Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2014. The owner of a home health agency involved in a $13.8 million Medicare fraud scheme was sentenced today to serve 72 months in prison. Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara[Read More…]

Identities Stolen from Fort Benning, Various Alabama State Agencies and Call Center Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2014. Tracy Mitchell, Dameisha Mitchell, Latasha Mitchell, Keisha Lanier, Tameka Hoskins, Sharondra Johnson, Cynthia Johnson, Mequetta Snell-Quick, Talarious Paige and Patrice Taylor were indicted for their roles in a $20 million stolen identity refund fraud[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2014. A federal grand jury in Nashville, Tennessee, returned a three count indictment yesterday against Timothy Flanagan, 33, formerly of Giles County, Tennessee, currently residing in Hudson, Florida, charging him with federal offenses for his role in a cross-burning in front of an interracial family’s home in Minor[Read More…]

Officers Charged with Racketeering, Robbery, Extortion, Firearm, Narcotics, Civil Rights and Theft Charges Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2014. Sixteen current and former Puerto Rico police officers have been indicted for their alleged participation in a criminal organization, run out of the police department, that used their affiliation with law enforcement to[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 21, 2014. The president and chief executive officer of Virginia-based Symplicity Corporation pleaded guilty today to conspiring to hack into the computer systems of two competitors to improve his company’s software development and sales strategy. Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2014. A Texas man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to smuggle and to traffic in counterfeit and misbranded pharmaceuticals, including Viagra tablets, from China, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2014. Today a federal grand jury in Milwaukee returned a two count indictment charging Paul Carter, aka Pimpin’ Paul, with sex trafficking offenses dating from 2012 through 2013, the Justice Department announced.  Carter, 44, of Milwaukee, is charged with one count of sex trafficking of an adult[Read More…]

Company Sentenced to Pay $500,000 Criminal Penalty Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2014. Jordan-based Arab Ship Management Ltd. pleaded guilty today in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, to one count of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, the Justice Department and the U.S. Coast Guard announced. In accordance with the[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2014. U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Daniel Layug pleaded guilty in the Southern District of California today to accepting more than $10,000 in cash, consumer electronics and travel expenses from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified and internal Navy information. Acting Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2014. The Justice Department filed a joint motion today for entry of a landmark consent decree to resolve allegations that the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) engaged in widespread and systemic discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  Under the proposed consent decree, LSAC[Read More…]