Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- With tax season in full swing, the Justice Department urged the public today to avoid dishonest tax-return preparers who fleece their customers and illegally drain the U.S. Treasury. Noting that every taxpayer is ultimately responsible for the contents of his or her own return, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline[Read More…]
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Three Sets of Father and Son Among More Than 15 Defendants Charged with Dealing Cocaine and Heroin in Chicago and Surrounding Suburbs
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016. More than 15 defendants, including three fathers and their sons, are facing federal or state drug charges for their alleged roles in dealing wholesale amounts of heroin and cocaine in Chicago and surrounding suburbs, authorities announced today. During the course of the investigation, dubbed “Operation Chicago[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Settles Claims Against Sham Cancer Charities
Settlement Concludes Action by Madigan, FTC & States Against Charities that Bilked More Than $75 Million from Donors Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2016. Attorney General Madigan today joined with the Federal Trade Commission and state regulators from 49 states to announce a settlement with two sham cancer charities over allegations that[Read More…]
Universal Aryan Brotherhood Member Sentenced to 262 Months in Prison for Racketeering and Related Violence
OKLAHOMA–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. A member of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood (UAB) prison gang was sentenced today in federal court to 262 months in prison for conspiring to conduct a racketeering enterprise and related charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
TERMINIX Companies Agree to Pay $10 Million for Applying Restricted-Use Pesticide to Residences in the U.S. Virgin Islands
All TERMINIX Locations Have Ceased Using Pesticides Containing Methyl Bromide in the United States Employees Illegally Applied Pesticides Containing Methyl Bromide to Residences in St. John, St. Croix, and St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. USVI–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. The pest control corporation Terminix International Company LP (TERMINIX LP) and its U.S. Virgin Islands[Read More…]
Former Navy Noncommissioned Officer Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes While Serving in Afghanistan
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. A former Navy noncommissioned officer was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for accepting approximately $25,000 in cash bribes from vendors while he served in Afghanistan. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher P. Canova of the[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Winnebago County Man Arrested, Charged with Child Pornography Possession
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today said a Winnebago man was charged with disseminating child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” a statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Patrick Daigle, 33, was charged in Winnebago County[Read More…]
Former President of Honduran Soccer Federation Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Corruption Charges
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2016. Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Rafael Callejas, the president of the Honduran soccer federation (FENAFUTH) from 2002 to 2015, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy in connection with his receipt of bribes in exchange for the awarding of contracts[Read More…]
Tennessee and New York-Based Defense Contractors Agree to Pay $8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Involving Defective Countermeasure Flares Sold to the U.S. Army
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2016. The Department of Justice announced today that Kilgore Flares Company and one of its subcontractors, ESM Group Inc., have agreed to pay a total of $8 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by selling or conspiring to sell defective infrared countermeasure flares[Read More…]
Highest-Ranking Navy Official Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes from Foreign Defense Contractor in Massive Bribery and Fraud Scheme
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2016. The highest-ranking official charged in a massive Navy bribery scandal was sentenced in federal court today to 46 months in prison for giving classified information to a foreign defense contractor in exchange for prostitutes, luxury travel and other gifts. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the[Read More…]
