ba Alabama Woman Sentenced to 94 Months in Prison for Stealing Identities of Student Loan Borrowers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:37:51 EST Janika Fernae Bates, a resident of Millbrook, Ala., was sentenced today in the Middle District of Alabama to 94 months in federal prison for stealing identities of student loan borrowers and providing them to a co-conspirator, who used them to file false tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Innospec Agent Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Bribing Iraqi Officials and Paying Kickbacks Under the U.N. Oil for Food Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:36:00 EST A former agent for Innospec Inc., a U.S. company, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine for his participation in a conspiracy to defraud the United Nations Oil for Food Program (OFFP) and to bribe former Iraqi government officials in connection with the sale of a chemical additive used in the refining of leaded fuel. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Former Army National Guard Major Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Receiving Bribes at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:11:58 EST A former Major in the U.S. Army National Guard who was deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for receiving bribes from military contractors in exchange for fraudulently verifying the receipt of concrete bunkers and barriers that were never received. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Pennsylvania Husband and Wife Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent Commercial Driver’s Licenses Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:24:35 EST A Pennsylvania husband and wife were sentenced yesterday to 30 months and 24 months in prison, respectively, for their participation in a scheme to provide out-of-state residents with Pennsylvania driver’s licenses and Pennsylvania commercial driver’s licenses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Virginia-Based BAE Systems Ship Repair Inc. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:19:59 EST The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement with BAE Systems Ship Repair Inc., a leading provider of ship repair services, to settle allegations that its subsidiary, BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama LLC, engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination by imposing unnecessary and additional documentary requirements on work-authorized non-U.S. citizens when establishing their eligibility to work in the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Pakistani Citizen Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to the Pakistani Taliban By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:30:33 EST A Pakistani citizen was sentenced today in the District of Columbia to 50 months in prison for conspiracy to provide material support to the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), often referred to as the Pakistani Taliban, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Tax Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 16:36:57 EST The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Loretta Fergerson pleaded guilty today before Magistrate Judge Charles S. Coody in Montgomery, Ala., to conspiring to defraud the United States government, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Fergerson and a co-defendant were charged by a grand jury in a 22-count indictment that was unsealed on March 30, 2011. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Alabama Tax Preparers Sentenced to Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 16:40:43 EST Judge Mark Fuller of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama sentenced Lutoyua N. Thompson and Melinda M. Lambert to prison today for their involvement in a fraudulent tax return preparation scheme, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Austin, Texas, Man Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud and Identity Theft in Connection with Nationwide Foreclosure-rescue Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 18:06:19 EST Frederic Alan Gladle, 53, was charged on Dec. 9, 2011, in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles with one count of bankruptcy fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Two Former Alabama Sheriff’s Office Deputies Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Handcuffed Man in Custody By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 19:30:18 EST Kirby Dollar and Timothy Watford, former deputies with the Russell County, Ala., Sheriff’s Office, were sentenced in federal court in Montgomery, Ala., for their participation in the beating of a handcuffed man who had been taken into official custody. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Broward County, Fla.-Area Halfway House Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 15:27:03 EST Barry Nash, 69, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry L. Garber in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Barrio Azteca Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Texas to Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:11:48 EST Ricardo Gonzalez, 44, aka “Cuate,” of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Magistrate Judge Norbert J. Garney in the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division, to racketeering conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Justice Department Announces Grant Solicitation for Funding to Federally-Recognized Tribes and Tribal Consortia By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:04:30 EST The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that the comprehensive grant solicitation for funding to support improvements to public safety, victim services and crime prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native communities will be posted at 3:00 p.m. EST today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:32:35 EST The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Tracey Fergerson pleaded guilty today before Magistrate Judge Charles S. Coody in Montgomery, Ala., to conspiring to defraud the United States government. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba US Army Sergeant Major and Former Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Bribery Conspiracy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:36:36 EST Former Sergeant Charles O. Finch, 45, of Milalani, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi in the District of Hawaii to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $200,000 in restitution to the Department of Defense. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Alabama Woman Indicted for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:34:13 EST Crystal Sayles was arrested today on charges stemming from her use of stolen identities to commit federal tax fraud, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Three Indicted in Alabama in Conspiracy to Obtain Tax Refunds Using Stolen Identities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:40:48 EST Chiquanta Davis, Terrence Davis and Laurekshia Blakely were charged in a superseding indictment by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama on multiple counts stemming from an identity theft and tax fraud scheme, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba State of Alabama Employee Indicted for Identity Theft and Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:46:56 EST Natacia Webster was arrested today as part of a federal crackdown on identity theft and tax refund fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Owner of Alabama Tax Business Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:25:21 EST Marsha Elmore of Wetumpka, Ala., the owner of a tax preparation business called Community Tax, was sentenced today to 184 months in prison, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Alabama Return Preparers Plead Guilty to Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:01:50 EST Yumeitrius Manuel and Margaret Kirksey, both of Montgomery, Ala., pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud the government and aggravated identity theft, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Former Executive of Miami-Based Ocean Bank Pleads Guilty to Participating in Bribery Scheme and to Filing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:40:37 EST A former executive of Miami-based Ocean Bank pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami to participating in a scheme to accept bribes and to failing to report the income on federal income tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba U.S. Files Consent Decree for Permanent Injunction Against Pharmaceutical Ranbaxy Laboratories By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:33:19 EST The United States has filed a consent decree for permanent injunction against the generic drug manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., an Indian corporation, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the Department of Justice announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Barrio Azteca Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Texas to Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:28:54 EST A Barrio Azteca (BA) gang member currently serving a jail sentence on Texas state murder charges pleaded guilty today for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba U.S. Attorney General Holder, State and Federal Officials Announce Collaboration to Investigate Residential Mortgage-backed Securities Market By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:49:37 EST At the direction of the President, this Working Group brings together the Department of Justice (DOJ), several state attorneys general and other federal entities to investigate those responsible for misconduct contributing to the financial crisis through the pooling and sale of residential mortgage-backed securities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Former Owner of Florida-Based Airline Services Company Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Defraud Illinois-Based Ryan International Airlines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:27:35 EST A former owner and operator of a Florida-based airline services company was sentenced today to serve 24 months in prison and to pay restitution for conspiring to commit wire fraud and honest services fraud in a kickback scheme to defraud Ryan International Airlines. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Federal Court Shuts Down Alabama Tax Preparer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:21:24 EST A federal court has permanently barred Lakeisha Pearson from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Attorney General Holder Speaks at the Announcement of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force’s New Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:56:10 EST "I am confident that this new effort will improve our ability to ensure justice for victims; help restore faith in our financial markets and institutions; and allow us to answer the call that President Obama issued earlier this week, in his State of the Union address," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
ba Federal Court Bars Nevada Man from Promoting Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:38:21 EST A federal court has permanently barred David Champion from promoting a tax fraud scheme designed to assist his customers evade federal taxes, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Former Suburban Massage Parlor Operator Convicted of Human Trafficking of Four Women in Illinois By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:38:28 EST A federal jury today convicted Alex Campbell, 45, a northwest Chicago suburban massage parlor owner, of various federal crimes including sex-trafficking, forced labor, harboring illegal aliens, confiscating passports to further forced labor and extortion involving four foreign women whom he mentally and physically abused while forcing them to work for him between July 2008 and January 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba UBS Clients and Tax Attorney Indicted in Phoenix for Hiding Assets in Secret Foreign Bank Accounts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:28:54 EST Phoenix-area businessmen Stephen M. Kerr and Michael Quiel and former San Diego attorney Christopher M. Rusch were charged in Phoenix with conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for concealing millions of dollars in assets in numerous secret Swiss bank accounts held at UBS and elsewhere, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Attorney General Eric Holder’s Task Force Examines Children’s Exposure to Violence in Rural and Tribal Communities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:38:52 EST Attorney General Eric Holder’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence today held a public hearing in Albuquerque, N.M., on the challenges rural and tribal communities face in preventing children’s exposure to violence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Virginia Contractor Sentenced to Serve 37 Months in Prison for Kickback Scheme and Failure to File Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:36:18 EST A Virginia contractor was sentenced today to serve 37 months in prison for participating in a scheme to steer contracts to him for repair, maintenance and renovation work at healthcare and nursing home facilities owned by Medical Facilities of America Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:45:39 EST Michael Wayne Wooten, 60, of Alabaster, Ala., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Inge P. Johnson in the Northern District of Alabama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Fort Lauderdale, Florida-Area Halfway House Owner Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Participating in Medicare Fraud Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:30:34 EST Natalie Evans, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez in the Southern District of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Utah Man Charged with Tax Fraud and Bank Structuring By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:53:08 EST federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has returned an indictment charging Michael Lavery with one count of presenting a false claim to the United States and one count of structuring a currency transaction to avoid the reporting requirements, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Swiss Bank Indicted on U.S. Tax Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:28:35 EST Wegelin & Co., a Swiss private bank, was indicted today for conspiring with U.S. taxpayers and others to hide more than $1.2 billion in secret accounts and the income these accounts generated from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the American Bar Association’s National Summit on Indigent Defense By www.justice.gov Published On :: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:23:42 EST "Across the country, public defender offices and other indigent defense providers are underfunded and understaffed. Too often, when legal representation is available to the poor, it’s rendered less effective by insufficient resources, overwhelming caseloads, and inadequate oversight," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
ba U.S. Court Bars Two in Alabama from Preparing Federal Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:28:47 EST A federal court has permanently barred Paul E. Foster Jr. and Sheree McDade, both of Montgomery, Ala., from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Pennsylvania-based Lender to Pay U.S. $3.9 Million to Resolve False Claims Liability Related to Two Nursing Home Mortgages By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:48:42 EST Capmark Finance LLC in Horsham, Pa., has agreed to pay the United States $3.9 million, to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Attorney General Eric Holder Launches Consumer Protection Working Group to Combat Consumer Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:51:57 EST The Consumer Protection Working Group, formed under President Barack Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF), convened its first meeting in Washington, D.C., today to address consumer fraud, which can financially cripple households and can cause extensive losses to our economy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Two Individuals Arrested in Connection with Costa Rica-based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:22:24 EST A U.S. citizen and a Canadian citizen were arrested last week in Costa Rica in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities following their indictment by a federal grand jury in Miami on Nov. 29, 2011, the Justice Department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at Event Honoring Barbara Jordan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:08:29 EST "Exactly 60 years ago, before she became one of the most dedicated and effective champions of our nation’s Civil Rights movement – before she became the first African-American elected to the Texas State Senate, and the first African-American woman to represent the South in the United States Congress – Barbara Jordan was a senior at this school and, just like you, a proud Wheatley student," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
ba Boca Raton, Florida-based CPA Indicted for Preparing False Tax Returns and Obstructing Internal Revenue Laws By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:47:15 EST John P. Miller, a Certified Public Accountant, was indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of Florida with obstructing the Internal Revenue laws and preparing false tax returns the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Barrio Azteca Gang Leader Sentenced in Texas to Life in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:35:12 EST Roberto Angel Cardona, aka “Little Angelillo,” of El Paso, Texas, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone in the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Anhinga Feathers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:07:39 EST Alexander D. Alvarez of Atmore, Ala., pleaded guilty in federal court today to violating the Lacey Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) for illegally selling and possessing the feathers of anhingas and other migratory birds protected under the MBTA. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Barren County, Kentucky, Sheriff and Four Deputies Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:06:00 EST The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in Kentucky returned a 10-count indictment against Barren County Sheriff Christopher Eaton and Sheriff’s Deputies Danny McCown, Aaron Bennett, Adam Minor and Eric Guffey. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Federal Court Bars California Woman from Preparing Federal Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:33:41 EST A federal court has permanently barred Maria Teresita Viray from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Fort Lauderdale, Florida-Area Halfway House Operator Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Participating in Fraud and Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:31:53 EST Butler Moultrie, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks in the Southern District of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Former Chairman and CEO of Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Foreign Bribery and Kickback Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:09:50 EST Albert “Jack” Stanley, a former chairman and chief executive officer of Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. (KBR), was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by participating in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts and for conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud as part of a separate kickback scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ba Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at Columbia University Law School on Preventing and Combating Financial Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:09:56 EST " Here on this campus, my interest in the law, my understanding of its remarkable power for good, and my desire to serve our nation’s justice system first took hold. And although more than 35 years have passed since I completed my law degree – and started my “dream job” as a prosecutor in the United States Department of Justice – my time at Columbia shaped and enriched my life in ways that I am still realizing, and continue to appreciate," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech