Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2014. A leading member of an online piracy group pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to distribute more than one million pirated copies of copyrighted Android mobile device applications, or “apps,” with a total retail value of more than $1.7 million. Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
Law and Order
North Carolina Man Sentenced for Killing U.S. Marshals Task Force Officer
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2014. Lamont Deshawn Byrd was sentenced today in federal court in Raleigh, North Carolina, to serve life in prison for committing first degree murder of an Officer of the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas G. Walker for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Byrd, 22, pleaded[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit to Stop National Cinemedia from Buying Screenvision
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2014. The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today seeking to block National CineMedia Inc.’s (NCM) $375 million acquisition of Screenvision LLC. The department said that the acquisition would combine the only two significant cinema advertising networks in the United States, eliminating competition that has[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: New Charges Against Premier Bank Board Members in Criminal Fraud Scheme
Attorney General Alleges Fraud by Former Board Members of Wilmette Bank against U.S. Treasury Fund, First Midwest Bank Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2014. On Friday, Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined with the Special Inspector General for the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to announce new charges[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with the City of Albuquerque to Implement Sweeping Reforms On Use of Force By the Albuquerque Police Department
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. The Justice Department today announced it has reached a comprehensive settlement agreement with the city of Albuquerque that will bring wide-ranging reforms to the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) and its use of force against civilians. The Justice Department and the city have agreed to enter into[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Suit Against Pima Community College for Violating the Employment Rights of an Arizona Army National Guardsman
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against Pima Community College (PCC) in Tucson, Arizona, for violating the employment rights of Army National Guardsman Timothy Stoner under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment[Read More…]
Owner and Patient Recruiter Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in $258.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. An owner and operator of two community mental health centers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and a patient recruiter for a community mental health center in Houston, Texas, were sentenced to prison today for their involvement in a $258.5 million Medicare fraud scheme involving partial hospitalization psychiatric[Read More…]
Costa Rica Based Telemarketing Fraud Results in Prison Terms for Two
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. Two employees of a Costa Rica based telemarketing call center that defrauded thousands of victims of more than $4 million have been sentenced to serve 300 months in prison and 144 months in prison. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division[Read More…]
Hitachi Metals Ltd. Agrees to Plead Guilty for Fixing Prices and Rigging Bids on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2014. Hitachi Metals Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Tokyo, Japan, and successor in interest to Hitachi Cable Ltd. (collectively Hitachi), has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $1.25 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids[Read More…]
Dignity Health Agrees to Pay $37 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2014. Dignity Health has agreed to pay the United States $37 million to settle allegations that 13 of its hospitals in California, Nevada and Arizona knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare and TRICARE by admitting patients who could have been treated on a less costly, outpatient basis,[Read More…]
