Two Manufacturers Agree to Settle Clean Air Act Claims Resulting from Explosions at Plants in Kentucky and Mississippi
Two Manufacturers Agree to Settle Clean Air Act Claims Resulting from Explosions at Plants in Kentucky and Mississippi Two manufacturing companies, in separate settlements, have agreed to pay civil penalties…
Swiss Banking Executive and Swiss Lawyer Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the United States
Swiss Banking Executive and Swiss Lawyer Charged with Conspiring to Defraud the United States Hansruedi Schumacher and Matthias Rickenbach, both of Switzerland, were indicted today for conspiring to defraud the…
Former Military Contractor Sentenced for Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from U.S. Army in Afghanistan
Former Military Contractor Sentenced for Participating in Scheme to Steal Large Quantities of Fuel from Army in Afghanistan Raschad L. “Sean” Lewis, a former fuel section employee of Kellogg Brown…
Former UBS Banker Sentenced to 40 Months for Aiding Billionaire American Evade Taxes
Former UBS Banker Sentenced to 40 Months for Aiding Billionaire American Evade Taxes Former UBS banker, Bradley Birkenfeld of Weymouth, Mass., has been sentenced to 40 months incarceration by Judge…
Two Chief Engineers from Oil Tanker “Georgios M” Indicted for Environmental Crimes
Two Chief Engineers from Oil Tanker “Georgios M” Indicted for Environmental Crimes A federal grand jury in Houston has returned an indictment charging two crewmembers of the oil tanker Georgios…
Attorney General Eric Holder on Release of Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi
Attorney General Eric Holder on Release of Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi “We are extremely disappointed with the Scottish Executive's decision to release Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi. The interests of justice…
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., to Pay More Than $2 Million for Discharges from Nebraska Plant
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., to Pay More Than $2 Million for Discharges from Nebraska Plant Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., the world’s largest supplier of premium beef and pork, has agreed…
Covenant Medical Center to Pay U.S. $4.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Covenant Medical Center to Pay $ Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa has agreed to pay the United States $ million to resolve…
B. Todd Jones to Chair Attorney General’s Advisory Committee
B. Todd Jones to Chair Attorney General’s Advisory Committee Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed Attorney for the District of Minnesota B. Todd Jones to chair the Attorney General’s Advisory…
United States Transfers Guantanamo Bay Detainee to Afghanistan
United States Transfers Guantanamo Bay Detainee to Afghanistan The Department of Justice today announced that Mohammed Jawad, a native of Afghanistan, has been transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo…
Former Government Official Indicted on Public Corruption Charges Related to Ongoing Abramoff Investigation
Former Government Official Indicted on Public Corruption Charges Related to Ongoing Abramoff Investigation A former Congressional staffer and chief of staff in two federal agencies was indicted today by a…
Boca Raton Man Convicted of Securities Fraud, Tax Fraud
Boca Raton Man Convicted of Securities Fraud, Tax Fraud Donald Platten of Boca Raton, Fla., was convicted today of conspiracy, securities fraud and tax charges following a jury trial before…