The New Defendants Include Five Current or Former FIFA Executive Committee Members and the Current Presidents of CONCACAF and CONMEBOL; Guilty Pleas for Eight Others, Including Jeffrey Webb and the Former Presidents of the Colombian and Chilean Soccer Federations, also Announced Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. A 92-count superseding indictment was[Read More…]
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Russian Taliban Fighter Sentenced to Life in Prison in Terrorism Case
Led Attack on U.S. and Afghan Forces in Afghanistan in 2009 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin, 55, a Russian national and former Russian army tank commander, was sentenced today to life plus 30 years in prison for conspiring to shoot down American helicopters and to kill U.S. and[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Orders Subprime Credit Reporting Company and Owner to Pay $8 Million Penalty for Illegal Practices
Company Mishandled Consumer Reports, Failed to Investigate Consumer Disputes WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against a nationwide credit reporting company, Clarity Services, Inc., and its owner, Tim Ranney, for illegally obtaining consumer credit reports. The company also violated the law by[Read More…]
Justice Dept. Fact Sheet on White House and Justice Department Convening–A Cycle of Incarceration: Prison, Debt and Bail Practices
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. On Dec. 2, 2015, the Justice Department hosted a convening to address the effect and fairness of fees and fines. The department convened judges, academics and practitioners to develop a research and policy agenda that will inform jurisdictions in their efforts to reform court practices. On[Read More…]
Former U.S. Congressional Staffer Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. A former congressional staffer pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of receiving child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Thomas M. Class Sr.[Read More…]
Former Military Contractor Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Paying Bribes to Army Officers during Iraq War
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015. The former president of a defense contractor providing services to the U.S. military in Iraq was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for his role in a scheme to pay more than $1.2 million in bribes to U.S. Army contracting personnel in[Read More…]
Tommie Copper to Pay $1.35 Million to Settle FTC Deceptive Advertising Charges
Company Made Claims That Its Copper-Infused Clothing Would Relieve Pain Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015. Athletic apparel company Tommie Copper, Inc. and its founder have agreed to pay $1.35 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively advertised the company’s copper-infused compression clothing would relieve severe and chronic pain[Read More…]
Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Abusive Tax Scheme Involving Improper Deductions for Donating Timeshares
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2015. The United States filed a civil injunction suit seeking to bar James Tarpey, a Montana-based attorney, Project Philanthropy, Inc. (a District of Columbia corporation which does business as Donate for a Cause) and Timeshare Closings, Inc. (a Colorado corporation which does business as Resort Closings, Inc.)[Read More…]
Al-Qaeda Operative Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Role in International Terrorism Plot that Targeted the United States and Europe
Defendant Led Plan to Carry Out Bombing of Crowded Shopping Center in Manchester, England, During Easter Holiday as Part of Global Terrorism Plot by al-Qaeda Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2015. Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, Abid Naseer, 29, was sentenced to 40 years in prison by[Read More…]
Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography and False Bomb Threats
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 23, 2015. A Tampa, Florida, woman pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and issuing false bomb threats, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III of the Middle District of Florida announced today. Jacqueline Numata, 27, pleaded[Read More…]
