ot Two Men Charged in Plot to Attack Seattle Military Processing Center By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:32:09 EDT Two men were arrested late last night and are charged by criminal complaint with terrorism and firearms related charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot United States Sues Seattle-Area Man to Bar Him from Promoting Alleged “Form 1099-OID” Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:40:11 EDT The United States has sued a Seattle-area man to stop him from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Las Vegas Physician to Pay U.S. $5.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Radiation Oncology Services and Other Procedures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:05:31 EDT “We expect that physicians who participate in federal health care programs will bill for their services accurately and honestly,” said Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Department’s Civil Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Sues James J. Williams Bulk Service Transport in Washington to Protect Employment Rights of Air Force Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:06:33 EDT The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Dave Axtell, a U.S. Air Force reservist, against James J. Williams Bulk Service Transport Inc., its parent company Trans-System Inc., and another Trans-System subsidiary, System TWT Transportation Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Reaches Agreement to Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in New Mexico By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:56:56 EDT The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a supplemental agreement with New Mexico officials to help ensure that military service members and U.S. citizens living overseas will have an opportunity to participate fully in the 2012 federal general election cycle. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Announces Agreement Protecting the Rights of Chinese and Spanish-Speaking Voters in Alameda County, California By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 12:17:44 EDT The Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced today an agreement with Alameda County, Calif., to ensure compliance with provisions of the Voting Rights Act that require the county to provide election materials and information in Spanish and Chinese. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Tennessee Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racially-Motivated Killing By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 18:01:54 EDT The Justice Department announced today that Dale Mardis, 57, was sentenced today to life in prison, with no possibility of parole, for the racially-motivated killing of Shelby County, Tenn., Code Enforcement Officer Mickey Wright. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot DOJ, FTC Announce Changes to Streamline the Premerger Notification Form By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 09:05:53 EDT Following a public comment period, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have made changes to reduce the filing burden and streamline the form parties must file when seeking antitrust clearance of proposed mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act and the Premerger Notification Rules. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Rappahannock, Virginia, on Bailout from the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 12:19:05 EDT The Justice Department announced that it has reached an agreement with Rappahannock County, Va., that will allow for the county and its two political subdivisions to bail out from their status as “covered jurisdictions” under the special provisions of the Voting Rights Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Federal Court Bars Three Men from Promoting “Intermediary Transaction” Tax Shelter By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:58:14 EDT A federal court has permanently barred Charles Klink, Caleb Grodsky and Steven Block from promoting abusive tax shelters known as “intermediary transactions” and “distressed asset trusts.” Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Louisiana Alleging Violations of the National Voter Registration Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:22:52 EDT The complaint, filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, alleges that Louisiana has violated the NVRA by failing to provide voter registration services at offices providing public assistance and serving persons with disabilities in Louisiana. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Federal Court Bars Idaho Woman from Promoting “Form 1099-OID” Tax Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:37:42 EDT A federal court has permanently barred Penny Jones from preparing federal tax returns for others and from promoting the use of false tax forms. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot D.C. Federal Court Bars Company from Promoting Alleged Tax Scheme Involving Improper Easements on Historic Buildings By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:41:19 EDT A District of Columbia federal court has entered a permanent injunction order against Steven McClain and the Trust for Architectural Easements Inc. (formerly known as the National Architectural Trust). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Swiss International Bank's Former Head of North America Offshore Banking, Others Charged with Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:08:05 EDT Markus Walder, former head of North America Offshore Banking at an international bank headquartered in Zurich; Susanne D. Rüegg Meier, a former manager with the international bank; Andreas Bachmann, a former banker at a subsidiary of the international bank; and Josef Dörig, the founder of a Swiss trust company, have been charged with conspiring with other Swiss bankers to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Bedford County, Virginia, on Bailout Under the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:41:04 EDT The Justice Department has reached an agreement with Bedford County, Va., that, if approved by the court, will allow for the county’s bailout from its status as a “covered jurisdiction” under the special provisions of Voting Rights Act, and thereby exempt the county from the preclearance requirements of Section 5 of the act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Attorney General Holder, Justice Department Officials Hold Listening Conference with Tribal Leaders in Rapid City & Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:53:44 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder and other administration officials met this week with tribal leaders and advocates to discuss issues of tribal safety and domestic violence in Rapid City, S.D., and Pine Ridge Reservation, S.D. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Louisiana Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Shooting at Home of Three Hispanic Men By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:53:08 EDT Johnny Mathis, 48, of Lecompte, La., was sentenced to 15 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Dee Drell for shooting at the home of three Hispanic men because of the victims’ race and national origin. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Settles Allegations of Employment Discrimination in Promotion of Police Sergeants in New Jersey By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 17:46:19 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a settlement that, if approved by the court, will resolve the department’s allegations that the state of New Jersey and the New Jersey Civil Service Commission (collectively “New Jersey”) violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating against African-Americans and Hispanics in the promotion of police sergeants throughout the state. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Federal Court in Los Angeles Bars California Man from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 14:52:56 EDT A federal court in Los Angeles has permanently barred Benjamin Aparicio from preparing federal tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Order for Regal Beloit Corporation to Proceed with Its Acquisition of A.O. Smith Corporation’s Electric Motor Business By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:22:51 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement that will require Regal Beloit Corporation (RBC) to divest its U.S. business for electric motors for pool and spa pumps to SNTech Inc. and to divest A.O. Smith Corporation’s (AOS) development work and related assets for draft inducers for high-efficiency furnaces to Revcor Inc., in order to proceed with RBC’s acquisition of AOS’s electric motor business. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Announces Agreement to Protect Prisoners from Life-threatening Conditions at Erie County, New York, Facilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:55:02 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a stipulated order of dismissal to resolve its lawsuit concerning conditions of confinement at the Erie County Holding Center, a pre-trial detention center in Buffalo, N.Y., and the Erie County Correctional Facility, a correctional facility in Alden, N.Y. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Two Men Plead Guilty to Racially-Motivated Assault in New Mexico By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:43:59 EDT Paul Beebe and Jesse Sanford of Farmington, N.M., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque, N.M., to federal hate crime charges related to a racially-motivated assault on a 22-year-old developmentally disabled man of Navajo descent. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Minnesota Transit Constructors to Pay U.S. $4.6 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:01:30 EDT Minnesota Transit Constructors Inc. (MnTC), a joint venture comprised of Granite Construction, C.S. McCrossan Inc. and Parsons Transportation Group, as well as a number of subcontractors, have agreed to pay the United States $4.6 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted false claims related to a federally-funded transit construction project in Minneapolis. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Detroit-Area Clinic Owner Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Schemes Totaling More Than $15 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:24:40 EDT Jose Rosario, 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen in the Eastern District of Michigan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Lawsuit Challenging the Voting Rights Act of 1965 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:29:04 EDT “The Voting Rights Act plays a vital role in our society by ensuring that every American has the right to vote and to have that vote counted," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Department of Justice Will Not Challenge the Producers Guild of America's Proposed Use of Certification Mark By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:36:11 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge the Producers Guild of America’s proposed use of a voluntary certification system for film producers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Culpeper County, Virginia, on Bailout Under the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:00:56 EDT The Justice Department has reached an agreement with Culpeper County, Va., that, if approved by the court, will allow for the county’s bailout from its status as a “covered jurisdiction” under the special provisions of Voting Rights Act, and thereby exempt the county from the preclearance requirements of Section 5 of the act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Member of Aryan Brotherhood Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime in Connection with Church Arson and Attempted Murder of Disabled African-American in Texas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 17:11:30 EDT Steven Scott Cantrell, of Crane, Texas, pleaded guilty today to hate crime charges stemming from a series of racially-motivated arsons in December 2010, including the arson of a historic African-American church as part of an effort to murder a disabled African-American man. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Washington Man Sentenced for Racially Motivated Hate Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 17:09:36 EDT Zachary Beck was sentenced to 51 months in prison for civil rights crimes related to his participation in a racially-motivated attack on an African-American man in Vancouver, Wash., in January 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Noted Scientist Pleads Guilty to Attempted Espionage By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 10:08:30 EDT Stewart David Nozette, a scientist who once worked for the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the White House’s National Space Council, pleaded guilty today to attempted espionage for providing classified information to a person he believed to be an Israeli intelligence officer. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Racial and Sexual Harassment by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 17:55:04 EDT The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, alleging the agency discriminated against a black male former employee on the basis of race and/or sex by subjecting him to a hostile work environment and then terminating him in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Canadian National Sentenced to Serve 50 Months in Prison for Role in Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies Involving New Jersey Environmental Protection Agency at Superfund Site By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:30:15 EDT A former executive at Bennett Environmental Inc., a Canada-based company that treats and disposes of contaminated soil, was sentenced today to 50 months in prison for participating in money-laundering and fraud conspiracies in connection with contracts at a Superfund site in New Jersey, as well as impeding a proceeding before the U.S . Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Louisiana Brothers Plead Guilty and Are Sentenced for Knowingly Killing Protected Alligators By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:54:06 EDT Two Louisiana brothers pleaded guilty today and were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Baton Rouge, La., for Lacey Act violations for their role in illegally killing American Alligators in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act and Louisiana law. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Final Defendant Pleads Guilty for His Role in International Conspiracy Involving the Forced Labor of Eastern European Women in Detroit-Area Exotic Dance Clubs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:28:57 EDT Veniamin Gonikman, 56, who became a fugitive in 2005, was apprehended in Ukraine in January 2011. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Texas Federal Court Bars Two Men from Promoting Alleged Tax Scam Involving Fictitious Methane at Landfills By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:27:01 EDT A federal court in Beaumont, Texas, has permanently barred two men from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme involving bogus tax credits for the production of methane gas from landfills. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Deportation Order Upheld Against Detroit-Area Man Who Shot Jews as Nazi Policeman During World War II By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:38:16 EDT The Board of Immigration Appeals has dismissed the appeal of John (Ivan) Kalymon of Troy, Mich., who was ordered removed from the United States earlier this year because of his participation in lethal acts of Nazi-sponsored persecution of Jews during World War II. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Sends to Congress Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Existing Laws Protecting Servicemembers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:10:25 EDT Late yesterday, the Justice Department sent to Congress a package of legislative proposals that will significantly enhance the department’s ability to protect the rights of members of the military and their families. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Michigan Promoters of Alleged Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:58:54 EDT The United States has asked a federal court in Detroit to bar Damian Jackson and his wife, Holly Jackson, from preparing federal tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Four Alleged New England La Cosa Nostra Members and Associates Charged with Racketeering and Other Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:03:13 EDT Four alleged members and associates of the New England La Cosa Nostra (LCN), including an alleged Rhode Island leader, have been arrested and charged in a second superseding indictment returned yesterday in federal court in Providence, R.I., with crimes involving racketeering and extortion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Nearly 40 Members and Associates of Bandido Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Charged in Three Districts for Alleged Drug and Firearm Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:42:31 EDT Nearly 40 members and associates of the Bandido Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (BOMG) were arrested yesterday and today on various firearms and drug-related charges in three judicial districts as part of a coordinated law enforcement effort. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot SAIC and Others to Pay U.S. More Than $22.6 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:45:03 EDT Science Applications International Inc. (SAIC); its subcontractor, Applied Enterprise Solutions LLC (AES); AES CEO Dale Galloway; and former government employees Stephen Adamec and Robert Knesel will pay the United States $22,676,000 to resolve allegations of false claims in a whistleblower suit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Truman, Minnesota, to Protect the Employment Rights of U.S. Army Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:08:49 EDT The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Michael Schutz, a member of the U.S. Army Reserves, against the city of Truman, Minn. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Reaches Agreement with James City County, Virginia, on Bailout Under the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 19:00:36 EDT The Justice Department filed a consent decree today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after reaching an agreement with James City County, Va., that will allow for the county’s bailout from its status as a “covered jurisdiction” under the special provisions of Voting Rights Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Reaches Agreement with the City of Williamsburg, Virginia, on Bailout Under the Voting Rights Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 19:01:58 EDT The Justice Department filed a consent decree today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after reaching an agreement with the city of Williamsburg, Va., that will allow for the city’s bailout from its status as a “covered jurisdiction” under the special provisions of Voting Rights Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Chicago Lawyer Barred from Promoting Tax Shelters Generating $370 Million in Sham Deductions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 10:02:04 EDT A federal court has permanently barred John E. Rogers and two of his companies, Sugarloaf Fund LLC and Jetstream Business Limited, from promoting tax shelters that allegedly use distressed Brazilian debt to lower customers’ reported income improperly. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Niagara Falls, New York, Financial Advisor Sentenced to Prison for Promoting and Using Abusive Tax Shelters By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 15:16:37 EDT Richard Muto was sentenced to 36 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the due administration of the Internal Revenue laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Member of United Aryan Brotherhood Pleads Guilty to a Hate Motivated Assault of Jewish Inmate in Texas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 15:46:30 EDT The Justice Department announced today that Timothy Lee York, a 35 year-old, self-proclaimed member of the United Aryan Brotherhood, pleaded guilty to violently assaulting a Jewish inmate at a federal correctional facility in Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Announces Agreement with Lorain County, Ohio, on Protecting the Rights of Spanish-Speaking Puerto Rican Voters By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 15:23:19 EDT The Justice Department announced a settlement today with Lorain County, Ohio, to protect the rights of Spanish-speaking Puerto Rican voters under Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Two Men Charged in Alleged Plot to Assassinate Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:39:50 EDT Two individuals have been charged in New York for their alleged participation in a plot directed by elements of the Iranian government to murder the Saudi Ambassador to the United States with explosives while the Ambassador was in the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ot Justice Department Statement on US Airways/Delta Airlines Acquisition of Slots at Washington's Reagan National and New York's Laguardia Airports By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:56:44 EDT The Department of Justice issued a statement today after the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its order involving US Airways’ and Delta Airlines’ acquisition of slots at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport and New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Full Article OPA Press Releases