First Charges Filed in Georgia Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions Investigation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013. A Georgia real estate investor and his company pleaded guilty today for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced.[Read More…]

To Date, 16 Individuals Have Pleaded Guilty in Ongoing Corruption Investigation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013. Two current U.S. Army National Guard soldiers have pleaded guilty for their role in bribery and fraud schemes that caused a total of at least $70,000 in losses to the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau. [Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013. Diebold Inc. (Diebold), the Ohio-based provider of integrated self-service delivery and security systems, including automated teller machines (ATMs), has agreed to pay a $25.2 million penalty to resolve allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by bribing government officials in China and Indonesia[Read More…]

Aaron’s Prohibited from Using Monitoring Technology, Must Obtain Consumer Consent Before Using Location-Tracking Software Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2013.  Aaron’s, Inc., a national, Atlanta-based rent-to-own retailer, has agreed to settle FTC charges that it knowingly played a direct and vital role in its franchisees’ installation and use of software on rental[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013.  A marketer of iPhone accessories, bottle holders, lens cleaners, dog collars, leashes, and other outdoor accessories has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it falsely claimed certain of its products were “Made in the U.S.A,” or “Truly Made in the USA” even though the[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 18, 2013. A federal jury in Detroit today convicted the owner and the program coordinator of two Flint, Mich., adult day care centers for their participation in a $3.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Barbara[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 18, 2013. A Vietnamese national has been indicted in the District of New Hampshire for allegedly participating in an international scheme to steal and sell hundreds of thousands of Americans’ personally identifiable information (PII) through various underground websites that he operated. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2013.  The Justice Department announced today that Jedediah Stout, 30, of Joplin, Mo., was charged today in a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Mo., with the attempted arson of a Planned Parenthood facility.                                   As stated in the complaint affidavit, on Oct. 3,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 18, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Arapahoe County, Colo. Office of the Sheriff resolving allegations that the Office of the Sheriff violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).   The investigation was initiated based on information[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 18, 2013. David Kalai and  Nadav Kalai face additional charges after a federal grand jury in the Central District of California returned a second superseding indictment yesterday.  The  superseding indictment charged each with two counts of willfully failing to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts[Read More…]