ed 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
ed Justice Department Seeks to Stop South Florida Tax Preparers Who Allegedly Claim False Home Buyer Credits By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:24:41 EST The United States has asked a federal court to stop two Miami-based tax return preparers from improperly claiming the First-Time Home Buyer Credit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty to Obstructing DOJ Office of the Inspector General By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:17:15 EST A federal inmate pleaded guilty today in Kansas City, Mo., to obstruction of justice by making false statements and creating false evidence related to identity theft in an attempt to lessen penalties for charges in an underlying case. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Former Representative of Backfill Subcontractor Sentenced to 33 Months in Jail for Kickback and Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:57:12 EST James E. Haas Jr., a former representative of a New Jersey subcontractor, pleaded guilty in October 2009, to an indictment charging that he engaged in a kickback and fraud conspiracy at the Federal Creosote Superfund site in Manville, N.J. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed United States Transfers Three Guantanamo Bay Detainees to Albania By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:19:51 EST The United States is grateful to the Government of Albania for its willingness to support U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed United States Transfers Guantanamo Bay Detainee to Spain By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:21:37 EST The United States is grateful to the Government of Spain for its willingness to support U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed 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
ed 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
ed Georgia Man Sentenced for Transporting a Minor for Illegal Sexual Activity By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:21:07 EST Mack Gordon Harris Sr., 67, was sentenced today to 121 months in prison for transporting a minor for illegal sexual activity. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Order for Bemis Company Inc. to Proceed with Its Acquisition of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas Business By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:25:58 EST Without the divestitures, the department said the acquisition would lead to higher prices, lower quality, less favorable supply-chain options, reduced technical support and less innovation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination at 21 Multifamily Housing Complexes in Tennessee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:34:14 EST The Department announced a settlement of its lawsuit alleging that the owners and developers involved in the design and construction of 21 multifamily housing complexes in Tennessee discriminated on the basis of disability. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in New York to Pay U.S. $2.92 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:35:46 EST Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, a Long Island, N.Y.-based hospital, has agreed to pay $2.92 million, plus interest, to settle allegations that the hospital defrauded Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed 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
ed New York Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement for Selling Pirated Computer Software Using the Internet By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:12:41 EST A New York man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., to criminal copyright infringement for selling more than $250,000 worth of pirated copies of popular business, engineering and graphic design software programs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Medical Device Manufacturer Guidant Charged in Failure to Report Defibrillator Safety Problems to FDA By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:06:25 EST Medical device manufacturer Guidant LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation, was charged today with criminal violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act related to safety problems with some of its implantable defibrillators. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Two Iowa Men Indicted for Clean Air Act Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:52:40 EST A federal grand jury in Des Moines, Iowa, has returned an indictment charging Robert Joe Knapp, the owner of Equitable L.P.; and Russell William Coco, the supervisor for Knapp, with committing violations of the Clean Air Act while they were overseeing the demolition and renovation of The Equitable Building. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Two Atlanta-Based Nursing Home Chains and Their Principals Pay $14 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:07:12 EST Atlanta-based Mariner Health Care Inc. and SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services LLC, as well as their principals, Leonard Grunstein, Murray Forman and Rubin Schron, have agreed to pay the United States and several states $14 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed BAE Systems PLC Pleads Guilty and Ordered to Pay $400 Million Criminal Fine By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:43:43 EST "Today, BAE Systems pleaded guilty to knowingly and willfully making false statements to U.S. government agencies. The actions of BAE Systems impeded U.S. efforts to ensure international trade is free of corruption and to maintain control over sensitive U.S. technology," said Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed San Diego Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:32:53 EST Fe S. Garrett, a resident of National City, Calif., was sentenced today to 65 months in prison and ordered to pay $377,468 in restitution by U.S. Judge M. James Lorenz in San Diego. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Jury Convicts Fresno, Calif., Patient Recruiter of Medicare Fraud in Power Wheelchair Scam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 17:14:07 EST A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a Fresno woman late Friday after it found that she committed Medicare fraud by recruiting patients for the purpose of receiving unnecessary power wheelchairs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Two Former Executives of Medical Manager Found Guilty in Securities Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:11:47 EST Two former executives of Medical Manager Health Systems Inc., a subsidiary of WebMD Corporation from 2000 to 2005, were convicted today by a federal jury in Charleston, S.C., with participating in a conspiracy to fraudulently inflate the reported earnings of Medical Manager by more than $16.8 million between 1997 and 2003. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Cincinnati Packaged-Ice Manufacturer Sentenced to Pay $9 Million for Its Role in a Customer and Territory Allocation Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 16:03:40 EST The Home City Ice Company pleaded guilty in 2008 to conspiring to suppress and eliminate competition by allocating packaged-ice customers and territories in the Detroit metropolitan area and southeastern Michigan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed U.S. Files Complaint Against Virginia Medicaid Providers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 18:34:05 EST The United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia have filed a False Claims Act complaint in the Western District of Virginia against Medicaid providers Universal Health Services Inc., Keystone Marion LLC and Keystone Education and Youth Services LLC. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed KV Pharmaceutical Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Two Felonies Regarding Oversized Drugs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 18:36:46 EST Ethex Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of St. Louis-based drug manufacturer, KV Pharmaceutical Company, pleaded guilty to two felonies and was sentenced today in connection with the manufacturing of oversized prescription drug tablets. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Florida Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Traveling to the Philippines in Sex Tourism Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 18:11:07 EST Donald Mathias was also sentenced to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $200,000 in restitution to his victims. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Oregon Man Charged with Operating Illegal Money Transmitting Business That Moved More Than $172 Million Through Shell Corporations in the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 18:00:42 EST Victor Kaganov, who emigrated from Russia and set up numerous shell corporations in Oregon on behalf of Russian clients, was arrested today on charges of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Railroad Company to Pay $4 Million Penalty for 2005 Chlorine Spill That Resulted in Nine Deaths in Graniteville, South Carolina By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:10:34 EST Norfolk Southern Railway Company has agreed to pay a $4 million penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and hazardous materials laws for a 2005 chlorine spill in Graniteville, S.C. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed New Justice Department Outreach Effort to Victims of Radiation Exposure Announced By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:32:15 EST The Department announced a new internship program that will employ students part-time to conduct intensive outreach efforts with Native Americans and their families whose work in the uranium industry during the Cold War benefitted the United States but exposed them to radiation and may entitle them to compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed 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
ed Chicago Hospital to Pay More Than $1.5 Million to Resolve Medicare False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:13:51 EST Rush University Medical Center has agreed to pay $1,547,200 plus interest to resolve allegations that the facility violated the False Claims Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Federal Court in Los Angeles Shuts Down Tax Firm for Requesting $23 Million in Bogus Tax Refunds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:42:58 EST A federal court in Los Angeles has permanently barred Nyla McIntyre of Covina, Calif. and her business, Approved Financial Services, Inc., from preparing tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Justice Department Files for Immediate Relief Regarding Conditions at Conway Human Development Center, in Conway, Arkansas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:47:07 EST The department’s motion for preliminary injunction aims to prevent the segregation of children with developmental disabilities in dangerous conditions and to address accusations of imminent and serious threats to the safety of the facility’s more than 500 current residents. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Department of Justice and USDA Announce Updated Schedule for Agriculture Workshop on March 12 in Iowa By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:47 EST The workshops, which were first announced by Attorney General Eric Holder and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Aug. 5, 2009, are the first joint Department of Justice/USDA workshops ever to be held to discuss competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Three South Florida Men Charged in Obstruction of Justice and Money Laundering Operation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:52:59 EST Three Florida men were arrested today on charges including obstruction of justice and money laundering as part of a joint U.S. and Italian law enforcement action. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli Testifies Before the House Committee on Natural Resources on the Proposed Settlement of the Cobell V. Salazar Litigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:56:48 EST The settlement, which will require legislative and judicial approval to become effective, is fair to the plaintiffs, is responsible for the United States, and provides a path forward for the future. Full Article Testimony
ed 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
ed Former Acting Executive Director of Nonprofit Organization in American Samoa Pleads Guilty to Theft of Federal Grant Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:24:04 EST The former acting executive director of U’una’i Legal Services Corporation pleaded guilty today to stealing $31,292 from the federally-funded organization in American Samoa. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Second Former Employee of Financial Products and Services Firm Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:39:24 EST According to the charges filed today in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Matthew Adam Rothman of Los Angeles engaged in separate bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies with companies that provide a type of contract, known as an investment agreement, to state, county and local governments and agencies throughout the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Northern California Tax Preparer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:42:00 EST A federal judge in Sacramento, Calif., has permanently barred Teresa Marty, of Pollock Pines, Calif, and her Placerville, Calif.-based business, Advanced Financial Services LLC, from acting as federal tax return preparers. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Detroit-Area Doctor Convicted in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:52:51 EST Farmington Hills, Mich., physician Jose Castro-Ramirez was convicted today by a Detroit federal jury on all 13 charged counts in connection with his role in an $18.3 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Virginia Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Participating in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:16:32 EST Michel Jamil, 60, was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal approximately 10 million gallons of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Securities Attorney Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Role in Pump-and-Dump Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:36:48 EST David B. Stocker, 50, of Phoenix pleaded guilty on March 11, 2009, in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., for his participation in a stock manipulation conspiracy known as a "pump-and-dump" scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Third Former Employee of Financial Products and Services Firm Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:36:05 EDT According to the charges filed today, Douglas Alan Goldberg engaged in separate bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies with companies that provide a type of contract, known as an investment agreement, to state, county and local governments and agencies throughout the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Leader of Casino-Cheating Criminal Enterprise Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Targeting Casinos Across the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:25:11 EDT Phuong Quoc Truong was sentenced today in San Diego for his role in a scheme by the "Tran Organization" to cheat casinos across the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Justice Department Sues to Block Alleged $15 Million Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme Operating in Southern California By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:42:36 EDT The United States has sued a father and two sons, all of Huntington Beach, Calif., seeking to bar them and their business from preparing federal tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Two Alligator Guides Charged in Louisiana for Illegally Hunting Alligators By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:23:56 EDT Two individuals were charged today in a nine count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Baton Rouge, La., for illegally hunting threatened species of alligators. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Innospec Inc. Pleads Guilty to FCPA Charges and Defrauding the United Nations; Admits to Violating the U.S. Embargo Against Cuba By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:45:23 EDT Innospec Inc., a Delaware corporation, pleaded guilty today to defrauding the United Nations (UN), to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and to violating the U.S. embargo against Cuba. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed New Jersey Hospital to Pay $6.35 Million to Resolve Allegations of Inflating Charges to Obtain Higher Medicare Reimbursement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:20:27 EDT Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, a New Jersey-based hospital, has agreed to pay $6.35 million to settle allegations that the hospital defrauded Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed United States Transfers Three Guantanamo Bay Detainees to Georgia By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:45:40 EDT The United States is grateful to Georgia for its willingness to support U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ed Former West Point Employee Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Role in $3 Million Embezzlement Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:59:05 EDT A Highland Falls, N.Y., woman was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for her role in a scheme to defraud and embezzle funds from the U.S. government by authorizing nearly $3 million in payments from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., to a bogus corporation she controlled. Full Article OPA Press Releases