Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2014. Tonawanda Coke Corporation was sentenced in federal court in Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday to pay a $12.5 million penalty and $12.2 million in community service payments for criminal violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Justice Department and[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2014. LSB Industries Inc. (LSB), the largest merchant manufacturer of concentrated nitric acid in North America, and four of its subsidiaries have agreed to reduce harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by meeting emission limits that are among the lowest for the industry in the nation at[Read More…]

Toyota Motor Corporation Admits to Misleading Consumers and U.S. Regulator About Safety Issues Related to Unintended Acceleration in Its Cars Independent Monitor to Be Appointed to Oversee Toyota’s Public Statements and Reporting of Safety Issues Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2014. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 18, 2014. The Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) announced that Matthew Bender, of Detroit, was convicted today of obstructing the IRS and nine counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false federal income tax returns[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 18, 2014. A Florida man who had been the straw owner of a physical therapy rehabilitation facility has been sentenced to serve 30 months in prison for his role in a $28.3 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,[Read More…]

Hostages Were Held in Colombia for More Than Five Years Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 18, 2014. Alexander Beltran Herrera, 37, a commander of the FARC terrorist organization, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to hostage-taking charges stemming from the 2003 kidnappings of three U.S. citizens[Read More…]

New York—(ENEWSPF)—March 18, 2014. Members of the Vulcan Society of Black Firefighters and their attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights and Levy Ratner, P.C. announced today that a settlement agreement was reached with the City of New York and the U.S. Department of Justice in the class action lawsuit[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2014. The owner and operator of a Miami medical clinic, Merfi Corp., was sentenced today to serve 108 months in prison for her participation in multiple health care fraud schemes. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2014. Several patient recruiters, including a medical clinic owner, were sentenced today for their participation in a health care fraud scheme involving Flores Home Health Care Inc., a defunct home health care company. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. A licensed psychiatrist formerly employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison for falsely claiming to provide at-home services to Medicare beneficiaries. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Loretta[Read More…]