ad Cincinnati Area Man Pleads Guilty to Aegis-Related Tax Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:40:22 EDT Homer Richardson of Loveland, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal district court in Cincinnati to corruptly impeding the due administration of the Internal Revenue Code. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Phoenix Attorney and Two Accountants Plead Guilty to Participation in Fraudulent Offshore Tax Shelter Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:06:19 EDT Attorney Steven W. Allen pleaded guilty in federal court in Arizona to taking part in a conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by promoting a fraudulent offshore trust scheme to hide his clients’ income. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad New Jersey UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Failing to Report More Than $2 Million in Swiss Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 16:37:12 EDT A Milltown, N.J., man pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of willfully subscribing to a false tax return, admitting he concealed over $2 million in a Swiss bank account. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Philadelphia Drug Dealer Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 16:39:22 EDT Quang Nguyen, 22, of Philadelphia was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Paul S. Diamond to 70 months in prison for his role in distributing large amounts of marijuana and ecstasy pills in the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Italian Executive Extradited from Germany to the United States to Face Foreign Bribery Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:11:14 EDT Italian citizen Flavio Ricotti, a former executive of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based valve company Control Components Inc. (CCI), has been extradited to the United States from Germany in connection with his alleged participation in a conspiracy to secure contracts by paying bribes to officials of foreign state-owned companies as well as officers and employees of foreign and domestic private companies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Houston Computer Administrator Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Hacking Former Employer’s Computer Network By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:58:28 EDT Steven Jinwoo Kim, 40, of Houston pleaded guilty on Nov. 16, 2009, to one count of intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and recklessly causing damage. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former Guatemalan Special Forces Soldier Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements on Immigration Forms Regarding 1982 Massacre of Guatemalan Villagers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 13:41:25 EDT Gilberto Jordan, 54, a former Guatemalan special forces soldier, pleaded guilty today in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to a federal charge of unlawfully procuring his U.S. citizenship, admitting that he lied on his naturalization application about his participation in a 1982 massacre at a Guatemalan village known as Dos Erres. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad New Charges Filed Against Irish Trading Firm for Exporting U.S. Military Items to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:16:43 EDT A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has charged Mac Aviation Group, an Irish trading company, and its officers Thomas and Sean McGuinn of Sligo, Ireland, in a superseding indictment with purchasing F-5 fighter aircraft parts, helicopter engines and other aircraft components from U.S. firms and illegally exporting them to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements Related to Shipment of Currency from Iraq to the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 17:19:04 EDT U.S. Army Major Charles E. Sublett, 46, of Huntsville, Ala., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Memphis, Tenn., to making false statements to a federal agency. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Ten Russian Agents Plead Guilty and Are to Be Removed from the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 17:04:38 EDT Ten individuals pleaded guilty today in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to serve as unlawful agents of the Russian Federation within the United States and will be immediately expelled from the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Detroit-area Physical Therapist and Physician’s Assistant Plead Guilty in Medicare Home Health Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:52:26 EDT Detroit-area residents Faisal Chaudry and Guy Ross pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit for their participation in a fraudulent Medicare home health scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Engaging in Child Exploitation Enterprise By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:00:36 EDT Two individuals pleaded guilty for their participation in an international group of child pornography collectors who used a social networking site to share thousands of sexually explicit images. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:08:23 EDT A former corrections officer for the Washington County Sheriff’s Department in Potosi, Mo., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of obstruction of justice, admitting that she intentionally misled law enforcement officials about her role in the assault of an inmate housed in the Washington County Jail. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Justice Department Reaches Comprehensive Settlement with National Owner of Gas Stations Resolving ADA Claims By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:28:42 EDT The Justice Department today announced a comprehensive settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with QuikTrip Corporation, a private company that owns and operates more than 550 gas stations, convenience stores, travel centers, and truck stops in the Midwest, South and Southwestern United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Participating in International Child Pornography Group By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:16:15 EDT Two individuals have pleaded guilty to charges related to their participation in an international group of child pornography traffickers who used a social networking site to share thousands of sexually explicit images. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Three Colombian Nationals Extradited to the United States to Face Alien Smuggling and Visa Fraud Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:53:15 EDT Three Colombian nationals have been extradited from Colombia to the United States on charges of conspiracy to smuggle aliens for profit, alien smuggling for profit, and conspiracy to commit visa fraud in connection with their alleged roles in an extensive and sophisticated visa fraud scheme through which they fraudulently procured visas from the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Department of Justice Announces Plans to Prepare New ADA Regulations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:13:48 EDT The Justice Department publishes four new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) proposals addressing the accessibility of websites, the provision of captioning and video description in movies shown in theaters, accessible equipment and furniture, and the ability of 9-1-1 centers to take text and video calls from individuals with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Miami-Area Husband and Wife Plead Guilty in $13.7 Million HIV Infusion Clinic Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:36:27 EDT Modesto and Victoria de la Vega pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for their participation in a $13.7 million HIV infusion Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Department of Justice's ADA 20th Anniversary Commemoration By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:46:20 EDT "Today, we commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the legacy of progress that the ADA helped to create," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
ad Subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc. Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Related Criminal and Administrative Cases By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:26:45 EDT Univision Services Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Univision Communications Inc., pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain increased radio broadcast time. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the U.S. Department of Defense of More Than $450,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:33:56 EDT Jonathan Feeney is charged with using the U.S. mails to execute a scheme involving fraudulent invoices to defraud the U. S. Department of Defense. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Third Chi Mei Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty and Serve Jail Time for Participating in Global LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:04:01 EDT According to a one-count felony charge filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Wen-Hung “Amigo” Huang conspired with others to suppress and eliminate competition by fixing the prices of TFT-LCD panels. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Founding Member of Abu Sayyaf Group Pleads Guilty to 1995 Hostage Taking Involving U.S. and Philippine Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:15:02 EDT Madhatta Haipe, a citizen of the Philippines and founding member of Al-Harakat Al-Islamiyyah, also known as the Abu Sayyaf Group, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the District of Columbia to four counts of hostage taking in connection with the 1995 abduction of 16 people, including four U.S. citizens, in the Philippines. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former St. Louis, Missouri, Area Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:58:45 EDT Leon Pullen pleaded guilty to civil rights violations stemming from several incidents where he sexually assaulted and stole money from women. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Spokane, Washington, Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges Related to Threats to Reproductive Health Services Clinic By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:38:36 EDT Donald Hertz pleaded guilty today in federal court in Spokane to one count of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and one count of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Miami-area Clinic Owner, Patient Recruiter, Two Nurses and Medicare Beneficiary Plead Guilty in Home Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:50:08 EDT Arturo Fonseca, Isis Torres, Francisco Portillo, Eduardo Romero and William Madrigal pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan to various health care fraud charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Northwest Airlines LLC Agrees to Plead Guilty for Fixing Prices on Air Cargo Shipments By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:57:40 EDT Northwest Airlines LLC has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $38 million criminal fine for its role, through Northwest Airlines Cargo, in a conspiracy to fix prices in the air transportation industry. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Louisiana Vessel Company Pleads Guilty to Dumping Oil on High Seas, Will Pay $2.1 Million in Penalties By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:46:37 EDT Offshore Vessels LLC has entered a plea of guilty to knowingly discharging waste oil from one of its vessels, in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Two Brothers Plead Guilty in Miami HIV Infusion Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:32:42 EDT Two brothers pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for participating in a $13.7 million HIV infusion Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:19:19 EDT A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to charges related to his possession and distribution of images containing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Department of Justice and USDA Announce Registration for August 27 Livestock Workshop in Colorado By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 14:57:23 EDT The Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today additional details for the August 27, 2010, public workshop in Fort Collins, Colo., which will examine competition in the livestock industry. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad North Carolina Businessman Pleads Guilty to Role in Foreign Bribery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:28:33 EDT A former Kyrgyzstan country manager for a U.S. tobacco company has pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to pay bribes to officials of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Fourth Chi Mei Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty and Serve Jail Time for Participating in Global LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:00:46 EDT A former executive from Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and to serve jail time in the United States for participating in a global conspiracy to fix the price of thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display panels. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:00:15 EDT A Bedford, Va., man pleaded guilty today to transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Two South Florida Residents Plead Guilty in Medicare Fraud Cases By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 18:41:40 EDT Two South Florida residents pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for their participation in separate Medicare fraud schemes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Operator of Miami HIV Clinic Pleads Guilty for Role in Medicare Fraud Ring By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 14:09:34 EDT Jose Garcia, 55, who was a fugitive for nearly two years, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving a Miami-area HIV clinic. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Estonian Hacker Extradited to the United States to Face Computer Hacking Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:12:37 EDT Sergei Turikov, 26, of Tallinn, Estonia, has been extradited to the United States to face charges of hacking into a computer network operated by an Atlanta-based credit card processing company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad New York Merchant Bank Pleads Guilty to FCPA Violation; Bank Chairman Pleads Guilty to Failing to Disclose Control of Foreign Bank Account By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:23:57 EDT – The Mercator Corporation, a merchant bank with offices in New York, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Manhattan, N.Y., to one count of making an unlawful payment to a senior government official of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Settlement Reached with City and County of Honolulu to Address Wastewater Collection & Treatment Systems By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:46:59 EDT A comprehensive settlement has been reached with the City and County of Honolulu that will address Clean Water Act compliance at Honolulu’s wastewater collection and treatment systems. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former Defense Department Contract Employee Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Related to Contracts in Support of Iraqi War By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:33:51 EDT A former contract employee of the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to bribe U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at Camp Arifjan, an Army base in Kuwait, and to money laundering conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Products and Services Firm Pleads Guilty for Role in Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:31:11 EDT The former owner and chief executive officer of a financial products and services firm pleaded guilty today for his participation in fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal finance contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Uzbek Man Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:53:16 EDT Ilkham Fazilov pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy for his role in a criminal enterprise that engaged in numerous criminal activities including forced labor, fraud in foreign labor contracting, visa fraud, mail fraud, identity theft, tax evasion and money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Barclays Bank PLC Agrees to Forfeit $298 Million in Connection with Violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:15:29 EDT Barclays Bank PLC, a United Kingdom corporation headquartered in London, has agreed to forfeit $298 million to the United States and to the New York County District Attorney’s Office in connection with violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Fraud in Foreign Labor Contracting Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:14:36 EDT Andrew Cole pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy and fraud in foreign labor contracting charges arising from his role in a criminal enterprise that engaged in numerous criminal activities, including forced labor, fraud in foreign labor contracting, visa fraud, mail fraud, identity theft, tax evasion and money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad DEA Heads First-ever Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-back Day By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:04:40 EDT The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and government, community, public health and law enforcement partners today announced a nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Issue Revised Horizontal Merger Guidelines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:11:20 EDT The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued today revised Horizontal Merger Guidelines that outline how the federal antitrust agencies evaluate the likely competitive impact of mergers and whether those mergers comply with U.S. antitrust law. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Bribery in Afghanistan Fuel Theft Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:12:08 EDT A former U.S. Army Sergeant pleaded guilty today to bribery in connection with a fuel theft scheme to solicit more than $400,000 in bribes from a government contractor in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Department of Justice and USDA Announce Agenda for August 27 Livestock Workshop in Colorado By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:06:07 EDT The Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today the agenda and panelists for the Aug. 27, 2010, joint public workshop in Fort Collins, Colo., on competition in the livestock industry. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Northern Virginia Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:14:33 EDT Eric Jon Eisenhower, a resident of Fairfax Station, Va., pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Alexandria, Va., for failing to collect, account for and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) more than $200,000 in withholdings from employees’ paychecks between 2004 and 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Miami Contractor Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:36:43 EDT Victor Manuel Amaya pleaded guilty this morning to one count of willfully filing a false tax return before U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga. Full Article OPA Press Releases