Member of Barrio Azteca Gang Pleads Guilty in El Paso, Texas, to Racketeering Conspiracy
Member of Barrio Azteca Gang Pleads Guilty in El Paso, Texas, to Racketeering Conspiracy Jorge Diaz, 33, aka “Payaso,” and “Narizon,” of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Judge…
Justice Department Files Suit Against Pittsburgh Woman for FACE Violations
Justice Department Files Suit Against Pittsburgh Woman for FACE Violations According to court documents, in January 2011, Ms. Parente used physical force against two volunteer escorts who were accompanying a…
Point Blank Pays U.S. $1 Million for the Sale of Defective Zylon Bulletproof Vests
Point Blank Pays $1 Million for the Sale of Defective Zylon Bulletproof Vests The United States alleged that the Pompano Beach, Fla.,and Jacksboro, Tenn., companies manufactured and sold Zylon bulletproof…
Justice Department to Monitor Elections in California, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas
Justice Department to Monitor Elections in California, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas The Justice Department announced today that the Civil Rights Division will monitor elections on Nov. 8, 2011, in…
Federal Court Shuts Down Tax Return Preparer Siblings in Southern California
Federal Court Shuts Down Tax Return Preparer Siblings in Southern California A federal court has permanently barred Karen Berry, Carla Berry and their tax preparation business, Services Inc., from preparing…
New York Resident Sentenced in Miami in Connection with Fraudulent Business Opportunity Schemes
New York Resident Sentenced in Miami in Connection with Fraudulent Business Opportunity Schemes Michael Eisenberg, a resident of Long Island, , was sentenced Monday in connection with a series of…
Justice Department Requires Divestiture to Preserve Health-Insurance Competition in Montana
Justice Department Requires Divestiture to Preserve Health-Insurance Competition in Montana The Department of Justice will require New West Health Services Inc. to sell the majority of its commercial health-insurance business…
Hawaiian Firearms Business Owner Convicted of Federal Tax Offenses
Hawaiian Firearms Business Owner Convicted of Federal Tax Offenses Arthur Lee Ong of Honolulu was convicted by a federal jury Monday of conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax…
Miami-Area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in $25 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Miami-Area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in $25 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Beatriz Torres-Cruz, 50, pleaded guilty before District Judge Joan A. Lenard in Miami to one count of conspiracy…
Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the 15th Annual Community Reinvestment Act and Fair Lending Colloquium
Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the 15th Annual Community Reinvestment Act and Fair Lending Colloquium "It is critical to continue our dialogue about how we can ensure…
Buffalo Developer Indicted for Illegally Filling Over 90 Acres of Wetlands in Amherst, N.Y.
Buffalo Developer Indicted for Illegally Filling Over 90 Acres of Wetlands in Amherst, William L. Huntress and his companies, Acquest Transit LLC and Acquest Development LLC, were charged in the…
Colombian Paramilitary Leader Sentenced in Miami to 33 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Narco-Terrorism
Colombian Paramilitary Leader Sentenced in Miami to 33 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Narco-Terrorism Carlos Mario Jimenez-Naranjo, aka “Macaco,” a paramilitary leader and one of Colombia’s most notorious…