id Former Purchasing Official at a New York City Hospital Indicted for Bid Rigging and Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 15:25:53 EDT The indictment charges Mario Perciavalle with engaging in a conspiracy to rig bids on Mount Sinai contracts for maintenance and insulation services between June 2004 and September 2005. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Six Miami Residents Charged in $13 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 12:41:25 EDT Six Miami-area residents have been charged for their alleged role in a $13.6 million health care fraud scheme involving a Miami-area HIV infusion clinic, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS). Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Danziger Bridge Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 17:22:56 EDT Michael Hunter, who until last week was an officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice and misprision of a felony, for failing to report a crime, in connection with the federal investigation of a police-involved shooting on the Danziger Bridge. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Federal Court Shuts Down Florida Tax Preparer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:20:18 EDT A federal district court in Florida has permanently barred Jacksonville resident Shirley Clark from preparing tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Former UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Hiding Assets in Secret Offshore Bank Accounts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:13:16 EDT Paul Zabczuk, a resident of The Woodlands, Texas, pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Roanoke, Virginia, Neo-Nazi Sentenced for Threats, Witness Intimidation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:49:14 EDT William A. “Bill” White, the self-proclaimed commander of the neo-Nazi group the American National Socialist Workers Party, was sentenced today in federal court for threatening two individuals and for attempting to intimidate litigants in a federal housing discrimination lawsuit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Former Hope, Idaho Resident Indicted on Tax Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:36:05 EDT A federal grand jury in Boise, Idaho, has returned an indictment charging Michael Fitzpatrick, formerly of Hope, Idaho, with tax evasion and failing to file tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Two Exxon Mobil Subsidiaries in Guam & Northern Marianas Reach Settlement with United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:34:28 EDT Two subsidiaries of Exxon Mobil Corporation – Mobil Oil Guam Inc. and Mobil Oil Mariana Islands Inc. – have agreed to pay $2.4 million for allegedly violating the federal Clean Air Act by failing to control emissions from their facilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Fourth New Orleans Police Officer Charged in Danziger Bridge Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:59:53 EDT A one-count bill of information filed today in federal court charges New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Officer Robert Barrios with conspiring with fellow NOPD officers to obstruct justice by covering up a police-involved shooting in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Attorney General Holder Recognizes Nine Individuals, One Organization, for Outstanding Service to Crime Victims By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:45:17 EDT The Attorney General’s annual victims’ service awards are presented as a prelude to the nation’s observance of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 18-April 24, 2010. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Two Houston-Area Residents Convicted in Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Fraudulent Claims of Hurricane Damage to Power Wheelchairs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:01:28 EDT A federal jury in Houston today convicted Helen Etinfoh, 50, and Paula Whitfield, 43, for their roles in a Medicare fraud conspiracy involving, among other things, fraudulent claims of hurricane damage to power wheelchairs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id U.S. Seeks Permanent Injunction Against Florida-Based Drug Compounding Lab By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:37:08 EDT The United States has filed a civil suit on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida, against Franck’s Compounding Lab Inc., dba Franck’s Lab, a compounding pharmacy located in Ocala, Fla. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Virginia Resident Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Bribing Foreign Government Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:21:53 EDT Charles Paul Edward Jumet of Fluvanna County, Va., was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for paying bribes to former Panamanian government officials to secure maritime contracts, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and for making a false statement to federal agents. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Residential Homebuilder Settles Clean Water Act Violations in 18 States and D.C. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:21:03 EDT Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., a national residential homebuilder, has agreed today to pay a $1 million civil penalty to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at 591 construction sites in 18 states and the District of Columbia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id New Mexico Farmer Convicted of Tax Fraud, Fraudulently Collecting Farm Subsidies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:01:50 EDT Bill Melot, a resident of Hobbs, N.M., was convicted today of tax evasion, failure to file tax returns, making false statements to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and impeding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) following a four day jury trial before Judge M. Christina Armijo in Albuquerque, N.M. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Former UBS Client Sentenced for Hiding $10 Million in Offshore Bank Accounts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:33:12 EDT Jack Barouh of Golden Beach, Fla., was sentenced today to 10 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Adalberto Jordan in Miami. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Former Executive of Iowa Ready-mix Concrete Company Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing and Bid Rigging By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:24:59 EDT A former executive of an Iowa ready-mix concrete company has agreed to plead guilty and serve 19 months in jail for participating in three separate conspiracies to fix prices and rig bids for the sales of ready-mix concrete. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Four Individuals and Three Corporations Indicted for Roles in Mail and Wire Fraud Conspiracies at a New York City Hospital By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:00:10 EDT A New York City federal grand jury returned an indictment against four individuals and three corporations for participating in mail and wire fraud conspiracies related to contracts for work performed at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Felon Who Impersonated a Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Danziger Bridge Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:40:42 EDT David Ryder, a convicted felon who was dressed as a police officer on the day of a police-involved shooting on Sept. 4, 2005, in New Orleans, pleaded guilty today in federal court to lying to a federal agent and to illegally possessing a firearm. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Florida Couple Charged in Forced Labor and Document Servitude Conspiracies By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:42:36 EDT Sophia Manuel and Alfonso Baldonado Jr. have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges arising from a human trafficking scheme to hold Filipino nationals in forced labor in country clubs and hotels in Southeast Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Fourth New Orleans Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Danziger Bridge Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:25:03 EDT Former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officer Robert Barrios pleaded guilty today in federal court to conspiring with fellow officers to obstruct justice by covering up a police-involved shooting that occurred on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Two Johnson & Johnson Subsidiaries to Pay Over $81 Million to Resolve Allegations of Off-Label Promotion of Topamax By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:05:48 EDT American pharmaceutical manufacturers Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical LLC and Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., both subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson, have agreed to pay more than $81 million to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from the illegal promotion of the epilepsy drug Topamax. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Miami Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the Export-Import Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:59:18 EDT Miami resident Guillermo Sanchez, 55, pleaded guilty today to charges that he conspired to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of approximately $854,000. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Georgia Food Equipment Hardware Manufacturer and Its Former President Agree to Plead Guilty to Customer Allocation Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 May 2010 13:46:10 EDT A New York corporation, whose principal place of business is Newnan, Ga., and its former president have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to allocate customers for the sale of food service equipment hardware, including walk-in refrigeration equipment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Justice Department Settles Citizenship Status Discrimination and Intimidation Claims Against Argosy University in Nashville, Tennessee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 May 2010 15:11:44 EDT The Department has reached an agreement with Argosy University in Nashville, Tenn., and its parent company, Education Management Corporation of Pittsburgh, to settle allegations that Argosy refused to hire a lawful permanent resident because he is a non-United States citizen and intimidated him for reporting the school’s refusal to hire. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Arkansas Alleging Statewide Violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 May 2010 15:50:49 EDT The Department has filed a lawsuit alleging that the state of Arkansas is systemically violating the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Counterfeit Slot Machines and Computer Programs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 May 2010 18:55:22 EDT Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera, 43, a Cuban national, and Henry Mantilla, 35, of Cape Coral, Fla., pleaded guilty today in front of U.S. District Court Judge Philip M. Pro in Las Vegas to one count of conspiracy to produce and sell counterfeit International Game Technology video gaming machines, commonly known as slot machines, and counterfeit IGT computer programs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Two Los Angeles-area Men Found Guilty for Role in Kidnapping of California Man Who Was Shot, Shocked with Taser and Held for $1 Million Ransom By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 May 2010 16:39:20 EDT Vagan Adzhemyan, 41, of Costa Mesa, Calif.; Suren Garibyan, 32, of North Hollywood, Calif.; and Galvin Shaun Gibson, 30, of Mira Loma, Calif., were charged in August 2009 with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Sixth Individual Pleads Guilty for Role in $14.5 Million Medicare Home Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 May 2010 18:13:55 EDT Detroit-area resident Christopher Collins pleaded guilty today for his participation in a $14.5 million fraudulent Medicare home health care scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Former Employee of Financial Services Company Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 May 2010 13:48:43 EDT A former employee of a financial services company pleaded guilty today for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id South Florida Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with Business Opportunity Fraud Venture By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 May 2010 15:26:48 EDT Orlando Moncada entered a guilty plea in Miami federal district court to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Fifth Officer Charged in Danziger Bridge Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 May 2010 12:53:40 EDT Ignatius Hills, a former officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), has been charged in connection with the federal investigation of a police-involved shooting on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati and the Christ Hospital to Pay $108 Million for Violating Anti-Kickback Statute and Defrauding Medicare and Medicaid By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 May 2010 15:08:15 EDT The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati and one of its former member hospitals, The Christ Hospital, have agreed to pay the United States $108 million to settle claims that they violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act by paying unlawful remuneration to doctors in exchange for referring cardiac patients to The Christ Hospital in a pay-to-play scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id President of Iowa Ready-mix Concrete Company Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing and Bid Rigging By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 May 2010 17:40:11 EDT According to a one-count felony charge filed on May 6, 2010 in U.S. District Court in Sioux City, Iowa, Kent Robert Stewart, aka Kent Stewart, president of a ready-mix concrete company located in Iowa, participated in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for ready-mix concrete sold to various companies in Iowa between approximately January 2008 and August 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Briefs Filed in Florida, Illinois and New Jersey to Support the Supreme Court’s Olmstead Decision By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 May 2010 14:49:25 EDT The Department has filed briefs in three separate cases in Florida, Illinois and New Jersey as part of its continuing effort to enforce civil rights laws that require states to end discrimination against and unnecessary segregation of persons with disabilities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Brothers Charged with Guiding Illegal Deer Hunts in Southwestern Kansas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 May 2010 18:04:44 EDT A federal grand jury in Wichita, Kan., returned a 23-count felony indictment charging two brothers with conspiracy and wildlife trafficking stemming from the illegal sale of guided deer hunts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Four Florida Promoters of Tax Defier Schemes Convicted of Tax and Mail Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 May 2010 16:47:30 EDT Four promoters of a Florida-based business that sold fraudulent tax schemes were convicted today of selling worthless "bills of exchange" for the purpose of impeding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and promoting other schemes to orchestrate tax fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Idaho Orthopedists Charged with Engaging in Group Boycotts and Denying Medical Care to Injured Workers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 May 2010 13:27:18 EDT The Department of Justice reached a settlement today with the Idaho Orthopaedic Society, an orthopedic practice group and five orthopedists that will prohibit them from conspiring with competing physicians in the Boise, Idaho, area to deny medical care to injured workers and to engage in group boycotts to obtain higher fees. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Florida Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison on Child Pornography and Obstruction of Justice Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:47:26 EDT Brian Thomas Smith, of Gainesville, Fla., was sentenced today to 42 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release following his prison term for attempted possession of child pornography and obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Florida Man Who Served in Military Unit Linked to Massacres During the Bosnian Conflict of 1992-1995 Leaves United States Following Denaturalization By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 14:55:58 EDT A former member of the Bosnian Serb Army has left the United States to return to Serbia after a federal judge ordered his denaturalization based on concealment during his application for U.S. citizenship that he served in the military during the Bosnian war. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Fifth New Orleans Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Danziger Bridge Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:50:53 EDT Former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Officer Ignatius Hills pleaded guilty today in federal court to misprision of a felony and to conspiring with fellow officers to obstruct justice by covering up a police-involved shooting that occurred on the Danziger Bridge in the days following Hurricane Katrina. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id U.S. Trustee Program Announces Resolution of Litigation Against Countrywide Home Loans Inc., in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 13:41:50 EDT The U.S. Trustee Program has successfully resolved litigation against Countrywide Home Loans Inc. in its ongoing efforts to protect homeowners in bankruptcy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Largest Taiwanese LCD Producer, Houston-Based Subsidiary and Six Executives Indicted for Participating in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:26:25 EDT A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned a superseding indictment against AU Optronics Corporation, its Houston-based American subsidiary and six of its executives for participating in a conspiracy to fix prices of TFT-LCD panels. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Indian Government Officials Provided Access to Terror Defendant David Headley By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:02:45 EDT As part of the cooperation and partnership between the United States and India in the fight against international terrorism, Indian law enforcement officials were provided direct access to interview David Coleman Headley. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Justice Department Obtains Sweeping Reforms in Suicide Prevention Practices at the Erie County Holding Center, Buffalo, New York to Protect Inmates from Life Threatening Conditions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:23:13 EDT The Department has filed a stipulated settlement agreement resolving a portion of its lawsuit against Erie County, N.Y, regarding the limited issue of suicide prevention and related mental health care. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Department of Justice’s 2010 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:35:28 EDT "With your help and engagement, we’re working to ensure that the Justice Department lives up to its responsibility to provide a work environment where every employee is respected and given an equal opportunity to thrive," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
id Detroit-Area Medical Clinic Owner and Vice President Convicted in $23 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:04:15 EDT The owner and the vice president of a Detroit-area physical therapy clinic were convicted today by a federal jury for their roles in a $23 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Seven Houston-area Residents Charged in $5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:36:35 EDT – Seven Houston-area residents who worked for a home health agency have been charged for their alleged participation in a $5 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Judge Orders State of Florida to Provide Community Services to Jacksonville Woman at Risk of Institutionalization By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:37:41 EDT The state of Florida must provide Michele Haddad with services that will enable her to remain in her home, a U.S. District Court in Jacksonville, Fla., ruled Wednesday. Full Article OPA Press Releases
id Three Individuals with Alleged Ties to Aryan Brotherhood Charged with a 2008 Murder That Occurred in Atascosa County, Texas By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:10:40 EDT Three alleged members or associates of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) have been indicted for their alleged roles in a 2008 murder in Atascosa County, Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases