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August 12, 2009
Two Defendants Plead Guilty in Counterfeit Pipe Coupling Scheme (09-792)
Hayden B. Greene, 31, of Tulsa, Okla., and James Robert Roy, 42, of Tomball, Texas, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture and sell counterfeit pipe couplings. ( Read more)
Arizona Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
for Receipt of Child Pornography (09-791)
Charles Brown, 54, of Mesa, Ariz., was sentenced today to five years in prison and lifetime supervised release following his prison term for receiving child pornography. ( Read more)
Atlanta Defendant Found Guilty of Supporting Terrorists (09-790)
A federal jury has found Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, 23, of Roswell, Ga., guilty on all four counts of an indictment charging him with supporting terrorists and a foreign terrorist organization, after a trial that lasted seven days. ( Read more)
August 11, 2009
Former Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Convicted
of Stealing Large Amounts of Fuel from U.S. Army in Iraq (09-789)
Robert Jeffery, 55, was convicted today by a federal jury in Alexandria, Va., for his role in a scheme to steal fuel worth approximately $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq. ( Read more)
Leader of Colombian Drug Cartel
and Former FBI Top-Ten Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Drug, Murder
and Racketeering Charges (09-788)
Diego Montoya Sanchez, 48, one of the leaders of the Norte Valle Colombian drug cartel and a former FBI Top Ten Fugitive, pleaded guilty today in Miami to drug trafficking, murder and racketeering charges.
( Read more)
Ohio Edison Agrees to Repower
Power Plant with Renewable Biomass Fuel (09-787)
Ohio Edison Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has agreed in a consent decree to repower one of its coal-fired power plants using primarily renewable biomass fuels. ( Read more)
August 10, 2009
Justice Department Signs Agreement with Port St. Lucie, Florida,
to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities (09-785)
The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the city of Port St. Lucie, Fla., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ( Read more)
ICE and DOJ Sign Agreements to Share Information on Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime (09-784)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009, to foster increased communication between participating agencies at the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Fusion Center and the International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center (IOC-2). ( Read more)
August 7, 2009
Former U.S. Army Contracting Official Pleads Guilty
to Accepting Bribes (09-783)
A former U.S. Army contracting official pleaded guilty today to accepting more than $80,000 in bribes in exchange for providing contract work to two Afghan trucking companies. ( Read more)
Federal Judge Sentences Defendants Who Perpetrated $10.9 Million Medicare Fraud HIV Infusion Scheme (09-782)
Miami physician Keith Russell, 65, and physician’s assistant Jorge Luis Pacheco, 50, were each sentenced to 97 months in prison, and physician’s assistant Eda Marietta Milanes, 43, was sentenced to 63 months in prison, for their roles in fraud schemes that involved billing Medicare for $10,903,509 worth of unnecessary HIV infusion treatments. ( Read more)
Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Offering to Bribe
U.S. Army Contracting Official in Afghanistan (09-781)
Two dual Afghan/U.S. citizens today pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to offer $1 million in bribes to a U.S. Army contracting official in Afghanistan. ( Read more)
August 6, 2009
Union Pacific Railroad Company Agrees to Settle
Clean Water Act Violations in Nevada (09-780)
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has agreed to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in Nevada by restoring 122 acres of mountain-desert streams and wetlands, implementing storm water controls at its construction sites, and paying a civil penalty. ( Read more)
Oregon Man Indicted for Dumping Hazardous Waste (09-779)
Dennis Beetham and his company, D.B. Western Inc., have been indicted on both federal and state charges alleging that he illegally dumped hazardous and other industrial waste in Crook County, Ore. ( Read more)
Ready-Mix Concrete Producer Agrees
to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations (09-778)
Aggregate Industries - Northeast Region Inc., will pay a $2.75 million civil penalty and implement a regional evaluation and compliance program to resolve numerous violations of the Clean Water Act at 23 facilities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. ( Read more)
August 5, 2009
Former Congressman William J. Jefferson
Convicted of Bribery, Racketeering, Money Laundering
and Other Related Charges (09-775)
A federal jury today convicted former United States Congressman William J. Jefferson, 62, of New Orleans, La., of using his office to corruptly solicit bribes. ( Read more)
Husband of Former Army Officer Pleads Guilty to Laundering Money Stolen from Iraq (09-773)
A New Jersey accountant pleaded guilty today to laundering portions of more than $300,000 stolen from the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in the Republic of Iraq and brought back to the United States by his wife, a former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. ( Read more)
Justice Department Seeks to Bar Couple’s “Asset-protection” Scheme Allegedly Operated from Florida and Bahamas (09-772)
The United States has filed a lawsuit to bar a married couple’s alleged nationwide tax fraud scheme involving so-called asset protection. ( Read more)
Justice Department and USDA to Hold Public Workshops to Explore Competition Issues in the Agriculture Industry (09-771)
“Maintaining a robust agricultural sector is crucial to the strength of the American economy and to who we are as a nation,” said Attorney General Holder. “Through the dialogue established in these workshops and, ultimately through our actions, we are committed to ensuring that competition and regulatory actions benefit all American consumers and businesses.”
( Read more)
Justice Department Signs Agreement with Fayette County, Pennsylvania,
to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities (09-770)
The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Fayette County, Pa., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative, which aims to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ( Read more)
Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced for Attempting
to Receive Protected Leopard Tortoises (09-769)
Rene Soliz of Alice, Texas, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Corpus Christi, Texas, to serve three years of supervised probation, 250 hours of community service and pay a $1,500 fine for violating the Lacey Act by attempting to receive 15 Tanzanian leopard tortoises that were transported into the United States. ( Read more)
August 4, 2009
Business Owner Sentenced to 100 Years for His Role in Scheme
to Defraud Clients of Funds Allegedly Held in Trust (09-768)
Edward H. Okun, the former owner of The 1031 Tax Group LLP (1031TG), was sentenced today to 100 years in prison for his leading role in a scheme to defraud and obtain approximately $126 million in client funds held by 1031TG. ( Read more)
Justice Department Obtains $35,000 in Disability-Based Housing
Discrimination Settlement with Apartment Complex
in Longview, Washington (09-767)
The Justice Department announced an agreement with the former owners and managers of Valley View Apartments in Longview, Wash., to settle allegations that they violated the Fair Housing Act by intentionally discriminating against an individual with a disability. ( Read more)
Boston-Based Bus Company Agrees to $650,000 Penalty for Violating the Clean Air Act and Anti-Idling Regulations (09-766)
Paul Revere Transportation LLC, a bus company based in Boston, has agreed to pay a $650,000 civil penalty after being found liable by a jury in June for violating federal and state clean air laws for idling their buses for extended periods of time. The company was found liable on June 8, 2009, after a six-day trial in U.S. District Court in Boston, for 234 separate violations of the Clean Air Act and a Massachusetts anti-idling regulation. ( Read more)
Justice Department Signs Agreement with
Chautauqua County, New York, to Ensure Civic Access
for People with Disabilities (09-765)
The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Chautauqua County, N.Y., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative, which aims to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ( Read more)
Aluminum Recycler Agrees
to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations (09-764)
Aleris International Inc., one of the nation’s largest aluminum recyclers, and 13 of its subsidiaries have committed to implementing environmental improvements and controls projected to cost $4.2 million at 15 plants located in 11 states. ( Read more)
August 3, 2009
U.S. Sues First Choice Armor & Equipment for Providing
Defective Bullet-Proof Vests to Law Enforcement Agencies (09-763)
The United States has filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against First Choice Armor & Equipment Inc. and its founder, Edward Dovner, for submitting false claims for bullet-proof vests purchased by the United States for federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies. ( Read more)
Five Companies Agree to $21 Million Settlement for
Environmental Damages in Pennsylvania (09-762)
Five companies have agreed to compensate the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania nearly $21.4 million in cash and valuable property to address natural resource damages resulting from decades of zinc smelting operations at the Palmerton Zinc Pile Superfund site in northeast Pennsylvania. ( Read more)
Justice Department Signs Agreement with Wendell, Idaho,
to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities (09-761)
The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the city of Wendell, Idaho, to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative, which aims to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ( Read more)
Attorney General Holder Appoints New Member
to the Board of Immigration Appeals (09-760)
Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., announced today the appointment John H. Guendelsberger as a new member of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA is part of the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review located in Falls Church, Va., and is responsible for hearing appeals of decisions rendered by immigration judges or certain Department of Homeland Security officers. ( Read more)
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