ag U.S. Joins False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Kuwait-Based Companies That Supplied Food to U.S. Troops in Middle East By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:31:57 EST The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, alleges that since 2003, defendants have violated the False Claims Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Arizona Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Travel with Intent to Engage in Sex with Minors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:43:59 EST Richard Hendryx, 79, of Morristown, Ariz., was sentenced today to two years in prison and lifetime supervised release to follow his prison term for travel with intent to engage in sex with minors. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Signs Agreement with Fargo, North Dakota, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:56:43 EST The agreement was reached under “Project Civic Access,” a Department initiative to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag President Obama Establishes Interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:04:29 EST “This task force’s mission is not just to hold accountable those who helped bring about the last financial meltdown, but to prevent another meltdown from happening,” Attorney General Eric Holder said. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Statoil ASA Satisfies Obligations Under Deferred Prosecution Agreement and Foreign Bribery Charges Are Dismissed By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:12:25 EST After three years of satisfying obligations under a deferred prosecution agreement, the charges against Statoil ASA for violating the anti-bribery and accounting provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) have been dismissed with prejudice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Former State Department Official and Wife Plead Guilty in 30-Year Espionage Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:27 EST Walter Kendall Myers, 72, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit espionage and two counts of wire fraud. His wife, Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, 71, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to gather and transmit national defense information. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Former General Manager of Texas Business Arrested for Role in Alleged Scheme to Bribe Officials at Mexican State-Owned Electrical Utility By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:20:31 EST The former general manager of a Sugar Land, Texas-based business was arrested on Nov. 18, 2009, for his alleged role in a conspiracy to bribe Mexican government officials to secure contracts with the Comisión Federal de Electridad (CFE), a Mexican state-owned utility company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Terror Charges Unsealed in Minneapolis Against Eight Men, Justice Department Announces By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:18:11 EST According to the charging documents, the offenses include providing financial support to those who traveled to Somalia to fight on behalf of al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization; attending terrorist training camps operated by al-Shabaab; and fighting on behalf of al-Shabaab. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Sues Chicago Area Landlord for Refusing to Rent to African Americans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:30:35 EST The lawsuit alleges that Terence Flanagan refused to rent a single-family house he owns in Orland Park, Ill., to Kamal Alex Majeid, who is African-American, because of his race. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Signs Agreement with the City of Poplarville, Mississippi, to Improve Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:32:27 EST The agreement was reached under the department’s Project Civic Access initiative to bring localities into full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against MasTec Advanced Technologies to Enforce the Employment Rights of Army Reserve Member By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:41:24 EST The department filed a lawsuit in federal court in West Virginia alleging that MasTec Advanced Technologies willfully violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 by discriminating against a U.S. Army Reserve member on the basis of his military service and by failing to offer Burress an appropriate reemployment position when he returned from military service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag North Carolina Poultry Processing Plant and Manager Indicted for Violations of Clean Water Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:48:10 EST A federal grand jury in Greensboro, N.C., returned an indictment today charging a poultry processor and a plant manager with multiple violations of the Clean Water Act for illegally discharging wastewater from its Raeford, N.C., based facility Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Newark, New Jersey, Public Schools to Enforce the Employment Rights of U.S. Naval Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 17:57:15 EST The department announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with the Newark Public Schools (NPS) that will resolve its lawsuit on behalf of George Lawton, a naval reservist, against NPS alleging it violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Chicagoan Charged with Conspiracy in 2008 Mumbai Attacks in Addition to Foreign Terror Plot in Denmark By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 11:33:33 EST A Chicago man who was arrested in October for planning terrorist attacks against a Danish newspaper and two of its employees is alleged to have also conducted extensive surveillance of targets in Mumbai for more than two years preceding the November 2008 terrorist attack on India’s largest city that killed approximately 170 people, including six Americans, and injured hundreds more. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Releases Video Explaining Federal Protections Against Immigration-Related Discrimination in the Workplace By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 15:54:08 EST The Department released a new video aimed at educating employers about worker rights and employer responsibilities under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Attorney General Holder, Secretary Salazar Announce Settlement of Cobell Lawsuit on Indian Trust Management By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:42:37 EST “Over the past thirteen years, the parties have tried to settle this case many, many times, each time unsuccessfully,” said Attorney General Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Signs Agreement with City of Atlanta to Ensure Civic Access for Persons with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 15:00:28 EST “Civic access is a basic and critical civil right, and it ensures individuals with disabilities can play productive, fulfilling roles in their communities,” said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Syracuse Mortgage Underwriter to Pay United States Nearly $679,000 to Resolve Mortgage Fraud Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:26:32 EST Robert Corp, a mortgage underwriter in Syracuse, N.Y., has agreed to pay the United States close to $679,000 to settle allegations that he defrauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Taiwan LCD Producer Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $220 Million Fine for Participating in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:20:54 EST Companies directly affected by the LCD price-fixing conspiracy are some of the largest computer and television manufacturers in the world, including Apple, Dell and HP. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Signs Agreement with Santa Rosa, California, to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:39:14 EST The department announced an agreement with Santa Rosa, Calif., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Credit Suisse Agrees to Forfeit $536 Million in Connection with Violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and New York State Law By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:13:03 EST The forfeiture is the largest ever entered against an entity for IEEPA violations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Three New York City Home Health Agencies Pay $9.7 Million to the United States to Settle False Claims Act Claims By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:44:54 EST The United States and the state of New York have entered into settlement agreements with three home health agencies to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to the New York Medicaid and Medicare programs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag UTStarcom Inc. Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million Penalty for Acts of Foreign Bribery in China By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:57:59 EST UTStarcom Inc. (UTSI) has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice, agreeing to pay a $1.5 million fine for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by providing travel and other things of value to foreign officials, specifically employees at state-owned telecommunications firms in the People’s Republic of China. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging New Jersey’s Written Civil Service Examination for Promotion to Police Sergeant Discriminates Against African-Americans and Hispanics By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:36:22 EST The Department filed a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey and the New Jersey Civil Service Commission alleging a pattern or practice of employment discrimination against African-Americans and Hispanics, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Reaches Agreement with New York City to Correct Conditions at Kings County Hospital Center By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 11:55:50 EST The Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York have entered into an agreement with New York City to correct conditions of confinement at the Kings County Hospital Center’s (KCHC) psychiatric emergency room and psychiatric in-patient units located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Clinic Manager Pleads Guilty in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:48:35 EST Miami resident Ingrid Mazorra pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, Country Club Alleging Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:15:27 EST The lawsuit alleges that the Valley Club adopted a racially-discriminatory policy to bar summer camps from using its facilities after a group of predominantly African-American school children visited the facility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag U.S. Files Suit Against Johnson &s Largest Nursing Home Pharmacy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:07:19 EST The United States has filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson (J&J) of New Brunswick, N.J., and two of its subsidiaries, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag General Manager of Houston Medical Supply Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:27:50 EST Manual Deluna has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with his role in Memorial Medical Supply, a Houston durable medical equipment company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Former Owner of New Hampshire Direct Mail Advertising Printing Company Agrees to Plead Guilty to Tax Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:31:40 EST As a part of the tax conspiracy, Ronald Boyarsky assisted in paying approximately $2.6 million in commissions earned by a printing services broker to third parties, so that the broker and his companies could avoid paying taxes on the income they earned. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Milwaukee to Enforce the Employment Rights of Air National Guard Member By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:12:24 EST The Department has reached a settlement in its lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee on behalf of Michael Crivello, a detective in the Milwaukee Police Department, alleging the city violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag National Dental Management Company Pays $24 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:16:36 EST The United States alleged that FORBA was liable for causing the submission of claims for reimbursement for a wide range of dental services provided to low-income children that were either medically unnecessary or performed in a manner that failed to meet professionally-recognized standards of care. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag General Reinsurance Corporation Enters into Agreement Resolving Its Role in Fraudulent Reinsurance Transaction with AIG By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:01:34 EST General Re has admitted that its most senior management engaged in a scheme to falsely inflate AIG’s reported loss reserves, a key indicator of financial health to insurance industry analysts and investors. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Columbus Accountant and Realtor Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud & Obstruction of Justice Conspiracies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:33:25 EST Dennis G. Sartain of Hilliard, Ohio; and Bonnie Helt, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit mortgage fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Defense Department Official Sentenced to 36 Months for Espionage, False Statement Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:10:59 EST James Wilbur Fondren Jr. was sentenced today to 36 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for charges involving espionage and making false statements to the FBI. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Dean Foods Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:21:16 EST The Department's Antitrust Division, along with state attorneys general from Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, filed a lawsuit today seeking to require Dean Foods to sell the dairy processing plants it acquired from Foremost Farms. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Former Los Angeles Medical Center Owners Agree to $10 Million Consent Judgment for Medicare and Medi-Cal Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:47:04 EST The United States has obtained a $10 million consent judgment against Los Angeles businessman Robert Bourseau and Dr. Rudra Sabaratnam for a Medicare and Medi-Cal fraud scheme arising from their former ownership of the Los Angeles City of Angels Medical Center. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans Agrees to Reinstate Program to Improve Sewage System Damaged by Hurricane Katrina By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:35:26 EST The Sewerage & stalled for several years in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina – to make extensive improvements to reduce or eliminate sewage overflows into the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain and its storm drainage canal system. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Associate Attorney General Perrelli, Senators Announce Passage of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Resolution By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:45:41 EST "For the first time, this crime is being commemorated as ‘National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month,’ instead of a week. This is no small feat, and I commend the Senate for its unanimous passage," said Associate Attorney General Perrelli. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag U.S./EU Agreements on Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition Enter into Force By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:24:18 EST New agreements regarding extradition and mutual legal assistance between the European Union (EU) and the United States enter into force today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Department of Justice Officials, Actress Mariska Hargitay Urge Team Response to End Violence Against Women By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:15:03 EST President Obama’s FY2011 budget request provides $461 million for OVW to provide communities with resources to combat sexual assault and violence against women. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Enters Agreement with Alameda County, California, Sheriff to Guarantee Effective Communication for Persons Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:14:18 EST The Department has reached a settlement agreement with the Alameda County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office, under which it will provide sign language interpreters and other auxiliary aids and services to arrestees, detainees, suspects, victims, witnesses, complainants and visitors who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind at two jails. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Obtains $160,000 Settlement in Discrimination Lawsuit Against Atlanta Area Realtors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:22:01 EST Atlanta real estate firms Coldwell Banker Joe T. Lane Realty Inc., Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty Company Inc. and Rodney Lee Foreman, one of their former real estate agents, have agreed to pay $160,000 to settle allegations that they illegally steered prospective homebuyers toward and away from certain neighborhoods based on race and color. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag NFL Players Association Joins Justice Department Effort to Raise Awareness Around Violence Against Women By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:13:56 EST The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) has joined its year-long campaign to commemorate the 15 year anniversary of President Bill Clinton signing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) into law. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against MasTec Advanced Technologies to Enforce the Employment Rights of Army Reserve Member By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 16:19:17 EST The Department has reached a settlement in its lawsuit against MasTec Advanced Technologies on behalf of Eugene C. Burress, a U.S. Army Reserve member, alleging that MasTec willfully violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Detroit Clinic Manager Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Role in $2.3 Million Medicare Infusion Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 18:04:34 EST Miami-Dade County resident Dulce Briceño was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for her role in a $2.3 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Resident of India Pleads Guilty in International Online Brokerage “Hack, Pump and Dump” Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:02:30 EST Jaisankar Marimuthu, a native of Chennai, India, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud, computer fraud and aggravated identity theft, and to one count of aggravated identity theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Attorney General Holder Welcomes Judge Susan B. Carbon as Director of Office on Violence Against Women By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:11:38 EST “I am pleased to welcome Judge Carbon to the Justice Department and to the Office on Violence Against Women,” said Attorney General Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Italian Subsidiary of U.S.-Based Company Agrees to Plead Guilty for Participating in International Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:26:53 EST Parker ITR S.r.l. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $2.29 million criminal fine for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares of marine hose. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Fair Housing Lawsuit in Nebraska Against the Latvian Tower Condominium Association and Its Former President By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:10:30 EST The Civil Rights Division reached an agreement with the Latvian Tower Condominium Association Inc. and its former president, Karl Tegtmeyer, to settle allegations of discrimination against families with children. Full Article OPA Press Releases