KANSAS–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2016. A civil complaint was filed today in the U.S. District Court for Kansas against Native American Enterprises LLC, of Wichita, Kansas; its Vice President and part-owner, William N. McGreevy and is production manager, Robert C. Conner, to stop the distribution of adulterated food, the Department of Justice[Read More…]
Federal and International
Justice Department Settles Claims Against Barrios Street Realty Inc. for Discriminating Against U.S. Workers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2016. The Justice Department reached a historic settlement agreement today with Barrios Street Realty Inc., a company based in Lockport, Louisiana. The agreement resolves claims that the company and its agent, Jorge Arturo Guerrero Rodriguez, discriminated against U.S. workers by preferring to hire foreign workers under the[Read More…]
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. Joseph Hassan Farrokh, 28, of Woodbridge, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The plea was accepted by U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga of the Eastern[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Wins Final Judgment Against Morgan Drexen for Illegal Debt Relief Scheme
Court Rules that Morgan Drexen and Walter Ledda Charged Illegal Upfront Fees and Deceived Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. At the request of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal district court entered a final judgment this week against debt relief company Morgan Drexen, Inc., resolving a lawsuit filed[Read More…]
Phoenix Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Support ISIL and Other Terrorism-Related Offenses
ARIZONA–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, 44, of Phoenix, was found guilty today by a federal jury of one count each of the following five crimes: conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization; conspiracy to transport[Read More…]
New York Man Sentenced to Over 22 Years in Prison for Attempting to Recruit Fighters for ISIL
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Mufid Elfgeeh, 32, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 270 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford of the Western District of New York for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated[Read More…]
Omron Automotive Electronics Co. Ltd. to Pay $4.55 Million for Bid Rigging on Power Window Switches
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Omron Automotive Electronics Co. Ltd has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $4.55 million criminal fine for conspiring to rig bids on power window switches installed in Honda Civics sold to U.S. consumers, the Department of Justice today announced. “Omron and its co-conspirators targeted the[Read More…]
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL and Possessing Firearms as a Felon
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2016. A Sheffield Lake, Ohio, man pleaded guilty today to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, as well as firearms violations. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, Acting U.S. Attorney Carole[Read More…]
Owner of Costa Rican Call Center Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Defrauding Elderly through Sweepstakes Scam
NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016. A dual U.S.-Costa Rican citizen was sentenced yesterday to 108 months in prison for his role in a $1.88 million sweepstakes fraud scheme that victimized hundreds of elderly U.S. residents, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Los Angeles Man Sentenced to 150 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Minors in Russia
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2016. A Los Angeles man was sentenced today to 150 years in prison for sexually abusing three minor girls during trips to Russia over a two-year period, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. In November 2015, a jury convicted Yusef Yunosovich[Read More…]





