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December 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
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CDR Financial Products and Its Owner Plead Guilty to Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspriacies Related to Municipal Bond Investments(11-1719)
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Justice Department Settles Allegations of Citizenship Status Discrimination and Retaliation Against Georgia Rug Manufacturer(11-1718)
Thursday, December 29, 2011
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GE Healthcare Inc. Pays U.S. $30 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations(11-1717)
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Accused Killer of Mexican Toddler Extradited to Tijuana, Mexico(11-1716)
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Essroc Cement Company to Pay $1.7 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations(11-1715)
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Magyar Telekom and Deutsche Telekom Resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation and Agree to Pay Nearly $64 Million in Combined Criminal Penalties(11-1714)
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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Former Navajo Police Department Officer Indicted in New Mexico on Civil Rights Charges(11-1713)
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Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Virginia-Based BAE Systems Ship Repair Inc.(11-1712)
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California Federal Court Blocks Bogus Tax Credit Scheme(11-1711)
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Statement of Attorney General Holder on Increase in Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities(11-1710)
Friday, December 23, 2011
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Private Security Guard Convicted for Role in Providing Security for Drug Transaction(11-1709)
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Pennsylvania Husband and Wife Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent Commercial Driver’s Licenses Scheme(11-1708)
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Bloods Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges(11-1707)
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GE Funding Capital Market Services Inc. Admits to Anticompetitive Conduct by Former Traders in the Municipal Bond Investments Market and Agrees to Pay $70 Million to Federal and State Agencies(11-1706)
Thursday, December 22, 2011
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 166 Months in Prison for Arson of African-American Church(11-1705)
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Former Army National Guard Major Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Receiving Bribes at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan(11-1704)
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Pittsburgh Crips Gang Members Sentenced to Prison for Racketeering Charges(11-1703)
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Principal and Co-Owner of North Carolina Company Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Commodities Trading Investors(11-1702)
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Innospec Agent Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Bribing Iraqi Officials and Paying Kickbacks Under the U.N. Oil for Food Program(11-1701)
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US Obtains Injunction Against Chicago Food Processing Firm After Alleging Unsafe Food Production Practices(11-1700)
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Former Grant Administrator and Legal Assistant of American Samoa Non-Profit Legal Aid Corporation Plead Guilty to Stealing More Than $150,000 in Federal Grant Funds(11-1699)
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Justice Department Requires Deutsche Börse to Divest Its Interest in Direct Edge in Order to Merge with NYSE Euronext(11-1698)
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the Countrywide Financial Corporation Settlement Announcement(Speeches)
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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Countrywide Financial Corporation Settlement Announcement(Speeches)
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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Annual Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial Service(Speeches)
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Two Las Vegas Men Sentenced to 20 and 25 Years in Prison for Cocaine Distribution and Money Laundering Conspiracy(11-1697)
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Chinese National Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Economic Espionage and Theft of Trade Secrets(11-1696)
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Alabama Woman Sentenced to 94 Months in Prison for Stealing Identities of Student Loan Borrowers(11-1695)
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Justice Department Reaches $335 Million Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Lending Discrimination by Countrywide Financial Corporation(11-1694)
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Attorney General Holder Announces New Federal Bureau of Prisons Director(11-1693)
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Defendant Charged with Alleged Participation in the Murder of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the Attempted Murder of ICE Special Agent Victor Avila Is Extradited from Mexico to the United States(11-1692)
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North Carolina Businessman Guilty of Failing to Pay More Than $15 Million in Payroll Taxes for Temporary Staffing Companies(11-1691)
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Justice Department Requires Divestiture in $7.9 Billion Merger of Exelon Corporation and Constellation Energy Group(11-1689)
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Justice Department Settles Lawsuit with Commonwealth of Massachusetts and City of Brockton, Mass., to Enforce Employment Rights of U.S. Army Reservist(11-1688)
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Florida-Based Defense Contractor Pays US $4.75 Million to Resolve Allegations Related to Defective Bomb Fuzes(11-1687)
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
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U.S. Bureau of Prisons Employee Pleads Guilty in Florida to Sexual Abuse of a Ward(11-1686)
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Former Des Moines, Iowa, Police Officers Indicted for Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction of Justice(11-1685)
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Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation by the Town of Rome, Wisconsin(11-1684)
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Twelve Charged in Cleveland for Assaulting Practitioners of the Amish Religion(11-1683)
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Washington Man Sentenced to 32 Years for Attempted Bombing of Martin Luther King Unity March(11-1682)
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Attorney Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Stock Fraud(11-1681)
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Chinese Perfume Importer Sentenced in Brooklyn to 12 Months in Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Perfume(11-1680)
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United States Seeks Forfeiture of Property Related to Federal Firearms Smuggling and Money Laundering Charges(11-1679)
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Aon Corporation Agrees to Pay a $1.76 Million Criminal Penalty to Resolve Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act(11-1678)
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida-Area Halfway House Operator Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme(11-1677)
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Federal Court Bars Alabama Woman from Preparing Tax Returns(11-1676)
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Three Operators of Miami Home Health Company Plead Guilty in $60 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme(11-1675)
Monday, December 19, 2011
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Deputy Assistant Attorney General Roy L. Austin Jr. Speaks at the East Haven Police Department Investigative Findings Announcement(Speeches)
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Nurse, Administrator and Two Recruiters for Miami Home Health Companies Sentenced to Prison in $25 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme(11-1674)
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Justice Department Issues Statements Regarding AT&T Inc.'s Abandonment of Its Proposed Acquisition of T-Mobile USA Inc.(11-1673)
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Michigan Tax Defiers Sentenced to Jail for Tax Fraud Scheme(11-1672)
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New Jersey Solid Waste Management Facility Sentenced After Illegally Dumping in Upstate New York(11-1671)
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Florida Loan Officer Sentenced in Connection with $2.5 Million Reverse Mortgage and Loan Modification Scheme(11-1670)
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Illinois Company to Pay $500,000 Fine for Violating Do Not Call Provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule(11-1669)
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Department of Justice Releases Investigative Findings on the East Haven, Connecticut, Police Department(11-1668)
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US, Canada and Mexico Antitrust Officials Participate in Trilateral Meetings in Mexico to Discuss Antitrust Enforcement(11-1667)
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Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on the 2011 Preliminary Uniform Crime Report(11-1666)
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Justice Department Recovers $3 Billion in False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2011(11-1665)
Friday, December 16, 2011
Speech
Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the Seattle Police Department Investigative Findings Announcement(Speeches)
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Louisiana Man Indicted for Corruptly Interfering with the IRS and Filing False Tax Returns(11-1662)
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Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Alleging Employment Discrimination by Florida Home Health Care Company(11-1661)
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Justice Department Releases Investigative Findings on the Seattle Police Department(11-1660)
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Members and Associates of Barrio Azteca Gang Plead Guilty and Are Sentenced in El Paso, Texas, for Roles in Racketeering Conspiracy and Related Crimes(11-1659)
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Iraqi National Pleads Guilty to 23-Count Terrorism Indictment in Kentucky(11-1658)
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Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy(11-1657)
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Justice Department Will Not Challenge Worker Rights Consortium's Designated Suppliers Program for Collegiate Apparel(11-1656)
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CEO of Comcast Brian Roberts to Pay $500,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Antitrust Premerger Notification Requirements(11-1655)
Thursday, December 15, 2011
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Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Findings Announcement(Speeches)
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Former America’s Most Wanted Fugitive Sentenced in Virginia to 105 Years in Prison for Leading International Conspiracy to Defraud the Military(11-1653)
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Three Pittsburgh Crips Members Sentenced to Prison on Racketeering Charges(11-1651)
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Army Captain Pleads Guilty in Virginia to Submitting False Housing and Travel Claims(11-1650)
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Maryland Business Owner Pleads Guilty for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes(11-1649)
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Court Enters Consent Decree Resolving Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act Allegations Against Idaho Dairy(11-1648)
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Texas Oil Company Sentenced to Pay $12 Million for Clean Air Act and Obstruction Crimes in Louisiana(11-1647)
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California Building Materials Manufacturer Agrees to Pay $1.4 Million to Settle Clean Air Act Violations(11-1646)
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Department of Justice Releases Investigative Findings on the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office(11-1645)
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Federal Court Bars Operator of New Jersey Tax Firm from Preparing Federal Tax Returns(11-1644)
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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Florida Man Sentenced to More Than 19 Years in Prison for Transportation of Child Pornography(11-1642)
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Three Patient Recruiters for Miami Home Health Companies Sentenced to Prison in $25 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme(11-1641)
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Attorney General Holder Appoints Eight New U.S. Attorneys to Advisory Committee(11-1640)
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Owners of Houston Mental Health Company and Assisted Living Facility Indicted for Alleged Roles in $90 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme(11-1639)
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CD and DVD Counterfeiter and Supplier Both Sentenced in Atlanta to Prison(11-1638)
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US Clean Water Act Settlement in Chicago to Reduce Sewage Overflows(11-1637)
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Bridgeport, Conn., Man Involved in 2005 Triple Murder Sentenced to Life in Prison(11-1636)
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Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds Settle with Justice Department Over Tobacco-Industry Document Databases(11-1635)
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Former Police Officer of Puerto Rico Convicted for Role in Providing Security for Drug Transactions(11-1634)
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum(Speeches)
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Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Speaks on a Press Conference Call Regarding the Campaign to Cut Waste(Speeches)
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Justice Department Resolves Citizenship Status Discrimination Charge Against Pennsylvania Employer Sernak Farms(11-1633)
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Retired Army Major Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Engaging in Money Laundering Related to Contracting in Support of Iraq War(11-1632)
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Justice Department Enters into a Consent Decree with Bolivar County, Miss., Sheriff(11-1631)
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Three Hitachi-LG Data Storage Executives Agree to Plead Guilty for Participating in Bid-Rigging and Price-Fixing Conspiracies Involving Optical Disk Drives(11-1630)
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Greek Shipping Company, Master and Chief Engineer of M/V Agios Emilianos Convicted for Intentional Cover-Up of Oil Pollution and Obstruction of Justice(11-1629)
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Eight Former Senior Executives and Agents of Siemens Charged in Alleged $100 Million Foreign Bribe Scheme(11-1626)
Monday, December 12, 2011
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Former US Army National Guard Captain Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Receiving Bribes at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan(11-1625)
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Assistant Attorney General Breuer Recognizes Criminal Division Employees and Others at Annual Criminal Division Awards Ceremony(11-1624)
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Minnesota-Based Medtronic Inc. Pays US $23.5 Million to Settle Claims That Company Paid Kickbacks to Physicians(11-1623)
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Longtime Associate of the New England La Cosa Nostra Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Extortion and Racketeering Conspiracy(11-1622)
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Houston-Area Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty(11-1621)
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Virginia Contractor Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme and Subscribing to a False Tax Return(11-1620)
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Tennessee Construction Company and Georgia Department of Transportation Agree to Pay $1.5 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations(11-1618)
Friday, December 9, 2011
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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the National Legal Aid & Defender Association Awards Luncheon & 100th Anniversary Celebration(Speeches)
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Identity Thief Sentenced in Virginia to 12 Years in Prison for Managing East Coast Credit Card Fraud Ring(11-1619)
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Former Army Corps of Engineers Employee Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes from Iraqi Contractors(11-1617)
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Iowa Insurance Agent to Pay US to Resolve False Claims Allegations on the Federal Crop Insurance Program(11-1614)
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New Orleans Police Officer Convicted of Obstruction of Justice and Perjury(11-1613)
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Former New York Con Ed Manager Sentenced to Serve 70 Months in Prison for Fraud, Bribery and Tax Crimes(11-1612)
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US Files Lawsuit in Miami to Block Promotion of Tax Fraud Scheme(11-1611)
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Testimony
Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary(Testimony)
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Former U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Receiving Bribes in Return for the Award of Contracts at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan(11-1610)
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San Diego Investment Manager Indicted in Utah for Alleged Role in $25 Million Fraud Scheme(11-1609)
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Justice Department and States Address Prisoner Recidivism(11-1609)
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Houston Investment Manager Indicted in Utah for Alleged Role in $72 Million Fraud Scheme(11-1608)
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Peruvian Artifact Repatriated(11-1606)
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Sixth San Francisco MS-13 Member Sentenced to Life in Prison(11-1605)
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Owner of Miami-Area Mental Health Company Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Orchestrating $205 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme(11-1604)
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Three Charged with Fraud in Florida Foreclosure Rescue Scheme(11-1603)
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Cargolux Airlines International Executives Plead Guilty for Fixing Surcharge Rates on Air Cargo Shipments(11-1602)
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Bloods Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges(11-1601)
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Former Los Angeles Resident Pleads Guilty in Plot to Attack Seattle Military Processing Center(11-1600)
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Four Romanian Nationals Charged with Allegedly Participating in Multimillion Dollar Scheme to Hack into and Steal Credit Card Data from U.S. Merchants(11-1598)
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Wachovia Bank N.A. Admits to Anticompetitive Conduct by Former Employees in the Municipal Bond Investments Market and Agrees to Pay $148 Million to Federal and State Agencies(11-1597)
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Testimony
Statement of Acting Assistant Attorney General Sharis A. Pozen Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet(Testimony)
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Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Offenses for Involvement in the Firebombing of Interracial Couple's Home(11-1596)
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Louisiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Operating Coffee Vending Business Fraud in Florida(11-1595)
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Operator of Detroit School and Day Care Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion(11-1594)
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Virginia Man Convicted for Filing a False Refund Claim Based on Fraudulent IRS forms(11-1593)
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Melville, N.Y., Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay Over Employment Taxes(11-1592)
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Attorney General Holder Announces Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Executive Director(11-1591)
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Virginia Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Conceal Pakistan Government Funding for His U.S. Lobbying Efforts(11-1590)
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Client of UBS and Swiss Cantonal Bank Indicted for Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS(11-1589)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Former Worth County, Missouri, Sheriff Sentenced for Violating Civil Rights of Eight Women(11-1588)
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Detroit-Area Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection with Medicare Fraud Scheme(11-1587)
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Justice Department Settles with Kentucky Apartment Complex Involving Allegations of Disability-based Housing Discrimination(11-1586)
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Owners of Houston Health Care Company Sentenced to Prison for Medicare Fraud(11-1585)
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Seven Charged in in Florida in $120 Million National Tax Fraud Scheme(11-1583)
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Doctor and Two Nurses Sentenced to Prison for Roles in $25 Million Miami Health Care Fraud Scheme(11-1582)
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New Zealand Fishing Company Indicted for Enviromental Crimes and Obstruction of Justice(11-1581)
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Thirteen Alleged Latin Kings Members in North Carolina Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges(11-1580)
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St. Louis-Based KV Pharmaceutical to Pay $17 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations(11-1579)
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Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination by University of California, San Diego Medical Center(11-1578)
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Alpha Natural Resources Inc. and Department of Justice Reach $209 Million Agreement Related to Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion(11-1577)
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Ivory Smuggler Pleads Guilty in New York(11-1576)
Monday, December 5, 2011
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Two New Jersey Men Charged with Allegedly Trafficking Counterfeit Perfume(11-1575)
Friday, December 2, 2011
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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks to Law Students in Paris(Speeches)
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Five San Francisco MS-13 Members Sentenced to Life in Prison(11-1574)
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Detroit-Area Clinic Owner Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Role in $9.1 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme(11-1573)
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Department of Justice Releases Investigative Findings on the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and the Jackson Juvenile Offender Center in Florida(11-1572)
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Former Chicago Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Related Charges for Involvement with Latin Kings Gang(11-1571)
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Alabama Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Rig Bids for the Purchase of Real Estate at Public Foreclosure Auctions(11-1570)
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New Guidance Supports Voluntary Efforts to Promote Diversity and Reduce Racial Isolation in Education(11-1569)
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Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Member Convicted of Federal Racketeering and Firearms Charges Related to Jefferson County, Texas, Shooting(11-1568)
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Statement of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division on Its Decision to Close Its Investigation of Google Inc.'s Acquisition of Admeld Inc.(11-1567)
Thursday, December 1, 2011
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Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the American Constitution Society(Speeches)
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Former White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Officer Pleads Guilty in Arizona to Civil Rights Violations(11-1566)
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Fifth Cooperating New Orleans Police Officer Sentenced in Danziger Bridge Case(11-1565)
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Maryland-Based Viable Communications, Its Owner and a Former Executive Sentenced for Roles in $20 Million Fraud Scheme(11-1564)
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Former Indianapolis City-County Councilman Sentenced for Soliciting a Bribe and Attempted Extortion(11-1563)
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Alabama Doctor Pleads Guilty; Husband Convicted of Tax Fraud(11-1562)
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Barrio Azteca Gang Associates Plead Guilty in El Paso, Texas, to Racketeering Conspiracy(11-1561)
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Justice Department Opens Investigations into Two Western Pennsylvania State Correctional Institutions(11-1560)
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Detroit-Area Occupational Therapy Assistant Pleads Guilty to Participating in Medicare Fraud Scheme(11-1559)
 
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