ag Detroit Clinic Manager Pleads Guilty in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:47:47 EDT Denver resident Lil Vargas-Arias pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Ventura County, California, to Enforce Employment Rights Under the ADA By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 14:52:16 EDT The Department filed a lawsuit in federal court in Los Angeles charging Ventura County, Calif., with discrimination in its employment practices by refusing to hire a qualified applicant because she is deaf. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Hospitals’ Joint Purchasing Agreement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:42:47 EDT The Department will not challenge a proposal by Memorial Health Inc. (Memorial), and St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System (St. Joseph’s/Candler) to enter an exclusive joint purchasing agreement with respect to the purchase of certain medical and surgical supplies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Lawsuit Charges Atlanta Condominium with Discrimination Against Families with Children By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:59:58 EDT The Department filed a lawsuit against an Atlanta condominium association, as well as the owner of a unit and the real estate agent who sold it, for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Three Individuals Indicted for Roles in Conspiracy Schemes Involving Two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Sites in New Jersey By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:50:54 EDT A Newark grand jury indicted three individuals for their participation in fraud and kickback conspiracies related to contracts at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site, Federal Creosote, located in Manville, N.J. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Commemorates Fifteen Years of the Violence Against Women Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:13:47 EDT The Department today commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which was signed into law on September 13, 1994. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Manager of Bogus Foreign Currency Exchange Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:36:35 EDT Teresa Vogt, a resident of Anaheim, Calif., pleaded guilty on Sept. 15, 2009, to one count of obstruction of justice before U.S. District Court Judge Dale S. Fischer in Los Angeles. Vogt and eight co-defendants were indicted in May 2005 on tax fraud, conspiracy, money laundering and other charges related to the operation of the Genesis Fund. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag City of Jeffersonville, Indiana, Agrees to Upgrade Sewer Systems to Comply with Clean Water Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:41:03 EDT The city of Jeffersonville, Ind., has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer systems that will significantly reduce the city’s longstanding sewage overflows into the Ohio River in a comprehensive Clean Water Act settlement with federal and state government. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Allegations of Religion Discrimination Against Guideone Mutual Insurance Co. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:19:17 EDT The Department announced a settlement that, pending court approval, will resolve allegations that the GuideOne Mutual Insurance Company and two authorized agents discriminated because of religion when they advertised special benefits and discounts only to “churchgoers” and “persons of faith.” Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Texas Man Sentenced to 76 Months in Prison for Travel with Intent to Engage in Sex with Minors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:30:22 EDT Patrick Cochran, 47, of Lake Jackson, Texas, was sentenced late on Monday in Phoenix to 76 months in prison for travel with intent to engage in sex with minors and possession of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Five Individuals Charged in Scheme to Defraud U.S. Government Agency Related to $9.4 Million Loan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:08:47 EDT Donald Daniels, Martin William Washburn, Irina Rebegeneau and Tapani Koivunen have been charged in conjunction with a scheme to defraud the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a government lending agency. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Detroit Clinic Owner and Manager Plead Guilty to Medicare Fraud Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:22:24 EDT Clinic owners and operators Jose Martinez and Denisse Martinez pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Michigan Servicemember Against Security Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:11:20 EDT The Department today filed a lawsuit in federal court in Michigan alleging that Knight Protective Service Inc., willfully violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by failing to promptly and properly reemploy King A. Gatten, a retired Army servicemember, when he returned from military service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Sues Massachusetts and Its Department of Corrections for Discriminating Against Female Job Applicants By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:48:05 EDT The Department’s complaint alleges that Massachusetts and the MDOC are using an unlawful physical abilities test (PAT) that disproportionately screens out female applicants for entry-level correctional officer jobs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Virginia, Agrees to Settle Clean Water Act Violations in Chesapeake Bay Area By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:58:57 EDT Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), based in Virginia Beach, Va., has agreed to pay a $900,000 civil penalty and to take corrective actions to reduce alleged sanitary sewer overflows from its collection system and nine sewage treatment plants that have polluted the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Indianapolis Law Firm to Enforce the Employment Rights of Indiana National Guardsman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:36:34 EDT The consent decree will resolve the Department’s complaint on behalf of an Indiana National Guardsman alleging that the law firm violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Columbus, Indiana By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:38:01 EDT The city violated the Fair Housing Act by refusing to grant a nonprofit organization a permit to operate a group home for 11 men recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag AGCO Corp. to Pay $1.6 Million in Connection with Payments to the Former Iraqi Government Under the U.N. Oil-For-Food Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:02:35 EDT AGCO Corp., a U.S. corporation based in Duluth, Ga., has agreed to pay a $1.6 million penalty for illegal kickbacks paid to the former government of Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Owner of Tennesse Salvage and Demolition Company Pleads Guilty to Environmental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:55:17 EDT Gary Fillers pleaded guilty to one criminal felony count for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act’s “work practice standards” related to the proper stripping, bagging, removal and disposal of asbestos. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Announces Success in Battle Against Firearms Trafficking and Recovery Act Funds to Build on Project Gunrunner By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 18:48:03 EDT Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Acting Director Kenneth E. Melson today announced the results of ATF’s Gun Runner Impact Team (GRIT) initiative, a 120-day deployment of ATF resources to the Houston Field Division to disrupt illegal firearms trafficking by Mexican drug cartels Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Sulfuric Acid Manufacturer Agrees to Resolve Clean Air Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:23:31 EDT Mosaic Fertilizer will spend approximately $30 million on air pollution controls that are expected to eliminate harmful emissions from its sulfuric acid production plant in Uncle Sam, La. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Superseding Indictment Returned Against Defense Contractor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 19:15:05 EDT A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City returned a superseding indictment against a former manager of a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contractor in Iraq, charging him with conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery and failing to appear in court. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Detroit Clinic Owner, Doctor and Office Manager Indicted in Medicare Infusion Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 14:40:07 EDT Three Miami-Dade County, Fla., residents have been indicted in connection with an alleged $2.3 million Medicare fraud scheme operated out of X-Press Center, a Detroit-area clinic that purported to specialize in providing injection and infusion therapies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag AT&T Missouri Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit Involving E-Rate Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:28:24 EDT AT&T Missouri (formerly known as Southwestern Bell Telephone L.P.) has agreed to pay the United States $1.4 million as part of a settlement of a civil lawsuit alleging that the company violated the False Claims Act in connection with the Federal Communications Commission's E-Rate program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Minneapolis Packaged-Ice Company Agrees to Plead Guilty to Customer Allocation Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:57:40 EDT Arctic Glacier International Inc., headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $9 million criminal fine for allocating customers. Three of the company’s former executives pleaded guilty for their roles in the conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag United States Reaches Agreement in Livestock Trespassing Lawsuit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:41:10 EDT The United States has reached a settlement with ranchers in a longstanding dispute over livestock trespasses on public lands in Nye and Esmeralda Counties, Nev. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli at the 2009 Office on Violence Against Women National Rural Conference By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:07:55 EDT "Listening to the complex needs of the communities, and recognizing their unique responses, is perhaps the most important thing we can do at the Department." Full Article Speech
ag Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against TK Properties LLC for Violating the Fair Housing Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:59:38 EDT The Department announced this week that it has filed a lawsuit against TK Properties L.L.C., its officer, Scott Terveen, and two employees, Ann Wagner and Corey Anderson, for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating on the basis of race. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag BASF Corporation Agrees to Clean Air Act Upgrades to Protect Stratospheric Ozone By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:57:42 EDT BASF Corporation has agreed, under a Clean Air Act settlement filed today in federal court in Beaumont, Texas, to reduce the use of refrigerant chemicals that destroy the earth’s stratospheric ozone layer. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Maryland Scientist Charged with Attempted Espionage By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:38:21 EDT A Maryland scientist who once worked for the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been arrested for attempted espionage Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Indiana Home Health Agency Pays Nearly $2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:36:36 EDT “With the nation’s focus on health care, this settlement demonstrates the Justice Department’s commitment to ensuring that federal health care dollars are spent appropriately,” said Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Mort’s Concrete and Owner, to Enforce Employment Rights of Wisconsin Army National Guardsman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:47:49 EDT “Members of the military who put their lives on the line to protect our nation deserve to know they will not be penalized for their service and their bravery,” said Thomas Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Medicare Fraud Strike Force Operations in Houston Lead to Charges Against Six Area Residents By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:38:16 EDT Medicare fraud charges have been filed against six individuals in the continuing operation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Houston. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Three Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Terrorist Acts Against Americans Overseas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:30:47 EDT Three Ohio residents, Mohammad Zaki Amawi, 29, Marwan Othman El-Hindi, 46, and Wassim I. Mazloum, 28, have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from more than 8 years to 20 years for conspiring to commit terrorist acts against Americans overseas, including U.S. military personnel in Iraq, and other terrorism-related violations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Moves to Intervene in Adult Homes Case Against the State of New York to Help Shape Remedy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:09:20 EDT The United States alleges that the state of New York has failed to house thousands of individuals with mental illness who currently reside in large, institutional “adult homes” in the most integrated setting, in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on the Death of Three U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Agents in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:29:11 EDT While no words can lessen the sorrow being felt today by these families, I hope their loved ones know they have the unending respect and gratitude of this nation. They certainly have mine. Full Article Testimony
ag Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Race Discrimination Against the City of Marion, Arkansas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:56:11 EDT The department has reached a settlement with the city of Marion, Ark., that, if approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, will resolve the department’s lawsuit against the city alleging race discrimination in employment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Two Chicago Men Charged in Connection with Alleged Roles in Foreign Terror Plot That Focused on Targets in Denmark By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:37:31 EDT Two Chicago men have been arrested on federal charges for their alleged roles in conspiracies to provide material support and/or to commit terrorist acts against overseas targets. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag D.C. Lobbyist Indicted for Conspiring to Violate Sudanese Sanctions and to Act as Illegal Agent of Sudan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:44:18 EDT Robert J. Cabelly, 61, of Washington, D.C., has been indicted in the District of Columbia charging him with conspiracy to violate the Sudanese sanctions regulations and to act as an unregistered agent of a foreign power. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Signs Agreement with Laporte County, Indiana, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:17:22 EDT "Civic access is a civil right, and individuals with disabilities must have the opportunity to participate in public programs, services and activities on an equal basis with their neighbors," said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Nevada Company to Enforce the Employment Rights of Air Force Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:09:09 EDT "This settlement demonstrates our vigilant protection of the employment rights of our servicemembers, and our commitment to vigorous enforcement of the laws that protect them," said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Signs Agreement with Glynn County, Georgia, to Ensure Civic Access for Persons with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:54:04 EST The department announced a settlement agreement with Glynn County, Ga., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag United States Intervenes in False Claims Act Suit Against Virginia Medicaid Providers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:58:00 EST The United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia have intervened in a False Claims Act suit in the Western District of Virginia against the Medicaid providers Universal Health Services Inc., Keystone Marion LLC and Keystone Education and Youth Services LLC. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Knight Protective Services to Enforce the Employment Rights of Retired Army Service Member By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:16:56 EST The United States has reached a settlement that will resolve its suit filed on behalf of retired Army service member King A. Gatten against Knight Protective Service Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Regional Home Builder Agrees to Clean Water Act Settlement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:57:12 EST John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods Inc., and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods of the Carolinas Inc., based in Atlanta, Ga., have agreed to pay a $350,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Signs Agreement with Wilmington, North Carolina, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:27:41 EST The agreement was reached under “Project Civic Access,” a Justice Department initiative to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Former Missouri Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing a Teenage Girl While She Was Detained By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:33:54 EST Steven W. Burgess, a former Jackson County, Mo., sheriff’s deputy, pleaded guilty in federal court today to violating the civil rights of a teenage girl whom he sexually assaulted in his patrol car. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit in Missouri Against Owner and Managers of Federally-Subsidized Property for Race and Sex Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:04:30 EST The department filed a lawsuit today in federal court for the Eastern District of Missouri alleging a pattern or practice of violations of the Fair Housing Act by the owner and managers of Forum Manor Apartments for refusing to rent to African-Americans and males, refusing to allow tenants to have African-American visitors, sexually harassing female tenants and retaliating against tenants who complained about such discrimination. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department and USDA Set Dates for Workshops to Explore Competition and Regulatory Issues in the Agriculture Industry By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:12:23 EST The all-day workshops, which will begin in March 2010, will be held in Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Washington, D.C. and Wisconsin. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag City of Akron, Ohio, Agrees to Improve Sewer System to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:55:02 EST “The federal Clean Water Act requires that cities act to eliminate or reduce their sewage overflows into the nation’s rivers, lakes and oceans,” said John C. Cruden, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases