ad Las Vegas Attorney Pleads Guilty to Charges Relating to Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners’ Associations and Scheme to Commit Bank Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:59:45 EDT David Amesbury, 57, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge James C. Mahan in the District of Nevada to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Two Top Administrators of NinjaVideo Website Plead Guilty to Criminal Copyright Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:08:55 EDT Joshua David Evans, 34, of North Bend, Wash., and Jeremy Lynn Andrew, 33, of Eugene, Ore., pleaded guilty today for their roles in NinjaVideo.net, a website that provided millions of users with the ability to illegally download infringing copies of copyright-protected movies and television programs in high-quality formats. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Host of Child Pornography Online Bulletin Board Pleads Guilty to Transporting Child Pornography and Destruction of Records By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:20:57 EDT According to his plea agreement, from approximately December 2006 through August 2008, Terry Lee Nolley, 47, and others conspired to operate “Country Lounge,” a secure web-based bulletin board dedicated to trading images of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad U.S. Virgin Islands Company Sentenced for Illegal Trade of Protected Coral By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:10:45 EDT On July 15, 2011, GEM Manufacturing LLC, headquartered in St. Thomas, pleaded guilty to seven counts of violations of both the Endangered Species Act and the Lacey Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Eight Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:26:00 EDT Eight Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty today for their roles in two separate conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former Asphalt Manager of Pelican Refinery Pleads Guilty in Louisiana to Air Pollution Causing Negligent Endangerment By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:54:44 EDT The former asphalt facilities manager of Pelican Refining Company LLC (PRC), pleaded guilty today to the crime of negligent endangerment under the Clean Air Act in federal court in Lafayette, La. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Lucchese Organized Crime Family Member and Associate Among 13 Arrested, Charged for Racketeering and Other Offenses, Including Illegal Takeover of Publicly Traded Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 12:15:02 EDT Thirteen individuals, including an alleged member and an associate of the Lucchese organized crime family, are charged with racketeering and related offenses in an indictment unsealed this morning in conjunction with arrests in the case. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former Soldier and Civilian Contract Recruiter Pleads Guilty for Role in Wire Fraud Scheme to Obtain Recruiting Bonus By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 17:03:40 EDT A former soldier who also served as a civilian contract recruiter pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to obtain approximately $164,000 in fraudulent recruiting bonuses from various U.S. military components and their contractor. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Remaining Co-Founder of NinjaVideo.net Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 14:59:38 EDT Justin A. Dedemko, 28, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in the Alexandria Division of the Eastern District of Virginia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Four Hispanic Men By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 18:34:51 EDT Mark Gautreau, 50, pleaded guilty today in federal court in New Orleans for shooting two men on the Bonnet Carre Spillway in St. Charles Parish, La., on Aug. 20, 2006. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Five Alleged MS-13 Leaders Indicted in Washington, D.C., on Racketeering Charges, Accused of Ordering and Carrying out Murders and Other Attacks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 10:21:51 EST The 32-count superseding indictment, which was returned on Nov. 1, 2011, and unsealed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, charges various defendants with taking part in a racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping in aid of racketeering, assault with a deadly weapon in aid of racketeering and other offenses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former Airline Executive Pleads Guilty in Schemes to Defraud Illinois-Based Ryan International Airlines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 15:34:40 EDT A former executive of Ryan International Airlines, a charter airline company located in Rockford, Ill., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach, Fla., to participating in kickback schemes to defraud Ryan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Member of Barrio Azteca Gang Pleads Guilty in El Paso, Texas, to Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 18:50:23 EST Jorge Diaz, 33, aka “Payaso,” and “Narizon,” of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Norbert J. Garney in the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division, to racketeering conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Miami-Area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in $25 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 10:40:45 EST Beatriz Torres-Cruz, 50, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of solicitation of health care kickbacks. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Colombian Paramilitary Leader Sentenced in Miami to 33 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Narco-Terrorism By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 15:03:51 EST Carlos Mario Jimenez-Naranjo, aka “Macaco,” a paramilitary leader and one of Colombia’s most notorious drug traffickers, has been sentenced to 33 years in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Ninth Person Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners’ Associations in Las Vegas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 16:38:43 EST Daniel Solomon, 39, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lloyd D. George in the District of Nevada to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Fort Lauderdale-area Halfway House Owners Plead Guilty to Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:41:42 EST Robert Jenkins, 36, and Nikki Jenkins, 36, each pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno in the Southern District of Florida to one count of conspiracy to solicit and receive health care kickbacks. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Tenth Person Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Fraudulently Control Condominium Homeowners’ Associations in Las Vegas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:28:20 EST Denise Keser, 44, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro in the District of Nevada to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Keser is the tenth person to plead guilty in connection with the scheme to defraud HOAs in the Las Vegas area. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Miami-Area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:46:46 EST Isabel Roque, 55, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Roque was the president of Isa & Yami Inc., which purported to provide patient transportation services in Miami. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former Alabama State Legislator Pleads Guilty to Bribery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:03:23 EST Terry Spicer, a former Alabama state legislator, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama to a one-count criminal information charging him with federal program bribery for accepting cash and other things of value from a businessman and his lobbyist in return for the use of his official position and influence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Virginia Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:45:26 EST Belal Amin Alsaidi, 30, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty today to trafficking in counterfeit goods. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Pennsylvania Man Charged with Copyright Infringement of Sports Broadcasts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:47:57 EST The seven-count indictment alleges that Michael Moore, 44, of Chadds Ford, Penn., infringed the copyright protected works during seven six-month periods between May 2006 and June 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Alabama Tax Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:04:21 EST Marsha Elmore of Wetumpka, Ala., the owner of a tax preparation business called Community Tax, pleaded guilty today to charges related to her use of stolen identities to fraudulently obtain tax refunds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former Tuscaloosa County, Ala., Sheriff’s Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Tasing Restrained Inmates By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:28:59 EST Former Tuscaloosa, Ala., Sheriff’s Sergeant, Althea Mallisham, 52, pleaded guilty today in a federal court in Birmingham, Ala., to three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon while acting under color of law for wrongfully using a Taser during three separate incidents over a four month period in 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-Area Assisted Living Facility Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:48:21 EST Ramchand Ramrup, aka Ramy Ramrup, 35, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Florida-Based Sea Star Line LLC Agrees to Plead Guilty and Its Former President Is Indicted for Price Fixing on Coastal Freight Services Between the Continental United States and Puerto Rico By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:45:21 EST Sea Star Line LLC has agreed today to plead guilty and to pay a $14.2 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the coastal water freight transportation industry. Additionally, a federal grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico, returned an indictment against Frank Peake, the former president of Sea Star Line, for his role in the same conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former Executive Director of the American Samoa Special Services Commission Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal More Than $325,000 in Americorps Grant Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:48:49 EST Mine S. Pase, 62, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia before U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former Alabama Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating the Civil Rights of an Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:24:50 EST The Justice Department announced today that Scottie T. Glenn, 28, a former corrections officer of the Alabama Department of Corrections, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Montgomery, Ala., to one count of violating the civil rights of a former inmate and to one count of conspiring with other corrections officers to cover up the incident. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Fifteen Additional Alleged Members or Associates of the Almighty Latin Kings and Queen Nation, Including Current and Former Chicago Police Officers, Charged with Racketeering Conspiracy and Other Related Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:56:51 EST The 15-count third superseding indictment returned by the federal grand jury on Nov. 16, 2011, and unsealed today in Hammond includes 15 new defendants who are charged with conspiracy to engage in racketeering activity from August 1989 until the date of the third superseding indictment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty in $670 Million Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:37:44 EST Jorge Luis Castillo, 56, a resident of New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney in the Eastern District of Virginia to conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Detroit-Area Foot Doctor Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:36:52 EST Errol Sherman pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of health care fraud. At sentencing, Sherman faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Hungarian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Marriott Computers and Extorting Employment from the Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:35:36 EST Attila Nemeth, 26, pleaded guilty in the District of Maryland before U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad MS-13 Gang Leader in San Francisco Convicted of Racketeering Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:43:58 EST A federal jury today convicted Danilo Velasquez, aka “Triste,” a local leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, in federal court in San Francisco of racketeering conspiracy and related charges. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Owner of Houston Health Care Company Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:19:45 EST Akinsunbo Akinbile, 44, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison in Houston to eight counts of health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Meet with Chinese Ministry of Commerce on Merger Enforcement Matters By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:06:34 EST Acting Assistant Attorney General Sharis Pozen of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz today met with a delegation from China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) to discuss antitrust merger enforcement. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Connection with $5.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme in Detroit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:08:53 EST Santiago Villa-Restrepo, 33, of Miami, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Pompano Beach, Fla.-Area Assisted Living Facility Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:17:19 EST Joseph B. Williams, 41, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez in Miami to two counts of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former Executive of Peruvian Airline Pleads Guilty to Fixing Fuel Surcharge Rates on Air Cargo Shipments Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:17:31 EST A former executive of a Peruvian airline pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to fix surcharges on air cargo shipments from the United States to South and Central America following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Detroit-Area Occupational Therapy Assistant Pleads Guilty to Participating in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:09:56 EST Vanessa Dowell, 50, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Avern Cohn in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Barrio Azteca Gang Associates Plead Guilty in El Paso, Texas, to Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 14:31:57 EST Yesterday, Fabian Rodriguez, 35, aka “Shamoo,” of El Paso, Texas, and today Mexican national Juan Manuel Viscaino Amaro, 41, aka “Porky,” pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Norbert J. Garney in the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division, to racketeering conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Alabama Doctor Pleads Guilty; Husband Convicted of Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 14:31:42 EST William Paul, formerly of Montgomery, Ala., was convicted today by a federal jury in Montgomery on four counts of tax evasion for the tax years 2004 through 2007, and of one count of failing to file a tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Arizona to Civil Rights Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 18:43:47 EST Former White Mountain Apache Tribal police officer, Glenn Cromwell, 35, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Phoenix to two counts of violating civil rights while acting under color of law for detaining, transporting, and then abandoning two adult males in extreme weather conditions on different occurrences in December 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Statement of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division on Its Decision to Close Its Investigation of Google Inc.'s Acquisition of Admeld Inc. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 11:23:00 EST The Antitrust Division obtained extensive information from Google, Admeld and a wide range of market participants in connection with its merger investigation of the proposed transaction. After a thorough review of the evidence, the division concluded that the transaction is not likely to substantially lessen competition in the sale of display advertising. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Alabama Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Rig Bids for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 15:49:02 EST A Mobile, Ala., real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in southern Alabama. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Former Chicago Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Related Charges for Involvement with Latin Kings Gang By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 16:18:34 EST Antonio C. Martinez Jr., 40, a former Chicago police officer, pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy and related charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David Capp of the Northern District of Indiana. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Ivory Smuggler Pleads Guilty in New York By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:59:09 EST Lin Feng Xu, 31, an antique dealer in China, has pleaded guilty to smuggling and to violating the Endangered Species Act in connection with the illegal export of African elephant ivory in his carry-on luggage. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Detroit-Area Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection with Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 18:40:21 EST Dora Binimelis, 53, of Miami, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow in the Eastern District of Michigan to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. At sentencing, Binimelis faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Virginia Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Conceal Pakistan Government Funding for His U.S. Lobbying Efforts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 12:08:52 EST Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, 62, a U.S. citizen and resident of Fairfax, Va., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and tax violations in connection with a decades-long scheme to conceal the transfer of at least $3.5 million from the government of Pakistan to fund his lobbying efforts in America related to Kashmir. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Melville, N.Y., Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay Over Employment Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:44:22 EST Louis Alba pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Central Islip, N.Y., to failing to pay over to the Internal Revenue Service employment taxes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ad Operator of Detroit School and Day Care Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:06:03 EST Robert G. Murdock, 64, of Southfield, Mich., pleaded guilty today to tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases