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May 2012

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Speech

Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Thomas E. Perez Speaks on the Fair Lending Settlement with SunTrust Mortgage Inc.(Speeches)

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Woman Convicted of Tax Fraud Conspiracy in South Florida Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison(12-700)

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Former National Guard Recruiter Pleads Guilty for Leading Role in Bribery and Fraud Scheme to Illegally Obtain Military Recruiting Bonuses(12-699)

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Former Tuscaloosa, Alabama Police Sergeant Charged with Civil Rights Violations(12-698)

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Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Las Vegas Casino for Unfair Documentary Practices(12-697)

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Plastics Producer SABIC Agrees to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution from Leaking Equipment to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations in Indiana and Alabama(12-696)

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Justice Department Reaches $21 Million Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Lending Discrimination by Suntrust Mortgage(12-695)

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Minnesota-based St. Jude Medical Pays U.S. $3.65 Million to Settle Claims That It Overcharged for Implantable Cardiac Devices(12-694)

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Speech

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Major Cities Chiefs Association Summer Meeting(Speeches)

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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Conference of National Black Churches Annual Consultation(Speeches)

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South Florida Retired Businessman Pleads Guilty to Failing to Disclose Assets Held in Swiss Banks(12-692)

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Singapore Ship Operator and Engineers Plead Guilty to Crimes Related to Pollution from Cargo Ship Traveling to Mobile, Alabama(12-691)

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National Science Foundation Program Director Pleads Guilty in Connection with Scheme to Conceal Received Benefits(12-690)

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New York Businessman Pleads Guilty to Filing False Corporate Tax Return(12-689)

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Justice Department Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against New York City Transit Authority(12-688)

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Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against New Jersey Information Technology Company for Retaliation(12-685)

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

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Romanian National Extradited to U.S. to Face Charges for Allegedly Participating in Multimillion Dollar Scheme to Hack into and Steal Credit Card Data from U.S. Merchants(12-684)

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Self-proclaimed “Governor” of Alabama Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Tax Fraud(12-683)

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Former Head of Worldwide Sales at California Valve Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Offense(12-682)

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Justice Department Announces Agreement to Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in California(12-681)

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Owner of Hawaii Car Dealerships and Chief Financial Officer Plead Guilty to Tax Crimes(12-680)

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Mid-America Pipeline Company and Enterprise Products Operating to Pay $1 Million for Spills in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska(12-679)

Friday, May 25, 2012

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Miami Man Convicted for Obstruction of Justice and False Statements for Certifying Ships Safe for Sea(12-678)

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Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Texas(12-677)

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Speech

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at Drug Court Commencement and Phase Progression Recognition Ceremony(Speeches)

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Justice Department Settles with Louisiana School District to Ensure Equal Opportunities for All Students(12-676)

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California Woman Indicted for Allegedly Impersonating a Congressional Aide(12-675)

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U.S. Court Rules That Nation’s Auto Dealers Are Required to Provide Complete Data on Car Loan Terms(12-674)

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Justice Department Issues Further Guidance on Accessibility Requirements for Existing Swimming Pools at Hotels and Other Public Accommodations(12-673)

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Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) Working Group Announces New Resources to Investigate RMBS Misconduct(12-672)

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Speech

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at Harvard Law School Class Day(Speeches)

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Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Speaks at the Justice Department’s National Missing Children’s Day Ceremony(Speeches)

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Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs Mary Lou Leary Speaks at the Justice Department’s National Missing Children’s Day Ceremony(Speeches)

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Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs Mary Lou Leary Speaks at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 17th Annual Congressional Breakfast(Speeches)

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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the American Law Institute Annual Meeting(Speeches)

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Investment Club Manager Sentenced in Virginia to 12 Years in Prison for $40 Million Fraud(12-671)

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Final Defendant Sentenced for His Role in International Conspiracy Involving the Forced Labor of Eastern European Women in Detroit-area Exotic Dance Clubs(12-670)

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Georgia Tax Cheats Indicted for Conspiring to Defraud the United States(12-669)

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BP Agrees to Add More Than $400 Million in Pollution Controls at Indiana Refinery and Pay $8 Million Clean Air Act Penalty(12-667)

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Justice Department Recognizes Efforts to Rescue Children from Abuse and Prosecute Predators(12-666)

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Delaware Company Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Discharges of Oil in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana(12-665)

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Statement of the Attorney General on Resignation of U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Patrick Fitzgerald(12-664)

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Speech

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the National Second Chance Act Conference(Speeches)

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Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs Mary Lou Leary Speaks at the National Second Chance Act Conference(Speeches)

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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison on Child Pornography Charges(12-662)

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Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against New Jersey Information Technology Company for Retaliation(12-661)

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Former Pennsylvania Businessman Convicted of Filing False Returns(12-660)

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Ohio Insurance Salesman Guilty of Tax Charges(12-657)

Monday, May 21, 2012

Speech

Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Speaks on Alternatives to Incarceration Program: the Use of “Drug Courts” in the Federal and State Systems(Speeches)

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Former Haitian Government Official Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Role in Scheme to Launder Bribes(12-656)

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President of South Carolina-Based Firm Charged with Illegally Exporting Goods to Iran(12-655)

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Former Navy Seaman Convicted in Child Pornography Case(12-654)

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Justice Department Settles with Home Depot to Enforce the Employment Rights of an Army National Guard Soldier(12-653)

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Former Alexandria, Virginia, Resident Pleads Guilty to Corruptly Endeavoring to Impede the Internal Revenue Service(12-652)

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Justice Department Settles with Flint, Michigan, to Make Voting Accessible to People with Disabilities(12-651)

Friday, May 18, 2012

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Justice Department Extends Compliance Deadline for Existing Pools Under the 2010 ADA Standards(12-649)

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Ship’s Captain Convicted of Obstructing a Coast Guard Inspection(12-648)

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Justice Department Files Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Nevada Division of Forestry(12-647)

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North Carolina Department of Corrections Probation Officer Indicted for Civil Rights Violations(12-646)

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Dreamboard Member Found Guilty in Louisiana for Participating in International Criminal Network Organized to Sexually Exploit Children(12-645)

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Speech

Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division Stuart F. Delery Speaks at American Bar Association Forum(Speeches)

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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum(Speeches)

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Former U.S. Army Captain Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Property at Camp Speicher, Iraq(12-644)

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Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Wythe County, Virginia, on Bailout from the Voting Rights Act(12-642)

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Bay Area Woman Indicted in San Francisco for Tax Evasion and Bank Fraud(12-641)

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Defendants in Alabama Plead Guilty in Two Separate Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Schemes(12-640)

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Co-Owner of Detroit-Area Physical Therapy Company Sentenced to 48 Months for Medicare Fraud Scheme(12-639)

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Owner of Houston Health Care Company Convicted of Defrauding Medicare(12-638)

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Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down San Antonio Tax Return Preparers(12-637)

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Justice Department Releases Final Rule to Prevent, Detect and Respond to Prison Rape(12-635)

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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Houston-Area Nurse Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Role in $5.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme(12-634)

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Arizona State Representative Charged with Bribery, Fraud, Attempted Extortion and Making False Statements(12-633)

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Former Oklahoma Detention Officer Pleads Guilty to Assault(12-632)

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Alabama Sisters Sent to Prison for Their Roles in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud(12-631)

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Colorado-Based QEP Field Services Agrees to Pay $4 Million and Install Pollution Controls to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Clean Air Act(12-630)

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Two Individuals and Their California Company Sentenced in Connection with Exports of Computer Equipment to Iran(12-629)

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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Japanese Citizen Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Participating in International Child Pornography Ring(12-628)

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Two Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Members Sentenced for Racketeering Assault(12-627)

Monday, May 14, 2012

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Nineteen-Year Police Veteran Convicted in Puerto Rico for Role in Providing Armed Security for Drug Transaction(12-626)

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Alabama Pharmacist and Wife Plead Guilty to Tax Fraud Conspiracy(12-625)

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Wilcox County, Georgia, Sheriff, Son and Jailer Face Civil Rights Charges in Superseding Indictment(12-624)

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New Mexico Man Pleads Guilty to Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Crimes(12-623)

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Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Nebraska(12-622)

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Speech

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the National Police Week 24th Annual Candlelight Vigil(Speeches)

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Speech

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the University of North Carolina Law School Commencement(Speeches)

Friday, May 11, 2012

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Nebraska Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison(12-621)

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Three Former Financial Services Executives Convicted for Roles in Conspiracies Involving Investment Contracts for the Proceeds of Municipal Bonds(12-620)

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Virginia Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns(12-619)

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Georgia County Commissioner Charged with Attempted Extortion, Bribery and False Statements(12-618)

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Principal of Offshore Brokerage Firm Sentenced in Miami to 20 Years in Prison for $7 Million Stock Manipulation Scam(12-617)

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Rhode Island-based Sellers of Herbal Products Held in Contempt(12-616)

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Health Care Providers Settle with Justice Department Over Complaints of HIV Discrimination(12-614)

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Former New England Organized Crime Leader and Associate Sentenced for Racketeering and Extortion Activities(12-613)

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Department of Justice Seizes More Than $1.5 Million in Proceeds from the Online Sale of Counterfeit Sports Apparel Manufactured in China(12-610)

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Justice Department to Monitor Elections in Texas(12-609)

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Speech

Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the Maricopa County Press Conference(Speeches)

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Vice Lords Gang Member Who Escaped Prison After Murder Conviction in Tennessee Sentenced to Life in Prison(12-608)

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Two Stock Promoters, a Stock Trader and a Securities Lawyer Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in a $7 Million Fraudulent Stock Manipulation Scheme(12-607)

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Attorney General Eric Holder Convenes 3rd Federal Reentry Council Meeting(12-606)

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California Member of the Internet Piracy Group “IMAGiNE” Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement Conspiracy(12-605)

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Alaskan City Agrees to Extensive Sewer System Upgrade in Federal Settlement(12-604)

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Companies Agree to $4.25 Million Natural Resource Damages Settlement at Industri-Plex Superfund Site, Woburn, Mass.(12-603)

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Department of Justice Files Lawsuit in Arizona Against Maricopa County, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and Sheriff Joseph Arpaio(12-602)

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Speech

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day Event(Speeches)

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Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on the Passing of Former U.S. Attorney General Nicholas DeBelleville Katzenbach(12-599)

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Manalapan, N.J., Woman Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Girl, Streaming Assault Live Over the Internet(12-598)

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Former Birmingham, Ala., School Security Officer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography(12-597)

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Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor in Belize(12-596)

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Michigan Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Tax Fraud Scheme and Gun Crime(12-595)

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

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Leaders of Multi-million Dollar Fraud Ring That Used Stolen Information of Medicaid Recipients Each Sentenced to Over 25 Years in Prison(12-594)

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Alabama Return Preparer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Tax Conspiracy Involving Stolen Identity Refund Fraud(12-592)

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Doctor and Home Health Agency Owner Plead Guilty in Connection with Detroit Fraud Scheme(12-590)

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Direct Resource Inc. Agrees to Pay $450,000 to Settle Allegations of Selling Foreign Products to Federal Agencies(12-589)

Monday, May 7, 2012

Speech

Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West Speaks at Press Conference Regarding Settlement with Abbott Laboratories(Speeches)

Speech

Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Speaks at Press Conference Regarding Settlement with Abbott Laboratories(Speeches)

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Alabama Resident Arrested and Charged with Bribery and Gambling Conspiracy(12-588)

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Florida Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sex Trafficking of Minors and Production of Child Pornography(12-587)

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Justice Department Settles Document Abuse Claim Against Imagine Schools in Ohio(12-586)

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Abbott Labs to Pay $1.5 Billion to Resolve Criminal & Civil Investigations of Off-label Promotion of Depakote(12-585)

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Justice Department to Monitor Election in Wisconsin(12-584)

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Speech

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Detroit NAACP Centennial Celebration 57th Annual Fight for Freedom Dinner(Speeches)

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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the University of Michigan Law School Senior Day Ceremony(Speeches)

Friday, May 4, 2012

Press Release

Former New Mexico Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse(12-581)

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Nine Alabama Family Members Indicted in Conspiracy to Obtain Tax Refunds Using Stolen Identities(12-580)

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Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorists(12-579)

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Speech

Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs Mary Lou Leary Speaks at Arresting Demand: a National Colloquium(Speeches)

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Man Pleads Guilty to Odometer Tampering Charges(12-578)

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Justice Department Returns $44 Million to Victims of Qwest Communications Fraud(12-577)

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Austin, Texas, Man Sentenced to 61 Months in Federal Prison for Bankruptcy Fraud and Identity Theft in Connection with Nationwide Foreclosure-rescue Scheme(12-576)

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U.S. and State of Ohio Reach $5.5 Million Settlement for Damages from Hazardous Releases in Lower Ashtabula River and Harbor(12-574)

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Federal Court Shuts Down Texas Tax Return Preparer(12-573)

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Hyosung Corporation Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Obstruction of Justice for Submitting False Documents in an ATM Merger Investigation(12-572)

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Speech

Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer Speaks at the Health Care Fraud Takedown Press Conference(Speeches)

Speech

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Health Care Fraud Takedown Press Conference(Speeches)

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Vidor, Texas, Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Atascosa County, Texas, Murder(12-571)

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Cincinnati Attorney Pleads Guilty to Obstructing IRS(12-570)

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Former Magistrate in Portsmouth, Virginia, Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes(12-569)

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Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 107 Individuals for Approximately $452 Million in False Billing(12-568)

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Prison Inmate Indicted in Alabama for Filing False Tax Returns(12-567)

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Speech

Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the Missoula, Mont., Press Conference(Speeches)

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Al Qaeda Operative Convicted by Jury in One of the Most Serious Terrorist Plots Against America since 9/11(12-565)

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Colorado Man and Co-defendant Found Guilty for Scheme to File Approximately $22 Million in False Claims with the Irs(12-564)

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Justice Department Settles Towing Company Case Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act(12-563)

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Former Bryan County, Okla., Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Using Taser to Shock Restrained Detainee(12-562)

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Justice Department Announces Investigations of the Handling of Sexual Assault Allegations by the University of Montana, the Missoula, Mont., Police Department and the Missoula County Attorney’s Office(12-561)

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