Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of New Mexico today announced a settlement with Chevron Mining Inc. (CMI) requiring $143 million in cleanup work at the Chevron Questa Mine Superfund site near Questa, New Mexico. As part of the[Read More…]
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Southern California Man Pleads Guilty to Owning Fake Law Firms That Promised to Help Struggling Homeowners
More Than 1,500 Victims Defrauded Out of $9 Million CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. The Department of Justice announced that an Orange County, California, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California, for his role as the owner and operator of a multi-million dollar fraudulent mortgage modification scheme that[Read More…]
Texas Man Sentenced to 300 Months in Prison for Sexual Abuse of Orphans While Working in Malawi
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. A former general manager at an orphanage in Malawi was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for one count of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Richard[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement to Resolve Allegations Against HSBC for Illegally Repossessing Servicemembers’ Cars
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that HSBC Finance Corporation, as successor to HSBC Auto Finance Inc., has agreed to pay $434,500 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing 75 cars owned by protected servicemembers without obtaining the necessary court orders. [Read More…]
Vice Lords Leader Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Gang-Related Shooting
MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. A leader of the Vice Lords street gang was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for attempted murder in aid of racketeering in connection with the May 7, 2015, shooting of a family of four with an AK-47 in Detroit. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Suit Against Harris County, Texas, Over Polling Place Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The Justice Department filed a complaint today in the Southern District of Texas alleging that Harris County, Texas, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide accessible polling places for voters with disabilities. Many polling places in Harris County have architectural barriers – such[Read More…]
Mars Petcare Settles False Advertising Charges Related to Its Eukanuba Dog Food
Company’s Ads Claimed the Brand Could Increase Dogs’ Lifespan by 30 Percent or More Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Mars Petcare U.S., Inc., has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it falsely advertised the health benefits of its Eukanuba brand dog food. Specifically, the FTC alleges that the company[Read More…]
Alleged Associates of La Cosa Nostra Charged with Extortion and Loansharking
MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Five alleged associates of the Genovese La Cosa Nostra (LCN) crime family were charged today with extortion by threat of physical violence, making extortionate extensions of credit and collection on an extension of credit by extortionate means. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
North Carolina Man Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL
NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. A Charlotte, North Carolina, man was arrested this morning on a federal complaint charging him with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Erick Jamal Hendricks, 35, tried to recruit people to train together[Read More…]
Virginia Law Enforcement Officer Arrested for Attempting to Support ISIL
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2016. Nicholas Young, 36, of Fairfax, Virginia, was arrested today on charges of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Young is employed by the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) as a law enforcement officer.[Read More…]
