City of Baltimore to Pay $65,000 in Damages and Adopt New Policies and Procedures Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2014. The Justice Department today announced that it has reached an agreement with the city of Baltimore, Maryland, to end hiring practices that discriminate against people with disabilities.  The agreement, filed as a[Read More…]

Violation Occurred When Berkshire Hathaway Acquired Voting Securities of USG Corporation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2014. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has agreed to pay an $896,000 civil penalty to settle charges that it violated premerger reporting and waiting requirements when it acquired voting securities of USG Corp., the Department of Justice announced[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 19, 2014. Samsung Electronics America Inc. (Samsung) has agreed to pay $2.3 million to resolve allegations that it caused the submission of false claims for products sold on General Service Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts in violation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (TAA), the[Read More…]

Company Agrees to Pay $52.1 Million Criminal Fine Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 19, 2014. NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $52.1 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 19, 2014. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final orders settling charges against Fandango, Inc. and Credit Karma, Inc. According to the FTC’s complaints, the companies’ mobile apps left consumers’ sensitive personal information, including credit card information and Social Security numbers, vulnerable to[Read More…]

Defendant Is Second Former Rabobank Employee to Plead Guilty in LIBOR Rigging Scandal Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. A former Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank) Japanese Yen London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) submitter pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud by manipulating Rabobank’s[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. An associate of the Armenian Power gang, who was convicted at trial for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included stealing personal and financial information of elderly bank customers for accounts valued at more than $25 million, was sentenced to serve 160 months in prison[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. Waldemar Lorenzana Sr., 75, the patriarch of the Lorenzana drug trafficking organization in Guatemala, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to import over 450 kilograms of cocaine into the United States. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting Special Agent[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 15, 2014. The former owner of a Los Angeles medical clinic management company pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie Yonekura of the Central District[Read More…]