Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. Two key players in the I Works scheme that allegedly took more than $275 million from consumers via deceptive “trial” memberships for bogus government-grant and money-making schemes have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated federal law. Bryce Payne and Kevin Pilon, along[Read More…]
Federal and International
Three Subsidiaries of Weatherford International Limited Agree to Plead Guilty to FCPA and Export Control Violations
Weatherford International and Subsidiaries Agree to Pay $252 Million in Penalties and Fines Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 26, 2013. Three subsidiaries of Weatherford International Limited (Weatherford International), a Swiss oil services company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange, have agreed to plead guilty to anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt[Read More…]
Justice Department Seeks to Intervene in Lawsuit Alleging H&R Block’s Tax Preparation Website Is Inaccessible to Individuals with Disabilities
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2013. The Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz announced today that they have moved to intervene in National Federation of the Blind et al v. HRB Digital LLC et al, a private lawsuit alleging disability discrimination by HRB Digital LLC and HRB Tax Group Inc.,[Read More…]
Justice Department Charges Minn. Condominium Association, Management Company and Property Manager with Discrimination Against Families with Children
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2013. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the homeowner’s association, management company and property manager of a Minnetonka, Minn., condominium complex, alleging that they discriminated against families with children in violation of the Fair Housing Act. “Families with children should have the same ability to[Read More…]
Former High School Football Player Pleads Guilty to Making Racially Motivated Threats to African-American Assistant Football Coach
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2013. Jonathan Caine, 20, of Nashville, Tenn., pleaded guilty on Friday to a federal hate crime for making racially motivated threats to an African-American assistant football coach at a local high school in, the Justice Department announced. Caine, formerly a student and football player at the high[Read More…]
Ms-13 Members Convicted of Murders and Attempted Murders
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 22, 2013. After a three-week trial, a federal jury has convicted two MS-13 members for their roles in committing murders, attempted murders and armed robberies in Gwinnett and DeKalb counties in northern Georgia. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Sally[Read More…]
Utility Company Sentenced in Wyoming for Killing Protected Birds at Wind Projects
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 22, 2013. Duke Energy Renewables Inc., a subsidiary of Duke Energy Corp., based in Charlotte, N.C., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Wyoming today to violating the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) in connection with the deaths of protected birds, including golden eagles, at two of[Read More…]
Long Island Fisherman and Fish Dealer Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Falsifying Records
Scheme Defrauded U.s. Research Set-aside Program of Nearly $200,000 in Overharvested and Unreported Fluke Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 22, 2013. The operator of the dragger F/V Norseman and an associated fish dealer were sentenced today in federal court in Central Islip, N.Y., for criminal violations stemming from their role in systematically underreporting[Read More…]
Marketers Who Claimed Fuel Additive Could Drastically Increase Fuel Economy and Reduce Emissions Settle with FTC
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2013. Under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the marketers of a fuel additive called EnviroTabs will pay $800,000 for consumer redress and are prohibited from making false, misleading, or unsubstantiated claims that EnviroTabs, when added to any type of fuel, will increase fuel efficiency, reduce[Read More…]
Final Six Defendants in ‘Rachel Robocall’ Scheme Settle FTC Charges
They Will Be Permanently Banned from All Telemarketing and Debt Relief Services Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2013. The final six of 10 defendants named in an alleged “Rachel from Cardholder Services” scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers with bogus claims that they would lower[Read More…]
