Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. An indictment was filed today charging Vascular Solutions Inc. (VSI) and its chief executive officer, Howard Root, with selling medical devices without U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and conspiring to defraud the United States by concealing the illegal sales activity. The announcement was made[Read More…]
Law and Order
Alleged Leader of the Lorenzana Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited to the United States
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. An alleged leader of an international drug trafficking organization based in Guatemala was extradited to the United States today to face international narcotics trafficking charges in the District of Columbia, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Waldemar Lorenzana-Cordon, 49,[Read More…]
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Customer Allocation on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Kariya, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $35.8 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to allocate customers of variable valve timing (VVT) devices sold to automobile manufacturers in the[Read More…]
Owner of Miami Home Health Company Pleads Guilty for Role in $30 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. An owner of a Miami home health care company pleaded guilty today for his role in a $30 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of[Read More…]
Member of Organized Cybercrime Ring Responsible for $50 Million in Online Identity Theft Sentenced to 115 Months in Prison
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. A Georgia man who purchased stolen credit card data and other personal information through the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as “Carder.su” was sentenced today to serve 115 months in federal prison. He was further ordered to pay $50.8 million in restitution. Assistant[Read More…]
District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against California Dietary Supplement Company and Chief Executive Officer to Stop Distribution of Adulterated Products
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Scilabs Nutraceuticals Inc. of Irvine, California, and its board chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), Paul P. Edalat, to prevent the distribution of adulterated dietary supplements, the Department[Read More…]
FTC Approves Final Orders Banning Two Companies From Making Unsubstantiated Slimming Claims for Shapewear Undergarments
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved two final orders settling charges that two companies, Norm Thompson Outfitters. Inc., and Wacoal America, Inc., misled consumers regarding the ability of their caffeine-infused shapewear undergarments to reshape the wearer’s body and reduce cellulite. According[Read More…]
U.S. Citizen Pleads Guilty to Traveling to Thailand to Engage in Sexually Explicit Conduct with Minors
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2014. A U.S. citizen residing in Thailand pleaded guilty today to one count of sexually exploiting a minor before U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard L. Puglisi of the District of Hawaii. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Florence T.[Read More…]
Former United States Navy Military Sealift Command Contractor and Co-Founder of Government Contracting Company Sentenced to Prison
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2014. A former contractor for the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) and a co-founder of a Chesapeake, Virginia, government contracting company were sentenced today for their roles in a scheme to bribe and provide illegal gratuities to public officials to secure lucrative military contracts. Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
More than 400 .Onion Addresses, Including Dozens of ‘Dark Market’ Sites, Targeted as Part of Global Enforcement Action on Tor Network
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2014. Federal law enforcement has taken action against over 400 Tor hidden service .onion addresses, including dozens of “dark market” websites, that were offering a range of illegal goods and services for sale on the “Tor” network, a special network of computers on the Internet designed to[Read More…]
