Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 30, 2014. Timothy Flanagan, 33, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Nashville, Tennessee, for his role in the April 30, 2012, cross burning in front of an interracial family’s home in Minor Hill, Tennessee, the Department of Justice announced.  Flanagan pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 30, 2014. Four defendants, including a Detroit-area physician, were charged in a superseding indictment with a $7 million health care fraud conspiracy.  Fifteen defendants have now been charged in this case, including seven who have pleaded guilty for their conduct.  Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 30, 2014. Four members of an international computer hacking ring have been charged with breaking into computer networks of prominent technology companies and the U.S. Army and stealing more than $100 million in intellectual property and other proprietary data.  Two of the charged members have already pleaded guilty. [Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 30, 2014. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit yesterday against West Virginia-based developer Biafora’s Incorporated (Biafora) and several affiliated companies, for violating the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The lawsuit alleges that the defendants violated these laws when they designed and constructed twenty-three[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 30, 2014. Six South Florida residents have been indicted for their alleged participation in a $6.2 million Medicare fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Professional Medical Home Health LLC (Professional Home Health).   Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 30, 2014. The owner of a Miami home health care agency has been arrested in connection with an $8 million health care fraud scheme involving Acclaim Home Healthcare Inc.  Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014.  A campaign manager was arrested late yesterday and accused of paying voters to vote in the November 2012 school board election in Donna, Texas. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014.  A federal jury returned guilty verdicts against two former officials of and one broker for the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), the Department of Justice announced today.  Stewart Parnell, of Lynchburg, Virginia, and Michael Parnell, of Midlothian, Virginia, were convicted of conspiracy, mail and wire fraud,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014.  A Pennsylvania accountant was sentenced today to serve 40 months in prison for conspiring to defraud FirstPlus Financial Group Inc. (FirstPlus), a Texas-based financial services company, which had been targeted for extortionate takeover and looting by a group led by Lucchese organized crime family member Nicodemo[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2014. A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to life in prison for his role in the Oct. 9, 2004, retaliatory firebombing that killed six members of a federal witness’s family, including four children.  Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]