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June 30, 2009
Former Promoter of Abusive Trusts Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion (09-648)
Roderick Prescott, a resident of Orem, Utah, and a former principal of National Trust Services (NTS) in San Jose, Calif., and later Selma, Ore., pleaded guilty today to tax evasion. Prescott admitted to evading at least $550,000 in personal income taxes for 1998 and 1999. Prescott was scheduled to begin trial on July 7, 2009, before Chief U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken in Eugene, Ore.
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Superseding Indictment Returned in Federal Kidnapping and Drug Case (09-647)
Additional charges and defendants have been added to a federal case arising from the abduction of a boy from his Las Vegas home in October 2008. ( Read more)
Fort Myers Real Estate Agents Sentenced to Prison for Tax Crimes (09-646)
Sheri Redekker Barry and Warren Thomas Barry, a wife and husband who are both real estate agents in Fort Myers, Fla., have been sentenced to prison for conspiracy and failure to file tax returns. U.S. District Court Judge John E. Steele on Monday sentenced Sheri Barry to 36 months in prison and Warren Barry to 24 months in prison. The court also ordered the Barrys to pay restitution in the amount of $555,728.
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Former Indiana Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Reports (09-645)
Herbert L. Corn, the former superintendent of the city of Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant in Rochester, Ind., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in South Bend, Ind., to falsifying monthly discharge monitoring reports that concealed violations of the Clean Water Act at the Rochester plant. ( Read more)
Former Virginia Marine Products Company Executive Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging on Contracts with the U.S. Navy and Others (09-644)
The chief executive officer of a former Virginia marine products company pleaded guilty and has agreed to pay a $100,000 criminal fine and serve time in jail for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids and allocate customers with respect to marine products purchased by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other public and private entities.
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Phoenix Asphalt Paver Convicted of Tax Evasion (09-643)
John D. Stacey, a resident of Phoenix, was convicted today of income tax evasion, corrupt interference with the due administration of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and multiple counts of fraudulent use of a social security number. A federal jury convicted Stacey of all counts of the indictment following a three week trial before Judge Neil V. Wake in Phoenix.
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U.S. National Charged with Sexual Abuse While Overseas (09-642)
Andrew Warren, 41, has been charged in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with one count of sexual abuse in Algeria within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. ( Read more)
Former National Archives Employee Pleads Guilty to Conflict of Interest (09-641)
Jeffrey Davis, a former employee of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to engaging in a felony conflict of interest by collecting fees from customers of a company he owned and operated for services he performed as part of his official duties at NARA. ( Read more)
June 29, 2009
Former Social Worker Sentenced for Role in Scheme to Defraud Department of Veterans Affairs
and Obstructing Justice (09-639)
A former Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) social work associate was sentenced to three years in prison for her role in a scheme to defraud the United States of her honest services in connection with her work finding suitable housing and daily care for mentally ill and disabled military veterans and then obstructing the VAs investigation into the fraudulent scheme. ( Read more)
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Stonescape Pavers LLC to Enforce Employment Rights of U.S. Air Force Reservist (09-638)
The Department today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas against Stonescape Pavers LLC alleging that the company willfully violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by firing Matthew T. Denning without cause when he returned from active duty. ( Read more)
Miami Physician Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Role
in $10 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme (09-637)
Miami physician Roberto Rodriguez, 54, was sentenced today to 97 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion services. ( Read more)
Alleged Afghan Narcotics Trafficker Ordered Detained Pending Trial on U.S. Drug Charges (09-636)
Haji Bagcho, aka Haji Bagh Chagul, an Afghan national, was ordered detained today by Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia while he awaits trial on U.S. narcotics charges. ( Read more)
Former Executive of Philadelphia Company Pleads Guilty to
Paying Bribes to Vietnamese Officials (09-635)
A former executive of Philadelphia-based Nexus Technologies Inc. pleaded guilty today in connection with his participation in a conspiracy to bribe Vietnamese government officials in exchange for lucrative contracts to supply equipment and technology to Vietnamese government agencies, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). ( Read more)
June 26, 2009
Justice Department Files Complaint and Reaches Settlement to Improve Conditions at Texas State Facilities for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (09-634)
The Department announced a simultaneous lawsuit and settlement with the state of Texas concerning the care given to residents of the states 13 facilities for persons with developmental disabilities. Along with the settlement agreement, the Department will file a complaint initiating a lawsuit against the state in federal court. An independent monitor will be appointed to oversee the states compliance with the settlement agreement and the court will retain ultimate jurisdiction.
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GSA Contractor University Loft Company to Pay U.S. $400,000 to Resolve Contract Fraud Allegations (09-633)
Following an investigation of alleged false claims and contract fraud, J Squared Inc., d/b/a University Loft Company, has reached a settlement with the United States. Indiana-based University Loft Company has agreed to pay the United States $400,000. The settlement resolves allegations that the company knowingly sold Malaysian-made furniture to government purchasers in violation of the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). ( Read more)
Dallas Independent School District Agrees to Settle False Claims Allegations Involving E-Rate Program (09-632)
The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) has agreed to settle claims that the school district violated the False Claims Act in connection with the Federal Communications Commissions E-Rate program. Under the terms of the settlement, the DISD will relinquish more than $150 million in requests for federal funds, and will pay a total of $750,000.
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Eight Miami-Area Residents Charged in $22 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Home Health Care Agencies (09-631)
Eight Miami-Dade County, Fla., residents have been indicted in connection with an alleged $22 million Medicare fraud scheme operated out of Miami businesses purporting to specialize in home health care services. A temporary restraining order freezing assets of the indicted defendants and their companies was also filed.
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June 25, 2009
Former Contracting Officer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns (09-630)
Tijani Ahmed Saani, a former civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense, pleaded guilty today to filing false tax returns for tax years 2003 through 2007. Saani, 53, a former resident of Kuwait City, Kuwait, worked as a contracting officer in Kuwait from 1994 until his arrest in May 2008. According to the indictment to which Saani pleaded guilty, he worked on detail from 2002 to 2007 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. ( Read more)
Former Memphis, Tennessee, Police Officer
Convicted of Civil Rights Violations (09-629)
Carlton Moore, formerly an officer with the Memphis Police Department, pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court in Memphis, Tenn., to three counts of violating civil rights for stealing money from motorists while acting under color of law. Moore faces up to three years in prison. ( Read more)
Florida Man Indicted in Connection with Fraudulent Vending Machine Business Opportunity Venture (09-628)
A Tampa federal grand jury has charged a Florida man with criminal contempt of a federal court order in connection with the operation of a fraudulent vending machine business opportunity. The criminal charges form part of the governments continued nationwide crackdown on business opportunity fraud. ( Read more)
Owner of New Jersey Landscaping Sub-Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Environmental Protection Agency (09-627)
The co-owner of a Martinsville, N.J., landscaping company pleaded guilty to participating in a fraud conspiracy at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site, Federal Creosote, located in Manville, N.J. Frederick Landgraber pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey today to one count of conspiracy to defraud the EPA from approximately March 2002 until approximately June 2005 at the Federal Creosote site. ( Read more)
UBS Client Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return (09-626)
UBS client, Steven Michael Rubinstein of Boca Raton, Fla., pleaded guilty today to filing a false tax return for tax year 2004. On April 1, 2009, Rubinstein was charged with filing a false tax return that intentionally failed to disclose the existence of a Swiss bank account maintained by UBS of which he was the beneficial owner and failed to report any income earned on that account.
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June 24, 2009
Federal Court Enjoins Las Vegas Man Whose Tax-fraud Scheme
Is Estimated to Have Cost Treasury $31 Million (09-624)
A federal court has permanently enjoined Reinhold Sommerstedt, a Las Vegas-based promoter of a sham trust tax scam. ( Read more)
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Operations Lead to Charges Against 53 Doctors, Health Care Executives and Beneficiaries for More Than $50 Million in Alleged False Billing in Detroit (09-623)
As demonstrated by todays charges and arrests, we will strike back against those whose fraudulent schemes not only undermine a program upon which 45 million aged and disabled Americans depend, but which also contribute directly to rising health care costs that all Americans must bear, said Attorney General Holder. ( Read more)
Alabama Resident Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns
in Connection with Embezzlement Scheme (09-622)
Sims Lawson Jr., a resident of Killen, Ala., pleaded guilty yesterday to filing false tax returns for years 2002 through 2004. Lawson appeared before Judge R. David Proctor in Birmingham, Ala., and admitted that he failed to pay federal income taxes of $369,038 and state income taxes of $50,938. ( Read more)
June 23, 2009
United States Settles Claims Alleging Bid Rigging Conspiracy with Two German Moving Companies (09-618)
The United States has settled with two German moving companies relating to allegations of bid rigging in violation of the False Claims Act. ( Read more)
City of Duluth, Minnesota, and Western Lake Superior Sanitary District Agree to Eliminate Sewer Overflows (09-618)
The city of Duluth, Minn., and the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District have agreed to make improvements to the areas sewer system, estimated to cost about $130 million, to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows in an agreement filed today in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minn. ( Read more)
Media Executive John Malone to Pay $1.4 Million Civil Penalty for Violating Antitrust Premerger Notification Requirements (09-616)
Media executive John C. Malone will pay a $1.4 million civil penalty to settle charges that he violated premerger reporting and waiting requirements when he acquired Discovery Holding Co. voting securities. The Departments Antitrust Division, at the request of the Federal Trade Commission, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., against Malone for violating the notification requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act of 1976. At the same time, the Department filed a proposed settlement that, if approved by the court, will settle the charges.
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Justice Department Intervenes in Americans with Disabilities Act Lawsuit
Against Transportation Provider (09-612)
The Department announced that it has moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Jackson, Miss., challenging inaccessibility in Jacksons public transportation system. The pending lawsuit, filed by 11 residents of Jackson with disabilities and two non-profit organizations that work on behalf of people with disabilities, alleges violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (ADA).
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June 22, 2009
Detroit Spammer and Four Co-Conspirators Plead Guilty to
Multi-Million Dollar E-mail Stock Fraud Scheme (09-615)
Five individuals pleaded guilty today in federal court in Detroit for their roles in a wide-ranging international stock fraud scheme involving the illegal use of bulk commercial e-mails, or "spamming." ( Read more)
Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on U.S. Supreme Courts Ruling in Voting Rights Act Case, Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder (09-614)
The Supreme Courts decision to leave in place Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act marks a victory for voting rights in America. ( Read more)
Washington State Police Officer Indicted
on Federal Civil Rights Charges (09-613)
A two-count federal grand jury indictment returned against Karl F. Thompson Jr., a Spokane, Wash., police officer, was unsealed today. ( Read more)
June 19, 2009
Two Military Officials Plead Guilty to Bribery, Fraud and Conspiracy
Related to Defense Contracts in Afghanistan (09-611)
Two U.S. military officials pleaded guilty to various bribery, fraud and conspiracy charges relating to Department of Defense (DOD) contracts in Afghanistan. ( Read more)
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination at Mobile Home Park
in Gulfport, Mississippi (09-610)
The Department today filed a lawsuit against the former owner and managers of Homestead Mobile Home Village, a mobile home park in Gulfport, Miss., for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against black tenants on the basis of race or color. ( Read more)
Stanford Financial Group Executives and Former Chairman of Antiguan Bank Regulator
Indicted for Fraud and Obstruction (09-608)
Robert Allen Stanford, 59, chairman of the Houston-based Stanford Financial Group (SFG), three SFG executives and the former chief executive officer of the Antiguan bank regulatory agency have been indicted on fraud and obstruction charges related to a $7 billion scheme to defraud investors. ( Read more)
June 18, 2009
New York Man Indicted for Clean Air Act Violations (09-606)
A federal grand jury in the Western District of New York, has returned an indictment charging Keith Gordon-Smith, owner of an asbestos removal company, with numerous violations of the Clean Air Act, submitting false statements and obstruction of justice. The charges stem from allegations that Gordon-Smith directed and caused illegal asbestos removal at several sites in the Rochester, N.Y., area, and hid the illegal asbestos removal from federal agencies. ( Read more)
Former Military Contractor Convicted of Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Afghanistan (09-605)
Raschad L. "Sean" Lewis, a former fuel section employee of Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. (KBR), assigned to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, was found guilty yesterday by a federal jury of conspiracy, false writing, bribery of a public official, and false claims stemming from a bribery and a fuel diversion scheme. ( Read more)
Statement from the Attorney General on Todays Decision by the Supreme Court in District Attorneys Office for the Third Judicial District et al. v. Osborne (09-604)
In the 2004 Innocence Protection Act, Congress guaranteed access to DNA evidence held by the federal government under specific conditions, and made money available to encourage states to do the same. Todays decision reaffirmed the power of such practices, and I hope that in light of todays decision all levels of government will follow the federal governments lead by working to expand access to DNA evidence. ( Read more)
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination by Marion, Alabama, Against Alabama National Guard Member (09-603)
The Department has entered into a consent decree with the city of Marion, Ala., that, if approved by the U.S. District Court in Mobile, Ala., will resolve the Departments lawsuit filed against Marion on behalf of Cynthia Y. Davis, a member of the states Army National Guard. ( Read more)
Honolulu Man and Woman Indicted on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges (09-601)
A federal grand jury in the District of Hawaii has indicted Rodney D. King, 43, and Sharon-Mae Nishimura, 30, both of Honolulu, on multiple counts of federal sex trafficking of adult women and minor female victims. ( Read more)
Joint Statement by Secretary Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder on Todays Signing of a DEA-ICE Drug Trafficking Enforcement Agreement (09-600)
Giving ICE agents the authority to investigate drug trafficking cases, enhancing information sharing capabilities between ICE and the DEA, and ensuring full participation in intelligence centers will strengthen our efforts to combat international narcotics smuggling, streamline operations and bring better intelligence to our front line personnel.
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June 17, 2009
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the Sheriff of Bryan County, Oklahoma,
Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination (09-598)
The Department today entered into a consent decree with the sheriff of Bryan County, Okla., that, if approved by the U.S. District Court in Muskogee, Okla., will resolve the Departments employment discrimination complaint against the Sheriff, also filed today with the court. ( Read more)
June 16, 2009
Two Baltimore Businessmen Indicted for Conspiring to Rig Bids at Maryland Tax Lien Auctions (09-597)
Two Baltimore businessmen were indicted today for conspiring to rig bids at tax lien auctions in Maryland for more than five years. The one-count felony indictment filed today in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore alleges that Harvey M. Nusbaum and his business partner, Jack W. Stollof, participated in a conspiracy to rig bids in tax lien auctions conducted by the city of Baltimore and various counties in the state of Maryland beginning in or around the Spring of 2002 and continuing until at least Aug. 9, 2007. ( Read more)
Associate of Tax Defier Irwin Schiff Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime (09-596)
Lawrence Cohen, a resident of Las Vegas and a former employee of the now defunct Freedom Books, pleaded guilty today to a tax charge before U.S. District Judge Kent J. Dawson in Las Vegas. Cohen pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false 2000 Form 1040 for a client of Freedom Books. ( Read more)
Two Oregon Men Sentenced for Role in Federal Hate Crime (09-595)
Gary Moss, 37, was sentenced to serve 41 months in federal prison for conspiring to deprive individuals of their civil rights, and co-conspirator Devan Klausegger, 30, was sentenced to serve 51 months for the same charge. ( Read more)
June 15, 2009
Wife of Gang Leader Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Charges (09-593)
Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) member Marie Chavez, aka "Shorty," the wife of an alleged ALKQN leader Jose Nava, aka "Chino," pleaded guilty to a superseding indictment charging her and 16 co-defendants with various offenses related to alleged narcotics and weapons trafficking and violent activities ( Read more)
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Nevada to Enforce Employment Rights
of U.S. Army Reservist (09-592)
The Department today filed a lawsuit against the state of Nevada and its Office of the State Controller alleging it violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by refusing to promptly reemploy Arthur Ingram when he returned from active military duty and then by firing him after he filed a USERRA complaint. ( Read more)
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the Sheriff of Harrison County, Indiana,
Alleging Sex Discrimination (09-591)
The Department today entered into a consent decree with Harrison County, Ind., Sheriff George Michael Deatrick, in his official capacity, the Harrison County Board of Commissioners and the Harrison County Council that, if approved by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, will resolve the Departments complaint filed in March 2009 under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. ( Read more)
Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli Announces New Initiative on
Tribal Justice in Indian Country (09-589)
Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli announced the launch of a new major Department initiative to increase engagement, coordination and action on tribal justice in Indian Country. NCAI provides national leadership on issues facing tribal communities throughout the United States.
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June 12, 2009
United States Transfers Three Guantanamo Detainees
to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (09-587)
Three Saudi nationals were transferred today from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under appropriate security measures. ( Read more)
Tyson Foods Sentenced to Pay Fine for OSHA Violation That Led to Worker Death (09-586)
Tyson Foods Inc. was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Arkansas to pay the maximum fine for willfully violating worker safety regulations that led to a workers death in its River Valley Animal Foods (RVAF) plant in Texarkana, Ark. The court ordered Tyson Food to pay the $500,000, the maximum criminal fine as well as serve one year probation.
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Silver Spring, Maryland, Return Preparer Found Guilty of Preparing False Tax Returns for Clients (09-585)
Following a four-day trial and less than an hour of deliberations, a federal jury today convicted tax return preparer, Marcel J. Toto-Ngosso, of Silver Spring, Md., of 17 counts of preparing false tax returns in connection with a scheme to generate fraudulent tax refunds for client-taxpayers.
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Shark Fins Dealer Pleads Guilty to Illegally Dealing in Fins from Protected Species (09-584)
Mark L. Harrison, a resident of Southport, Fla., and Harrison International LLC, a Florida corporation, today pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to violating the Lacey Act, a federal fish and wildlife trafficking law, by dealing in shark fins, the landing of which was not reported as required by law. In addition, Mark Harrison pleaded guilty to a second charge related to his attempted export of shark fins of species that are prohibited to harvest under laws of the state of Florida. ( Read more)
June 11, 2009
Chicago Police Officer Sentenced for Violating Federal Civil Rights of a Man
Beaten While Restrained in a Wheelchair (09-581)
William Cozzi, a Chicago police officer, was sentenced today to 40 months in federal prison for violating the federal civil rights of a man whom the officer struck repeatedly with a dangerous weapon while the man was handcuffed and shackled in a wheelchair. ( Read more)
United States Transfers Two Guantanamo Detainees to Foreign Nations (09-580)
The Department today announced that one national of Iraq and one national of Chad have been transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to their home countries. ( Read more)
Two Individuals Indicted for Trafficking Counterfeit Gaming Machines and Computer Programs (09-579)
Rodolfo Rodriguez Cabrera, 43, a Cuban national, and Henry Mantilla, 35, of Cape Coral, Fla., have been charged in a scheme to produce and sell counterfeit International Game Technology (IGT)-brand video gaming machines, commonly known as slot machines, and counterfeit IGT computer programs. ( Read more)
Defendant Sentenced in Conspiracy to Export Military Aircraft Parts to Iran (09-578)
Traian Bujduveanu was sentenced in Miami federal court for his role in a conspiracy to illegally export military and dual use aircraft parts to Iran. ( Read more)
Georgia Federal Court Permanently Bars Fulton County Man from Preparing Tax Returns (09-577)
A federal court in Atlanta has permanently barred Derrick Jackson and his businesses from preparing federal tax returns for others. The court said that since 2002, Jackson "has prepared blatantly fraudulent tax returns for customers." Jacksons businesses were called Tax Wisdom and International Tax and Accounting Services. ( Read more)
Defense Department Official Indicted on Espionage, False Statement Charges (09-576)
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia has indicted James Wilbur Fondren Jr., on one count of conspiracy to communicate classified information to an agent of a foreign government and act as an illegal foreign agent; four counts of unlawfully communicating classified information to an agent of a foreign government; and three counts of making false statements to the FBI. ( Read more)
Seafood Wholesaler and Owner Plead Guilty to Conspiracy
in the Illegal Harvesting of Rockfish (09-575)
Golden Eye Seafood LLC and owner, Robert Lumpkins of St. Marys County, Md., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to and violating the Lacey Act, by falsely recording the amount and weight of striped bass, also known as rockfish, that were harvested by local fisherman and checked-in through Golden Eye from 2003 to 2007 ( Read more)
United States Resettles Four Uighur Detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Bermuda (09-574)
Four detainees, Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity who had been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, have been resettled in Bermuda. ( Read more)
June 10, 2009
Arrests Made in Operation Targeting Network Selling Stolen Native American Artifacts (09-573)
FBI and BLM agents, joined by the U.S. Marshals and local and state law enforcement partners, were simultaneously arresting defendants and executing search warrants in Utah Wednesday morning following a more than two-year undercover operation targeting a network of individuals allegedly involved in the sale, purchase, and exchange of artifacts illegally taken from public or Indian lands in the Four Corners region of the country. ( Read more)
Defendant Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Support Terrorists (09-572)
After a bench trial held last week in the Northern District of Georgia, U.S. District Judge William S. Duffey, Jr., announced today that Syed Haris Ahmed, 24, has been found guilty of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. ( Read more)
June 9, 2009
United States Files False Claims Act Suit Against California Mortgage Lender Capmark Finance (09-570)
The Department filed suit against California mortgage lender Capmark Finance Inc., charging that Capmark violated the False Claims Act by making false statements on applications for federal mortgage insurance covering residential nursing homes. ( Read more)
Jenkens & Gilchrist Attorneys, BDO Seidman Accountants, and Bankers Charged in Criminal Tax Fraud Related to Tax Shelters Generating Over Seven Billion Dollars of Fraudulent Tax Losses (09-569)
An indictment was filed today charging seven individuals -- three former shareholders of the Jenkens & Gilchrist law firm (J&G), the former Chief Executive Officer and a former tax partner from the BDO Seidman accounting firm (BDO), and two former bankers from a foreign bank with headquarters in New York (Bank A) -- with tax fraud conspiracy and related crimes arising out of tax shelters promoted by J&G, BDO, and the bank. ( Read more)
Wisconsin Couple Sentenced for Forcing a Woman to Work as Their Domestic Servant for 19 Years (09-568)
Jefferson Calimlim Sr. and his wife, Elnora Calimlim, both medical doctors in Milwaukee, Wis., were each sentenced today to 72 months in prison for forcing a woman to work as their domestic servant and illegally harboring her for 19 years in their Brookfield, Wis., residence. ( Read more)
Former District of Columbia Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges (09-567)
Willie Borden, a former Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department officer, pleaded guilty today to a criminal tax charge before U.S. District Court Judge James Robertson. ( Read more)
New Jersey University Hospital to Pay Additional $2 Million to Resolve Fraud Claims That Facility Double Billed Medicaid (09-566)
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) has agreed to pay the United States $2 million to resolve federal civil fraud allegations that its hospital defrauded Medicaid. From 1993 to 2004, UMDNJs University Hospital submitted claims to Medicaid for outpatient physician services that were also being billed by doctors working in the hospitals outpatient centers. ( Read more)
Fact Sheet: Prosecuting and Detaining Terror Suspects in the
U.S. Criminal Justice System (09-564)
Since the 1990s, the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has investigated and successfully prosecuted a wide range of international and domestic terrorism cases including the bombings of the World Trade Center and U.S. Embassies in East Africa in the 1990s. ( Read more)
Ahmed Ghailani Transferred from Guantanamo Bay to
New York for Prosecution on Terror Charges (09-563)
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian national who had been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility since September 2006, arrived early this morning in the Southern District of New York to face criminal charges stemming from his alleged role in the Aug. 7, 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya. ( Read more)
June 8, 2009
Former Employee at U.S. Embassy in Haiti Sentenced to 18 Months
in Prison for Theft of More Than $800,000 (09-562)
A former employee at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for stealing more than $800,000 from the U.S. Department of State. ( Read more)
Justice Department Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Essex County, New Jersey (09-559)
The Department filed a lawsuit today against Essex County, N.J., alleging that it discriminated against a Muslim corrections officer on the basis of her religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ( Read more)
June 5, 2009
Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Conviction of Former Mississippi Klansman in 1964 Kidnapping and Murder of Two African American Men (09-558)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today rejected a challenge to the conviction of James Ford Seale, a former member of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi. Seale was convicted by a federal jury in Mississippi in 2007 and sentenced to three life terms in prison. ( Read more)
Four Miami-Area Residents Sentenced in $10 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme (09-557)
Four Miami-area residents were sentenced today in connection with a $10 million Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion clinics. Alexis Dagnesses, 44; Gonzalo Nodarse, 38; Alexis Carrazana, 41; and Dr. Carlos Garrido, 69, all pleaded guilty in March 2009 to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck.
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Korean Corporate Owner of Cargo Vessel Sentenced to Pay $2.2 Million for Conspiracy and Falsifying Records (09-556)
U. S. District Court Judge Richard Lazzara (Middle District of Florida) today sentenced the Korean corporation STX Pan Ocean Co. Ltd., which operates the commercial cargo ship M/V Ocean Jade, to pay $2.2 million in penalties and serve four years of probation for conspiring to falsify and falsifying environmental compliance records.
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Justice Department Launches Investigation into Federal Crimes in Connection
with the Murder of Dr. George Tiller (09-555)
The Department's Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Kansas have launched a federal investigation into federal crimes in connection with the murder of Dr. George Tiller. ( Read more)
Former State Department Official and Wife Arrested for Serving as Illegal Agents of
Cuba for Nearly 30 Years (09-554)
A former State Department official and his wife have been arrested on charges of serving as illegal agents of the Cuban government for nearly 30 years and conspiring to provide classified U.S. information to the Cuban government. ( Read more)
Obama Administration Announces National Strategy to Reduce Drug Trafficking and Flow of Bulk Cash and Weapons Across Southwest Border (09-553)
Today, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Department of Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano, and Director of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske released President Obamas strategy to stem the flow of illegal drugs and their illicit proceeds across the Southwest border and reduce associated crime and violence in the region. ( Read more)
International Competition Network Adopts Recommended Practices to Improve Merger Analysis and Presents Reports on Unilateral Conduct Issues (09-552)
At the eighth annual International Competition Network (ICN) conference in Zurich, Switzerland, the ICN adopted new Recommended Practices for substantive merger analysis and presented two new reports on the analysis of tying and bundled discounting and loyalty discounts and rebates under unilateral conduct laws. ( Read more)
June 4, 2009
Department Asks Alaska Corruption Cases Be Remanded to District Court,
Former State Representatives Be Released (09-550)
The Department of Justice today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to remand the cases of former Alaska State Representatives Victor Kohring and Peter Kott, who were convicted on corruption charges in 2007, to the District Court. ( Read more)
June 3, 2009
Massachusetts Couple Charged with Tax Evasion (09-549)
Frederick Allen and Kimberlee Allen, both of Harwich, Mass., were arraigned today before Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler in Boston on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, tax evasion and failure to file tax returns. The indictment alleges that the Allens conspired to defraud the United States of assessing and collecting federal income taxes from 1998 through April 2009. ( Read more)
Attorney General Vacates Compean Order, Initiates New Rulemaking to
Govern Immigration Removal Proceedings (09-547)
Attorney General Eric Holder today vacated the order issued in Matter of Compean by Attorney General Mukasey in January and announced his intention to initiate a new rulemaking proceeding for regulations to govern claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in removal proceedings. ( Read more)
Northwest Indiana Businessman Who Used Sham Trusts Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud on Eve of Trial (09-546)
Donald Sikma, a businessman from Dyer, Ind., has pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return. Sikma, whose trial was scheduled to begin today, entered his guilty plea Monday before Judge Theresa L. Springmann in Fort Wayne, Ind. ( Read more)
June 2, 2009
Three Colombian Nationals Arrested, Charged in
Alien Smuggling and Visa Fraud Scheme (09-545)
Three Colombian nationals have been arrested in Colombia on charges of conspiracy to commit alien smuggling for profit, alien smuggling for profit, and conspiracy to commit visa fraud in connection with their alleged roles in an extensive and sophisticated visa fraud scheme against the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia. ( Read more)
Fraudulent Telemarketers Who Claimed U.S. Victims Won Large Sweepstakes Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Scheme (09-544)
The owner of a Costa Rica-based telemarketing call center and two employees of another Costa Rica call center were sentenced for their roles in schemes that targeted and defrauded thousands of American victims of more than $10 million. ( Read more)
Appeals Court Affirms Governments Default Termination of Navy Contract for A-12 Stealth Attack Aircraft (09-542)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a judgment upholding the Navys termination for default of a contract with McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics for the A-12 stealth attack aircraft. ( Read more)
Former Michigan School Superintendent Indicted in Bribery Conspiracy (09-541)
A Grand Rapids, Mich., grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging a former school superintendent with engaging in a conspiracy to accept a bribe from a vendor and to deprive his former employer and the citizens of Michigan of his honest services in connection with the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) E-Rate Program.
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June 1, 2009
Thirty-Six Companies Agree to Clean up Breslube-Penn Superfund Site in Coraopolis, Pa. (09-540)
Thirty-six companies allegedly responsible for hazardous contamination of soil and groundwater at the Breslube-Penn Superfund Site in Coraopolis, Pa., have agreed to cleanup up the site. According to the settlement filed in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Pennsylvania, the companies have agreed to fund and/or complete a $12 million cleanup at the seven-acre site.
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Federal Court Enjoins Iowa Tax Preparation Firm (09-539)
A federal judge in Sioux City, Iowa, has barred a Humboldt, Iowa, woman, Gayle Lemmon, and her tax preparation business from preparing federal tax returns. U.S. District Judge Mark W. Bennett entered the preliminary injunction against Gayle Lemmon and Gayles Bookkeeping and Tax Service Inc. The order, which Lemmon agreed to, remains in effect until further order of the court.
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Former Political Action Committee Contractor
Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Funds (09-537)
Melissa Thomas, 34, pleaded guilty today to one count of forgery in connection with a scheme to embezzle more than $17,000 from a political action committee (PAC), which was a client of her employer. ( Read more)
Carpinteria, Calif., Man Pleads Guilty to Mailing Child Pornography (09-536)
Donald Charles Collier III, 45, of Carpinteria, Calif., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge George H. Wu to one count of mailing child pornography. ( Read more)
Former Enron Broadband Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty to
Falsifying Books and Records (09-535)
Kevin Howard, former chief financial officer and vice president of finance for Enron Broadband Services (EBS), Enrons failed telecommunications business, pleaded guilty today to falsifying books and records. ( Read more)
Justice Department to Monitor Elections in
Mississippi, New Jersey and South Dakota (09-534)
On June 2, 2009, the Department of Justice will monitor elections in the following jurisdictions to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights statutes: the towns of Como, Drew, Greenwood, Isola, Louise and Meridian, Miss.; Bergen County, Middlesex County and the borough of Penns Grove, N.J.; and the town of Martin, S.D. ( Read more)
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