Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014. As part of its ongoing crackdown on misleading endorsements in advertising, the Federal Trade Commission has charged the home security company ADT LLC with misrepresenting that paid endorsements from safety and technology experts were  independent reviews. Under an agreed-upon settlement, ADT is prohibited from misrepresenting paid[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)-March 5, 2014. The Department of Justice announced the filing of a lawsuit today against the School District of Philadelphia alleging that the district discriminated against Siddiq Abu-Bakr, as well as other similarly-situated individuals, on the basis of religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 5, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today that a federal criminal complaint has been filed in the Eastern District of Virginia charging defendants Abdelkader and Hnia Amal with immigration offenses in connection with allegations that they held a woman in their home as a domestic servant for[Read More…]

First Federal Jury Conviction Under Economic Espionage Act of 1996 Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 5, 2014. A federal jury in San Francisco has found two individuals and one company guilty of economic espionage, theft of trade secrets, bankruptcy fraud, tax evasion, and obstruction of justice for their roles in a long-running effort[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 5, 2014. The Department of Justice has frozen more than $458 million in corruption proceeds hidden in bank accounts around the world by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and conspirators. A civil forfeiture complaint unsealed today in the United States District Court in the District of Columbia seeks[Read More…]

Company Agrees to Pay $1.2 Million Penalty; $300,000 Will Fund Long Island Sound Projects Washington, DC–(ENEWPSF)–March 4, 2014. Singapore-based ODFJELL ASIA II PTE LTD (ODFJELL) and one of its senior crew members pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Hartford, Conn., for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships[Read More…]

Former Manager to Serve 14 Years in Prison Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 4, 2014. Gordon D. McDonald, a former project manager for a prime contractor at two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund sites in New Jersey, was sentenced today to serve 14 years in prison for participating in multiple bid-rigging, fraud[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 28, 2014. The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced that they have entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement with the Stamford Public School District in Stamford, Conn., that requires the district to provide language services and other supports to[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 28, 2014. A federal grand jury in Boston has indicted George Fenzell for tax evasion and corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and the IRS announced today following the unsealing of the indictment.  Fenzell, of Douglas, Mass., is a practicing dentist with[Read More…]

Defendants Paid Affiliates to Send Illegal Text Messages Promoting “Free” Gift Cards from Wal-Mart, Best Buy Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2014.  A group of affiliate marketers has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they took part in a scheme that bombarded consumers with tens of millions of spam text[Read More…]