August 31, 2006 |
Workforce Central Florida & Workforce Central Florida Foundation
to Pay $3.4 Million to Settle Grant Fraud Allegations (06-586)
Workforce Central Florida and Workforce Central Florida Foundation Inc. have
agreed to pay the United States $3,483,664.19 to settle claims that they
defrauded the U.S. Department of Labor, and U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, the Justice Department announced today. (Read more) |
Justice Department Settles Allegations of Sex Discrimination
Against Minneapolis Landlords (06-585)
The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the owners and managers
of several rental properties in and around Minneapolis, Minnesota to settle the
federal government’s allegations of systemic discrimination against female
tenants. (Read more) |
Justice Department and Commonwealth of Kentucky
Reach Settlement Regarding Conditions at
The Communities at Oakwood Developmental Center
(06-582)
The Justice Department today reached a court-enforceable settlement agreement
with the Commonwealth of Kentucky regarding civil rights violations at the
Communities at Oakwood (Oakwood), a center for persons with developmental
disabilities, in Somerset, Ken. (Read more) |
August 30, 2006 |
Suspended San Antonio Police Officer
Convicted Of Sexual Assault (06-583)
San Antonio Police Department Officer, Dean Gutierrez, was convicted in federal
court for violating the civil rights of a private citizen following a traffic
stop, the Justice Department announced today. (Read more) |
Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit
with Springfield, Massachusetts (06-581)
The Justice Department today reached a successful resolution of a lawsuit
against the city of Springfield, Mass., regarding allegations that the city
violated the rights of minority voters under two key provisions of the Voting
Rights Act. (Read more) |
New York Man Enters Guilty Plea For His Role In An Interstate Child Prostitution Ring (06-580)
WASHINGTON – A pimp from New York City who recruited and prostituted minor girls
in several U.S. cities pleaded guilty in federal court, (Read more) |
August 29, 2006 |
Former Gadsden, Alabama Public Official Pleads Guilty To Participating In Bribery And Wire Fraud Conspiracy (06-577)
WASHINGTON – The former director of the Gadsden Commercial Development Authority
pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery and wire fraud conspiracy that
operated from August 2005 through February 2006, (Read more) |
Justice Department Seeks to Bar Former Jackson Hewitt
Franchise Manager from Preparing Tax Returns (06-576)
The United States has asked a federal court in Fresno, Calif. to bar David Meals
from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department
announced today. (Read more) |
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Travels to Baghdad to Visit
Justice Department Personnel, U.S. Military and Iraqi Officials (06-575)
Attorney General Gonzales arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday to meet with and thank
Department of Justice officials working in Iraq to rebuild the country’s legal
and law enforcement infrastructure. (Read more) |
August 28, 2006 |
Prudential Financial Subsidiary Agrees to Pay $600 Million
to Settle Securities Fraud Allegations
(06-574)
Prudential Equity Group LLC (PEG), a broker-dealer subsidiary of Prudential
Financial Inc. (Prudential), has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement
in which PEG has admitted to criminal wrongdoing in connection with deceptive
market timing trading in mutual fund shares dating back to 1999 and agreed to a
payment of $600 million in fines, restitution and penalties. (Read more) |
Former Deputy of Harrison County Sheriff’s Department
Charged in Death of Inmate (06-573)
Ryan Michael Teel, a former Deputy of the Harrison County, Miss. Sheriff’s
Department, was indicted on charges relating to the circumstances surrounding
the death of an inmate, Jessie Lee Williams Jr., who died as a result of
injuries sustained at the Harrison County Adult Detention Center on February 4,
2006. (Read more) |
August 25, 2006 |
Army Reserve Officer Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering Conspiracy
Involving Stolen Currency And Fraud In Iraq (06-571)
WASHINGTON – Bruce D. Hopfengardner, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army
Reserve, pleaded guilty to two conspiracy charges in a scheme to defraud the
Coalition Provisional Authority... (Read more) |
Operator Of Massive For-Profit Software Piracy Website
Sentenced To Six Years In Prison (06-570)
WASHINGTON— The owner of a massive for-profit software piracy website was
sentenced in federal court to six years in prison, (Read more) |
August 22, 2006 |
Michigan Couple Pleads Guilty To Obscenity Violations (06-569)
WASHINGTON – A Brutus, Mich. couple pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a
business they operated for the purpose of selling obscene videos, (Read more) |
U.S. Department of Justice Awards $400,000 to Kentucky
to Combat Internet Crimes Against Children (06-568)
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today announced an award from the
Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) of $400,000 to the
Kentucky State Police to continue funding of the Kentucky Internet Crimes
Against Children (ICAC) task force. (Read more) |
Federal Court Bars Arizona Tax Preparer (06-567)
A federal judge in Phoenix has permanently barred Jeffrey R. Hunn, of Snowflake,
Ariz. from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department
announced today. (Read more) |
August 21, 2006 |
Salt Lake City Man Sentenced to 60 Months Prison
for Role in Tax and Investment Fraud Scheme (06-566)
Edward T. Woodger of Salt Lake City was sentenced today to 60 months in prison
for conspiring to defraud the United States and to commit mail and wire fraud in
connection with the promotion of a tax fraud scheme, the Department of Justice
and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. (Read more) |
Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Law Enforcement Efforts in New Orleans, Louisiana (06-564)
The Department of Justice is committed to working in partnership with state and
local law enforcement and communities to combat violent crime. As part of this
effort, the Department has allocated additional resources to New Orleans
following Hurricane Katrina. Both new and existing programs and resources
include the following:
(Read more) |
Attorney General Gonzales Announces New Resources
to Fight Violent Crime in New Orleans (06-563)
Today, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales visited New Orleans and announced
additional federal resources to help fight violent crime that has risen in the
months following Hurricane Katrina. (Read more) |
Department of Justice Announces Partnership with Ad Council and NCMEC in PSA Campaign
(06-562)
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced a Department of Justice
partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC)
and the Ad Council in a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs)
designed to help raise awareness about the dangers of online child sexual
exploitation.
(Read more) |
August 18, 2006 |
Beverly Enterprises Inc. to Pay $20 Million
for False Claims by Former Subsidiary (06-560)
WASHINGTON – Beverly Enterprises Inc. has agreed to pay the United States and
the State of California $20 million to settle allegations that its former wholly
owned subsidiary, MK Medical, violated the civil False Claims Act, the Justice
Department announced today. (Read more) |
Justice Department Announces Settlement Agreement
on Accessibility Issues with the Madonna Inn (06-557)
WASHINGTON - A settlement agreement reached with Madonna Inn Inc. under Title
III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will make the landmark roadside
Inn more accessible to people with disabilities, the Justice Department
announced today.
(Read more) |
August 17, 2006 |
Statement from the Department of Justice on Last Week’s Ruling
in United States v. Philip Morris (06-556)
We are pleased with the Court's finding of liability on the part of the
defendants, but disappointed that the Court did not impose all of the remedies
sought by the government. Nevertheless, we are hopeful that the remedies that
were imposed by the Court can have a significant, positive impact on the health
of the American public. We are continuing to review the Court's 1,652 page
opinion. (Read more) |
Louisiana Medical Center to Pay United States $3.8 Million
to Settle Allegations of Fraud (06-554)
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center has agreed to pay the United States
$3.8 million to settle claims that they defrauded Medicare, TRICARE and Medicaid
from 1999 to 2003, the Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney for the District
of Western Louisiana announced today. (Read more) |
Two City Council Members And A Political Consultant Plead Guilty
To Participating In Bribery And Wire Fraud Conspiracy (06-552)
WASHINGTON – Two sitting members of the Gadsden, Alabama City Council and a
political consultant pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery and wire fraud
conspiracy that operated from August 2005 through February 2006, (Read more) |
Statement from the Department of Justice on Yesterday's Ruling on the Terrorist Surveillance Program
(06-550)
"In the ongoing conflict with al-Qaeda and its allies, the President has the
primary duty under the Constitution to protect the American people. The
Constitution gives the President the full authority necessary to carry out that
solemn duty, and we believe the program is lawful and protects civil liberties." (Read more) |
PONY Baseball Inc. Agrees to Provide Equal Opportunity
to Players with Disabilities (06-549)
PONY Baseball Inc., a youth baseball and softball organization, has reached an
agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure that players
who are disabled, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing, have an equal
opportunity to participate in PONY’s baseball and softball leagues, the Justice
Department announced today. (Read more) |
Justice Department Settles Allegations of Race Discrimination
Against Minneapolis Landlord (06-548)
The Justice Department announced an agreement today with the owners and managers
of two rental properties in Minneapolis, Minn., to resolve allegations of
systemic discrimination against African-American tenants. (Read more) |
August 16, 2006 |
Transcript of Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty,
Admiral Thad Allen and DEA Chief Michael Braun at the
Press Briefing on the Apprehension of Fransisco Javier Arellano Felix (06-547)
"We are here today to announce the apprehension of one of the world’s major drug
traffickers. The Arellano Felix organization is the largest and most violent
drug trafficking organization operating in the Tijuana/Baja California/Mexico
area." (Read more) |
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Visits Roanoke, Virginia
to Highlight Project Safe Neighborhood Accomplishments (06-546)
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today visited Roanoke, Va. to highlight
recent Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) accomplishments in the city and met with
the PSN Task Force. (Read more) |
President George W. Bush Granted Pardons (06-544)
President George W. Bush granted pardons to the following 17 individuals: (Read more) |
Hastings Man Pleads Guilty to Cross Burning (06-542)
Neal Chapman Coombs, a 50-year-old resident of Hastings, Fla., pleaded guilty to
a racially-motivated civil rights crime involving a cross burning, the Justice
Department announced today. (Read more) |
Justice Department Sues To Halt Alleged Business Tax Scams (06-541)
The Justice Department announced today that it has sued two Southern
Californians—David Clancy Jr. of Hacienda Heights and Jovita Arcaro of Rancho
Cucamonga—seeking to block them from promoting two alleged tax scams. (Read more) |
August 15, 2006 |
Puerto Rico Attorney Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison
for Obstruction Of Justice (06-537)
A San Juan attorney was sentenced to serve 33 months in prison for obstruction
of justice in relation to federal investigations involving a kickback scheme to
defraud a fast food chain operator, the Justice Department announced today. (Read more) |
International Black Tar Heroin Trafficking Group Dismantled (06-536)
"More than 130 defendants have been indicted and hundreds of thousands of
dollars seized as part of an international operation targeting the trafficking
of black tar heroin in the United States, Assistant Attorney General Alice S.
Fisher of the Criminal Division, Administrator Karen P. Tandy for the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Stuart Nash, Director of the Justice
Department’s Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force, announced today." (Read more) |
Federal Government Reaches Settlement with Pipeline Companies Regarding Crude Oil Spills (06-534)
The federal government today reached a settlement with Mid-Valley Pipeline
Company (Mid-Valley) and pipeline operator Sunoco Pipeline L.P. (SPLP),
requiring the companies to pay a $2.57 million penalty relating to a January
2005 spill that dumped more than 260,000 gallons of crude oil into the Kentucky
and Ohio Rivers. (Read more) |
Federal Judge Stops Tax Refund Fraud
by Two Florida Tax Return Preparers (06-533)
A federal judge on August 8, 2006 permanently barred Jean-Marie Boucicaut and
Marie Thelemarque of Orlando, Fla., and Boucicaut’s company, Tax Review
Corporation, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice
Department announced today. (Read more) |
August 14, 2006 |
Attorney General Announces New Web Site for
Veterans and Members of the Armed Services (06-532)
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today announced the launch of a new Web
site designed to safeguard the civilian employment rights, voting rights and
financial security of members of the Armed Services and veterans. (Read more) |
August 11, 2006 |
Danville, Calif. Dentist Convicted of Tax Fraud (06-530)
Roy Albert Lewis, a dentist from Danville, Calif., was convicted yesterday of
conspiring to defraud the United States and evading his income taxes for 1998
through 2001, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
announced. (Read more) |
Federal Court Permanently Bars Seattle Man
from Promoting Alleged Tax-Fraud Schemes (06-529)
A federal court in Seattle has permanently enjoined previously disbarred Seattle
attorney Bruce Hawkins from promoting tax fraud schemes, the Justice Department
announced today. (Read more) |
Justice Department Obtains 200th Injunction
Since 2001 Launch of Initiative to Stop Tax Fraud Promotion (06-528)
The Justice Department announced today that the preliminary injunction ordered
this week by a federal judge in Michigan is the 200th injunction the Department
has obtained since it launched its initiative to stop the promotion of tax fraud
schemes and the preparation of false or fraudulent tax returns. (Read more) |
Justice Department Obtains Lease for Additional Office Space
to Consolidate Offices in Downtown Washington (06-527)
The Department of Justice announced today that it has acquired a lease for
additional office space in downtown Washington as part of the Department’s
ongoing efforts to consolidate its offices in the metropolitan area. (Read more) |
Justice Department Settles Sexual Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit Against Escambia County, Ala., Board of Education (06-526)
The Department of Justice today announced that it has reached a settlement
agreement resolving the Department’s lawsuit alleging sexual discrimination and
retaliation in employment against the Escambia County, Ala., Board of Education. (Read more) |
Federal Court Bars Michigan Tax-Return Preparers
from Preparing Returns for Others
(06-525)
A federal judge in Kalamazoo, Mich. has barred Joyce M. Stone and Charles J.
Freed, both of Hillsdale, Michigan, from preparing income tax returns for
others, the Justice Department announced today. (Read more) |
August 10, 2006 |
Justice Department Will Not Oppose American Trucking Associations’ Proposal
(06-524)
The Department of Justice announced today that it will not oppose a proposal by
the American Trucking Associations Inc. (ATA) to develop and publicize model
agreements for motor carriers and freight transportation brokers. (Read more) |
August 9, 2006 |
Fact Sheet:
Corporate Fraud Task Force (06-521)
Since its creation by Executive Order in July 2002, the Corporate Fraud Task
Force (CFTF) has spearheaded the Administration’s effort to prosecute corporate
malfeasance, protect the jobs of hard-working Americans, and restore confidence
to the marketplace. (Read more) |
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Outlines Reforms for
Immigration Courts and Board of Immigration Appeals (06-520)
The Department of Justice will implement new measures to enhance the performance
of the Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals, Attorney General
Alberto R. Gonzales announced today in remarks at the Immigration Judges’
Training Conference. (Read more) |
Citgo Petroleum and Environmental Manager
Indicted for Environmental Crimes (06-519)
A federal grand jury in Corpus Christi, Texas, returned a 10-count indictment
today, charging Citgo Petroleum Corporation, its subsidiary, Citgo Refining and
Chemicals Co., and the environmental manager at its Corpus Christi East Plant
Refinery with criminal violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), the Justice Department announced. (Read more) |
Government Settlements Ensure Cleanup
of Contaminated Sites in New Jersey (06-518)
The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
announced today that they have reached separate agreements with NCH Corporation
(NCH) and FMC Corporation (FMC) to resolve claims against them relating to the
costs of cleanup at the Higgins Farm and Higgins Disposal Superfund sites in
Somerset County, N.J. (Read more) |
Former Executives of Comverse Technology Inc. Charged with Backdating Millions of Stock Options and Creating a Secret Stock Options Slush Fund (06-517)
Three former executives of Comverse Technology Inc. (“Comverse”), a
publicly-held computer software company, were charged today for their roles in
orchestrating a long-running scheme to manipulate the grant of millions of
Comverse stock options to themselves and to employees, the Department of Justice
announced today. (Read more) |
Former Hagerstown Police Officer
Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charges (06-514)
The charges stem from threats Shifler made against African American students at
two Hagerstown high schools and against an African American Hagerstown City
Council member. (Read more) |
August 8, 2006 |
Florida Charter Boat Captain Pleads Guilty
to Shooting at Dolphins (06-513)
Christopher Kevin Weaver, a charter boat captain from Panama City, Fla. pleaded
guilty today to one misdemeanor count of violating the federal Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), the Justice Department announced. (Read more) |
Justice Department Will Not Oppose Proposal to Form Textile
Rental and Laundry Services Joint Venture (06-512)
The Department of Justice today announced it will not oppose a proposal which
would allow 10 textile maintenance companies to bid jointly to provide textile
rental and laundry services to national healthcare outpatient centers. (Read more) |
Justice Department Sues Calvert Properties Inc. and its President
for Sexual Harassment in Missouri (06-511)
The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against Calvert Properties Inc. and
company president, Harold W. Calvert, alleging a pattern or practice of sexual
harassment of female tenants. (Read more) |
Twenty-Three New Federal Prosecutors to be Added to the
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program (06-510)
The United States Department of Justice announced today the addition of 23 new
federal prosecutors to the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)
Program. (Read more) |
Justice Department Issues Guide to Help Local Governments Meet
Accessibility Needs During Natural and Civil Emergencies (06-509)
The Justice Department announced today that it has issued a newly revised and
expanded publication to assist local government planners, first responders, and
emergency staff prepare for and meet the unique needs of people with
disabilities during natural and civil emergencies. (Read more) |
August 7, 2006 |
Justice Department to Monitor Election in Georgia (06-504)
The Justice Department today announced that on August 8, 2006, the federal
government will monitor the primary runoff election in Sumter County, Ga., to
ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act. (Read more) |
Justice Department Sues Los Angeles Landlord
for Engaging in Discrimination on the
Basis of Race, National Origin, and Familial Status (06-503)
The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against
Donald T. Sterling, Rochelle Sterling, the Sterling Family Trust, and the Korean
Land Company L.L.C. (the Sterling Defendants) alleging housing discrimination on
the basis of race, national origin, and family status. (Read more) |
Statement of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on the
Resignation of ATF Director Carl J. Truscott (06-502)
"I appreciate all of Carl's hard work and wish him the very best in his future
endeavors." (Read more) |
August 4, 2006 |
Former Broker to the Archdiocese of New York Pleads Guilty to
Fraud, Tax and Obstruction of Justice Charges (06-501)
A former consultant for the central purchasing agent of the Archdiocese of New
York pleaded guilty today to eight fraud, tax and obstruction of justice
charges, the Department of Justice announced. (Read more) |
U.S. Civilian Translator Pleads Guilty to
Offering Bribe to Iraqi Police Official (06-500)
Faheem Mousa Salam, a former employee of a government contractor working in
Iraq, has pleaded guilty to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by
offering to bribe an Iraqi police official, Assistant Attorney General Alice S.
Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Wainstein of the
District of Columbia announced today. (Read more) |
Statement of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales
on the Passage of the Cybercrime Convention (06-499)
"The Cybercrime Convention - the first of its kind - will be a key tool for the
United States in fighting global, information-age crime." (Read more) |
August 3, 2006 |
Justice Department Seeks to Block Alleged Tax Scam
Involving Native American Casino Distributions (06-497)
The Justice Department announced today that it has sued two certified public
accountants in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, seeking to bar them from
operating an alleged tax scam involving tribe members’ income from the Chumash
Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. (Read more) |
Age Refining to Pay United States $9 Million
to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
(06-496)
Age Refining Inc., the company’s former affiliate, Age Transportation, and
Albert Gonzalez, the founder and chairman emeritus of Age Refining have agreed
to pay the United States $9 million and reform its business practices as part of
a settlement to resolve allegations of false certification in connection with
government contracts. (Read more) |
Chief Engineer and Second Engineer of Ship Indicted
for Covering Up Pollution (06-494)
A grand jury in Newark, N.J. returned a three-count indictment today charging
the Chief Engineer and the Second Engineer of a bulk carrier vessel called the
M/V Sun New with conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and a violation of the Act
to Prevent Pollution from Ships in connection with the use of two bypass hoses
used to discharge sludge and oil contaminated bilge waste overboard into the
ocean. (Read more) |
Justice Department Announces Settlement with Colorado College
to Increase Access to People with Disabilities (06-492)
The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement under Title III of
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Colorado College under which the
college will make its campus and services more accessible to individuals with
disabilities. (Read more) |
August 2, 2006 |
Justice Department Files Voting Rights Lawsuit
Against Springfield, Massachusetts (06-491)
The Justice Department announced today that it filed a lawsuit against the city
of Springfield, Mass., alleging violations of the rights of Hispanic and
Spanish-speaking voters under two key provisions of the Voting Rights Act. (Read more) |
Prepared Remarks of Rachel Brand, Assistant Attorney General for
Legal Policy, at the Dedication of the Tucson, Arizona, Memorial Plaza Dedication and Peace Officers Memorial Service (06-490)
"The Attorney General, the entire Department of Justice, and I are deeply
grateful that men such as these – like many of you – have answered the call to
public service and are willing to do their jobs every day at great risk." (Read more) |
Justice Department Agreement will Help Protect Rights of Military
and Overseas Citizens to Vote in 2006 Federal Primary Elections in Connecticut (06-489)
The Justice Department today announced that it has reached an agreement with
Connecticut officials to help ensure that military and overseas voters have an
opportunity to participate fully in the state’s Aug. 8, 2006, federal primary
election. (Read more) |
Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Tennessee (06-488)
The Justice Department announced that it will monitor the federal and state
primary and local general elections for Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee, on
August 3, 2006. (Read more) |
Prepared Statement of Steven G. Bradbury, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary (06-487)
The United States has never before applied Common Article 3 in the context of an
armed conflict with international terrorists, yet because of the Court’s
decision in Hamdan, we are now faced with the task of determining the best way
to do just that. (Read more) |
Houston-based Egl Inc. Pays United States $4 Million;
Allegedly Inflated Costs for Iraq Military Cargo Shipments (06-485)
EGL, Inc. has paid the United States $4 million to settle potential civil claims
under the False Claims Act based on the company’s alleged inflation of invoices
for military cargo shipments to Iraq, the Justice Department and Matthew D.
Orwig, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, announced today. (Read more) |
August 1, 2006 |
Two Defendants Convicted for Conspiracy and Bribery
Involving Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program (06-484)
A jury in the District of Columbia convicted an employee and a volunteer of
Washington, D.C., Veterans Affairs Medical Center (DCVAMC) on charges of
conspiring to commit mail fraud and bribery and committing bribery, Attorney
General Alice S. Fisher for the Criminal Division announced today. (Read more) |
Justice Department Requires Divestiture
in Mittal Steel’s Acquisition of Arcelor (06-483)
The Department of Justice said today that it will require Mittal Steel Company
N.V. to divest one of three North American tin mills it will own after its $33
billion acquisition of Arcelor S.A. in order to proceed with the deal. (Read more) |
Gang Members Convicted of Federal Hate Crimes
for Murder and Assaults of African-Americans (06-481)
The Department of Justice today announced the conviction of four gang members in
connection with a six-year conspiracy to assault and murder African-Americans in
the Highland Park area of Los Angeles. (Read more) |