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April 30, 2009
Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Guilty Plea by Ali Al-Marri (09-417)
"A short while ago, in an Illinois courtroom, Ali Saleh Kahlah Al-Marri pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to the al-Qaeda terrorist network. By entering into this agreement, al-Marri admitted that he worked for and provided material support to al-Qaeda with the intent to further its terrorism objectives and activities here in the United States." ( Read more)
Computer Administrator Pleads Guilty to Hacking
Former Employers Computer System (09-416)
The former director of information technology for a non-profit organ and tissue donation center has entered a guilty plea to intruding into her former employers computer network. ( Read more)
Ali Al-Marri Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
to Provide Material Support to Al-Qaeda (09-415)
Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, 43, a dual national of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to al-Qaeda. ( Read more)
Justice Department Obtains $200,000 in Housing Discrimination
Settlement with Lakewood, New Jersey, Apartment Complex (09-413)
The Department announced an agreement with the owners, a manager and a former manager of Cottage Manor Apartments in Lakewood, N.J., to settle allegations of discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin and race. ( Read more)
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Americraft Carton Inc.
on Behalf of Michigan Army National Guardsman (09-412)
The Department announced a settlement that, if approved by the court, will resolve its lawsuit filed on behalf of David D. Sweatt, a Michigan Army National Guard member currently serving in Iraq, against his former employer, Americraft Carton Inc. (Americraft). ( Read more)
Three South Carolina Men Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges (09-411)
A federal grand jury in Florence, S.C., indicted three men from Marlboro County, S.C., on charges relating to their attack on an African-American man and two white men in December 2007.
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More Commercial Fishermen Sentenced for Illegal Harvesting of Rockfish (09-410)
Three more commercial fishermen were sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., for illegally harvesting and under-reporting their catch of striped bass, also known as rockfish. The sentencings are part of the on-going prosecution of individuals and wholesalers who have participated in a black market to overfish and under-report rockfish catch from the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding waterways, which is the largest spawning ground for striped bass on the East Coast.
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Former Oklahoma Water Treatment Supervisor Pleads Guilty
for Falsifying Drinking Water Safety Reports (09-409)
Christopher Neil Gauntt, the former supervisor of the Fort Gibson Water Treatment Plant in Fort Gibson, Okla., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Muskogee, Okla., to falsifying a monthly operating report that certified the safety of drinking water from the facility. ( Read more)
April 29, 2009
Two Additional Defendants Sentenced for Conspiring to Kill U.S. Soldiers (09-408)
The remaining two men convicted of plotting to kill members of the U.S. military during an armed attack on a military base were sentenced today to federal prison terms of life for one defendant and 33 years for the other for conspiring to kill members of the U.S. military. U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler sentenced Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer to a term of life in prison plus an additional, consecutive 30 years. Judge Kugler sentenced Serdar Tatar to 33 years in prison. ( Read more)
Justice Department Sues Nobel Learning Communities Inc. for Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities (09-407)
The Department has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia against Nobel Learning Communities Inc. (Nobel) alleging the company violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act by excluding children with autism spectrum disorders and other disabilities from its schools and programs.
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Attorney General Holder Announces Recovery Act Grants
to Save or Create Justice Related Jobs (09-406)
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today announced that more than $424 million in Recovery Act funds will go to 20 states, territories and the District of Columbia to maintain or increase public safety, while creating or retaining jobs within the law enforcement community. ( Read more)
Former Head Securities Trader for Lancer Group Hedge Funds Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail, Wire and Securities Fraud (09-405)
The former head securities trader for Lancer Group hedge funds pleaded guilty on April 28, 2009, to one count of conspiracy to commit mail, wire and securities fraud. Eric Hauser, 65, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Adalberto Jordan in Miami. Hauser admitted to participating in a scheme to manipulate trading of stocks owned by the Lancer Group hedge funds. ( Read more)
Dutch Airline Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty for Fixing Prices on Air Cargo Shipments (09-404)
A Dutch citizen and executive of Martinair Holland N.V. (Martinair) has agreed to plead guilty, serve time in jail and pay a criminal fine for participating in a conspiracy to fix cargo rates for international air shipments. Including todays charge, a total of 15 airlines and four executives have pleaded guilty or agreed to plead guilty in the Justice Departments ongoing investigation into price fixing in the air transportation industry. ( Read more)
April 28, 2009
Defendant Sentenced to Life for Participation
in International Child Exploitation Enterprise (09-403)
James Freeman of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., was sentenced to life in prison today for his activity in a global child pornography trafficking enterprise. Freeman, a registered sex offender, was found guilty following a six-day trial in January 2009 of six counts relating to his criminal activities as a member of the child exploitation enterprise. ( Read more)
Indiana Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charge (09-402)
James W. Dotts Jr., 33, of Georgetown, Ind., pleaded guilty today in New Albany, Ind., to one count of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 37 months in prison and lifetime supervised release following completion of his prison term. ( Read more)
Three Brothers Sentenced to Life Prison Terms for Conspiring to Kill U.S. Soldiers (09-401)
Three brothers who were convicted of plotting to kill members of the U.S. military during an armed attack on a military base were sentenced today to life prison terms. U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler sentenced Dritan Duka and Shain Duka to prison terms of life plus an additional, consecutive 30 years. The third brother, Eljvir Duka, received a life prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
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Justice Department Settles Lawsuit to Enforce N.Y. Army Servicemembers Employment Rights (09-400)
The Department today has reached a settlement that, if approved by the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, will resolve its lawsuit filed on behalf of Frantz Julien against Symphony Diagnostic Services Inc., doing business as MobilexUSA (Mobilex).
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April 27, 2009
Colombian National Arraigned on Charges of Providing Material Support to the FARC (09-399)
A 32-year-old Colombian citizen, Luz Mery Gutierrez Vergara, who was extradited from the Republic of Colombia on Thursday, made her initial appearance today in federal court in Washington, D.C., to face charges for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to provide material support to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, commonly known as the FARC. ( Read more)
Houston Man Sentenced for Human Trafficking and Alien
Smuggling Charges (09-398)
Maximino Mondragon, 57, was sentenced today for his role in a scheme to smuggle Central American women and girls into the United States and to hold them in a condition of forced labor in the Houston area. ( Read more)
Iowa Man Convicted of Interfering with
Housing Rights of African-American Family (09-397)
Justin Hanson, 21, of Mason City, Iowa, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids to violating the civil rights of an African-American family.
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Korean Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty and Serve One Year in Prison for Participation in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy (09-396)
A high-level Korean executive from LG Display Co. Ltd. (LG) has agreed to plead guilty and serve a year in jail in the United States for participating in a global conspiracy to fix prices in the sale of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) panels. ( Read more)
Five Charged in $70 Million Dream Home Mortgage Fraud Scheme (09-395)
A federal grand jury has indicted four defendants, and an information has been filed against a fifth defendant, for their participation in a massive mortgage fraud scheme that allegedly promised to pay off homeowners mortgages on their Dream Homes, but left them to fend for themselves. The indictment was returned on April 22, 2009, and unsealed today.
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April 24, 2009
Cast Iron Pipe Manufacturer Sentenced for Environmental Crimes and Worker Safety Violations (09-393)
Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Co. a Phillipsburg, N.J.-based division of McWane Inc. of Alabama was sentenced today to pay a fine of $8 million for violations of environmental and worker safety laws as well as obstructing the federal investigation of its conduct. ( Read more)
Owner of Korean Commercial Cargo Vessel & Chief Engineer Plead Guilty to Marine Pollution Related Charges (09-392)
STX Pan Ocean Co. Ltd. (STX), headquartered in Seoul, Korea, and the owner of the commercial cargo ship, M/V Ocean Jade, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy as well as falsifying and failing to properly maintain records meant to ensure compliance with maritime pollution laws. The chief engineer of the M/V Ocean Jade, Hong Hak Kang, a Korean citizen, also pleaded guilty today to failing to maintain environmental records and making false statements.
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Promoter of Fraudulent Tax Defiance Scheme Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud (09-391)
Jerry R. Williamson, a promoter of the American Rights Litigators/Guiding Light of God Ministries (ARL) formerly based in Florida, pleaded guilty today to mail fraud. Williamson appeared today before Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr. in Washington, D.C., and admitted that he that he sent a fictitious Bill of Exchange purporting to be drawn upon the U.S. Treasury to the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior.
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Attorney General Eric Holder Announces $100 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Victims Assistance and Compensation (09-390)
We all owe a debt to these honorees and to the countless other advocates across the country who tirelessly work to protect victims rights, Attorney General Eric Holder said. The Department of Justice is committed to fighting for victims rights, which is why Im so pleased weve been able to dedicate such a substantial amount of funds from the Recovery Act to assist such advocates in their invaluable work.
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Hurricane Katrina Contractor Accepts $4 Million Judgment Under the False Claims Act (09-389)
The United States has settled its claims filed under the False Claims Act against Lighthouse Disaster Relief and its partners, Gary Heldreth and Kerry Farmer. In its complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, the United States alleged that Lighthouse, Heldreth, and Farmer accepted a $5.3 million payment for work that was not completely performed on a contract with the Department of Homeland Security.
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Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Using a Noose
to Assault a Man at the Pentagon (09-388)
William Michael King, a fifty-year-old truck driver from Maryland, pleaded guilty today to assault and violating the civil rights of an African American man he encountered while King delivered construction materials to the Pentagon.
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Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability
Discrimination by the City of Baltimore, Maryland (09-387)
The Department filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Baltimore alleging that the city of Baltimores zoning code discriminates against individuals with disabilities by requiring substance abuse treatment facilities to go through a burdensome conditional ordinance zoning process in order to locate in any zone. ( Read more)
April 23, 2009
Kansas Man Charged with Immigration Crimes in Connection with 1994 Genocide in Rwanda (09-385)
Lazare Kabaya Kobagaya, 82, of Topeka, Kan., was arrested today on charges of naturalization fraud and misuse of an alien registration card. According to the indictment, Kobagaya allegedly participated in genocidal activities during the 1994 Rwandan conflict including mobilizing attackers to commit arson and murder. Kobagaya is alleged to have failed to disclose his alleged participation in these activities during his immigration and naturalization processes.
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Individual Charged with Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq (09-384)
A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Robert Jeffery, 55, with conspiracy and theft of government property in connection with a scheme to steal large quantities of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq. ( Read more)
April 22, 2009
Former Manager of Michigan Wastewater Treatment Company Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Discharging Untreated Liquid Wastes (09-382)
Michael Panyard, the former general manager of Comprehensive Environmental Solutions Inc. (CESI), a company that operates an industrial waste treatment and disposal facility in Dearborn, Mich., was sentenced today to 15 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Victoria A. Roberts of the Eastern District of Michigan. ( Read more)
Texas Man Pleads Guilty on Federal Civil Rights Charges (09-380)
Brandit Franco, 33, a former deputy with the Bexar County Sheriffs Office, pleaded guilty to a civil rights charge today in federal court in San Antonio, Texas, for using excessive force against a prisoner while working as a detention officer at the county jail. Franco faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of $250,000. A sentencing hearing is set for July 24, 2009.
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Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Grand Forks County, North Dakota, to Enforce the Employment Rights of North Dakota Army National Guard Member (09-379)
The Department has reached a settlement that will resolve its lawsuit filed against Grand Forks County, N.D., on behalf of Suzanne L. Halverson in accordance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), if approved by the U.S. District Court in Fargo. USERRA prohibits employment discrimination against individuals because of their service in the uniformed services.
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Maryland Commercial Fisherman Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Harvesting of Rockfish (09-378)
Thomas L. Hallock, a commercial fisherman licensed in Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., to 12 months in prison, for illegally overfishing striped bass also known as rockfish. He was also fined $4,000 and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $40,000 to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to the benefit of the Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Restoration Account.
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Federal Court Shuts Down Dallas Tax Preparer (09-377)
A federal court in Dallas has permanently barred a Garland, Texas, man from preparing federal tax returns for others. Lucky Ngo, who operated Luckys Translation and Tax Service and Water Inn, prepared over 6,100 federal tax returns for customers since 2004, according to the government complaint filed in the civil injunction case. Ngo agreed to the permanent injunction order. ( Read more)
Antitrust Division Senior Leadership Named (09-376)
The Departments Antitrust Division today announced the appointment of its new leadership team including the Chief of Staff, four Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, and a Special Counsel for Competition Policy. Two Deputies will oversee civil matters, one Deputy will oversee economic analysis and one Deputy will oversee international, policy and appellate issues.
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April 21, 2009
Illinois Refuse Container Repair Company Executives Indicted in Conspiracy to Defraud the City of Chicago (09-374)
A Chicago grand jury indicted the president and vice president of an Illinois refuse disposal container repair company for engaging in a conspiracy and scheme to defraud the city of Chicago on a contract for the repair of refuse carts. This is the first case to be brought in the Departments ongoing antitrust investigation into the refuse cart repair industry.
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Former Military Official Pleads Guilty to Participating in Bribery Conspiracy Involving $206 Million Telecommunications Contract in Korea (09-373)
A former Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) official pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ga., for his role in a conspiracy to commit bribery involving a multimillion dollar telecommunications contract, and for not reporting the bribes he accepted on his income tax returns.
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Columbus, Ohio, Home Builder, Accountant and Realtor Indicted in Tax Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme (09-372)
A federal grand jury has returned an 18-count superseding indictment charging Thomas E. Parenteau of Columbus, Ohio; Dennis G. Sartain of Hilliard, Ohio; and Bonnie Helt-Adams of Dublin, Ohio, with tax fraud, bank and wire fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice.
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April 20, 2009
Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes Assistant Attorneys General
for Antitrust, Civil and Criminal Divisions (09-370)
These exceptional individuals will help lead the Department with dedication, sound judgment and integrity, whether its aggressively enforcing the antitrust laws, overseeing civil enforcement in the Departments largest litigation division, or combating traditional crimes such as financial fraud or drug trafficking, said Attorney General Eric Holder. I look forward to working with them to advance the interests of justice on behalf of the American people.
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Subsidiaries of Swedish Company, Trelleborg AB, Agree to Plead Guilty and Pay $11 Million in Criminal Fines (09-369)
Two subsidiaries of the Swedish company Trelleborg AB, one based in Virginia and the other in France, have agreed to plead guilty and pay a total of $11 million in criminal fines for their participation in separate conspiracies affecting the sales of marine products sold in the United States and elsewhere.
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West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty on Federal Civil Rights Charges (09-368)
Daryl Lee Fierce, 69, of Charleston, W.Va., pleaded guilty today to a civil rights charge in federal court in the Southern District of West Virginia for using fire to intimidate and interfere with a persons housing rights. Fierce set fire to the victims home because African-American and biracial individuals visited the victim in her home. ( Read more)
Alta Colleges to Pay U.S. $7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations (09-367)
Alta Colleges Inc. and its wholly-owned collegiate schools in Texas have agreed to pay the United States $7 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that the Texas schools submitted false claims for federal student aid funds. The United States alleged that Altas Texas colleges obtained the requisite state licenses by misrepresenting to the state licensing agency that they complied with state job-placement reporting requirements and that their interior design programs complied with requirements for a professional license.
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Dupont and Lucite International Agree to Pay $2 Million for Clean Air Act Violations (09-366)
DuPont and Lucite International Inc. have agreed to pay a $2 million civil penalty to settle Clean Air Act violations at a sulfuric acid plant in Belle, W. Va. The sulfuric acid plant is located on a 100-acre chemical manufacturing complex along the Kanawha River. The plant is owned by Lucite and operated by DuPont. The companies will pay $1 million to the United States and $1 million to the state of West Virginia. ( Read more)
April 17, 2009
Former Mendenhall, Mississippi, Police Chief Sentenced for Using Excessive Force (09-365)
A federal judge today sentenced Jimmy Jimbo Sullivan, the former chief of police in Mendenhall, Miss., to 30 months in prison for using excessive force when he repeatedly stomped on the head of an arrestee. At his guilty plea hearing on Jan. 30, 2009, Sullivan admitted that he used excessive force on July 22, 2005, after joining other law enforcement officials in the apprehension of a man who led police on a car chase. ( Read more)
Utah Natural Gas Producers Agree to Air Emission Reductions, Conservation Practices (09-364)
Six energy companies, in three settlements, have agreed to install pollution control equipment at a cost of over $6 million to comply with the Clean Air Act at their natural gas producing facilities in the Uinta Basin, near Vernal, Utah. The facilities are located on the Uintah & Ouray Indian Reservation. The series of three settlements with Bill Barrett Corp, Wind River Corp, XTO Energy Inc., Dominion Exploration and Production Inc., Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation, and Miller Dyer and Company were filed today in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City, Utah. ( Read more)
Owner of Alabama Tire Store Pleads Guilty
to Tax Evasion (09-363)
Timothy Smith, a resident of Cullman, Ala., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Birmingham to one count of tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. ( Read more)
April 16, 2009
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit
Computer Software Worth $1 Million (09-361)
A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to selling counterfeit computer software on eBay in violation of criminal copyright infringement laws, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor for the District of Columbia. ( Read more)
Federal Court Bars Bloomfield, Connecticut Tax Preparer from Preparing Tax Returns (09-360)
A federal court has permanently barred Donald Morris of Bloomfield, Conn., from preparing federal income tax returns for others. Morris consented to the permanent injunction order, which was entered by U.S. District Court Judge Jane C. Hall in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
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Oil Company and Two Executives Plead Guilty to Environmental Crimes (09-359)
Texas Oil and Gathering Inc., its owner John Kessel and its operations manager Edgar Pettijohn pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Houston to criminal violations related to the disposal of refinery wastes at an underground injection well in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act. ( Read more)
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Philadelphia Regarding Polling Place Access for People with Disabilities (09-358)
The Department announced a settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the city of Philadelphia to greatly improve accessibility for individuals with mobility disabilities at the citys 1,200 polling places. Todays settlement is the first settlement by the Department with a city focused solely on accessible polling places. Under the terms of the settlement, the city of Philadelphia recognizes that accessible polling places are the cornerstone of its voting accessibility program and will make its polling places accessible to persons with disabilities. ( Read more)
Former Gary, Indiana, Police Chief Sentenced
for Federal Civil Rights Violation (09-357)
WASHINGTON Acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King of the Civil Rights Division announced today that Thomas Houston, former Chief of the Gary, Ind., Police Department, was sentenced to 41 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for violating the civil rights of a Gary resident in June 2007. ( Read more)
Department of Justice Releases Four Office of Legal Counsel Opinions (09-356)
The President has halted the use of the interrogation techniques described in these opinions, and this administration has made clear from day one that it will not condone torture, said Attorney General Eric Holder. We are disclosing these memos consistent with our commitment to the rule of law."
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Iraqi-Born Dutch Citizen Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Terrorism Conspiracy Against Americans in Iraq (09-355)
An Iraqi-born Dutch citizen was sentenced to 25 years in prison today for conspiring to murder Americans overseas, including by planting roadside bombs targeting U.S. soldiers in Fallujah, Iraq, and by demonstrating on video how these explosives would be detonated to destroy American vehicles and their occupants.
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Justice Department Requests Extension of Microsoft Final Judgment (09-354)
The Department told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today that it is necessary to extend the term of certain portions of the Microsoft final judgment by at least 18 months. The Department said that an extension is necessary to ensure the quality of the technical documentation Microsoft provides to licensees.
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April 15, 2009
GSA Contractor NetApp Agrees to Pay U.S. $128 Million to Resolve Contract Fraud Allegations (09-353)
The United States has reached a settlement with NetApp Inc. and NetApp U.S. Public Sector Inc. (collectively NetApp), following an investigation of alleged false claims and contract fraud. NetApp has agreed to pay the United States $128 million, plus interest. This is the largest contract fraud settlement the General Services Administration (GSA) has obtained to date.
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Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Running Ponzi Scheme (09-352)
A Rosemount, Minn., man has pleaded guilty in connection with running a Ponzi scheme involving commodity pools. Charles Chuck E. Hays, 56, pleaded guilty before U.S District Court Judge Donovan Frank on April 14, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn., to one count of mail fraud, one count of wire fraud, and one count of structuring transactions to avoid financial reporting requirements. ( Read more)
Former Oklahoma Deputy Sheriff Indicted for
Federal Civil Rights and Obstruction of Justice Violations (09-351)
Ben Milner, a former deputy sheriff with the Choctaw County, Okla., Sheriffs Department, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for violating the civil rights of a man during a traffic stop and the civil rights of two inmates at the Choctaw County Jail. The grand jury also indicted Milner on two counts of obstructing justice in connection with the incident involving the inmates.
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Quest Diagnostics to Pay U.S. $302 Million to Resolve Allegations That
a Subsidiary Sold Misbranded Test Kits (09-350)
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated and its subsidiary, Nichols Institute Diagnostics (NID), have entered into a global settlement with the United States to resolve criminal and civil claims concerning various types of diagnostic test kits that NID manufactured, marketed and sold to laboratories throughout the country until 2006. The payment of $302 million will resolve these allegations and represents one of the largest recoveries ever in a case involving a medical device.
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Department of Justice Asks Court to Serve Summons for Offshore Records (09-349)
The Department today asked a federal court in Denver to approve service of a John Doe summons on First Data Corporation. John Doe summonses allow the IRS to obtain information about United States taxpayers whose identities are not yet known. The information expected in response to the summons will help the IRS identify merchants who use offshore accounts to evade their United States tax liabilities. ( Read more)
April 14, 2009
Six Defendants Sentenced for Participation
in International Child Exploitation Enterprise (09-348)
WASHINGTON and PENSACOLA, Fla. Six U.S. defendants convicted for their activity in a global child pornography trafficking enterprise were sentenced today in the Northern District of Florida, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Rita M. Glavin, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida Thomas F. Kirwin and FBI Executive Assistant Director J. Stephen Tidwell announced.
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Three Current and One Former Lucas County, Ohio, Sheriff Officials Indicted on Civil Rights Charges (09-347)
Four individuals have been indicted on charges of federal civil rights violations relating to the in-custody death of a detainee at the Lucas County Jail in Ohio and an alleged subsequent four-year cover-up of the role that jail personnel played in the death. The indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Toledo, Ohio, was returned today.
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Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination at 12 Multifamily Housing Complexes in Louisville, Kentucky (09-346)
The Department announced that a federal district court judge in Louisville, Ky., approved a settlement of the Departments lawsuit alleging that those involved in the design and construction of 12 multifamily housing complexes discriminated on the basis of disability. The complexes contain more than 800 units covered by the Fair Housing Acts accessibility provisions.
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Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty for Attempting to Receive Protected Leopard Tortoises (09-345)
Rene Soliz of Alice, Texas, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Corpus Christi, Texas, to a violation of the Lacey Act for attempting to receive fifteen Tanzanian leopard tortoises that were transported into the United States in violation of a law, regulation or treaty, specifically, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). ( Read more)
UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return Hid Assets Worth $3 Million in Secret Swiss Bank Account (09-344)
Robert Moran, of Lighthouse Point, Fla., pleaded guilty today to a criminal information charging him with filing a false income tax return. Moran appeared today before Judge James I. Cohn in Ft. Lauderdale and accepted responsibility for concealing more than $3 million in assets in a secret bank account at UBS in Switzerland.
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Attorney General Announces Increased Training, Review of Process for Providing Materials to Defense in Criminal Cases (09-338)
I am committed to ensuring that our prosecutors are provided sufficient training to understand fully their discovery obligations, and that they receive the support and resources necessary to do their jobs in a manner consistent with the proud traditions of this Department. ( Read more)
April 13, 2009
Bronx Return Tax Preparer Indicted for Aiding in Preparation of False Tax Returns (09-343)
Alexander Tajong, a Bronx, N.Y.-based return preparer, was charged today with twenty counts of willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false income tax returns for 10 of his clients during the 2002 and 2003 tax years.
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Oregon Corporation Sentenced for Clean Water Act Violation (09-342)
California Shellfish Company Inc., doing business as Point Adams Packing Co. (PAPCO), was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Garr M. King in Portland, Ore., to pay $75,000 for a felony violation of the Clean Water Act for unpermitted discharges of wastewater into the Columbia River. ( Read more)
Disbarred Maryland Attorney Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Tax Returns (09-341)
Tax return preparer Lawrence Sperling pleaded guilty today to aiding in the preparation of false tax returns. Sperling was scheduled to begin trial on April 14, 2009 before Judge Deborah Chasanow in Greenbelt, Md. According to the indictment and the plea agreement, Sperling knowingly prepared tax returns for his clients that contained false and fraudulent items, including inflated medial expenses, charitable contributions, miscellaneous employment-related expenses, and child care credits. ( Read more)
St. Louis Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Sex Trafficking Charge (09-340)
Waquita Wallace pleaded guilty to the federal civil rights charge of sex trafficking. Wallace admitted to forcing a young woman to engage in commercial sex acts through a combination of force, fraud and coercion. Defendant Wallace also benefitted financially from the sex trafficking. She faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. ( Read more)
United States Announces Largest Settlement Under Environmental Protection Agencys Audit Policy (09-339)
Invista will pay a $1.7 million civil penalty and spend up to an estimated $500 million to correct self-reported environmental violations discovered at facilities in seven states. The company disclosed more than 680 violations of water, air, hazardous waste, emergency planning and preparedness, and pesticide regulations to EPA after auditing 12 facilities it acquired from DuPont in 2004.
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Justice Department Highlights FY 2008 Tax Enforcement Results (09-336)
The Tax Division announced highlights of its work during the past year to defend and enforce the nations tax laws. The Tax Division has assisted the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in tracking down tax cheats who use offshore accounts, combating abusive tax shelters, stopping tax defiers and shutting down tax schemes and scams. During FY 2008, the Tax Division also successfully defended refund suits against the United States representing claims of nearly $803 million, and collected, through affirmative litigation, over $178 million. ( Read more)
April 10, 2009
Former Jackson County, Missouri, Deputy Indicted for Civil Rights Violation (09-335)
A former Jackson County, Mo., sheriffs deputy was indicted on April 7, 2009, by a federal grand jury for violating the civil rights of a teenage girl whom he forced to perform sexual acts in his patrol car. The indictment alleges that Steven W. Burgess, 35, of Independence, Mo., then a deputy sheriff with the Jackson County Sheriffs Department, while acting under color of law, deprived a minor child of her Constitutional rights on July 24, 2007. ( Read more)
New York Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to File False Claims for Tax Refunds (09-334)
A woman from the Bronx, N.Y., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to making false claims and mail fraud. The indictment alleged that between approximately May 1, 2003, and Feb. 28, 2005, Sharon Smith and others participated in a scheme to file false and fraudulent individual income tax returns in the names of individuals who were not entitled to the refunds that were claimed.
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Two More Commercial Fisherman Plead Guilty to Illegal Harvesting of Rockfish (09-333)
Two commercial fisherman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., to violations of the Lacey Act, the federal law that prohibits individuals from transporting, selling or buying illegally harvested fish, in this case striped bass or rockfish. ( Read more)
Louisiana Tax Defier Convicted on Federal Tax Charges (09-332)
Following three and a half days of trial and 19 minutes of deliberations, a Gulfport, Miss., federal jury yesterday convicted Paul Richard Arceneaux, a resident of Church Point, La., of tax crimes. Arceneaux, who owned and operated Speedy Cash Inc. in Gulfport, was convicted of all counts of the indictment charging him with corruptly interfering with the Internal Revenue laws and failing to file his income tax returns for 2003 and 2004.
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April 9, 2009
Former Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arrested on Civil Rights Charges (09-331)
The Department announced the arrest of a former trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety who is charged with depriving multiple Latino motorists of their civil rights. According to the four count indictment returned by a federal Grand Jury in Corpus Christi, Texas, on April 8, 2009, Michael Anthony Higgins violated federal law by willfully stealing money from Latino motorists that he had stopped on the highway while working as a trooper.
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Federal Court Blocks Chicago Tax Preparation Firm from Claiming Improper Tax Credits (09-330)
A federal court has barred a Chicago tax preparation firm, El Caminante, Inc. and its principal operator, Maria Colica, from preparing federal income tax returns claiming false tax credits. The company and Colica agreed to the injunction. The Government civil injunction complaint filed in the case alleged that Colica fraudulently claimed fuel tax credits for customers who were not entitled to them. ( Read more)
Federal Court Bars Homewood, Illinois, Tax Preparers from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others (09-329)
U.S. District Court Judge Robert W. Gettlemen entered an order barring tax preparers, Michael J. Singleton and his wife, Ladonna Singleton, from preparing federal tax returns for others. The courts ruling came after the Singletons failed to defend against the governments allegations. ( Read more)
Former Shelby County, Tenn., Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations (09-328)
Adam S. Pretti, 31, a former deputy with the Shelby County Sheriffs Office, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Memphis, Tenn., to using excessive force during an encounter with a citizen. During his plea hearing, Pretti acknowledged that he abused his authority as a law enforcement officer when, in March 2006, he willfully and without justification used excessive force by striking a man in the head. ( Read more)
Two Department of Defense Contractors Charged in Bribery Conspiracy Related to DOD Contracts in Afghanistan (09-327)
Two Department of Defense (DOD) contractors were charged with conspiracy and bribery relating to their roles involving DOD contracts in Afghanistan. A Lebanese contracting company is also charged with participating in the same conspiracy.
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Justice Department and Fort Bend County, Texas, Resolve Claims Alleging Voting Rights Violations (09-326)
The Justice Department today announced the filing of a lawsuit and the settlement of its claims against Fort Bend County, Texas, alleging violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).
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Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against
the City of Ecorse, Michigan, Alleging Sex Discrimination (09-325)
The Department has entered into a consent decree with the City of Ecorse, Mich., that, if approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Mich., will resolve the Departments complaint against Ecorse filed in July 2008.
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Three International Airline Companies Agree to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Air Cargo Shipments (09-324)
Three international airline companiesLuxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International S.A., Japan-based Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd. (NCA), and Korea-based Asiana Airlines Inc.have each agreed to plead guilty and pay criminal fines totaling $214 million for conspiring to fix prices in the air cargo industry. In addition, Asiana was charged with fixing the passenger fares charged on flights from the United States to Korea.
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April 8, 2009
Six Former Executives of California Valve Company Charged in $46 Million Foreign Bribery Conspiracy (09-322)
Six former executives of an Orange County, Calif.-based valve company were charged today in connection with a conspiracy to secure contracts by paying bribes to officials of foreign state-owned companies as well as officers and employees of foreign and domestic private companies. The contracts resulted in net profits to the company of approximately $46.5 million. According to the indictment, the defendants allegedly engaged in a bribery conspiracy from approximately 1998 through 2007. ( Read more)
Senior Executives of Auto Parts Retailer Charged with Scheme to Manipulate Corporate Earnings (09-321)
Two former senior executives of CSK Auto Corp. (CSK), have been charged in a 31-count indictment for a scheme to manipulate the companys reported earnings. The indictment, returned on April 7, 2009, by a federal grand jury in Phoenix, charges Martin G. Fraser, 53, of Glendale, Ariz., and Don W. Watson, 53, of Gilbert, Ariz., with conspiracy, securities fraud, mail fraud, false filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), false books and records, and false statements to its auditor. ( Read more)
Former Asbestos Monitoring Contractor Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements (09-320)
A former owner of an asbestos monitoring contractor that provided services to New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) pleaded guilty today for making false statements to FBI agents and representatives of the Departments Antitrust Division. Stephen E. McAnulty, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, for lying about his knowledge of a kickback and fraud conspiracy that took place at NYPH.
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Attorney General Eric Holder Names New Leadership for ATF, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, and Office of Professional Responsibility (09-319)
These extremely experienced and capable long time career prosecutors are uniquely qualified to lead these important offices, said Attorney General Holder. I am pleased that these dedicated public servants, Ken, Marshall, and Mary Pat, have accepted their new challenges with enthusiasm. I know that they will lead their new offices with their usual high standards of professionalism, integrity and dedication.
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April 7, 2009
Latin Node Inc., Pleads Guilty to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violation and Agrees to Pay $2 Million Criminal Fine (09-318)
Latin Node Inc. (Latinode), a privately held Florida corporation, pleaded guilty today to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with improper payments in Honduras and Yemen. At a hearing before U.S. District Judge Paul Courtney Huck in the Southern District of Florida, Latinode pleaded guilty to a one-count information charging a criminal violation of the FCPAs anti-bribery provisions. ( Read more)
Virginia Physicist Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Illegally Exporting Space Launch Data to China and Offering Bribes to Chinese Officials (09-317)
A physicist in Newport News, Va., was sentenced to 51 months in prison today for illegally exporting space launch technical data and defense services to the Peoples Republic of China and offering bribes to Chinese government officials. Shu Quan-Sheng, 68, a native of China, naturalized U.S. citizen and Ph.D. physicist, was sentenced by Judge Henry C. Morgan, Jr. in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division.
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April 6, 2009
Mexican Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Sex Trafficking of Minors and Transportation for the Purpose of Commercial Sex (09-316)
Jorge Flores-Rojas, 44, an undocumented Mexican national, was sentenced to 24 years in prison by Chief Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. in Charlotte, N.C., for two counts of sex trafficking of minors and one count of interstate transportation of an adult for purposes of commercial sex. Flores-Rojas pled guilty to the charges on Oct. 7, 2008. ( Read more)
Ship Operator Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million Fine for Concealing Vessel Pollution (09-315)
Consultores De Navegacion, a Spanish company that operates the M/T Nautilus, an ocean-going chemical tanker ship, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston and has agreed to pay a fine of $2.5 million for criminal violations related to the overboard discharge of oil-contaminated bilge waste on the high seas.
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Munitions Dealer Arrested and Charged in Conspiracy to Export Military Aircraft Parts to Iran (09-314)
An Iranian national has been arrested and charged, along with ten other defendants, with participating in a conspiracy to export U.S.-made military aircraft parts to Iran. Defendant Baktash Fattahi, an Iranian national and legal U.S. resident, was arrested in California, on April 3, 2009, on charges of conspiring to export military aircraft parts to Iran.
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Former Bristol-Myers Squibb Senior Executive Pleads Guilty for Role in Dishonest Dealings with the Federal Government (09-313)
A former senior executive of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS), Andrew Bodnar, pleaded guilty for his role in BMSs dishonest dealings with the federal government relating to a patent deal involving the popular blood-thinning drug Plavix. This plea agreement follows BMSs June 11, 2007, agreement to plead guilty and pay a $1 million criminal fine the maximum fine permitted by statute for misleading the government about the Plavix patent deal. ( Read more)
Justice Department to Monitor Election in Kane County, Illinois (09-312)
The Department announced that on April 7, 2009, it will monitor the election in Kane County, Ill., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. Under the Voting Rights Act, the Justice Department is authorized to ask the Office of Personnel Management to send federal observers to areas that are specially covered in the act or by a federal court order. ( Read more)
Federal, State Partners Announce Multi-Agency Crackdown Targeting Foreclosure Rescue Scams, Loan Modification Fraud (09-311)
As homeowners and communities throughout the country continue to face devastating consequences from the deep contraction in the economy and the housing market, the Obama Administration today announced a new coordinated effort across federal and state government and the private sector to target mortgage loan modification fraud and foreclosure rescue scams that threaten to hurt American homeowners and prevent them from getting the help they need during these challenging times. ( Read more)
April 3, 2009
Lobbyist Sentenced for Destroying Evidence in Public Corruption Investigation (09-309)
A partner in a Pennsylvania-based lobbying firm was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr., to five months of home detention for destroying evidence in connection with a public corruption investigation, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor for the District of Columbia, Assistant Director of the FBIs Washington Field Office Joseph Persichini Jr., and Special Agent in Charge C. André Martin of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation announced.
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Justice Department Seeks Removal of Pittsburgh-Area Man Who Served as Nazi Concentration Camp Guard (09-308)
The Department of Justice has initiated removal proceedings against a Sharon, Penn., resident who served as an armed SS guard at two Nazi concentration camps in Germany during World War II.
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Statement from Department of Justice Regarding Federal Law Enforcement Response to Binghamton, N.Y., Shootings (09-307)
The Department of Justice, through the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), is providing federal law enforcement assistance to the Binghamton Police Department in response to the shootings in Binghamton. The FBIs Albany, N.Y., field office has sent hostage negotiators, an evidence response team and command post assistance. ATF is providing seven special agents from the Syracuse and Albany field offices. The Department will continue to provide assistance as requested in response to this rapidly developing situation. ( Read more)
Former Member of U.S. Navy Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Disclosing Classified Information (09-306)
Nora R. Dannehy, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and other federal officials announced that Hassan Abu-Jihaad, formerly known as Paul R. Hall, 33, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for disclosing previously classified information relating to the national defense.
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April 2, 2009
Northrop Grumman Corp. Settles False Claims Act Case for Defective Satellite Parts (09-305)
Northrop Grumman Corp., its subsidiary Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp., and its predecessor TRW Inc. (collectively, Northrop) have agreed to settle for $325 million, False Claims Act allegations that Northrop provided and billed the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for defective microelectronic parts, known as Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors (HBTs). ( Read more)
Three Defendants Sentenced in "Advance-Fee" Fraud Scheme That Cost Victims More Than $1.2 Million (09-304)
Three defendants were sentenced to prison today after pleading guilty in January 2008 to federal charges of running an advance-fee scheme that targeted U.S. victims with promises of millions of dollars. ( Read more)
Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels (09-303)
The increased efforts and reallocation of personnel recently announced by the Department of Justice builds on the foundation of expertise and experience gained from ongoing efforts to combat Mexican drug cartels in the United States and to help Mexican law enforcement battle cartels in its own country. ( Read more)
Two Individuals Convicted on Charges of Conspiracy and Bribery in Connection with a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans Levee Reconstruction Project (09-302)
A former contract employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a dirt, sand and gravel subcontractor were both convicted on charges of conspiracy and bribery in connection with a $16 million hurricane protection project for the reconstruction of the Lake Cataouatche Levee, south of New Orleans. ( Read more)
Virginia Man Sentenced for Idaho Hunting Violations (09-301)
Paul L. Arnold was sentenced today by Judge Ronald Bush of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho to pay a $2,500 fine, serve two years probation, and perform 50 hours of community service for two misdemeanor violations of the Lacey Act, a federal wildlife enforcement statute, which occurred near Soda Springs, Idaho. ( Read more)
Former Jackson Police Department Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation (09-300)
Jonathan Haynes, a former police officer with the Jackson Police Department, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Jackson, Miss., to stealing money from a citizen during an off-duty encounter. ( Read more)
Connecticut Resident Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Tax Fraud Conspiracy Involving New York City Hospital (09-299)
A Trumbull, Conn., resident who was involved in operating three businesses in Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Krzysztof Koczon pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to conspiracy to aid another in filing false tax returns. ( Read more)
U.S. Sues 32 Individuals, Alleging $30 Million Tax Credit Scam Based on Sham Sales from Non-Existent Methane Production Facilities at Landfills (09-298)
The United States has sued four Certified Public Accounts (CPA), 27 tax preparers and one other individual, seeking to bar them from promoting an alleged tax scam involving bogus income tax credits claimed for sham sales of methane from landfills.
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Defendant Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export Military Aircraft Parts to Iran (09-297)
Traian Bujduveanu has pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Florida to a charge of conspiring to illegally export military and dual use aircraft parts to Iran. Bujduveanu appeared on behalf of himself and his now defunct corporation, Orion Aviation, in federal court in Miami today to announce his guilty plea. ( Read more)
UBS Client Charged with Filing False Tax Return (09-296)
Steven Michael Rubinstein, of Boca Raton, Fla., has been charged, via criminal complaint, with filing a false income tax return. Rubinstein made his initial appearance this morning before Magistrate Judge Barry S. Seltzer in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The defendant was temporarily detained, pending a bond hearing scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Seltzer.
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April 1, 2009
Former Baton Rouge, Louisiana Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violation (09-295)
Nathan Davis, a former police officer with the Baton Rouge Police Department in Baton Rouge, La., pleaded guilty today to a felony civil rights violation for use of excessive force. At todays court hearing, defendant Davis admitted that he intentionally used excessive force in March 2007 against a man who had been arrested, handcuffed and taken to a police department holding center. ( Read more)
Partner at Major International Accounting Firm Charged with Tax Crimes (09-294)
A Newark, N.J., federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Stephen A. Favato, a resident of Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., and a partner at a major international accounting firm, with tax charges for attempting to assist one of his clients evade income taxes. Favato, a partner in the accounting firms Woodbridge, N.J., office, was charged with tax evasion regarding the federal income taxes of Daniel Funsch and his spouse. ( Read more)
Massachusetts Man Convicted on Child Pornography Charge (09-292)
Rudy Frabizio, 46, of Acton, Mass., was convicted today of possession of child pornography. Frabizio was found guilty after a seven-day jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Boston. Frabizio may face up to five years in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 5, 2009.
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One Current and Two Retired Baltimore City Police Department Officers Indicted on Civil Rights Charges (09-291)
A current Baltimore City Police Department officer and two retired officers were charged in a six-count federal indictment unsealed today with civil rights and obstruction of justice violations stemming from an April 2004 incident during which officers allegedly assaulted a handcuffed and shackled juvenile with a baton and pool stick.
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Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down Iowa Tax Preparation Firm (09-290)
The United States has brought suit in federal court against Gayle Lemmon of Humboldt, Iowa. The lawsuit seeks to bar her and her firm from preparing federal tax returns for others. According to the government complaint in the case, Lemmons firm, Gayles Bookkeeping and Tax Service Inc., prepares federal income tax returns for customers that unlawfully understate tax liabilities by claiming improper deductions for the business use of the home and for non-deductible personal expenses.
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City of Independence, Missouri, Agrees to Major Sewer System Upgrades (09-289)
The city of Independence, Mo., has agreed to make major improvements to its sanitary sewer system, at an estimated cost of more than $35 million, to eliminate unauthorized overflows of untreated sewage into the Missouri River each year. Under the terms of the consent decree, lodged in Kansas City, Mo., Independence will also pay a civil penalty of $255,000 and will spend an additional $450,000 on supplemental environmental projects designed to enhance Missouri River watershed by improving storm water detention basins and stabilizing stream banks.
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Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder Regarding United States V. Theodore F. Stevens (09-288)
In connection with the post-trial litigation in United States v. Theodore F. Stevens, the Department of Justice has conducted a review of the case, including an examination of the extent of the disclosures provided to the defendant. After careful review, I have concluded that certain information should have been provided to the defense for use at trial. In light of this conclusion, and in consideration of the totality of the circumstances of this particular case, I have determined that it is in the interest of justice to dismiss the indictment and not proceed with a new trial."
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