Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. The Justice Department today entered into a sweeping civil rights agreement with the commonwealth of Puerto Rico to modernize and reform the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD). The agreement resolves a civil suit initiated by the department in December 2012 to remedy a pattern and practice[Read More…]
Law and Order
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Terrorist Solicitation and Firearms Offense
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2013. Emerson Winfield Begolly, 24, of New Bethlehem, Penn., was sentenced today in Pittsburgh to 102 months in prison for soliciting others to engage in acts of terrorism within the United States and for using a firearm during and in relation to an assault on FBI agents. [Read More…]
Pizza Franchise Owner and Four Others Indicted for Tax Fraud
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that Happy Asker, franchise owner of multiple “Happy’s Pizza” franchises, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit along with Maher Bashi, Tom Yaldo, Arkan Summa and Tagrid Bashi for multiple tax offenses arising from a conspiracy to underreport taxable[Read More…]
Florida Health Care Medical Director and Six Therapists Arrested for Alleged Roles in $63 Million Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2013. The former medical director at defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network (HCSN) and six therapists were arrested today, accused of conspiring to fraudulently bill Medicare and Florida Medicaid more than $63 million. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S.[Read More…]
MS-13 Members Convicted in Atlanta for Murders and Attempted Murders
Gang Wreaked Havoc in Northern Georgia Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2013. After a four-week trial, a federal jury has convicted Miguel Alvarado-Linares, Ernesto Escobar, Dimas Alfaro-Granados and Jairo Reyna-Ozuna for committing multiple murders, attempted murders, armed robberies and firearms offenses in Gwinnett and DeKalb Counties. The convictions were announced today by[Read More…]
Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Member Sentenced to 137 Months in Prison
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2013. Damion Canalichio was sentenced today to serve 137 months in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy involving loan sharking and illegal gambling, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern District[Read More…]
Diamond Electric Mfg. Co. Ltd. and an Autoliv Inc. Executive Agree to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
First Case Involving Parts Sold Directly to Automobile Company Headquartered in U.S. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2013. Osaka, Japan-based Diamond Electric Mfg. Co. Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $19 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of ignition coils installed in[Read More…]
The Gallup Organization Agrees to Pay $10.5 Million to Settle Allegations That It Improperly Inflated Contract Prices and Engaged in Prohibited Employment Negotiations with FEMA Official
FEMA Official Also Settles with the United States Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that the Gallup Organization has agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Procurement Integrity Act for conduct involving several of its federal government[Read More…]
Court Approves Comprehensive Assignment Plan in Longstanding Tennessee Desegregation Case
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee approved a comprehensive consent order in McFerren v. County Board of Education of Fayette County, which the Department of Justice negotiated with the Board of Education of Fayette County, Tenn., and the NAACP Legal Defense[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan, Dept. of Revenue: Chicago Gas Station Owner Imprisoned in $1 Million Tax Fraud Case
Ongoing Operation Nets $82 Million in Unpaid Sales Tax from Gas Station Owners Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) announced today that a Chicago area gas station owner pled guilty and was sentenced to prison for defrauding the state of nearly $1[Read More…]
