Federal Court Revokes Citizenship of Pittsburgh-Area Man Who Served as Nazi Concentration Camp Guard (06-668)

The U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh today revoked the U.S. citizenship of Anton Geiser of Sharon, Pa., because of his participation in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving during World War II as an armed SS guard at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp and other places of persecution, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan of the Western District of Pennsylvania announced today. (Read more)

Former U.S. Army Contracting Officer Sentenced to Two Years In Prison For Wire Fraud (06-667)

A former contracting officer for the U.S. Department of the Army Information Technology Agency has been sentenced to two years in prison on a wire fraud charge, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg of the Eastern District of Virginia announced today. (Read more)

Former New York Hospital Employee and a Manhattan Telecommunications Company Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Related Charges (06-665)

former New York hospital employee and a telecommunications company pleaded guilty today to charges relating to their roles in a conspiracy involving kickbacks, bid rigging, bribery, contract allocation, and related charges for the supply of telecommunications equipment and services to Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Mount Sinai Hospital (Mount Sinai), the Department of Justice announced. (Read more)

Settlement Between United States, Delaware, Dupont and Ciba Restores Wetlands Habitat in Delaware’s Mispillion River Ecosystem (06-664)

The federal government and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reached an agreement today with chemical companies DuPont and Ciba to resolve claims relating to the release of hazardous substances from the DuPont Newport Superfund Site, which contaminated wetlands in and around the Christina River ecosystem. (Read more)

Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Bar Brooklyn Man from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others (06-663)

The United States has filed suit in federal court in Brooklyn to permanently bar Garry P. Webb, also known as Garry P. Webb-Bey, from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. (Read more)

Federal Jury Convicts Two for Cross Burning (06-662)

A federal jury today convicted Christopher Mitchell and James Bradley Weems of burning a cross in front of the home of an African-American man in Fouke, Ark. (Read more)

Court Bars Arizona Men from Promoting Tax Fraud Scheme (06-659)

A federal court in Arizona has permanently barred a tax return preparer from promoting a tax scheme that involved creating a phony “Business Trust Organization” or limited liability company that resulted in the loss of millions of dollars of income and payroll tax revenue, the Justice Department announced today. (Read more)

Justice Department Settles Allegations of Disability Discrimination Against Texas Developers, Architects, and Engineers (06-658)

The Justice Department today settled a lawsuit against 10 Austin, Texas developers, builders, architects, and engineers alleging disability discrimination in the design and construction of two housing developments in Austin. (Read more)

Justice Department Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuit Against Exelon Corp. and Public Enterprise Service Group Inc. (06-657)

The Department of Justice today announced that it filed a notice with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to dismiss its antitrust complaint challenging the potential acquisition of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) by Exelon Corp. Exelon has formally abandoned its effort to acquire PSEG, and therefore the lawsuit and proposed consent decree are no longer necessary, the Department said. (Read more)

Bush Administration Releases Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement and Protection (06-657)

Today the Bush Administration released the 2006 Report to the President and Congress on Coordination of Intellectual Property Enforcement and Protection. The report sets forth the actions and initiatives that the U.S. government has taken over the past year to combat the rising tide of global counterfeiting and piracy, and notes the importance of these efforts because of the critical role intellectual property (IP) plays in the country’s economic strength and the health and safety of consumers. (Read more)

Fact Sheet: Structure of the National Security Division (06-656)

Kenneth L. Wainstein was sworn in today as the first Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division. He will oversee the creation of the new division and act as the Department’s main liaison with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, and other intelligence community agencies in order to improve coordination against terrorism and other threats to national security. (Read more)

Kenneth L. Wainstein Sworn in as First Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division (06-655)

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today swore in Kenneth L. Wainstein as the first Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division. (Read more)

Southern California Freight Co. Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements Related to Military Moving Program (06-653)

A southern California freight company today has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $120,000 criminal fine for making false statements related to the Department of Defense’s (DOD) program to ship military household goods between Europe and the United States and between the United States mainland and Hawaii, the Department of Justice announced. (Read more)

Utah Business Owners Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud (06-652)

Steven Christensen and Diane C. Christensen of Sandy, Utah, were each sentenced Tuesday to prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by attempting to impede the Internal Revenue Service’s collection of federal income and employment taxes, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. (Read more)

Horizon West Inc. & Horizon West Healthcare Inc. to Pay U.S. $14.7 Million for False Claims to Medicare (06-650)

Horizon West Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Horizon West Healthcare Inc., have agreed to pay the United States $14.7 million to settle allegations that the companies violated the civil False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today. Rocklin, Calif.-based Horizon runs a nursing home chain with approximately 30 facilities in California and Utah. (Read more)

Former Government Official Is Third to Plead Guilty in $1.4 Million Virgin Islands Bribery Scandal (06-649)

The former Director of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) Division of Environmental Protection pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Virgin Islands government of approximately $1.4 million, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Anthony J. Jenkins of the District of the Virgin Islands announced today. (Read more)

Former New York Hospital Employee Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging (06-648)

A former New York hospital employee pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy involving bid rigging and contract allocation for the supply of telecommunications equipment and services to Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Mount Sinai Hospital (Mount Sinai), the Department of Justice announced. (Read more)

Former Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Securities and Wire Fraud (06-647)

Andrew S. Fastow, the former chief financial officer (CFO) of Enron Corp., was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the conspiracy that led to the collapse of Enron Corp. (Read more)

Cali Cartel Leaders Plead Guilty to Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges (06-646)

Miguel and Gilberto Rodriguez-Orejuela, brothers who ran the infamous Cali Cartel in Colombia that was responsible for importing tons of cocaine into the United States over the last two decades, have pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States and have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering by hiding the proceeds of narcotics trafficking, the Department of Justice announced today. (Read more)

“Girls Gone Wild” Founder Joseph Francis Pleads Guilty in Sexual Exploitation Case (06-644)

Joseph Francis, founder, CEO and sole shareholder of two California companies doing business under the name “Girls Gone Wild,” has pleaded guilty to charges that he failed to create and maintain age and identity documents for performers in sexually explicit films produced and distributed by Girls Gone Wild, as required by federal law, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today. (Read more)

Justice Department Announces Appointment of Jeffrey A. Taylor as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia (06-644)

The Justice Department today announced the appointment of Jeffrey A. Taylor to serve as the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. (Read more)

Statement of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on the Confirmation of Kenneth Wainstein as Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division (06-643)

"The confirmation of Ken Wainstein as Assistant Attorney General for the Department's National Security Division is an important step in the Department of Justice's strategy to combat terrorism." (Read more)

Samsung Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty, Serve Jail Time for Participating in Dram Price-Fixing Conspiracy (06-642)

A San Jose, Calif., executive of Samsung Semiconductor Inc. – the world’s largest manufacturer of a common computer component called dynamic random access memory or DRAM – has agreed to plead guilty and to serve jail time for participating in a global conspiracy to fix DRAM prices, the Department of Justice announced. (Read more)

Court Bars Promotion of “Corporation Sole” Tax Fraud Scheme (06-641)

Eric Messier of Providence, Rhode Island has consented to a federal court order permanently barring him from marketing a tax fraud scheme, the Justice Department announced today. (Read more)

Justice Department Sues Florida City Challenging Ordinance that Discriminates Against Persons with Disabilities (06-640)

The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the City of Boca Raton, Fla., alleging that a city zoning ordinance discriminates against individuals with disabilities. (Read more)

Statement of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on the Confirmation of Alice S. Fisher as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division (06-639)

"The confirmation of Alice Fisher as Assistant Attorney General for the Department’s Criminal Division is very good news for law enforcement throughout the entire criminal justice system." (Read more)

Fact Sheet: the Work of the President’s Identity Theft Task Force (06-636)

Beginning with today’s interim recommendations, the Identity Theft Task Force will improve the ability of the government and the private sector to bring identity thieves to justice, to mitigate the risks of identity theft for individuals and companies, and to assist identity-theft victims in recovering from the effects of this pernicious crime. (Read more)

Identity Theft Task Force Announces Interim Recommendations (06-635)

The President’s Identity Theft Task Force has adopted interim recommendations on measures that can be implemented immediately to help address the problem of identity theft, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced today. (Read more)

San Francisco Woman Who Served as Nazi Concentration Camp Guard is Deported to Germany (06-633)

A San Francisco woman has been removed to Germany based on her participation in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving during World War II as a guard of female prisoners at the infamous Nazi-operated Ravensbrück Concentration Camp in Germany, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today. (Read more)

Justice Department Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuit against Inco Ltd. and Falconbridge Ltd. (06-632)

The Department of Justice today announced that it filed a notice with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to dismiss its antitrust complaint regarding the potential acquisition of Falconbridge Limited by Inco Limited since Inco has formally abandoned its effort to acquire Falconbridge. (Read more)

Five Indicted for $14 Million Fraudulent Tax Preparation Scheme (06-631)

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles, Wednesday, indicted five individuals for orchestrating a $14 million tax fraud scheme, the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. (Read more)

Justice Department to Monitor Elections in California and Massachusetts (06-630)

The Justice Department today announced that on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006, the federal government will monitor a special recall election in Rosemead, Calif., and primary elections in Boston and Springfield, Mass., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act. (Read more)

Transcript of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Briefing with Reporters Regarding Military Commissions (06-629)

"We remain committed to the program... It's made a difference in protecting America. We're optimistic we can still get legislation done this year, and we're going to work as hard as we can to get it done this year." (Read more)

Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Continue on September 26 (06-627)

The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced that the fifth in a series of joint public hearings designed to examine the implications of single-firm conduct under the antitrust laws will take place on September 26, 2006, in Washington, D.C. (Read more)

Statement of Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division Regarding Congressman Robert W. Ney (06-626)

"As he admits in the plea documents, Congressman Ney and his co-conspirators engaged in a long-term pattern of defrauding the public of his unbiased, honest services as an elected official. Congressman Ney admits that he corruptly solicited and accepted a stream of benefits, valued in the tens of thousands of dollars, in exchange for agreeing to perform, and performing, a series of official acts. He also illegally deceived the public and the House of Representatives about his actions. In doing so, the Congressman was acting in his own best interests, and not in the best interests of his constituents." (Read more)

Government Reaches Settlements with Seaboard Foods and PIC USA (06-625)

Under two related settlements, Seaboard Foods LP and PIC USA Inc., will take significant steps at many of their facilities to ensure future compliance with environmental laws and to resolve allegations that the companies contaminated groundwater and surface waters near several of their facilities, the Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. (Read more)

Congressman Robert W. Ney Agrees to Plead Guilty to Charges Involving Corruption and False Statements (06-622)

Congressman Robert W. Ney has agreed to plead guilty to a two-count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to commit multiple offenses—including honest services fraud, making false statements, and violations of his former chief of staff’s one-year lobbying ban—and with making false statements to the U.S. House of Representatives, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today. (Read more)

Former Executive of Willbros Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Bribe Foreign Officials in Nigeria and Ecuador (06-621)

Jim Bob Brown, a former executive of a subsidiary of Houston-based Willbros Group Inc. who worked in Nigeria and South America, has pleaded guilty to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by conspiring with others to bribe officials of the governments of Nigeria and Ecuador, the Department of Justice announced today. (Read more)

Tacoma Couple Indicted on Forced Labor Charges (06-620)

A Tacoma, Wash., couple was charged today with forcing a Filipino woman into servitude for over a year at their former residence in Culver City, Calif., the Justice Department announced. (Read more)

Justice Department Closes Investigation Into Death of Noah Jamahl Jones (06-619)

The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced today that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against six white men involved in a July 24, 2004, altercation which resulted in the death of Noah Jamahl Jones, an African-American teenager. (Read more)

Leaders of Nationwide Illegal Alien Employee-Leasing Conspiracy Plead Guilty, One Defendant Sentenced (06-618)

Two leaders of a nationwide employee-leasing conspiracy that used hundreds of illegal aliens throughout the United States pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra in the Southern District of Florida, and a third defendant was sentenced, the Justice Department announced today. (Read more)

Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force Releases Report on First Year of Activities (06-616)

Over 170 members of federal, state and local law enforcement met today in New Orleans for the first annual conference of the Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force, a multi-agency national task force led by the Department of Justice to deter, detect and prosecute cases of fraud in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. (Read more)

Former Political Fundraiser Thomas Noe Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison For Illegal Campaign Contributions (06-615)

WASHINGTON – Former political fundraiser Thomas W. Noe was sentenced to 27 months in prison for conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions, (Read more)

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Honors Employees and Others at the Department of Justice’s Annual Awards Ceremony (06-612)

More than 230 Justice Department employees – along with 42 other individuals, many of whom are federal employees and law enforcement officers – were honored today at the Department’s 54th Annual Awards Ceremony at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. The Attorney General’s Annual Awards Ceremony provides an opportunity to recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of a number of U.S. Department of Justice employees as well as individuals from outside the Department. (Read more)

Justice Department Announces Guilty Plea In Peer-to-Peer Piracy Crackdown (06-611)

WASHINGTON – An Erie, Pa. man pleaded guilty to copyright infringement in U.S. District Court in Erie, (Read more)

‘Girls Gone Wild’ Pleads Guilty In Sexual Exploitation Case (06-610)

WASHINGTON – A California company doing business under the name “Girls Gone Wild” has pleaded guilty to charges that it failed to create and maintain age and identity documents for performers in sexually explicit films that it produced and distributed, and that it failed to label its DVDs and videotapes as required by federal law, (Read more)

Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Arizona and New York (06-607)

The Justice Department today announced that on Sept. 12, 2006, the federal government will monitor primary elections in Cochise County, Ariz. and in Kings, Queens, and Westchester Counties, N.Y., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act. (Read more)

United States Joins Suit Against Dey (06-605)

The United States has intervened in a whistleblower suit filed in the District of Massachusetts against Dey, Inc. alleging that the company violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today. (Read more)

Louisville Businessman Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Bribing Congressman (06-603)

A businessman who paid bribes to a member of the U.S. House of Representatives was sentenced to 87 months in prison by Judge T.S. Ellis, III in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia today, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg of the Eastern District of Virginia announced. (Read more)

Federal Court Bars Los Angeles Man from Promoting Tax Scams and Preparing Tax Returns for Others (06-602)

The Justice Department announced today that a federal court has barred James L. Tolbert of Los Angeles, also known as James Tolbert Bey, from preparing federal income tax returns for others. (Read more)

For-Profit Software Piracy Web Site Operator Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison (06-601)

e owner of a massive for-profit software piracy Web site was sentenced today in federal court to 87 months in prison, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg of the Eastern District of Virginia announced. (Read more)

Former Guatemalan Senior Anti-Narcotics Officers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Cocaine (06-600)

Two former senior Guatemalan anti-narcotics law enforcement officers pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to a charge of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute cocaine, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher announced, today. (Read more)

Foreign Operator of Obscene Web Sites Arrested on Federal Obscenity Charges (06-599)

Danilo Simoes Croce, 42, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, was arrested in Orlando, Fla. on charges of conspiracy to distribute obscene matters, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced today. If convicted, Croce faces up to five years in prison and a $150,000 fine. (Read more)

Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Alltel’s Acquisition of Midwest Wireless (06-598)

ALLTEL Corporation has agreed to divest assets in rural areas of Minnesota in order to proceed with its $1.075 billion acquisition of Midwest Wireless Holdings LLC, the Justice Department announced today. The Department said that the deal as originally proposed would have resulted in higher prices, lower quality, and diminished investment in network improvements for consumers of mobile wireless telecommunications services in four areas where both ALLTEL and Midwest Wireless currently operate. (Read more)

Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Continue on September 12 (06-597)

The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced that the fourth in a series of planned joint public hearings designed to examine the implications of single-firm conduct under the antitrust laws will take place on September 12, 2006, in Washington, D.C. (Read more)

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. Indicted on Customer Allocation, Price Fixing, and Bid Rigging Charges for its Role in an International Parcel Tanker Shipping Cartel (06-596)

A federal grand jury in Philadelphia today returned an indictment against London-based Stolt-Nielsen S.A., two of its subsidiaries, and two executives for participating in a conspiracy to allocate customers, fix prices, and rig bids on contracts of affreightment for parcel tanker shipping of products to and from the United States and elsewhere. Including today’s charges, five companies and five individuals have been charged and fines totaling more than $62.3 million have resulted from the Department’s ongoing antitrust investigation of the parcel tanker shipping industry. (Read more)

Former Regional Director of ITXC Corp Pleads Guilty in Foreign Bribery Scheme (06-595)

A former regional manager of ITXC Corporation pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information in U.S. District Court in Trenton, N.J., Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today. (Read more)

Statement of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on the Resignation of Diane M. Stuart, Director of the Office on Violence Against Women (06-593)

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today issued the following statement on the resignation of Diane M. Stuart, Director of the Office on Violence Against Women: (Read more)

Shipping Company Pleads Guilty to Vessel Pollution (06-591)

The Sun Ace Shipping Company, based in Seoul, South Korea, has pleaded guilty to a one-count information for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, in relation to the operation of a bulk carrier vessel the M/V Sun New, the Justice Department announced today. (Read more)

Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Anti-Terrorism Efforts Since Sept. 11, 2001 (06-590)

The ability of the Department to identify and prosecute would-be terrorists, thereby thwarting their deadly plots, has improved dramatically over the past five years thanks to: a core set of structural reforms, the development of new law enforcement tools, and the discipline of a new mindset that values prevention and communication. (Read more)

Justice Department and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Settle Ohio Religious Discrimination Lawsuits (06-588)

The Justice Department and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a consent decree to resolve religious discrimination lawsuits filed against the state of Ohio; the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; the Ohio Department of Administrative Services; and the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, AFSCME, Local 11, AFL-CIO. (Read more)

Justice Department Sues to Stop Alleged Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Bogus Tax Exempt Organizations (06-587)

The Justice Department announced today that it has sued to block William J. Kennedy of Livermore, Calif., from selling an alleged tax fraud scheme. (Read more)