rib Former Regional Director of Federal Protective Service Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes from Government Contractor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:07:11 EDT Derek Matthews, 46, of Harwood, Md., pleaded guilty today to accepting bribes from a government contracting company in exchange for using his position to help the company find and win contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Obstruction Charges Filed in Ongoing FCPA Investigation into Alleged Guinean Mining Rights Bribe Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:24:13 EDT Frederic Cilins, 50, a French citizen, has been arrested and accused of attempting to obstruct an ongoing investigation into whether a mining company paid bribes to win lucrative mining rights in the Republic of Guinea. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Foreign Bribery Charges Unsealed Against Current and Former Executives of French Power Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:43:59 EDT Charges have been unsealed against one current and one former executive of the U.S. subsidiary of a French power and transportation company for their alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Florida Woman Sentenced to Serve 72 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Prescription Drugs Over the Internet By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:28:16 EDT Lina Rodriguez, 34, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to serve 72 months in prison, followed by 24 months of supervised release, for operating and facilitating the operation of an Internet-pharmacy business that illegally shipped over $1.5 million of pharmaceuticals since July 2007 to U.S. and overseas purchasers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib United States Files Complaint Against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. for Allegedly Paying Kickbacks to Doctors in Exchange for Prescribing Its Drugs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:19:31 EDT The Justice Department announced today that the United States has filed a second civil false claims lawsuit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. involving alleged kickbacks paid by the company to health care providers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons Seeking the Identities of U.S. Taxpayers with Offshore Accounts at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s FirstCaribbean International Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:09:39 EDT The Justice Department announced that late yesterday a federal court in San Francisco entered an order authorizing the Internal Revenue Service to serve a John Doe summons seeking information about U.S. taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce FirstCaribbean International Bank. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Former Executive of French Power Company Subsidiary Charged in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 May 2013 11:36:47 EDT A former executive of the U.S. subsidiary of a French power and transportation company was charged in a superseding indictment for his alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Former Texas State Parole Officer Sentenced for Taking Bribes from Assigned Parolee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 May 2013 13:28:48 EDT A former Texas state parole officer was sentenced to 20 months in prison today for taking bribes from one of her assigned parolees in exchange for not reporting his parole violations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Former Consultant for Willbros International Sentenced in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 May 2013 17:56:22 EDT A former consultant for Willbros International Inc. (Willbros International), a subsidiary of Houston-based Willbros Group Inc. (Willbros), was sentenced today for his role 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
rib Two U.S. Broker-dealer Employees and Venezuelan Government Official Charged for Massive International Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 May 2013 16:29:56 EDT Two employees of a U.S. broker-dealer and a senior official in Venezuela’s state economic development bank have been charged in New York’s federal court for their alleged roles in a massive international bribery scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Georgia Men Plead Guilty to Receiving Bribes in Transportation Scheme at Local Military Base By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 May 2013 12:52:09 EDT Two former employees at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany (MCLB-Albany) have pleaded guilty to receiving bribes related to a scheme to funnel freight hauling business to a local transportation company resulting in the loss of millions of dollars to the United States government. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Former Middle School Employee Sentenced in Texas to 30 Years in Prison for Producing and Distributing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 May 2013 15:17:43 EDT A Texas man was sentenced today to serve 30 years in prison for producing and distributing material relating to the sexual exploitation of children. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Army National Guard Captain Charged for Alleged Role in Bribery and Wire Fraud Scheme and Two Former Soldiers Sentenced for Their Roles in a Related Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2013 15:11:11 EDT A Texas Army National Guard captain has been charged for his alleged role in a bribery and wire fraud scheme and two former soldiers in the Texas Army National Guard were sentenced for their roles in a separate scheme to defraud the National Guard Bureau and its contractor. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib French Oil and Gas Company, Total, S.A., Charged in the United States and France in Connection with an International Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2013 10:37:58 EDT Total, S.A., a French oil and gas company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange, has agreed to pay a $245.2 million monetary penalty to resolve charges related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with illegal payments made through third parties to a government official in Iran to obtain valuable oil and gas concessions Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Two Virginia Businessmen Sentenced for Illegally Reimbursing Campaign Contributions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 31 May 2013 11:45:07 EDT William P. Danielczyk Jr. was sentenced today to 28 months in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for illegally reimbursing $186,600 in contributions to the Senate and Presidential campaign committees of a candidate for federal office and then obstructing the subsequent law enforcement investigation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Illinois Man Sentenced to Serve 72 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Presciption Drugs Over the Internet By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 17:35:52 EDT Michael P. Jackson, 40, of Carmi, Ill., was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to serve 72 months in prison for selling the prescription drug known as Adderall. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Three Georgia Residents Sentenced for Their Roles in Bribery Scheme Related to the Award of Government Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 18:00:27 EDT A former employee at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany (MCLB-Albany) and two local businessmen were sentenced today for their roles in a bribery scheme related to the award of contracts for machine products that resulted in approximately $907,000 in fraudulent overcharges to the U.S. Marines. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Former Congressman Richard G. Renzi Convicted of Extortion and Bribery in Illegal Federal Land Swap By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:30:00 EDT A former U.S. Congressman and a real-estate investor were convicted today by a federal jury in Tucson, Ariz., of conspiring together to extort and bribe individuals seeking a federal land exchange. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Managing Partner of U.S. Broker-Dealer Charged in Manhattan Federal Court with Participating in Massive International Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:55:24 EDT A managing partner of a U.S. broker-dealer was arrested today on felony charges arising from a conspiracy to pay bribes to a senior official in Venezuela’s state economic development bank, Banco de Desarrollo Económico y Social de Venezuela (BANDES). Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib County Commissioner Sentenced for Attempted Extortion and Bribery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:06:51 EDT Al J. Hurley, a former county commissioner in Sumter County, Ga., was sentenced today to 36 months in prison stemming from his acceptance of illicit payments in exchange for his official efforts to secure government contracts for a private contractor. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Axius CEO Roland Kaufmann Sentenced for Conspiracy to Pay Bribes in Stock Sales By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:25:23 EDT Roland Kaufmann, CEO of Axius, Inc., was sentenced today to serve 16 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to bribe purported stock brokers and manipulate the stock of a company he controlled. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib The Department of Justice Files Suit Against Louisiana Pharmaceutical Company for Distributing Unapproved and Misbranded Prescription and Over-the-counter Drugs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:14:52 EDT Acting Assistant Attorney General Stuart F. Delery announced today that the Department of Justice, on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against Sage Pharmaceuticals. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Former U.S. Army Reserve Captain Pleads Guilty in Nevada to Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:14:59 EDT A former U.S. Army Reserve captain pleaded guilty today to accepting more than $90,000 in bribes from contractors while he was deployed to Iraq, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of the District of Nevada. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Brooklyn Owner of Sportswear Distribution Business Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:28:35 EDT The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that Harry Neuhoff, a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., has pleaded guilty to tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer and Four Associates Sentenced for Carrying out Bribery and Alien Smuggling Activities Along Mexican Border By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:57:17 EDT A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer, his girlfriend, his nephew and two of their associates were sentenced today in federal court for their participation in bribery and alien smuggling activities along the U.S./Mexico border spanning approximately two years, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Army National Guard Captain Pleads Guilty to Playing a Lead Role in Bribery and Fraud Scheme Resulting in a Loss of $210,000 to the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:32:51 EDT A captain in the Army National Guard pleaded guilty today to playing a lead role in a bribery and fraud scheme resulting in a loss of at least $210,000 to the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Former Senior Executive of French Power Company Charged in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:50:05 EDT A former senior executive of a French power and transportation company has been charged in a second superseding indictment for his alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Former FBI Special Agent and Two Co-Conspirators Charged with Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 16:12:56 EDT A former FBI agent and two others have been charged in the Southern District of New York with engaging in a bribery scheme to secure confidential, internal law enforcement documents about a prominent individual in Bangladesh. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Fourteen More Army National Guard Recruiters and Soldiers Charged in Ongoing Bribery and Fraud Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 11:49:52 EDT Fourteen current and former recruiters and soldiers of the U.S. Army National Guard have been charged in the Southern District of Texas for engaging in a multi-year scheme to defraud the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Army Soldier Pleads Guilty in Kentucky to Bribery Charges for Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:43:31 EDT U.S. Army Sergeant Kevin Bilal Abdullah pleaded guilty today to bribery charges for his role in the theft of fuel at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty, near Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Three Former Broker-dealer Employees Plead Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Bribery of Foreign Officials, Money Laundering and Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:46:18 EDT Three employees of a New York-based U.S. broker-dealer have pleaded guilty for their roles in bribery schemes involving two state economic development banks in Venezuela. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Four Army National Guard Soldiers Plead Guilty in Connection with Bribery and Fraud Schemes to Defraud the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:24:00 EDT Four current and former soldiers of the U.S. Army National Guard pleaded guilty today for their roles in bribery and fraud schemes that caused a total of more than $210,000 in losses to the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Army Soldier Pleads Guilty in Denver to Bribery Charges for Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 16:02:40 EDT Former U.S. Army Specialist Stephanie Charboneau pleaded guilty today to bribery charges for her role in the theft of fuel at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty, near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Justice Department Awards $90 Million to Enhance, Support Tribal Justice and Safety By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:55:26 EDT The Department of Justice today announced the awarding of 192 grants to 110 American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, tribal consortia and tribal designated non-profits. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Former Federal Contractor Petitions to Plead Guilty to Unlawfullly Disclosing National Defense Information and Distributing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:47:48 EDT Donald John Sachtleben, a former FBI bomb technician who later worked as a government contractor for the agency, has filed a petition to plead guilty to newly filed charges of unlawfully disclosing national defense information relating to a disrupted terrorist plot. Sachtleben previously had filed a petition to plead guilty to charges of possessing and distributing child pornography resulting from a separate investigation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Former Congressman Richard G. Renzi Sentenced for Extortion and Bribery in Illegal Federal Land Swap By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 16:17:06 EDT Former U.S. Congressman Rick Renzi was sentenced today to serve 36 months in prison following his June conviction by a federal jury in Tucson, Ariz., for extortion, bribery, insurance fraud, money laundering and racketeering. Renzi’s co-defendant, James Sandlin, was also sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison for his role in the extortion, bribery and money laundering scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Army Soldier and Civilian Sentenced on Bribery Charges for Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:59:24 EDT A former U.S. Army Sergeant and a co-conspirator have been sentenced in the District of Colorado for their roles in stealing fuel at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty, Afghanistan, Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Navy Commander Charged with Accepting $100,000 Cash and Prostitutes in Widening International Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 18:32:32 EST A third senior U.S. Navy official has been charged in a complaint unsealed today with accepting prostitutes, luxury travel and $100,000 cash from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified and internal U.S. Navy information, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy of the Southern District of California. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Lutz, Fla., Man Convicted on Drug Distribution and Sex Trafficking Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 18:54:31 EST Acting U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III and Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels of the Civil Rights Division today announced the conviction of Andrew Blane Fields, 62, of Lutz, Fla., in the Middle District of Florida on charges of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, namely Oxycodone, Dilaudid and Morphine, and sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:25:10 EST As we gather for this year’s Tribal Nations Conference – here in our nation’s capital, during American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month – it’s appropriate that we celebrate these and other momentous achievements. Full Article Speech
rib Associate Attorney General Tony West Delivers Remarks at the Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 10:04:03 EST Now perpetrators of domestic and dating violence will be held accountable, whether they’re Indian or non-Indian, and countless Indian women will enjoy safer lives as a result. Section 904 of VAWA 2013 recognizes the inherent power of “participating tribes” to exercise “special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction” over certain defendants, regardless of their Indian or non-Indian status, who commit acts of domestic violence or dating violence or violate certain protection orders in Indian country. Full Article Speech
rib High-Ranking Bank Official at Venezuelan State Development Bank Pleads Guilty to Participating in Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:35:00 EST A senior official in Venezuela’s state economic development bank has pleaded guilty in New York federal court to accepting bribes from agents and employees of a New York-based broker-dealer (Broker-Dealer) in exchange for directing her bank’s security-trading business to the Broker-Dealer. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Owner of New York Sportswear Distribution Business Sentenced for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 17:51:19 EST Harry Neuhoff, a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced to serve 12 months and one day in prison and three years supervised release for tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Two Army National Guard Soldiers Plead Guilty in Connection with Bribery and Fraud Schemes to Defraud the U.s. Army National Guard Bureau By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:46:26 EST Two U.S. Army National Guard soldiers pleaded guilty for their roles in bribery and fraud schemes that caused a total of at least $70,000 in losses to the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib NCIS Agent Pleads Guilty in International Navy Bribery Scandal By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 18:39:43 EST A special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) pleaded guilty today to participating in a massive international fraud and bribery scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities for Federally-Recognized Tribes and Tribal Consortia By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:19:05 EST The U.S. Department of Justice today announced the opening of a comprehensive grant solicitation for funding to support public safety, victim services, and crime prevention by American Indian and Alaska Native governments. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against Pennsylvania-Based Dairy Firms and Individuals to Prevent Distribution of Foods That Contain Excessive Drug Residue By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 10:49:50 EST U.S. District Court Judge Kim R. Gibson of the Western District of Pennsylvania has entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Metzler & Sons LLC and Pleasant View Farms Inc., the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Foreign Bribery Charges Unsealed Against Former Chief Executive Officers of Oil Services Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 16:33:17 EST Two former chief executive officers of PetroTiger Ltd. – a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and offices in New Jersey – have been charged for their alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Florida Couple Sentenced for Roles in Procurement Contract Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 16:10:23 EST A Florida man was sentenced to serve 15 months in prison, and his wife was sentenced to 24 months of probation, for their roles in a bribery and fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
rib Alcoa World Alumina Agrees to Plead Guilty to Foreign Bribery and Pay $223 Million in Fines and Forfeiture By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 08:52:08 EST Alcoa World Alumina LLC, a majority-owned and controlled global alumina sales company of Alcoa Inc., has agreed to plead guilty later today and pay $223 million in criminal fines and forfeiture to resolve charges that it paid millions of dollars in bribes through an international middleman in London. Full Article OPA Press Releases