forma Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli's Testimony "Advancing Freedom of Information in the New Era of Responsibility" By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:49:10 EDT "We at the Department are especially committed to encouraging compliance with the Act and to fulfilling President Obama's goal of making this Administration the most open and transparent in history." Full Article Testimony
forma 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
forma Department Issues FOIA Annual Report in More Accessible Format as Part of the President’s Initiative on Transparency and Open Government By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:01:42 EST As a result of the new format, members of the public, including public interest organizations, scholars, and the media, will be able to more easily track FOIA performance. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Presidential Task Force on Controlled Unclassified Information Releases Report and Recommendations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:31:49 EST Attorney General Holder and Secretary Janet Napolitano announced two major steps in their efforts to implement reforms to enhance information sharing among federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies and safeguard sensitive information used by the government—designed to expand joint capabilities to protect the United States from terrorist activity, violent crime and other threats to the homeland. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Former FBI Contract Linguist Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified Information to Blogger By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:08:13 EST Shamai Kedem Leibowitz, aka Samuel Shamai Leibowitz, 39, of Silver Spring, Md., pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt, Md., to a one-count information charging him with knowingly and willfully disclosing to an unauthorized person five FBI documents classified at the "secret" level that contained classified information concerning the communication intelligence activities of the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Justice Department Announces Release of New Information Online as Part of President’s Open Government Initiative By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:15:01 EST As part of the Obama Administration’s Open Government Initiative, and in compliance with the Open Government Directive issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli today announced the online publication of three high-value sets of data not previously made available by the Department of Justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Justice Department and FBI Announce Formal Conclusion of Investigation into 2001 Anthrax Attacks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:57:58 EST The investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks, which killed five individuals and sickened 17 others, has formally concluded. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Former NSA Senior Executive Charged with Illegally Retaining Classified Information, Obstructing Justice and Making False Statements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:33:19 EDT A federal grand jury in the District of Maryland has returned a 10-count indictment charging former National Security Agency (NSA) senior executive Thomas A. Drake with the willful retention of classified information, obstruction of justice and making false statements. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Hospital Cost Information Exchange Program in California By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:49:13 EDT The department said the proposed information exchange may reduce health care costs by improving competition among hundreds of hospitals in California and facilitating more informed purchasing decisions by group purchasers of health care services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Former FBI Contract Linguist Sentenced for Leaking Classified Information to Blogger By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 May 2010 17:43:42 EDT U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams sentenced former FBI contract linguist, Shamai Kedem Leibowitz, aka Samuel Shamai Leibowitz, age 40, of Silver Spring, Md., today to 20 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully providing classified documents to the host of an Internet blog who then published information from those documents on the blog. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Miami Man Indicted for Purchasing, Selling and Using Stolen Credit Card Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:28:29 EDT Juan Javier Cardenas was charged in a three-count indictment returned today by a federal grand jury in Miami with conspiracy to buy, sell and use stolen credit card information. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Hawaii Man Convicted of Providing Defense Information and Services to People’s Republic of China By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 19:37:10 EDT A federal jury in U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii today found Noshir S. Gowadia guilty of five criminal offenses relating to his design for the People’s Republic of China (PRC) of a low signature cruise missile exhaust system capable of rendering a PRC cruise missile resistant to detection by infrared missiles. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Employee of Federal Contractor Charged with Disclosing National Defense Information to National News Reporter By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:18:25 EDT A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia has returned an indictment charging Stephen Jin-Woo Kim with unlawfully disclosing national defense information to a reporter for a national news organization and making false statements to the FBI. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Miami Man Pleads Guilty To Purchasing, Selling And Using Stolen Credit Card Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:03:22 EDT Juan Javier Cardenas of Miami pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to traffic in and possess unauthorized credit card numbers with intent to defraud, and one count of trafficking in unauthorized credit card numbers, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer for the Southern District of Florida; Special Agent in Charge Michael K. Fithen of the U.S. Secret Service, Miami Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Kenneth T. Jenkins Jr., of the U.S. Secret Service, Criminal Investigative Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma California Resident Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Laundering $2.5 Million in Illegal Proceeds from Sale of Stolen Credit Card Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:29:13 EDT Cesar Carranza, a resident of Long Beach, Calif., was sentenced today to 72 months in prison for his role in laundering $2.5 million dollars in proceeds derived from several stolen credit card information schemes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Virginia Information Technology Director Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Hacking Former Employer’s Website By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:53:07 EDT A fired information technology director for Transmarx LLC, a Richmond, Va., company, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for hacking into his former employer’s website. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Miami Man Sentenced to 121 Months in Prison for Purchasing, Selling and Using Stolen Credit Card Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:25:18 EST Juan Javier Cardenas of Miami was sentenced today in the Southern District of Florida to 121 months in prison for buying, trafficking and possessing stolen credit card information. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Former CIA Officer Arrested for Alleged Unauthorized Disclosure of National Defense Information and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 13:15:39 EST A former CIA officer was arrested today on charges that he illegally disclosed national defense information and obstructed justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Hawaii Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Providing Defense Information and Services to People’s Republic of China By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:11:57 EST Noshir S. Gowadia, 66, of Maui, Hawaii, was sentenced late yesterday to 32 years in prison for communicating classified national defense information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), illegally exporting military technical data, as well as money laundering, filing false tax returns and other offenses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Two Former Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Police Officers Convicted of Falsifying Information About Hate Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:05:42 EST A federal jury in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., has convicted Matthew Nestor and William Moyer of falsifying information related to the investigation into the beating death of Luis Ramirez. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma United States and European Union Launch Formal Negotiations for an Agreement to Protect Personal Information Exchanged in the Context of Fighting Crime and Terrorism By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:52:50 EDT A Joint statement on behalf of the United States and the European Union: Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma FDA Chemist and Son Charged with Trading on Inside Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:35:16 EDT A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chemist and his son were arrested in Maryland today in connection with an alleged $2.27 million insider trading scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma U.S. Government Offers up to $5 Million Reward for Information Regarding Shootings of Two Ice Agents By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:52:10 EDT The Departments of Justice, State and Homeland Security today jointly announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of individuals allegedly responsible for the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE HSI Special Agent Victor Avila. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Attorney General Holder Announces Formation of Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group to Focus on Energy Markets By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:05:44 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the formation of a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Working Group to focus specifically on fraud in the energy markets. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Two Former Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Police Officers Sentenced for Falsifying Information About the Beating of a Latino Man By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 15:31:59 EDT The Justice Department announced that Matthew Nestor and William Moyer were sentenced today for falsifying information related to the investigation into the beating death of Luis Ramirez. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma New York Battery Manufacturer to Pay $2.7 Million for False Pricing Information Provided to U.S. Army By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 10:04:40 EDT Newark, N.Y.-based Ultralife Corporation, formerly known as Ultralife Batteries Inc., has agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve allegations that the battery manufacturer violated the False Claims Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Statement of Deputy Attorney General James Cole Regarding Information Requests for Multiple Sales of Semi-Automatic Rifles with Detachable Magazines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:29:56 EDT “The international expansion and increased violence of transnational criminal networks pose a significant threat to the United States." Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Former Guard Charged with Attempting to Communicate National Defense Information to People’s Republic of China By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:20:35 EDT Bryan Underwood, a former contract guard working at a U.S. Consulate in China, has been charged in a superseding indictment with one count of attempting to communicate national defense information to a foreign government, two counts of making false statements and one count of failing to appear in court pursuant to his conditions of release. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Public Awareness Campaign Launched to Seek New Information in the Murder of Assistant U.S. Attorney By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:16:27 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder joined U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington Jenny A. Durkan, the Wales family and the FBI in Seattle today to announce a new media and social media effort to seek information related to the 2001 slaying of Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas C. Wales. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma FDA Chemist Pleads Guilty to Using Insider Information to Trade on Pharmaceutical Stocks Resulting in Almost $4 Million in Profits By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:52:27 EDT A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chemist pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Deborah K. Chasanow in the District of Maryland to one count of securities fraud and one count of making false statements, related to a $3.7 million insider trading scheme that spanned nearly five years. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Former CIA Officer John Kiriakou Charged with Disclosing Covert Officer’s Identity and Other Classified Information to Journalists and Lying to CIA’s Publications Review Board By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:11:38 EST A former CIA officer, John Kiriakou, was charged today with repeatedly disclosing classified information to journalists, including the name of a covert CIA officer and information revealing the role of another CIA employee in classified activities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Justice Department Announces Luke J. McCormack as New Chief Information Officer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:14:24 EST The Department of Justice today announced that Luke J. McCormack will become its new chief information officer (CIO), arriving in late March. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Former CIA Officer John Kiriakou Indicted for Allegedly Disclosing Classified Information, Including Covert Officer’s Identity, to Journalists and Lying to CIA’s Publications Board By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 16:29:43 EDT Former CIA officer John Kiriakou was indicted today for allegedly repeatedly disclosing classified information to journalists, including the name of a covert CIA officer and information revealing the role of another CIA employee in classified activities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Leaders of Multi-million Dollar Fraud Ring That Used Stolen Information of Medicaid Recipients Each Sentenced to Over 25 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 May 2012 17:47:47 EDT Veronica Dale and Alchico Grant, who jointly ran a stolen identity refund fraud ring that attempted to defraud the United States of millions of dollars over several years, were sentenced to federal prison today, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Veronica Dale, of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced to 334 months and Alchico Grant of Lowndes County, Ala., was sentenced to 310 months in prison. In addition, Dale and Grant were both ordered to pay over $2.8 million in restitution to the IRS. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against New Jersey Information Technology Company for Retaliation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 May 2012 17:34:06 EDT The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Whiz International, an information technology staffing company in Jersey City, N.J., regarding allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it terminated an employee in retaliation for her opposition to Whiz’s preference for foreign nationals with temporary work visas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against New Jersey Information Technology Company for Retaliation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 May 2012 11:05:59 EDT The Justice Department settled a lawsuit today against Whiz International LLC, an information technology staffing company in Jersey City, N.J., regarding allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it terminated an employee in retaliation for expressing opposition to Whiz’s alleged preference for foreign nationals with temporary work visas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on the Assignment of U.S. Attorneys to Lead Investigations of Possible Unauthorized Disclosures of Classified Information By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 18:47:09 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement today on the assignment of U.S. Attorneys to lead investigations of possible unauthorized disclosures of classified information. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Mortgage Fraud Summits Arm Distressed Homeowners with Information to Protect Them from Scams By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:28:04 EDT The Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General and the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Office of Inspector General, among other federal and state partners, are holding mortgage fraud summits in Las Vegas and Los Angeles today to help protect homeowners in areas hit hardest by these scams. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Director of the Office of Information Policy Melanie Ann Pustay Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary By www.justice.gov Published On :: http://www.kelev.biz Full Article Testimony
forma Former U.S. Consulate Guard Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Communicate National Defense Information to China By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:09:33 EDT Bryan Underwood, a former civilian guard at a U.S. Consulate compound under construction in China, pleaded guilty today in the District of Columbia in connection with his efforts to sell for personal financial gain classified photographs, information and access related to the U.S. Consulate to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS). Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Justice Department Releases a Report on Accessibility of Federal Government Electronic and Information Technology By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:26:47 EDT The Justice Department announced the release of its “Section 508 report to the President and Congress: “Accessibility of Federal Electronic and Information Technology.” Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Investor Fraud Summits Across the Country Arm Consumers with Information to Protect Retirement Funds and Life Savings By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 09:47:03 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice’s U.S. Attorneys’ offices together, with the department’s Criminal and Civil Divisions, representatives from various government agencies and partners, are holding investor fraud summits across the country to help consumers protect their hard-earned money from fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the Conference on the Transformation of Security and Fundamental Rights Legislation – Rights and Responsibilities: Between Hope and Challenges on “Legislating National Harmony” By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:21:07 EST "Our Declaration of Independence declared in 1776 that “all men are created equal,” but it took 100 years and a civil war that took hundreds of thousands of lives to end slavery; another hundred years to create legal equality for African Americans; and we struggle to this day to make equality a reality. I see this every day in my work as the chief civil rights law enforcement official for the United States," said Assistant Attorney General Perez. Full Article Speech
forma Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the Conference on the Transformation of Security and Fundamental Rights Legislation on “Transforming the Law on Freedom of Expression” By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:30:28 EST "The United States was able to become more inclusive not because we changed our principles, which reflect universal and timeless values, but because we learned to apply our principles more consistently. Over time, we also developed tools that help us to better apply our principles," said Assistant Attorney General Perez. Full Article Speech
forma Social Networking Company to Pay $800,000 for Collecting Personal Information from Minors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 12:11:59 EST The company that operates Path, an online social networking application, agreed to pay an $800,000 penalty to settle charges that it violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Illegal Marketer of Medicare Information Admits Role in Detroit-area Home Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:41:38 EST A health care worker who sold Medicare beneficiary information to Detroit-area home health agency operators as part of a $24.7 million home health care fraud conspiracy pleaded guilty today for his role in the scheme, which sought to profit by billing for home healthcare services that were medically unnecessary and not provided. Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Former U.S. Consulate Guard Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Attempting to Communicate National Defense Information to China By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 12:30:25 EST Bryan Underwood, a former civilian guard at a U.S. Consulate compound under construction in China, was sentenced today to nine years in prison in connection with his efforts to sell for personal financial gain classified photographs, information and access related to the U.S. Consulate to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS). Full Article OPA Press Releases
forma Office of Information Policy Director Melanie Ann Pustay Speaks at the U.S. Department of Justice Sunshine Week Celebration By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:14:46 EDT "While there is more work to be done and further improvements to be made, Sunshine Week is an opportunity to reflect upon our accomplishments thus far and to share the lessons we have learned as we continue to focus on our shared mission of strengthening FOIA administration across the government," said Director Pustay. Full Article Speech
forma Office of Information Policy Director Melanie Ann Pustay Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:57:17 EDT "I am very pleased to report to you today that based on our initial review of both the 2013 Chief FOIA Officer Reports and agency Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 2012, agencies have continued to take concrete steps to improve their FOIA administration," said Director Pustay. Full Article Speech
forma US Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Georgia to Stealing Identity Information from US Army Computer System By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:37:30 EDT Ammie Brothers, 29, of Columbus, Ga., a sergeant in the U.S. Army, pleaded guilty today to unlawfully obtaining personal information from the U.S. Army’s Army Knowledge Online computer system. Full Article OPA Press Releases