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January 2012

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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Assistant Attorney General Tony West Speaks at the 25th Anniversary of the False Claims Act Amendments of 1986(Speeches)

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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the 25th Anniversary of the False Claims Act Amendments of 1986(Speeches)

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Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson Speaks at the International Conference of Community Courts(Speeches)

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Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Louisiana Health Care Fraud Scheme(12-146)

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida-Area Halfway House Owner Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Participating in Medicare Fraud Kickback Scheme(12-145)

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Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Pornography(12-144)

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Justice Department Charges St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana for Limited Rental Housing Opportunities for African-Americans(12-143)

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Justice Department Celebrates 25th Anniversary of False Claims Act Amendments of 1986(12-142)

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Virginia Contractor Sentenced to Serve 37 Months in Prison for Kickback Scheme and Failure to File Tax Return(12-141)

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South San Francisco Food Processing Factory Will Pay Nearly $700,000 in Penalties, Spend $6 Million to Update Refrigeration System Safety(12-140)

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Attorney General Eric Holder’s Task Force Examines Children’s Exposure to Violence in Rural and Tribal Communities(12-139)

Monday, January 30, 2012

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Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the National Association of Secretaries of State 2012 Conference(Speeches)

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Acting Assistant Attorney General Sharis A. Pozen Speaks at the Briefing on Department’s Enforcement Action in Auto Parts Industry(Speeches)

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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Justice Department 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Observance Program(Speeches)

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Ohio Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for His Participation in an Online Child Pornography Bulletin Board(12-137)

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UBS Clients and Tax Attorney Indicted in Phoenix for Hiding Assets in Secret Foreign Bank Accounts(12-136)

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South Florida Corrections Officers Sentenced on Federal Civil Rights and Obstruction Charges(12-135)

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Former Suburban Massage Parlor Operator Convicted of Human Trafficking of Four Women in Illinois(12-134)

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Federal Court Bars Nevada Man from Promoting Tax Fraud Scheme(12-133)

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Three Men and Company Convicted of Conspiracy to Violate the Clean Air Act During Demolition of Tennessee Factory(12-132)

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Former Soldier and Contract Military Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Texas for Role in Scheme to Illegally Obtain Military Recruiting Bonuses(12-131)

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Memphis Man Sentenced for Interstate Transportation for Purpose of Prostitution in Connection with Sex Trafficking Scheme(12-130)

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Yazaki Corp., Denso Corp. and Four Yazaki Executives Agree to Plead Guilty to Automobile Parts Price-Fixing and Bid-Rigging Conspiracies(12-128)

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Justice Department Settles Case Against One of Nation’s Largest Debt Buyers(12-127)

Friday, January 27, 2012

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Attorney General Holder Speaks at the Announcement of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force’s New Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group(Speeches)

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Arkansas Men Sentenced in Cross-Burning Case(12-126)

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Arkansas Man Sentenced for His Role in the Firebombing of Interracial Couple’s Home(12-125)

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Federal Court Shuts Down Alabama Tax Preparer(12-123)

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Former United Nations Employee Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison(12-122)

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Former Owner of Florida-Based Airline Services Company Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Defraud Illinois-Based Ryan International Airlines(12-121)

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U.S. Attorney General Holder, State and Federal Officials Announce Collaboration to Investigate Residential Mortgage-backed Securities Market(12-120)

Thursday, January 26, 2012

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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center(Speeches)

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Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks on Virginia ADA Settlement Call(Speeches)

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Attorney General Holder Speaks at the National Officer Safety and Wellness Group Meeting(Speeches)

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Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison in Connection with $5.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme(12-119)

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Owner and Employee of Miami Home Health Company Plead Guilty in $22 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme(12-118)

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American Samoa Department of Education Official Convicted by Federal Jury in District of Columbia of Witness Tampering and Obstruction of Justice(12-117)

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Former Prince George’s County, Maryland, Detention Officer Indicted for Death of Ronnie White(12-114)

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Active Duty Army Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Texas for Role in Scheme to Illegally Obtain Military Recruiting Bonuses(12-113)

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Barrio Azteca Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Texas to Racketeering Conspiracy(12-112)

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Justice Department Obtains Comprehensive ADA Agreement Regarding the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Developmental Disabilities System(12-111)

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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Deputy Attorney General James Cole Speaks at the Jack Keeney Memorial Ceremony(Speeches)

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Lead Administrator and Web Host of Online Child Pornography Bulletin Board Sentenced to Prison(12-109)

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Two Shipping Corporations Plead Guilty and Are Sentenced in Maryland for Obstruction of Justice and Environmental Crimes(12-107)

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Two Men Sentenced for Racially-Motivated Assault in New Mexico(12-106)

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U.S. Files Consent Decree for Permanent Injunction Against Pharmaceutical Ranbaxy Laboratories(12-105)

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Massachusetts Financial Advisor Convicted of Tax Crimes and Contempt(12-104)

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Six Charged in Scheme to Use Identities of Deceased People to Get Tax Refunds(12-103)

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Former Executive of Miami-Based Ocean Bank Pleads Guilty to Participating in Bribery Scheme and to Filing False Tax Returns(12-102)

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Employee and Contractor of Florida Property Management Company Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud(12-101)

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

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Attorney General Holder Speaks at the Memorial Tribute to John C. Keeney(Speeches)

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Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the East Haven Police Department Indictment Announcement(Speeches)

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Alabama Return Preparers Plead Guilty to Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme(12-099)

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New Mexico Man Indicted for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds(12-098)

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Miami-Area Nurse Pleads Guilty in $25 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme(12-096)

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Witness in Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Trial Indicted in Alabama for Perjury(12-096)

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Owner of Alabama Tax Business Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Scheme(12-094)

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Justice Department Prevails for a Second Time in Long-running Tax Shelter Case(12-093)

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Four East Haven, Connecticut, Police Officers Charged with Civil Rights Offenses(12-092)

Monday, January 23, 2012

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Philadelphia Man Convicted for Role in Violent Home Invasion Robberies of Business Owners in Four States(12-090)

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Michigan Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Participating in International Child Pornography Ring and Producing Child Pornography(12-089)

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State of Alabama Employee Indicted for Identity Theft and Tax Fraud(12-088)

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Three Indicted in Alabama in Conspiracy to Obtain Tax Refunds Using Stolen Identities(12-087)

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Alabama Woman Indicted for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds(12-086)

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Acting Assistant Attorney General Pozen Announces Departure from Antitrust Division(12-085)

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Florida Loan Officer Sentenced in Connection with $2.5 Million Reverse Mortgage Fraud and Loan Modification Scheme(12-084)

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Former CIA Officer John Kiriakou Charged with Disclosing Covert Officer’s Identity and Other Classified Information to Journalists and Lying to CIA’s Publications Review Board(12-083)

Friday, January 20, 2012

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US Army Sergeant Major and Former Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Bribery Conspiracy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan(12-082)

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Individuals Plead Guilty in Two Detroit Medicare Fraud Cases(12-081)

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Colorado Resident Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors in Texas Real Estate Scheme(12-080)

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Co-Founder of NinjaVideo.net Website Sentenced in Virginia to 14 Months in Prison for Criminal Copyright Conspiracy(12-079)

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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Export Military Antennae to Singapore and Hong Kong(12-078)

Thursday, January 19, 2012

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Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson Speaks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Criminal and Social Justice Committee Meeting(Speeches)

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Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Health Care Fraud Scheme(12-077)

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Manalapan, N.J., Woman Charged with Allegedly Sexually Abusing Minor Girl and Streaming Assault Live Over the Internet(12-075)

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Justice Department Charges Leaders of Megaupload with Widespread Online Copyright Infringement(12-074)

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Four Men Indicted in Houston on Federal Hate Crime Charges Related to the Assault of African-American Man(12-072)

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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Third Springfield, Massachusetts, Man Sentenced to Prison for Arson of African-American Church(12-073)

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Former Oklahoma Detention Officer Indicted for Assaulting an Inmate(12-071)

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Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Claiming Fraudulent Tax Refunds(12-071)

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Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the United States(12-068)

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Justice Department Announces Grant Solicitation for Funding to Federally-Recognized Tribes and Tribal Consortia(12-067)

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Barrio Azteca Gang Member Pleads Guilty in Texas to Racketeering Conspiracy(12-066)

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Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down Louisiana Tax Preparer(12-056)

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Connecticut Resident Admits Role in Decade-long Mortgage Fraud Scheme in Bridgeport(00-000)

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

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Pennsylvania Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges(12-064)

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Miami-Area Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme(12-063)

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New Jersey Pipe Supply Company and Owner Sentenced for Their Role in Fraud and Bribery Conspiracy in Power Generation Industry(12-062)

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Former Employee and Contractors of Florida Property Management Company Indicted in Illinois for Conspiracy to Commit Bribery and Wire Fraud(12-061)

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Marubeni Corporation Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation and Agrees to Pay a $54.6 Million Criminal Penalty(12-060)

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Kentuckians Convicted of Lacey Act Crimes for Illegally Harvesting and Making False Records for Ohio River Paddlefish(12-059)

Monday, January 16, 2012

Speech

Attorney General Holder Speaks at the King Day at the Dome(Speeches)

Friday, January 13, 2012

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Attorney General Holder Speaks at the Utah Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission Annual Drum Major Awards Luncheon(Speeches)

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Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Production Charges in Indiana and Is Sentenced to 33 Years in Prison(12-057)

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Federal Officials Close the Investigation into the Death of Native American Woodcarver in Washington State(12-056)

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Justice Department Settles with Warren, Ohio, Police Department(12-054)

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Louisiana Health Care Company Owner and Recruiter Plead Guilty to Medicare Fraud Scheme(12-052)

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Former Dow Research Scientist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Stealing Trade Secrets and Perjury(12-051)

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Former L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Corruption Charge(12- 055)

Thursday, January 12, 2012

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Owner and Patient Recruiter Sentenced to Prison for Roles in $4.7 Million Louisiana Medicare Fraud Scheme(12-050)

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Utah Chiropractor Convicted of Attempted Evasion of Payment of Income Tax(12-049)

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Deputy US Marshal in Chicago Indicted for Civil Rights Violations(12-048)

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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Former Milwaukee Police Officer Convicted of Civil Rights Violation for Sexual Assault of Milwaukee Woman(12-046)

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Oklahoma Inmate Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Jailer to Assault Another Inmate(12-045)

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50 Individuals Charged in Puerto Rico with Allegedly Trafficking Identities of Puerto Rican Us Citizens(12-043)

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Korean Shipping Company, Chief Engineer and Assistant Engineer Convicted in Hawaii for Environmental Crimes(12-042)

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

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Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the Berkeley County, S.C., Sheriff’s Office for Violating Detainees’ First Amendment Religious and Speech Rights(12-040)

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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography(12-039)

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Department of Justice Access to Justice Initiative Issues Report to Assist Foreclosure Mediation Programs(12-037)

Monday, January 9, 2012

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Los Angeles Woman Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Her Role in a $6.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme(12-038)

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Man Sentenced in Connection with Arson at Planned Parenthood and Vandalism of Mosque in Madera, California(12-036)

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Los Angeles Church Pastor Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for $14.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme(12-035)

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CDR Financial Products Executive and Former Executive Plead Guilty in New York to Bid-Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Related to Municipal Bond Investments(12-034)

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Broward County, Fla.-Area Halfway House Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickback Scheme(12-033)

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Triad Mining Agrees to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations and Restore Affected Waterways in Indiana(12-032)

Friday, January 6, 2012

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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Memorial for ATF Senior Special Agent John Capano(Speeches)

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Two Former Alabama Sheriff’s Office Deputies Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Handcuffed Man in Custody(12-031)

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Austin, Texas, Man Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud and Identity Theft in Connection with Nationwide Foreclosure-rescue Scheme(12-030)

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Miami-Area Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Participating in Medicare Fraud Kickback Scheme(12-029)

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Alabama Tax Preparers Sentenced to Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns(12-028)

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Three Philippine Nationals Arrested in International Arms Trafficking Case(12-027)

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Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Tax Charges(12-025)

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Arizona Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison in Money Laundering and Tax Scheme(12-024)

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Three Tennessee Men Plead Guilty to Launching Mortar-Style Fireworks at African-Americans(12-022)

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Leader of NinjaVideo.Net Website Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Criminal Copyright Conspiracy(12-021)

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Former Army Major Sentenced to Prison in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Related to DOD Contracts in Support of Iraq War(12-020)

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Department of Justice and Other Administration Officials to Hold Press Conference Call on Revisions to the Uniform Crime Report’s Definition of Rape(12-019)

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Attorney General Eric Holder Announces Revisions to the Uniform Crime Report’s Definition of Rape(12-018)

Thursday, January 5, 2012

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Pakistani Citizen Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to the Pakistani Taliban(12-017)

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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Transportation of Child Pornography(12-015)

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Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of Minors(12-014)

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New York Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Tax Returns(12-012)

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Home Health Agency Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection with Detroit Fraud Scheme(12-011)

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Office Manager for Miami Home Health Company Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Role in $25 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme(12-010)

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Man Pleads Guilty in $3.4 Million Las Vegas Mortgage Fraud Scheme(12-009)

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Delaware Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Production and Transportation of Child Pornography(12-008)

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

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Former Employee of Government Contractor Pleads Guilty in Oklahoma to Child Pornography Charge(12-007)

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Justice Department Settles with University of California San Diego Medical Center(12-006)

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

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Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson Announces Departure from Office of Justice Programs(12-005)

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Former Assisted Living Facility Chain CEO Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Conspiracy(12-004)

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Former Department of Defense Employee Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Submitting False Travel Claims Totaling Nearly $500,000(12-003)

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Maersk Line to Pay Us $31.9 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations for Inflated Shipping Costs to Military in Afghanistan and Iraq(12-002)

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US Files Complaint Against National Chain of Hospice Providers Alleging False Claims on the Medicare Program(12-001)

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