rn Alabama Resident Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns in Connection with Embezzlement Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:17:02 EDT Sims Lawson Jr., a resident of Killen, Ala., was sentenced to 70 months in prison by Judge R. David Proctor. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Bronx Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:50:04 EDT Rosa N. Rivera, a resident of the Bronx, N.Y., pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in the presentation of a false individual income tax return for clients and to filing a false individual income tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Virginia Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Software Through the Internet By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:39:57 EDT Gregory William Fair, 46, of Falls Church, Va., was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for selling counterfeit computer software on the Internet, in violation of criminal copyright infringement laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Virginian Accountant, Attorney and Investment Firm Officer Charged with Conspiracy in Tax Shelter Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:06:45 EDT Daryl Haynor, an accountant who was a tax partner at an accounting firm in Tysons Corner, Va., and Jon Flask, an attorney who was a partner at a law firm in Vienna, Va., were indicted today for conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and for corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the due administration of the internal revenue laws Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Attorney General Eric Holder on Project Coronado By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:20:44 EDT "Yesterday and this morning, more than 3,000 federal, state, and local law enforcement officials have worked throughout the United States to locate and arrest more than 300 individuals. Over the last two days, arrests have been carried out in 19 states, and we continue to make additional arrests as we speak." Full Article Speech
rn Attorney General Eric Holder at the University of Maine's William S. Cohen Lecture Series By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:36:37 EDT "As Americans, we all bear a special responsibility to both uphold and promote the rule of law." Full Article Speech
rn Attorney General Holder Expands U.S. Attorney Advisory Committee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:13:06 EDT “This is a critical and exciting time for the Department of Justice and I will rely heavily on these U.S. Attorneys as we work to further the Department’s efforts to reduce violent crime and gang violence, promote civil rights, ensure fairness in the marketplace and above all, preserve our national security,” said Attorney General Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on the Death of Three U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Agents in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:29:11 EDT While no words can lessen the sorrow being felt today by these families, I hope their loved ones know they have the unending respect and gratitude of this nation. They certainly have mine. Full Article Testimony
rn Government Files Seven Lawsuits Nationwide to Block Alleged Scheme Involving Fraudulent Tax-Refund Claims By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:13:08 EDT The federal suits – filed in Los Angeles; Panama City, Fla.; Salt Lake City; Nashville, Tenn.; and Pocatello, Idaho – allege that the defendants promote a tax fraud scheme designed to siphon hundreds of millions of dollars from the U.S. Treasury through fraudulent tax refund claims. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Attorney General Holder Speaks at EU/US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:04:06 EDT "Our common values and our mutual interest in protecting our citizens strengthen our resolve to deepen our cooperation with Europe." Full Article Speech
rn Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Tribal Nations Listening Session By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:55:05 EDT "We must be open to new ideas and new approaches. We must learn from each other what has worked – and what has not. We must acknowledge the cultural diversity among tribal communities and embrace the challenge of providing services that are culturally and linguistically tailored. We must dare to think differently." Full Article Speech
rn Attorney General Eric Holder at Press Conference Following Tribal Nations Listening Session By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:42:28 EDT "We have two goals for our work in Indian Country. One is to find immediate solutions to bring down the crime rates, including homicide, drugs, and violence against children and women, and to put policies in place to help tribal communities make a difference for themselves. The other is to develop long term answers to the problems facing tribal communities." Full Article Speech
rn Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Assertion of the State Secrets Privilege in Shubert V. Obama By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:01:51 EDT I authorized this significant step following a careful and thorough review process, and I did so only because I believe there is no way for this case to move forward without jeopardizing ongoing intelligence activities that we rely upon to protect the safety of the American people. Full Article Testimony
rn Michigan Attorney and Client Sentenced for Tax Crimes in Connection with a Fraudulent Insurance Tax Shelter By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:51:15 EST John A. Campbell, a resident of Portage, Mich., was sentenced to 60 months in prison today by the Honorable Janet T. Neff of the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Michigan for conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Justice Department Sues Colorado Attorney for Disability Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:02:14 EST The United States has filed a lawsuit against Patric LeHouillier, an attorney based in Colorado Springs, Colo., alleging that he violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying a woman with a service animal access to his offices. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes Ignacia S. Moreno as Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:38:12 EST “I am pleased to welcome Ignacia back to the Department and the Environment and Natural Resources Division,” said Attorney General Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Arkansas Man Sentenced on Civil Rights Charges in Cross Burning Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:31:23 EST Dustin Nix of Donaldson, Ark, was sentenced today in federal court in Fort Smith, Ark, on federal civil rights charges related to a conspiracy to drive a woman and her children from their home because they associated with African-Americans. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on the Death of Dr. Eduardo Caraveo By www.justice.gov Published On :: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:37:12 EST "My thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the family of Dr. Eduardo Caraveo, a Bureau of Prisons psychologist who was killed Thursday at Ft. Hood, as well as to all those who are grieving the loss of loved ones in this tragic event. No words can ease the pain they are feeling today." Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Attorney General Eric Holder at the Opening Plenary of the VI Ministerial Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity By www.justice.gov Published On :: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:04:36 EST "We come here for two reasons: To celebrate what has been accomplished since Global Forum One; and – more important -- to recommit ourselves to the task that remains -- the task of fighting corruption wherever it manifests itself. We have made progress in this fight -- but we must do more." Full Article Speech
rn Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes Laurie Robinson as Assistant Attorney General in Office of Justice Programs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:57:26 EST Laurie O. Robinson was sworn in today as Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP). Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Alleged International Hacking Ring Caught in $9 Million Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:01:07 EST Sergei Tsurikov, 25, of Tallinn, Estonia; Viktor Pleshchuk, 28, of St. Petersburg, Russia; Oleg Covelin, 28, of Chisinau, Moldova; and a person known only as "Hacker 3;" have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta, Ga., on charges of hacking into a computer network operated by the Atlanta-based credit card processing company RBS WorldPay, which is part of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Connecticut Investor Frederic Bourke Sentenced to Prison for Scheme to Bribe Government Officials in Azerbaijan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:54 EST Frederic A. Bourke Jr., of Greenwich, Conn., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to one year and one day in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Former Willbros International Consultant Pleads Guilty to $6 Million Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:53:21 EST A former consultant for Willbros International Inc. (WII), a subsidiary of Houston-based Willbros Group Inc. (Willbros), pleaded guilty today to engaging in a conspiracy to pay more than $6 million in bribes to government officials of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and officials from a Nigerian political party. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Florida Man Sentenced to 87 Months for Receiving Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:43:38 EST Jeffrey Robert Libman, 42, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was sentenced to 87 months in prison today for receiving child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Attorney General Announces Forum Decisions for Guantanamo Detainees By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:15:01 EST "Today we announce a step forward in bringing those we believe were responsible for the 9/11 attacks and the attack on the USS Cole to justice." Full Article Speech
rn Attorney General Eric Holder at the Installation of Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:39:27 EST "When I returned to the Department earlier this year, I pledged that the work of the Civil Rights Division would be one of my highest priorities. That was true in February. It is true today." Full Article Speech
rn Australian Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Solicit Kickbacks in Connection with Government Contract in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:04:11 EST Scott Anthony Walker, 36, of Australia, pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia to one count of conspiracy to solicit a kickback. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn New Jersey Man Sentenced on International Sex Tourism and Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:52:31 EST Wayne Nelson Corliss, 60, of Union City, N.J., was sentenced to 235 months in prison today in Newark, N.J., on three charges of traveling in foreign commerce with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and a single count each of producing and possessing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rn Attorney General Eric Holder at the ENRD Centennial Celebration By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:04:04 EST "Today, the Division is bringing its expertise to help our nation meet new challenges, such as addressing the carbon pollution that threatens our climate." Full Article Speech