The Lawsuit is the First Challenge to a State-Run School System for Segregating Students with Disabilities GEORGIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the state of Georgia alleging that its treatment and segregation of students with disabilities in the Georgia Network for[Read More…]
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Justice Department Alleges California Loan Modification Service Providers Discriminated Against Hispanic Homeowners
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2016. The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit alleging that several mortgage loan modification service providers violated the federal Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act by intentionally discriminating against Hispanic homeowners by targeting them for predatory mortgage loan modification services and interfering with their ability to[Read More…]
California Woman Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Export Fighter Jet Engines and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to China
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2016. Wenxia Man, aka Wency Man, 45, of San Diego, was sentenced today to 50 months in prison for conspiring to export and cause the export of fighter jet engines, an unmanned aerial vehicle – commonly known as a drone – and related technical data to the People’s[Read More…]
Harley-Davidson to Stop Sales of Illegal Devices That Increased Air Pollution from the Company’s Motorcycles
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2016. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Harley-Davidson Inc., Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group LLC, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company Inc. and Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations Inc. (collectively Harley-Davidson), that requires the companies to stop selling and to buy back[Read More…]
Alleged Shooter of New Mexico Police Officer Charged with Federal Firearms and Carjacking Offenses
Ohio Man to be Prosecuted Under Federal “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative NEW MEXICO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2016. Jesse Denver Hanes, 38, of Columbus, Ohio, has been charged with federal firearms and carjacking offenses arising out of an Aug. 12, traffic stop in Hatch, New Mexico, during which Hanes allegedly shot[Read More…]
Trader Sentenced in Case Involving Manipulation of Market Prices
First Federal Spoofing Prosecution Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. It’s often referred to as “spoofing”—but it’s definitely no joke. Using computer algorithms or other means to manipulate commodity market prices in order to line your own pockets is a federal crime, a provision of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and[Read More…]
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL in Connection with Planned New Year’s Eve Attack
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Emanuel L. Lutchman, 26, of Rochester, New York, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. of the Western District[Read More…]
Mississippi Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL
MISSISSIPPI–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Jaelyn Delshaun Young, 20, of Starkville, Mississippi, was sentenced today to serve 144 months in prison for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S.[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against New Mexico State University Alleging Discrimination in Pay Against Female Coach
NEW MEXICO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that New Mexico State University and its Board of Regents (NMSU) discriminated against a female former assistant track coach on the basis of sex by paying her less than similarly-situated men in violation of[Read More…]
Priest for Roman Catholic Dioceses of San Jose Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Stole Money from Parishioners and Lied to Return Preparer CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. A priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose pleaded guilty today to four counts of tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S. Attorney Brian[Read More…]
