Virginia Physicist Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Illegally Exporting Space Launch Data to China and Offering Bribes to Chinese Officials
Virginia Physicist Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Illegally Exporting Space Launch Data to China and Offering Bribes to Chinese Officials A physicist in Newport News, Va., was sentenced…
Former Shelby County, Tenn., Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations
Former Shelby County, Tenn., Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Violations Adam S. Pretti, 31, a former deputy with the Shelby County Sheriffs Office, pleaded guilty today in federal…
Justice Department and Fort Bend County, Texas, Resolve Claims Alleging Voting Rights Violations
Justice Department and Fort Bend County, Texas, Resolve Claims Alleging Voting Rights Violations The Justice Department today announced the filing of a lawsuit and the settlement of its claims against…
Two Department of Defense Contractors Charged in Bribery Conspiracy Related to DOD Contracts in Afghanistan
Two Department of Defense Contractors Charged in Bribery Conspiracy Related to DOD Contracts in Afghanistan Two Department of Defense (DOD) contractors were charged with conspiracy and bribery relating to their…
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the City of Ecorse, Michigan, Alleging Sex Discrimination
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the City of Ecorse, Michigan, Alleging Sex Discrimination The Department has entered into a consent decree with the City of Ecorse, Mich., that, if approved…
Three International Airline Companies Agree to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Air Cargo Shipments
Three International Airline Companies Agree to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Air Cargo Shipments Three international airline companiesLuxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International , Japan-based Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd. (NCA),…
Two More Commercial Fisherman Plead Guilty to Illegal Harvesting of Rockfish
Two More Commercial Fisherman Plead Guilty to Illegal Harvesting of Rockfish Two commercial fisherman pleaded guilty today in District Court in Greenbelt, Md., to violations of the Lacey Act, the…
Former Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arrested on Civil Rights Charges
Former Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arrested on Civil Rights Charges The Department announced the arrest of a former trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety who is…
Louisiana Tax Defier Convicted on Federal Tax Charges
Louisiana Tax Defier Convicted on Federal Tax Charges Following three and a half days of trial and 19 minutes of deliberations, a Gulfport, Miss., federal jury yesterday convicted Paul Richard…
Federal Court Blocks Chicago Tax Preparation Firm from Claiming Improper Tax Credits
Federal Court Blocks Chicago Tax Preparation Firm from Claiming Improper Tax Credits A federal court has barred a Chicago tax preparation firm, El Caminante, Inc. and its principal operator, Maria…
Federal Court Bars Homewood, Illinois, Tax Preparers from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
Federal Court Bars Homewood, Illinois, Tax Preparers from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others District Court Judge Robert W. Gettlemen entered an order barring tax preparers, Michael J. Singleton and…
St. Louis Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Sex Trafficking Charge
St. Louis Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Sex Trafficking Charge Waquita Wallace pleaded guilty to the federal civil rights charge of sex trafficking. Wallace admitted to forcing a young woman…