ot 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
ot Justice Department Releases Video Explaining Federal Protections Against Immigration-Related Discrimination in the Workplace By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 15:54:08 EST The Department released a new video aimed at educating employers about worker rights and employer responsibilities under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Statement of Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli Before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee of Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Entitled "H.r. 1924, the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009" By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:55:59 EST "The challenges facing law enforcement in tribal communities are enormous. The basic level of police protection that most Americans take for granted simply does not exist in many parts of Indian Country. We have a duty to change that." Full Article Testimony
ot North Dakota Executive Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:07:24 EST Micheal Fisher, a former co-owner of Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. Inc. (FSG) based in Dickinson, N.D., was sentenced to 37 months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Michigan Tax Preparers Permanently Barred from Preparing Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:18:57 EST Chief District Judge Paul L. Maloney has permanently barred Joyce M. Stone and Charles J. Freed, both of Tipton, Mich., from preparing income tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Minnesota Hospital to Pay U.S. to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Involving Unnecessary Admissions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 15:52:10 EST Wheaton Community Hospital, the City of Wheaton, Minn. and Dr. Stanley Gallagher (collectively WCH) have agreed to pay $846,461 to settle allegations that their hospital admission practices violated the False Claims Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Two Individuals Charged with Murder and Other Offenses Related to Shooting Death of Two Afghan Nationals in Kabul, Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:08:33 EST Justin Cannon, 27, of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Christopher Drotleff, 29, of Virginia Beach, Va., have been charged with crimes including second-degree murder, attempted murder and firearms offenses while working as contractors for the U.S. Department of Defense in Afghanistan. Cannon and Drotleff were charged under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging New Jersey’s Written Civil Service Examination for Promotion to Police Sergeant Discriminates Against African-Americans and Hispanics By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:36:22 EST The Department filed a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey and the New Jersey Civil Service Commission alleging a pattern or practice of employment discrimination against African-Americans and Hispanics, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot 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
ot Federal Court Permanently Blocks Tennessee Woman from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:04:22 EST A federal court has issued a permanent injunction barring Karen Liane Miller of Nashville, Tenn., from preparing federal income tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Six Individuals with Alleged Ties to Aryan Brotherhood Arrested and Charged with Murder of Two People in Nacogdoches County, Texas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:02:42 EST Six alleged members or associates of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) have been indicted and arrested for their alleged roles in the 2007 murder of two people in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Arlington, Texas, Couple Convicted of Forced Labor and Other Crimes for Holding Nigerian Woman in Domestic Servitude By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:13:50 EST A federal jury has convicted an Arlington, Texas, husband and wife, Emmanuel and Ngozi Nnaji, of engaging in a nine-year scheme to compel the labor of a Nigerian victim as their domestic servant. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Attorney General Holder Speaks at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Graduation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:58:39 EST "Today, I’m pleased to welcome the 51 new members to our nation’s law enforcement community and to our shared work. Though this community spans every state and county, and across all levels of government, in many ways we are, like this class, one team." Full Article Speech
ot New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Unauthorized Recording of Newly Released Motion Pictures in Movie Theater By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:29:54 EST Keshawn Deron Wilson of Asbury Park, N.J., pleaded guilty today in Tampa, Fla., to federal charges of using a video camera to record then newly-released motion pictures in a New Jersey theater. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Court in Texas Bars 12 Sub-Promoters of Alleged $30 Million Scam Involving Tax Credits Based on Fictitious Methane Production at Landfills By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:11:36 EST A federal judge in Beaumont, Texas, has permanently barred 12 people from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme involving bogus income tax credits. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Proposed Online Subscription News Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:26:27 EST Based on representations made by MyWire Inc., the department said that the formation and operation of the news service is not likely to reduce competition among Internet publishers and could provide procompetitive benefits to both publishers and consumers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Former New Orleans Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Cover Up the Danziger Bridge Shootings By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:26:36 EST Michael Lohman, a former Lieutenant of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), has pleaded guilty to conspiring with fellow NOPD officers to obstruct justice by covering up a police-involved shooting that occurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Texas Gang Members Found Guilty of Multiple Murder, Narcotics and Firearms Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:22:16 EST The leader of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) in Texas and one of his enforcers were found guilty this afternoon on multiple charges related to their participation in a large scale narcotics and firearms trafficking conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Two Charged with Terror Violations in Connection with New York Subway Plot By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:46:41 EST A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York has returned a superseding indictment charging Zarein Ahmedzay and Adis Medunjanin with terrorism violations stemming from, among other activities, their alleged roles in the plot involving Najibullah Zazi to attack the New York subway system in mid-September 2009 Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Fresno County, California to Protect Employment Rights of Navy Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:24:41 EST The Department has reached a settlement with the county of Fresno, Calif., on behalf of Navy Reservist Porotesano Faapouli. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Pennsylvania Woman Indicted in Plot to Recruit Violent Jihadist Fighters and to Commit Murder Overseas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:09:06 EST An indictment was unsealed today charging Colleen R. LaRose, aka "Fatima LaRose," aka "Jihad Jane," with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, making false statements to a government official and attempted identity theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Taiwanese Couple Pleads Guilty to Illegally Trading Protected Black Coral By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:23:27 EST Gloria Chu and Ivan Chu of Taipei, Taiwan, each pleaded guilty to nine counts including conspiracy, false statements, and violations of both the Endangered Species Act and the Lacey Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Alpharma to Pay $42.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations in Connection with Promotion of Drug Kadian By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:50:12 EDT American pharmaceutical manufacturer Alpharma Inc. has agreed to pay $42.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations in connection with the marketing of the morphine-based drug, Kadian. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot California Man Convicted of Federal Hate Crime for Race-Motivated Assault By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:59:37 EDT A federal jury in Sacramento, Calif., today convicted, Eric Clawson, 28, of San Francisco, of a federal hate crime for assaulting an African-American man in a Chico, Calif. bar. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Court Issues Order Barring Michigan Tax Preparer from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:05:16 EDT A U.S. District Court has issued an order permanently barring Shawn Robin Gibson, a Detroit tax preparer, from preparing federal tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Will Not Challenge Cisco’s Acquisition of Tandberg By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:21:11 EDT “This investigation was a model of international cooperation between the United States and the European Commission,” said Christine Varney, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department’s Antitrust Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Federal Court Permanently Bars Stratham, N.h., Tax Preparer from Preparing Taxes for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:37:29 EDT A federal district judge in New Hampshire has permanently barred Faith A. Bartlett, individually and operating as Atlantic Bookkeeping & Tax Services and Newbury Business Services Inc., from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Eight Promoters of Sham Tax Elimination Scheme Convicted of Tax Fraud Charges in Florida By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:06:59 EDT Eight promoters of a fraudulent tax and debt elimination scheme were convicted of tax, wire fraud and money laundering charges by a federal jury following a month long trial in Pensacola, Fla. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot U.S. Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root for Alleged False Claims Act Violations Over Improper Costs for Private Security in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:46:03 EDT The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, alleges that KBR knowingly included impermissible costs for private armed security in billings to the Army. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Medical Device Manufacturer Guidant Pleads Guilty for Not Reporting Defibrillator Safety Problems to FDA By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 19:04:15 EDT Guidant LLC pleaded guilty today in St. Paul, Minn., before U.S. District Court Judge Donovan W. Frank to criminal violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Signs Agreement with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:42:55 EDT The Department announced an agreement with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Miami Beach Hotel Developers Charged with Conspiring to Defraud United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:12:13 EDT Mauricio Cohen Assor and his son, Leon Cohen-Levy, each with residences in Miami Beach, Fla., have been charged in a criminal complaint with conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down Ohio Firm That Allegedly Promotes Improper Theft Loss Deductions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:31:27 EDT The United States has sued an Ohio man and his company, seeking to bar them from promoting a scheme that allegedly helps customers claim improper theft loss tax deductions. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot New Hampshire Tax Shelter Promoter Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:51:27 EDT Anthony G. Merlo, a resident of Portsmouth, N.H., was sentenced to 51 months of imprisonment for conspiring to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Salt Lake Federal Court Bars CPA from Preparing Tax Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:12:47 EDT A federal court in Salt Lake City has permanently barred Dick Jenkins, a CPA from Heber City, Utah, from preparing tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Zarein Ahmedzay Pleads Guilty to Terror Violations in Connection with Al-Qaeda New York Subway Plot By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:20:58 EDT "This plot, as well as others we have encountered, makes clear we face a continued threat from al-Qaeda and its affiliates overseas," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot 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
ot Justice Department Announces Agreement Protecting the Rights of Lakota-Speaking Voters in Shannon County, S.D. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:44:55 EDT The Department announced an agreement with Shannon County, S.D., to ensure compliance with provisions of the Voting Rights Act that require the county to provide election materials and information in Lakota to Lakota-speaking American Indian voters, and to ensure compliance with certain provisions of the Help America Vote Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Minnesota Man Sentenced to 117 Months in Prison for Running Ponzi Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:46:01 EDT A Rosemount, Minn., man was sentenced today to 117 months in prison for his role in running a Ponzi scheme involving commodity pools. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Two Johnson & Johnson Subsidiaries to Pay Over $81 Million to Resolve Allegations of Off-Label Promotion of Topamax By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:05:48 EDT American pharmaceutical manufacturers Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical LLC and Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., both subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson, have agreed to pay more than $81 million to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from the illegal promotion of the epilepsy drug Topamax. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Court Rules Against Mississippi Businessman’s Tax Shelter Promoted by KPMG By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 May 2010 11:03:11 EDT A federal court in Jackson, Miss., has ruled in favor of the United States involving a businessman’s attempt to use a KPMG- marketed tax shelter to avoid paying income tax on approximately $18 million in capital gains. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Department of Justice Announces Allocation of 33 New Prosecutors, Launches 3 Community Prosecution Pilot Teams in Indian Country By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 May 2010 15:14:09 EDT “Violent crimes, and particularly crimes against women and girls, continue to devastate tribal communities across the country, and the U.S. Attorney community is crucial to the Department of Justice’s response,” Attorney General Holder said. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Counterfeit Slot Machines and Computer Programs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 May 2010 18:55:22 EDT Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera, 43, a Cuban national, and Henry Mantilla, 35, of Cape Coral, Fla., pleaded guilty today in front of U.S. District Court Judge Philip M. Pro in Las Vegas to one count of conspiracy to produce and sell counterfeit International Game Technology video gaming machines, commonly known as slot machines, and counterfeit IGT computer programs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Hold Workshop on Promoting Innovation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 10 May 2010 11:16:17 EDT The Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today that they will hold a joint public workshop on the intersection of patent policy and competition policy and its implications for promoting innovation Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Two Los Angeles-area Men Found Guilty for Role in Kidnapping of California Man Who Was Shot, Shocked with Taser and Held for $1 Million Ransom By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 May 2010 16:39:20 EDT Vagan Adzhemyan, 41, of Costa Mesa, Calif.; Suren Garibyan, 32, of North Hollywood, Calif.; and Galvin Shaun Gibson, 30, of Mira Loma, Calif., were charged in August 2009 with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot U.S. Court Bars Kansas City-Area Attorney & CPA from Promoting Tax Fraud Schemes That Cost Treasury at Least $45 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 May 2010 13:24:43 EDT A federal judge in Kansas City, Mo., has permanently barred Allen R. Davison from promoting a variety of tax fraud schemes, including some that used sham companies, sham chicken-flock contracts, and sham pension plans. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Two Men Charged with Additional Counts for the Racially-Motivated Arson of a Massachusetts Church By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 May 2010 14:22:58 EDT A federal grand jury in the District of Massachusetts has charged Michael Jacques and Thomas Gleason of Springfield, Mass., in a three-count superseding indictment in relation to the arson of a church. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation Gang Members Sentenced to Life in Prison for Their Roles in Multiple Murder, Narcotics and Firearms Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 May 2010 15:30:18 EDT The leader of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation in Texas and one of his enforcers were sentenced today to life in prison by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Federal Court Bars Georgia Man from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 17 May 2010 16:26:55 EDT A federal court has barred Robert Knupp of Marietta, Ga., from preparing federal income tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Requires Divestitures in AMC’s Acquisition of Kerasotes Theaters By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 May 2010 17:11:45 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it will require AMC Entertainment Group Inc. to divest movie theater assets in Chicago, Denver and Indianapolis in order to proceed with its proposed $275 million acquisition of most of the theaters operated by Kerasotes Showplace Theatres. Full Article OPA Press Releases