U.S. Files False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Florida-based Federal Grant Recipient
Files False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Florida-based Federal Grant Recipient The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against the Florida-based Technological Research and Development Authority…
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty for Conspiring to Hang a Noose to Intimidate an African-American Family
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty for Conspiring to Hang a Noose to Intimidate an African-American Family Joshua Wall, 20, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Baltimore for his involvement in…
Former FDA Chemist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Insider Trading
Former FDA Chemist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Insider Trading Cheng Yi Liang, a former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chemist from Gaithersburg, Md., was sentenced today to…
Illinois Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Advertise Child Pornography
Illinois Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Advertise Child Pornography Jonathon Sudduth of Springfield, Ill., was sentenced today by District Judge Virginia A. Phillips in Los…
Italian Shipping Company and Chief Engineer Charged with Environmental Crimes and Obstruction of Justice
Italian Shipping Company and Chief Engineer Charged with Environmental Crimes and Obstruction of Justice Italian-based shipping company Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Company , owner and operator of the Motor Vessel Bottiglieri…
Justice Department Recovers More Than $900 Million in Consumer Protection Cases in 2011
Justice Department Recovers More Than $900 Million in Consumer Protection Cases in 2011 The Justice Department’s Consumer Protection Branch recovered more than $913 million in criminal and civil fines, penalties,…
Federal Court in Illinois Shuts Down Nationwide “Employee Benefit Plan” Tax Scheme
Federal Court in Illinois Shuts Down Nationwide “Employee Benefit Plan” Tax Scheme A federal court has permanently barred Tracy L. Sunderlage, Linda Sunderlage and four companies from operating an alleged…
Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Ohio
Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Ohio The Justice Department announced today that the Civil Rights Division will monitor elections today in Cuyahoga, Hamilton and Lorain Counties, Ohio. Go to…
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at Northwestern University School of Law
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at Northwestern University School of Law "Since this country’s earliest days, the American people have risen to this challenge – and all that it demands.…
Member of the Aryan Brotherhood Sentenced for Assaulting a Jewish Inmate in Texas
Member of the Aryan Brotherhood Sentenced for Assaulting a Jewish Inmate in Texas Timothy Lee York, 35, of Fountain Valley, Calif., was sentenced by District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to…
Departments of Justice and Education Resolve Harassment Allegations in Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota
Departments of Justice and Education Resolve Harassment Allegations in Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota The Departments of Justice and Education, together with six private student plaintiffs and the Anoka-Hennepin School…
Former Department of Veterans Affairs Official Sentenced to Serve 60 Months in Prison for Conspiracy and Wire Fraud
Former Department of Veterans Affairs Official Sentenced to Serve 60 Months in Prison for Conspiracy and Wire Fraud The former associate director of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Consolidated…