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United States Files Enforcement Action Against Kansas Food Manufacturer and Company’s Managers to Stop Distribution of Adulterated Food Products

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…]

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…]

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…]

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