Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2014. Frederic Cilins, 51, a French citizen, pleaded guilty today in the Southern District of New York to obstructing a federal criminal investigation into whether a mining company paid bribes to win lucrative mining rights in the Republic of Guinea. Mythili Raman, Acting Assistant Attorney General for[Read More…]
Law and Order
Albuquerque Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime Related to Anti-Semitic Threats Against Businesswoman
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2014. The Department of Justice announced that this morning John W. Ng, 58, of Albuquerque, N.M., made his initial appearance in federal court on a criminal complaint charging him with a hate crime offense. This charge is related to anti-Semitic threats Ng made against a Jewish woman[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Shut Down Chicago Tax Preparation Business
Co-Owner Allegedly Claims Tax Deductions for Fake Expenses on Customer Returns Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2014. The United States has sued The Tax Helper Corp, a tax preparation business with a store located in Chicago, and seeks to permanently bar the company and its alleged co-owner, Johnnie Pernell Jr., from preparing[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Registered Sex Offender Arrested During Child Pornography Crackdown in Metro East
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced the arrests of two men on felony child pornography charges following raids this week in St. Clair and Madison counties. One of the men arrested is listed in the Illinois Sex Offender Registry. To date, 57 people have been arrested in[Read More…]
Leader of Identity Theft Ring Sentenced for Stealing More Than 600 Identities and Causing More Than $1 Million in Losses
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2014. The leader of an identity theft ring that stole more than 600 identities from U.S. government employees and others was sentenced today to serve 12 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Skagit County, Washington Government Settles Potential HIPAA Violations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2014. Skagit County, Washington, has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules. Skagit County agreed to a $215,000 monetary settlement and to work closely with the Department of Health and Human Services[Read More…]
$2.2 Million Judgment Obtained Against Supplement Marketer that Made Phony Claims for Treating and Preventing Diabetes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. A federal court has found that marketers of bogus remedies for treating and preventing diabetes violated Section 5 of the FTC Act, and has ordered them to pay nearly $2.2 million. The FTC will use the funds it recovers to reimburse consumers. The court has prohibited[Read More…]
Two Ocean Shipping Companies to Pay $3.4 Million to Settle Claims of Price Fixing Government Cargo Transportation Contracts
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2014. Sea Star Line LLC and Horizon Lines LLC have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by fixing the price of government cargo transportation contracts between the continental United States and Puerto Rico, the Department of Justice announced today. Under the settlement[Read More…]
Two Former Puerto Rico Law Enforcement Officers Sentenced for Scheme to Smuggle Heroin to Inmates
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2014. A former state marshal and a correctional officer in Puerto Rico were sentenced today for attempting to smuggle heroin to inmates in exchange for payment, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez of the[Read More…]
Physician Pleads Guilty for Role in Detroit-Area Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2014. A former Detroit-area physician pleaded guilty today for his role in an $11.5 million health care fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan, Special Agent in Charge Paul[Read More…]
