ira Former Member of Armed Services Sentenced for Participating in Bribery and Extortion Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:05:50 EDT A former member of the U.S. armed services was sentenced today to 28 months in prison for his role in a widespread bribery and extortion conspiracy that operated from January 2002 through March 2004. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Epson Imaging Devices Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $26 Million Fine for Participating in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:00:42 EDT Japanese electronics manufacturer Epson Imaging Devices Corporation (Epson) agreed to plead guilty and pay a $26 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the sale of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display panels (TFT-LCD) sold to Motorola Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Department of Defense Contractor Sentenced for Participation in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:29:33 EDT Lee William Dubois, a former Department of Defense contractor, was sentenced today to three years in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal fuel worth approximately $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Sand and Gravel Subcontractor Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison After Conspiracy and Bribery Conviction in Connection with a Levee Reconstruction Project By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:39:38 EDT A former sand and gravel subcontractor was sentenced today to serve five years in prison and to pay a $5,000 criminal fine by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier after being convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy and bribery in connection with a $16 million hurricane protection project for the reconstruction a New Orleans levee. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Three Men Charged in Human Trafficking Conspiracy for Exploiting Thai Farm Workers in Hawaii By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:40:43 EDT The Justice Department announced the indictment of Alec Souphone Sou and Mike Mankone Sou, owners of Aloun Farm in Hawaii, and Thai labor recruiter William Khoo late yesterday for engaging in a conspiracy to commit forced labor and visa fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Three Gang Members Sentenced in Drug Conspiracy and for Related Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:05:59 EDT Three members of the violent gang known as the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) were sentenced today for their participation in narcotics and weapons trafficking. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Four Arkansas Men Convicted of Civil Rights Charges in Cross Burning Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:54:24 EDT Jacob A. Wingo, Richard W. Robbins, Clayton D. Morrison and Darren E. McKim pleaded guilty today and yesterday to conspiring to drive a woman and her children from their home in Donaldson, Ark., because they associated with African Americans. A fifth defendant, Dustin Nix, 21, pleaded guilty to similar charges in July 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira International Arms Dealer Arrested for Conspiracy to Supply U.S. Fighter Jet Engines to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 15:22:08 EDT Jacques Monsieur, a Belgian national and resident of France suspected of international arms dealing for decades, has been arrested on charges alleging that he conspired to illegally export F-5 fighter jet engines and parts from the United States to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Ft. Campbell Soldier Sentenced to Life in Prison After Conviction on Charges Related to Deaths of Iraqi Civilians By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:25:27 EDT A former Ft. Campbell, Ky., soldier was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell to life in prison after being convicted on May 7, 2009, of charges arising out of the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the murder of the girl and her family. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Four Members of Alleged Internet Music Piracy Group Charged with Copyright Infringement Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:22:08 EDT Four individuals were indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia with conspiracy to commit copyright infringement for allegedly obtaining and illegally releasing copyrighted music. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Three Individuals Indicted for Roles in Conspiracy Schemes Involving Two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Sites in New Jersey By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:50:54 EDT A Newark grand jury indicted three individuals for their participation in fraud and kickback conspiracies related to contracts at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site, Federal Creosote, located in Manville, N.J. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Brooklyn Resident Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to File False Claims for Tax Refunds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:13:21 EDT Odell Folks, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced to prison today by District Judge Carol Bagley Amon of the Eastern District of New York for his participation in a false tax return scheme. Folks, who pleaded guilty in March 2009 to mail fraud, a false claims conspiracy, and making and subscribing a false return, was sentenced to 77 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $489,292. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Wife of Alleged Gang Leader Sentenced, Alleged Leader’s Brother Re-enters Guilty Plea in Drug Conspiracy Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:38:36 EDT Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) member Marie Chavez, aka "Shorty," wife of an alleged ALKQN leader, Jose Nava, aka "Chino," was sentenced today, while his brother Luis Nava, aka "Flaco," re-entered a guilty plea to a superseding indictment that charged them and 14 others with various offenses related to alleged narcotics and weapons trafficking, as well as violent activities throughout Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Eight More Individuals Charged in Casino-cheating Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:42:03 EDT A federal grand jury in San Diego has indicted an additional eight defendants for conspiracy to cheat a total of 11 casinos across the country. According to the indictment, from approximately March 2002 through July 2006, the defendants and co-conspirators allegedly formed and participated in a conspiracy, defined in the indictment as the “Tran Organization,” to cheat at gambling in casinos across the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Fraudulent Telemarketer Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison, Co-Conspirators Also Sentenced for Roles in Fake Sweepstakes Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:10:39 EDT Four owners of Costa Rica-based telemarketing call centers, an employee and a Texas-based list broker have been sentenced for their roles in defrauding thousands of U.S. victims of more than $20 million through a phony sweepstakes scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Najibullah Zazi Indicted for Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:45:52 EDT Najibullah Zazi has been indicted on a charge of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction (explosive bombs) against persons or property in the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Dutch Firm and Two Officers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Export Aircraft Components and Other Goods to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:55:32 EDT A Dutch aviation services company, its director and sales manager pleaded guilty today in the District of Columbia to federal charges related to a conspiracy to illegally export aircraft components and other items from the United States to entities in Iran via the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Alaska State Representative Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Bribery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:05:35 EDT Beverly Masek was sentenced today to six months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Seafood Wholesaler and Owner Sentenced in a Conspiracy to Illegally Harvest Rock Fish By www.justice.gov Published On :: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:13:03 EDT Robert Lumpkins, owner of Golden Eye Seafood LLC, of St. Mary’s County, Md., was sentenced to 18 months in prison and the company was sentenced today to 3 years probation by U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte after a two day sentencing hearing in the District of Maryland. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira AGCO Corp. to Pay $1.6 Million in Connection with Payments to the Former Iraqi Government Under the U.N. Oil-For-Food Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:02:35 EDT AGCO Corp., a U.S. corporation based in Duluth, Ga., has agreed to pay a $1.6 million penalty for illegal kickbacks paid to the former government of Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former U.S. Army Reserve Major Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Conspiracy and Bribery Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:05:11 EDT Theresa Jeanne Baker was sentenced for her participation in two separate bribery conspiracies relating to DOD contracts at Camp Vistory, Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Three Gang Members Plead Guilty to Murder and Drug Conspiracy Charges; Two Others Sentenced on Drug Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:58:42 EDT Guilty pleas were entered today in federal court in Lubbock, Texas, by three admitted gang members who were charged for their participation in a violent drive-by shooting in which two people, a man and a pregnant woman, were killed, and four others were wounded. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Minneapolis Packaged-Ice Company Agrees to Plead Guilty to Customer Allocation Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:57:40 EDT Arctic Glacier International Inc., headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $9 million criminal fine for allocating customers. Three of the company’s former executives pleaded guilty for their roles in the conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Jury Convicts Tax Shelter Promoters of Conspiracy, Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:57:35 EDT Three tax shelter promoters, Peter J. Peggs of Prides Crossing, Mass., Robert D. Larsen of Winter Park, Colo., and Craig M. Stone, formerly of Fort Pierce, Fla., were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States by a federal jury in Grand Rapids, Mich., today following a four-week trial. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Money Laundering Conspiracy Related to Department of Defense Contracts in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:58:02 EDT The Army Sergeant has agreed to pay $90,000 in restitution to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and to cooperate with the Department of Justice’s ongoing investigation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira 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
ira Former Subcontractor Representative Pleads Guilty to Indictment Involving Conspiracy at New Jersey Superfund Site By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:17:09 EDT James E. Haas Jr. pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey, to charges that he engaged in a kickback and fraud conspiracy at the Federal Creosote Superfund site in Manville, N.J. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Financial Products and Services Firm, Two Executives and One Former Executive Indicted for Roles in Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:50:20 EDT A Beverly Hills, Calif.-based financial products and services firm, two of its executives and one former executive were indicted today for their participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal finance contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Director of Singapore Firm Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Controlled Aircraft Components to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:21:15 EST Laura Wang-Woodford, a U.S. citizen who served as a director of Monarch Aviation Pte Ltd., a Singapore company that imported and exported military and commercial aircraft components for more than 20 years, was sentenced today in federal court in Brooklyn to 46 months in prison for conspiring to violate the U.S. trade embargo by exporting controlled aircraft components to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Military Officer Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Participating in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:53:47 EST Robert Young, 57, a former captain in the U.S. Army, was sentenced today to 97 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal approximately 10 million gallons of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira 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
ira Nineteen Alleged Latin Kings Gang Members Indicted on Federal Racketeering Conspiracy Charge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:10:16 EST A federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Md., has indicted 19 alleged members of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former State Department Official and Wife Plead Guilty in 30-Year Espionage Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:27 EST Walter Kendall Myers, 72, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit espionage and two counts of wire fraud. His wife, Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, 71, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to gather and transmit national defense information. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Arrests Made in Case Involving Conspiracy to Procure Weapons, Including Anti-Aircraft Missiles By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:24:51 EST A criminal complaint, unsealed today, charged Dani Nemr Tarraf with conspiring to acquire anti-aircraft missiles (FIM-92 Stingers) and conspiring to possess machine guns (approximately 10,000 Colt M4 Carbines). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Supply U.S. Fighter Jet Engines to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:03:33 EST Jacques Monsieur, a Belgian national and resident of France suspected of international arms dealing for decades, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama to conspiracy to illegally export F-5 fighter jet engines and parts from the Untied States to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Detroit Spammer and Three Co-Conspirators Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar E-Mail Stock Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:03:31 EST Four individuals were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Marianne O. Battani in federal court in Detroit for their roles in a wide-ranging international stock fraud scheme involving the illegal use of bulk commercial e-mails, or "spamming." Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Virginia Investment Firm Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy with Attorney and KPMG Tax Partner in Tax Shelter Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 14:53:40 EST Michael Parker of Baltimore, who was the chief operating officer of TransCapital Corporation, a tax-advantaged investments company based in Northen Virginia, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Army Officer, Wife and Relatives Sentenced in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Related to DOD Contracts in Support of Iraq War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 18:39:19 EST John L. Cockerham, 43, a major in the U.S. Army, was sentenced to 210 months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Chicagoan Charged with Conspiracy in 2008 Mumbai Attacks in Addition to Foreign Terror Plot in Denmark By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 11:33:33 EST A Chicago man who was arrested in October for planning terrorist attacks against a Danish newspaper and two of its employees is alleged to have also conducted extensive surveillance of targets in Mumbai for more than two years preceding the November 2008 terrorist attack on India’s largest city that killed approximately 170 people, including six Americans, and injured hundreds more. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Four Arkansas Men Sentenced on Civil Rights Charges in Cross Burning Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 14:56:13 EST Jacob Wingo, Clayton Morrison, Darren McKim and Richard Robins were sentenced today and yesterday in federal court in Hot Springs, Ark., on federal civil rights and obstruction of justice charges related to a conspiracy to drive a woman and her children from their home in Donaldson, Ark., because the victims associated with African-Americans. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former U.S. Army Officer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Bribery Conspiracy in Al-hillah, Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 16:32:11 EST Curtis Whiteford, a former colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, was sentenced today to five years in prison for his participation in a wide-ranging bribery conspiracy in Al-Hillah, Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Taiwan LCD Producer Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $220 Million Fine for Participating in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:20:54 EST Companies directly affected by the LCD price-fixing conspiracy are some of the largest computer and television manufacturers in the world, including Apple, Dell and HP. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:52:47 EST Robert Jeffery, 55, a former master chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, was sentenced today to four years in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal approximately 10 million gallons of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Military Official Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Participation in Bribery Conspiracy Involving $206 Million Telecommunications Contract in Korea By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:56:41 EST A former Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) official was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ga., to three years in prison for his role in a bribery conspiracy involving a multi-million dollar telecommunications contract, and for not reporting the bribes he accepted on his income tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira U.S. Army Major Charged with Smuggling Cash from Iraq and Making False Statements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:31:15 EST U.S. Army Major Charles E. Sublett, 46, of Huntsville, Ala., was arrested today on charges of bulk cash smuggling and making false statements to a federal agency. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Two Cincinnati Dentists Plead Guilty to Conspiracy, Tax Evasion on Eve of Trial By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:50:37 EST Bradley C. Brennecke, a resident of Pleasant Plain, Ohio, and Bruce A. Mrusek, a resident of Maineville, Ohio, pleaded guilty late Tuesday to conspiracy and tax evasion charges before District Court Judge Michael R. Barrett in Cincinnati. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Two Brothers Plead Guilty in Conspiracy to Hold Thai Workers in Forced Labor in Hawaii By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:28:40 EST Defendants Alec Sou and Mike Sou, co-owners of Aloun Farm, pleaded guilty on Jan.13, 2010, in federal district court in Honolulu, to conspiring to commit forced labor. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Tahawwur Rana and David Headley Indicted for Alleged Roles in India and Denmark Terrorism Conspiracies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:40:07 EST A federal grand jury today returned a superseding indictment adding three defendants, including Tahawwur Rana, to charges filed last month against David Coleman Headley, alleging that they and others participated in conspiracies involving a planned terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper and the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, that killed approximately 164 people, including six Americans. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira General Manager of Houston Medical Supply Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:27:50 EST Manual Deluna has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with his role in Memorial Medical Supply, a Houston durable medical equipment company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ira Former Owner of New Hampshire Direct Mail Advertising Printing Company Agrees to Plead Guilty to Tax Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:31:40 EST As a part of the tax conspiracy, Ronald Boyarsky assisted in paying approximately $2.6 million in commissions earned by a printing services broker to third parties, so that the broker and his companies could avoid paying taxes on the income they earned. Full Article OPA Press Releases