ul Department of Justice Proposes Remedy to Address Bazaarvoice’s Unlawful Acquisition of PowerReviews By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 20:14:37 EST The Department of Justice today submitted to the court a proposed remedy to address Bazaarvoice Inc.’s unlawful acquisition of PowerReviews Inc., following the Jan. 8, 2014, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California finding that Bazaarvoice violated Section 7 of the Clayton Act when it acquired PowerReviews, its closest and only serious competitor. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Justice Department Finds Substantial Evidence of Gender Bias in Missoula County Attorney’s Office By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:44:16 EST Today, the Department of Justice issued a letter of findings describing problems in the Missoula County, Mont., Attorney’s Office’s response to sexual assault, and concluding that there is substantial evidence that the County Attorney’s response to sexual assault discriminates against women. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Barrio Azteca Lieutenant Who Ordered the Consulate Murders in Ciudad Juarez Found Guilty on All Counts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:45:20 EST The Barrio Azteca Lieutenant who ordered the murders of a U.S. Consulate employee, her husband and the husband of another U.S. Consulate employee was found guilty by a jury on all counts charged. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Texas Man Charged with Hate Crime for Assault Based on Victim’s Sexual Orientation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:38:59 EST Brice Johnson, 19, of Springtown, Texas, has been charged with willfully causing bodily injury to a person because of the actual or perceived sexual orientation of that person in a federal criminal complaint, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas and the FBI Dallas Division announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Discrimination at Nine Multifamily Housing Complexes in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:56:38 EST The Justice Department announced today that a federal district court judge in Jackson, Miss., approved a settlement of the department’s lawsuit against the original owners and developers of nine multifamily housing complexes located in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Justice Department Announces Results of Investigation into the Death of Milton Hall By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:16:02 EST The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan and the FBI announced today that they will not be pursuing federal criminal civil rights charges against the Saginaw Police Department officers who shot and killed Milton Hall on July 1, 2012. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul United States Postal Service Employee Charged in Scheme to Fraudulently Extinguish Debts and to Obtain Fraudulent Tax Refunds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 19:24:09 EST Aaron H. Kelly, a United States Postal Service employee, was indicted yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland for four counts of mail fraud, two counts of bank fraud, one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue Service and two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, the Justice Department and IRS announced today following the unsealing of the indictment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services Announce Record-Breaking Recoveries Resulting from Joint Efforts to Combat Health Care Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:13:31 EST Attorney General Eric Holder and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released the annual Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program report showing that for every dollar spent on health care-related fraud and abuse investigations through this and other programs in the last three years, the government recovered $8.10. This is the highest three-year average return on investment in the 17-year history of the HCFAC Program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Fort Benning Employee Allegedly Steals Military Identities to Commit Multi-Million Dollar Tax Refund Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:46:02 EST Tracy Mitchell, a resident of Phenix City, Ala., was indicted for her involvement in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama announced today following the unsealing of the indictment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Former Project Manager Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Role in Bid Rigging and Other Fraudulent Schemes Involving Two EPA Superfund Sites in New Jersey By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 12:31:05 EST Gordon D. McDonald, a former project manager for a prime contractor at two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund sites in New Jersey, was sentenced today to serve 14 years in prison for participating in multiple bid-rigging, fraud and kickback schemes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Two Former Officers at Roxbury Correctional Institution Sentenced for Conspiring to Assault an Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 17:33:47 EDT Lanny Harris, a former sergeant at Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., and Philip Mayo, a former correctional officer at RCI, were sentenced today for conspiring with other RCI officers on March 8-9, 2008, to assault an inmate at the prison, identified as K.D. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Third Defendant Pleads Guilty to Racially-Motivated Assault on White Man and African-American Woman in California By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:21:10 EDT Anthony Merrell Tyler, 33, pleaded guilty in federal court today to violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act for his role in a 2011 racially motivated attack on a white man and an African-American woman in Marysville, Calif. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Medical Clinic Owner Sentenced for Role in Multiple Health Care Fraud Schemes Totaling Over $20 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:48:34 EDT The owner and operator of a Miami medical clinic, Merfi Corp., was sentenced today to serve 108 months in prison for her participation in multiple health care fraud schemes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Alabama Pest Control Company and Its Owner Plead Guilty to Unlawful Application of Pesticides at Georgia Nursing Homes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:00:10 EDT Steven A. Murray, 54, of Pelham, Ala., and his company, Bio-Tech Management Inc., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Macon, Ga., to charges of conspiracy, unlawful use of pesticides, false statements and mail fraud in connection with the misapplication of pesticides in Georgia nursing homes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Justice Department Reaches Agreement in Principle with the New York City Fire Department Over Discriminatory Hiring Practices Resulting in $98 Million in Relief By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:49:00 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement in principle with the city of New York and intervening plaintiffs to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit involving the New York City Fire Department. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Texas Chemical Plant Agrees to Cut Harmful Air Pollution in Overburdened Community By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:29:53 EDT The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Flint Hills Resources of Port Arthur has agreed to implement innovative technologies to control harmful air pollution from industrial flares and leaking equipment at the company’s chemical plant in Port Arthur, Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Florida Resident Sentenced in Connection with Fraudulent International Lottery Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:46:35 EDT Angela Althea Peart was sentenced in connection with her role in a fraudulent international lottery scheme that targeted U.S. citizens. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul California Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Racially Motivated Assault on White Man and African-American Woman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:44:37 EDT Billy James Hammett, 30, of Marysville, Calif., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to serve 87 months in prison for violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in a 2011 racially motivated attack against a white man and an African-American woman in Marysville. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Long Island Doctor Arrested and Accused of Multi-million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:58:13 EDT Dr. Syed Imran Ahmed, 49, was charged with one count of health care fraud by a criminal complaint unsealed this morning in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Statements by Attorney General Holder and Acting Assistant Attorney General Carlin on Conviction of Sulaiman Abu Ghayth By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:42:06 EDT On Wednesday, a federal jury in Manhattan found Sulaiman Abu Ghayth, the son-in-law of Usama bin Laden and a senior member of al Qaeda, guilty on three counts, including conspiracy to kill Americans. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Five Individuals Charged with Conspiring to Fraudulently Obtain Union Job for Organized Crime Underboss By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:35:49 EDT Five men have been charged in the Eastern District of New York with conspiring to defraud the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers’ Union (NMDU) and Hudson News newsstands to obtain a union card and employment at Hudson News newsstands for the son of the alleged underboss of the Colombo family. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul United States Announces $5.15 Billion Settlement of Litigation Against Subsidiaries of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. to Remedy Fraudulent Conveyance Designed to Evade Environmental Liabilities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 13:05:32 EDT The United States has entered into a settlement agreement with the Kerr-McGee Corporation and certain of its affiliates (“New Kerr-McGee”), and their parent Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, in a fraudulent conveyance case brought by the United States and co-plaintiff Anadarko Litigation Trust (the “Trust”) in the bankruptcy of Tronox Inc. and its subsidiaries (Tronox), announced Deputy Attorney General James Cole, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resource Division Robert G. Dreher, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Cynthia Giles. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Alabama Sheriff’s Investigator Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Handcuffed Man at Macon County Jail By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 18:01:03 EDT J. Keith McCray, a criminal investigator with the Macon County, Ala., Sheriff’s Office, pleaded guilty in federal court today to assaulting a handcuffed man at the county jail, resulting in bodily injury to the victim. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Seventh Former Officer Sentenced in Connection with Series of Assaults on Roxbury Correctional Institution Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 17:31:07 EDT U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Tyson Hinckle, formerly an officer at Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., to serve 30 months in prison for conspiring with other correctional officers to assault Kenneth Davis, an inmate. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Chief of Bull Shoals, Ark., Police Department Arrested for Use of Excessive Force By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 13:50:29 EDT Daniel Sutterfield, 35, Chief of the Bull Shoals Police Department, was arrested yesterday on charges related to his use of excessive force in the arrest of a Bull Shoals resident and a related false report. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Former Captain at New Mexico Prison Indicted for Sexual Assaults of Women Inmates and Making False Statements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 14:36:29 EDT A federal grand jury in Albuquerque, N.M., indicted John Greene, 70, a former captain at the Gallup-McKinley Adult Detention Center, on charges related to the sexual assaults of women inmates in his custody. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Two Former Officers at Roxbury Correctional Institution Sentenced in Connection with Assault of an Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 18:10:41 EDT Two former correctional officers at Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown, Md., were sentenced today in connection with the March 9, 2008, assault of Kenneth Davis, an inmate. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Former New Mexico Detective Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Police Department Intern By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:11:33 EDT Michael Garcia, a former detective with the Las Cruces Police Department who focused on child abuse and sex crimes investigations, pleaded guilty today in federal court to a one count information charging Garcia with violating the civil rights of an LCPD student intern when he sexually abused her while on duty. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Department of Justice Announces University Tour by Administration Officials to Raise Awareness of Campus Sexual Assault By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 14:46:29 EDT In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Department of Justice announced a nationwide university tour by top administration officials to raise awareness of campus sexual assault. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Former Officer at Roxbury Correctional Institution Sentenced for Assaulting Inmate By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:01:55 EDT U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Michael Morgan, formerly an officer at Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., to serve 30 months in prison for depriving an inmate of his civil rights. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Barrio Azteca Lieutenant Who Ordered the Consulate Murders in Ciudad Juarez Sentenced to Life in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:04:51 EDT Arturo Gallegos Castrellon, aka “Benny,” “Farmero,” “51,” “Guero,” “Pecas,” “Tury,” and “86,” 35, of Chihuahua, Mexico, the Barrio Azteca Lieutenant who ordered the March 2010 murders of a U.S. Consulate employee, her husband and the husband of another U.S. Consulate employee, was sentenced today to serve life in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Speaks at the Department of Justice’s 2014 Nationwide Tour to Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault on College Campuses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 10:59:46 EDT "We want to make sure that survivors everywhere know that they have a place – and a voice. Survivors have this Administration’s commitment to build toward a future where domestic abuse, sexual assault, stalking and teen dating violence are eradicated," said Deputy Attorney General Cole. Full Article Speech
ul Associate Attorney General Tony West Delivers Remarks at Department of Justice’s 2014 Nationwide Tour to Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault on College Campuses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:07:21 EDT As Reverend Garanzini mentioned, I am the Associate Attorney General of the United States, the number three official at the Justice Department. And throughout my career, I’ve been fortunate to hold many titles. But they all pale in importance to the roles I play as the father of an intelligent and talented daughter; as the older brother of two amazing sisters and brother-in-law to a third; as an uncle, a son and a husband. Full Article Speech
ul Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels Speaks at the Department of Justice’s 2014 Nationwide Tour to Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault on College Campuses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:25:37 EDT "When universities fail to respond adequately to campus sexual assault, they engage in their own sex discrimination by forcing the affected students to attend school in a hostile sex-based environment." Full Article Speech
ul California Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Racially Motivated Assault on White Man and African-American Woman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:40:53 EDT Perry Sylvester Jackson, 28, of Marysville, Calif., was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez to serve 70 months in prison for violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in a 2011 racially motivated attack against a white man and an African-American woman in Marysville. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Deputy Attorney General Cole Delivers Remarks on the White House Task Force Protecting Students from Sexual Assault By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:48:49 EDT It will be no small feat, but we ultimately must change the culture on campuses and in communities, so that everyone understands that sexual assault is never acceptable. Full Article Speech
ul Owners of Los Angeles Ambulance Company Sentenced for Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 May 2014 08:54:04 EDT The owners of Alpha Ambulance Inc. (Alpha), a now-defunct Los Angeles-area ambulance transportation company, have been sentenced in connection with a Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Minnesota Man Indicted for Sexual Assault on U.S. Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 May 2014 13:12:08 EDT A Minnesota man who worked at Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan, was indicted today in the District of Minnesota on charges of sexual abuse, production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Statement from the Department of Justice and Office of Director of National Intelligence on the Declassification of Additional Documents Regarding the Collection of Bulk Telephony Metadata Under Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 May 2014 14:55:44 EDT Today, the Department of Justice and Office of the Director of National Intelligence released, in redacted form, a previously classified series of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court filings and orders from 2009-2010 concerning the collection of bulk telephony metadata under Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act. These documents relate to a robust interaction that occurred between the Department of Justice and a telecommunications service provider that included the provider’s review of prior FISC applications, orders and opinions, regarding lawful compliance with those orders. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Readout of the Attorney General’s Meeting with D.C.-area College Campus Leadership on Addressing Campus Sexual Assault By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 May 2014 16:20:50 EDT Today, Attorney General Eric Holder met with campus leadership from eight Washington, D.C.-area colleges and universities: American University; Catholic University of America; Gallaudet University; Georgetown University; George Washington University; Howard University; Trinity University; and University of the District of Columbia, to discuss how administrations are addressing sexual assault on campus. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Texas Man Indicted for Federal Hate Crime and Kidnapping Charges for Assault Based on Victim’s Sexual Orientation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 May 2014 17:54:43 EDT A federal grand jury returned a two count indictment against Brice Johnson, 19, of Springtown, Texas, charging him with willfully causing bodily injury to a person because of the actual or perceived sexual orientation of that person and with kidnapping. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Former Officer Is 12th Sentenced in Connection with Series of Assaults on Inmate at Roxbury Correctional Institution By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 May 2014 14:16:19 EDT U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Reginald Martin, formerly an officer at Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown, Maryland, to serve 12 months and one day in prison for his role in the assault of inmate Kenneth Davis. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul U.S. Leads Multi-National Action Against “Gameover Zeus” Botnet and “Cryptolocker” Ransomware, Charges Botnet Administrator By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 12:21:08 EDT The Justice Department today announced a multi-national effort to disrupt the Gameover Zeus Botnet – a global network of infected victim computers used by cyber criminals to steal millions of dollars from businesses and consumers – and unsealed criminal charges in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Omaha, Nebraska, against an administrator of the botnet. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Iowa Company and Top Executives Plead Guilty in Connection with Distribution of Adulterated Eggs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 12:06:28 EDT Quality Egg LLC (Quality Egg), Austin “Jack” DeCoster and Peter DeCoster pleaded guilty today in federal court in Sioux City, Iowa, in connection with the distribution of adulterated eggs in interstate commerce. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Fourth Annual Tribal Consultation Conference Hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of North Dakota By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 15:17:01 EDT "And as I look around this crowd – of colleagues, friends, and distinguished tribal leaders – despite the wrongs and injustices of our troubled past and the obstacles that undoubtedly lie ahead, I can’t help but feel confident in our ability to move forward together – speaking with one voice, standing as one people, and building on the legacies of those who have gone before." Full Article Speech
ul Justice Department and Montana Officials to Hold Press Conference Announcing Negotiated Agreements Regarding the Handling of Sexual Assault Cases By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:13:45 EDT Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Jocelyn Samuels, U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana Michael Cotter, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox, Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg and Missoula County Commissioner Bill Carey will hold a press conference TOMORROW, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. EDT (11:00 a.m. MDT), to announce negotiated agreements regarding the handling of sexual assault cases Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Justice Department Officials to Hold Press Call Announcing Negotiated Agreements Regarding the Handling of Sexual Assault Cases By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:15:06 EDT Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Jocelyn Samuels and U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana Michael Cotter will hold a press call TOMORROW, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014 at 1:45 p.m. EDT (11:45 a.m. MDT), for reporters who are unable to attend in person the 1:00 p.m. EDT (11:00 a.m. MDT), press conference announcing negotiated agreements regarding the handling of sexual assault cases Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Department of Justice Reaches Landmark Agreement to Improve Missoula County Attorney’s Office’s Response to Reports of Sexual Assault By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 11:11:08 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a comprehensive agreement with the Missoula County Attorney’s Office, as well as Missoula County, Montana, and the Montana Attorney General’s Office, to resolve the department’s investigation of alleged gender bias in the prosecution of sexual assaults by the Missoula County Attorney’s Office (MCAO). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Former Rabobank Trader Pleads Guilty for Scheme to Manipulate Yen Libor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 11:16:01 EDT A former Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank) Japanese Yen derivatives trader pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud by manipulating Rabobank’s Yen London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) submissions to benefit his trading positions Full Article OPA Press Releases
ul Two Charged with Leading a Conspiracy to Defraud and Extort Spanish-Speaking Consumers Through Fraudulent Call Centers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 11:17:22 EDT A grand jury in Miami, Florida, indicted two individuals and two corporations for allegedly operating call centers in Peru that lied to and threatened Spanish-speaking victims into paying fraudulent settlements. Full Article OPA Press Releases