io Assistant United States Attorney (Civil Division) By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 15:02:40 -0400 USAO Middle District of North Carolina United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of North Carolina Greennsboro, North Carolina Announcement #: 20-NCM-10808245-AUSA Application Deadline: May 19, 2020 The Civil Division is seeking one experienced attorney to service as an Assistant United States Attorney. This AUSA will be responsible for defending and prosecuting a variety of federal civil cases, with particular emphasis on defensive actions, including but not limited to cases brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, actions which allege employment discrimination or retaliation, and immigration matters. They will also be assigned appellate, research, and writing duties. Link to the office website: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdnc Full Article
io Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Warren County North Carolina Board of Education to Enforce the Employment Rights of United States Army Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400 The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Warren County, North Carolina, Board of Education (Warren County) that resolves a federal lawsuit brought under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) on behalf of Dwayne Coffer, a Command Sergeant Major (CSM) in the Army Reserve. In its complaint, the United States alleged that Warren County violated USERRA by eliminating Sergeant Major Coffer’s employment position while he was on active duty with the military and failed to re-employ him in a comparable position when he returned. Full Article
io Five Fraudsters Indicted for Million Dollar Scheme Targeting Thousands of U.S. Servicemembers and Veterans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Full Article
io Five Fraudsters Indicted For Million Dollar Scheme Targeting Thousands of U.S. Servicemembers and Veterans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400 A 14-count indictment has been unsealed today in San Antonio, Texas, charging five individuals with coordinating an identify-theft and fraud scheme targeting servicemembers and veterans. Full Article
io Las Vegas, Nevada Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Million Dollar Scheme Targeting Thousands of U.S. Servicemembers and Veterans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Full Article
io Nevada Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Million Dollar Scheme Targeting Thousands of U.S. Servicemembers and Veterans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Fredrick Brown, 38, of Las Vegas, Nevada, a former civilian medical records administrator for the U.S. Army at the 65th Medical Brigade, Yongsan Garrison, South Korea, admitted yesterday to his role in an identity-theft and fraud scheme that victimized thousands of U.S. servicemembers and veterans. Full Article
io Justice Department Settles with Public Accommodations to Protect the Rights of Veterans Who Use Service Dogs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0500 As we mark Veterans Day 2019, the Justice Department announced two settlement agreements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to protect and advance equal access for veterans with disabilities who use service dogs. One agreement is with Deerfield Inn & Suites, in Gadsden, Alabama. The second agreement is with the Landmark Hotel Group in Virginia Beach, Virginia, which manages the Holiday Inn Express in Hampton, Virginia. These matters were investigated and resolved in furtherance of the Department’s commitment to ensuring that our veterans enjoy equal access to public accommodations, such as restaurants, hotels, and shops. Full Article
io Federal Judge Convicts Owner of Dog Training and Handler School in San Antonio for Scheme to Defraud the Federal Government By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0500 Full Article
io San Diego, California Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Million Dollar Scheme Targeting Thousands of U.S. Servicemembers and Veterans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0500 Full Article
io Justice Department Announces Settlement with Walmart Over Discrimination Claim by Naval Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0500 The Department of Justice announced today the resolution of a lawsuit in which Naval Petty Officer Third Class Lindsey Hunger alleged that Walmart violated her rights when it failed to offer her employment at the Walmart store located at 2545 Rimrock Avenue in Grand Junction, Colorado because of her upcoming Naval Reserve commitments. Ms. Hunger had alleged that Walmart’s actions violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and United States Attorney’s Office represented Petty Officer Hunger in the lawsuit. Full Article
io Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Resolving the Military Employment Discrimination Claim of an Active Duty Servicemember and Requiring Development of a USERRA Policy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0400 The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the Richmond County (GA) Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) that resolves allegations that the RCSO violated the employment rights of Private First Class (PFC) Auben Kendall under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Full Article
io President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Completes Teleconferences on Reentry and Grant Programs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 Full Article
io Justice Department Charges Two Defendants with Carjacking and Carrying a Firearm in Relation to a Crime of Violence in Connection with the Death of Two Transgender Individuals By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 The Justice Department announced today that Juan Carlos Pagán Bonilla (Pagan), 21, and Sean Díaz de León (Diaz), 19, have been charged by a criminal complaint in federal district court with carjacking and with using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in connection with the death of two transgender individuals. Pagan and Diaz are now in federal custody. Full Article
io Justice Department and the State of Arkansas Settle Claims over Opportunities to Update Voter Registration By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 The Justice Department announced today that it has entered an agreement with the State of Arkansas to resolve claims that the state did not provide certain opportunities to update voter registration records as required by Section 5 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). Full Article
io U.S. Repatriates over $311.7 Million in Assets to the Nigerian People that were Stolen by Former Nigerian Dictator and His Associates By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 The Department of Justice announced today that it has transferred $311,797,876.11 to the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria) in accordance with a Feb. 3, 2020, trilateral agreement among the governments of the United States, Nigeria and the Bailiwick of Jersey (Jersey) to repatriate assets the United States forfeited that were traceable to the kleptocracy of former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and his co-conspirators. Full Article
io United States Reaches Settlement to Recover More Than $49 Million Involving Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 The Department of Justice has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture cases against assets acquired by Khadem al-Qubaisi using funds allegedly misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Malaysia’s investment development fund, and laundered through financial institutions in several jurisdictions, including the United States, Switzerland, Singapore and Luxembourg. Full Article
io Statement from Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd Expressing Support for Congressional Efforts to Expedite Payment of Public Safety Officer Benefits to First Responders Who Contract COVID-19 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd issued the following statement in support of efforts to streamline payments under the Public Safety Officer Benefit Program (PSOB) to public safety officers fatally injured while working during COVID-19: Full Article
io Justice Department Settles with Staffing Company to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Randstad North America Inc. (Randstad), a global staffing agency with offices throughout the United States and a headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The settlement resolves the department’s claims that the staffing company’s South Plainfield, New Jersey location, violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against lawful permanent residents when verifying their work authorization. Full Article
io President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Holds Hearing on Juvenile Justice via Series of Teleconferences By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 This week, the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice held a hearing on juvenile justice over three days via teleconference. Each teleconference featured expert witnesses who provided testimony and, subsequently, answered questions from the Commissioners. Full Article
io Alabama Salesman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0400 A Hoover, Alabama, salesman and tax defier pleaded guilty Friday to tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town for the Northern District of Alabama. Full Article
io Alabama Salesman Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0400 Full Article
io South Florida Business Owner Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Not Paying $10.8 Million in Employment Tax Withholdings By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0400 A Miami, Florida, business owner was sentenced to 24 months in prison today for failing to pay over employment taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida. Full Article
io Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Ohio Tax Return Preparer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0400 A federal court permanently enjoined Mary E. Shade, d/b/a MS Tax, of Piqua, Ohio, from owning or operating a tax return preparation business and preparing tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Mary E. Shade consented to the relief. Full Article
io Serial Non-Filer Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0400 A man who did not file tax returns for several years in a row pleaded guilty Friday, March 13, 2020, to evading his income taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. Full Article
io Jury Finds Los Angeles Businessman Guilty in $1 Billion Biodiesel Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0400 A federal jury in Salt Lake City, Utah, convicted California businessman Lev Aslan Dermen, also known as Levon Termendzhyan, of criminal charges today relating to a $1 billion renewable fuel tax credit fraud scheme, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S. Attorney John W. Huber for the District of Utah, Don Fort Chief of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Criminal Investigation, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Lance Ehrig for the Denver Area Office of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Criminal Investigation Division, and Special Agent-in-Charge Michael Mentavlos for the Denver Area Office of Defense Criminal Investigative Service. Full Article
io Federal Court Permanently Bars Former Liberty Tax Service Owners from Tax Preparation Business By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0400 A federal court in Tampa, Florida has permanently barred Steven Doletzky, formerly doing business as Liberty Tax Service, from operating a tax return preparation business and preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The court also ordered Doletzky to disgorge $175,000 of ill-gotten gains that the United States alleges he received from filing federal tax returns that claimed improper tax refunds, understated customers’ federal tax liabilities, or otherwise included false or fraudulent claims. Full Article
io Federal Court Finds Tampa Tax Preparer in Contempt for Violating the Court’s Preliminary and Permanent Injunctions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0400 Full Article
io Lake Worth Businessman Pleads Guilty to Evading Taxes on Millions in Income, Stashing Funds in Secret Accounts Around the World By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400 A Lake Worth, Florida, businessman pleaded guilty today to tax evasion and willful failure to file a Report of Foreign Bank or Financial Account, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida. Full Article
io Eighth Circuit Upholds Determination that Wells Fargo is Liable for Penalties for Engaging in Abusive Tax Shelter Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400 The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a precedential opinion on Friday, April 24, 2020, affirming a district court decision that a transaction designed to generate massive foreign tax credits (referred to as the STARS tax shelter) lacked economic substance and business purpose and was subject to the accuracy-related penalty for negligence, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Joshua Wu of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. Full Article
io Federal Appellate Court Upholds Enforcement of IRS Summons Seeking Information Concerning Law Firm Clients Involved in Foreign Transactions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400 On April 24, 2020, a federal appellate court upheld an order enforcing an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) summons directed to the Taylor Lohmeyer Law Firm PLLC, the Department of Justice announced. The summons directed the law firm to provide information about clients who used the law firm’s services to create and maintain foreign bank accounts and entities. On appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the trial court’s enforcement of the summons and rejected the law firm’s “blanket” claim that all responsive materials were protected by the attorney-client privilege. It explained that revealing the fact that the clients participated in specific types of transactions would not necessarily reveal any confidential communication of legal advice protected by the attorney-client privilege. Full Article
io Junior Arena Maintenanceperson EX20-035 (Recruitment Pool) By www.greatersudbury.ca Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:33:38 GMT Full Article Collections Elections 2014 Engagement Leisure Adult Ages 13 to 18 Ages 6 to 12 Birth to Age 5 Senior Newsroom Mastheads Backgrounder Emergency Advisory Emergency Bulletin Emergency Warning Media Advisory News Release Public Service Announcement Traffic Report Newsroom Streams City Hall Move Play Prepare Work Video Archives Upcoming Event
io Junior Field Inspector (2) EX20-238 By www.greatersudbury.ca Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:35:57 GMT Full Article Collections Elections 2014 Engagement Leisure Adult Ages 13 to 18 Ages 6 to 12 Birth to Age 5 Senior Newsroom Mastheads Backgrounder Emergency Advisory Emergency Bulletin Emergency Warning Media Advisory News Release Public Service Announcement Traffic Report Newsroom Streams City Hall Move Play Prepare Work Video Archives Upcoming Event
io Distribution and Collection Operator B EX20-262 By www.greatersudbury.ca Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:43:04 GMT Full Article Collections Elections 2014 Engagement Leisure Adult Ages 13 to 18 Ages 6 to 12 Birth to Age 5 Senior Newsroom Mastheads Backgrounder Emergency Advisory Emergency Bulletin Emergency Warning Media Advisory News Release Public Service Announcement Traffic Report Newsroom Streams City Hall Move Play Prepare Work Video Archives Upcoming Event
io In Milestone for Sentencing Reform, Attorney General Holder Announces Record Reduction in Mandatory Minimums Against Nonviolent Drug Offenders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500 Full Article
io Department of Justice Statement of Interest Supports Meaningful Right to Counsel in Juvenile Prosecutions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400 The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, in N.P. et al. v. The State of Georgia, et al. Full Article
io Justice Department Files Brief to Address the Criminalization of Homelessness By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 06 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400 Full Article
io U.S. Attorney’s Office Hosts Reentry Seminar in Tucson as Part of National Reentry Week By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400 Full Article
io Director Lisa Foster of the Office for Access to Justice Delivers Remarks at the Texas Fair Defense Act 15th Anniversary Symposium Celebration By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 06 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400 Full Article
io Director Lisa Foster of the Office for Access to Justice Delivers Remarks at the ABA’s 2016 National Meeting of State Access to Justice Chairs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Sat, 14 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400 Full Article
io Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin Delivers Opening Remarks at the National Security Division 10 Year Anniversary Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0400 Thank you, Sean, for your kind introduction. And thank you to CSIS for partnering with us in this conference and for your leadership and innovative thinking on critical policy issues that affect us all. I would like to take a few moments now to reflect on how the National Security Division (NSD) came to be and how, in our first decade, we have strived to achieve our twin aims: protecting the United States against national security threats while safeguarding our core freedoms. Full Article
io Justice Department Files Brief to Address Automatic Suspensions of Driver’s Licenses for Failure to Pay Court Debt By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 07 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0500 Full Article
io Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Bill Baer Delivers Remarks at Second International Conference on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0500 Full Article
io Cantor Fitzgerald Agrees to Pay $3.2 Million to Settle Charges for Providing Deficient Blue Sheet Data By www.sec.gov Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:15:10 -0400 The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. has agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle charges for providing the SEC with incomplete and inaccurate securities trading information known as “blue sheet data.”… Full Article
io SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Publishes Risk Alerts Providing Advance Information Regarding Inspections for Compliance with Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS By www.sec.gov Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:23:24 -0400 The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) has issued two risk alerts: Examinations that Focus on Compliance with Regulation Best Interest and Examinations that Focus on Compliance with… Full Article
io In Response to Self-Executing Congressional Mandates, SEC Adopts Offering Reforms for Business Development Companies and Registered Closed-End Funds By www.sec.gov Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:30:00 -0400 The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt rule amendments to implement certain provisions of the Small Business Credit Availability Act and the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act relating to business… Full Article
io SEC Provides Temporary, Conditional Relief for Business Development Companies Making Investments in Small and Medium-sized Businesses By www.sec.gov Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 19:45:00 -0400 The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it is providing temporary, conditional exemptive relief for business development companies (BDCs) to enable them to make additional investments in small and medium-sized businesses, including… Full Article
io Foreign National and American Trader Settle Fraud Charges in EDGAR Hacking Case By www.sec.gov Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:30:00 -0400 The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settlements with David Kwon and Igor Sabodakha, two traders who allegedly profited from trading on nonpublic corporate earnings information hacked from the SEC’s EDGAR system. The settlement… Full Article
io SEC Charges Former Financial Services Executive With FCPA Violations By www.sec.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:25:00 -0400 The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former executive of a financial services company with orchestrating a bribery scheme to help a client to win a government contract to build and operate an electrical power plant in the Republic of… Full Article
io SEC Awards Over $27 Million to Whistleblower By www.sec.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:35:00 -0400 The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $27 million to a whistleblower who alerted the agency to misconduct occurring, in part, overseas. After providing the tip to the Commission, the whistleblower provided… Full Article
io SEC Issues $5 Million Whistleblower Award By www.sec.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:05:00 -0400 The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a $5 million award to a whistleblower who provided significant information that led to a successful enforcement action. The whistleblower provided critical evidence of wrongdoing, which helped… Full Article
