Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2014. A civilian employee of the U.S. Navy posted at the Capodichino Navy Base near Naples, Italy, was arraigned yesterday in Norfolk, Va., for allegedly obtaining more than $360,000 in housing benefits that he was not entitled to receive. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the[Read More…]

Invesetigations Have Yielded 44 Plea Agreements to Date Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2014. A Northern California reUbal estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Felony[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2014. Diagnostic Imaging Group (DIG) has agreed to pay a total of $15.5 million to resolve allegations that its diagnostic testing facility falsely billed federal and state health care programs for tests that were not performed or not medically necessary and by paying kickbacks to physicians.  Assistant[Read More…]

Consumers Lost Thousands of Dollars Each After Being Told They Could Earn Income Through Online Businesses Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2014.  At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court entered a temporary restraining order halting a deceptive work-from-home scheme that conned millions of dollars from consumers by falsely telling them[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. Three men have pleaded guilty in Brooklyn, N.Y., for their roles in a check cashing scheme designed to evade anti-money laundering reporting requirements, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and United States Attorney Loretta E. Lynch of the Eastern[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. A former employee of a Florida-based airline fuel supply service company pleaded guilty today to obstructing an investigation into fraud and anticompetitive conduct in the airline charter services industry, the Department of Justice announced. Craig Perez, a former employee of Aviation Fuel International Inc. (AFI), pleaded[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that a federal district court judge in Jackson, Miss., approved a settlement of the department’s lawsuit against the original owners and developers of nine multifamily housing complexes located in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee.  The complexes contain more than 800 ground-floor units[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the Missouri National Guard (MNG) alleging that the MNG violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) by requiring its dual technician employees to resign from their civilian positions prior to active[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. The government has asked a federal court in California to issue an injunction shutting down the importation and sales activities of four California companies and six individuals in connection with their imports of illegal children’s products containing, among other things, lead, phthalates and small parts inappropriate[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2014. Today Mexican authorities announced the capture of Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman Loera, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel is designated a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker by the U.S. Government. Attorney General Holder stated:  “Today’s apprehension of Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman Loera by Mexican authorities[Read More…]