Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit, against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), alleging that CDCR discriminated against Joe B. Cummings on the basis of his sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,[Read More…]
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Las Vegas Agent Convicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. A Las Vegas mortgage agent has been convicted for his role in a “cash back at closing” mortgage fraud scheme that netted $1.43 million in fraudulent mortgage loans, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden[Read More…]
Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Underboss Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. Joseph Massimino was sentenced today to serve 188 months in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy involving extortion, loan sharking and illegal gambling, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern[Read More…]
Former U.S. Army Reserve Captain Pleads Guilty in Nevada to Bribery Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. A former U.S. Army Reserve captain pleaded guilty today to accepting more than $90,000 in bribes from contractors while he was deployed to Iraq, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of the District[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Erie County, N.Y., Over Disability Discrimination
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. The Justice Department today announced it filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York against Erie County, N.Y., alleging that the county discriminated against an employee with a disability. The department simultaneously filed a consent decree to resolve the[Read More…]
Former Preschool Director Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Susan C. Valentine, a resident of Fairfax County, Va., pleaded guilty today to tax evasion. According to documents filed with the court, Valentine was the former director at the Epiphany Weekday School (EWS) in Alexandria,[Read More…]
Iraqi Company Business Manager Pleads Guilty in Texas to Illegal Gratuities Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2013. A business manager for an Iraqi company pleaded guilty today to giving thousands of dollars in illegal gratuities to a U.S. pay agent from contractors while the business manager was in Iraq, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and[Read More…]
Justice Department Releases Investigative Findings on the City of Miami Police Department and Officer-involved Shootings
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2013. Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department today released its letter of findings determining that the city of Miami Police Department (MPD) has engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive use of force through officer-involved shootings in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. [Read More…]
World’s Largest Debt Collection Operation Settles FTC Charges, Will Pay $3.2 Million Penalty
Largest Civil Penalty Ever Obtained by the FTC Against a Third-party Debt Collector Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2013. The world’s largest debt collection operation, Expert Global Solutions and its subsidiaries, has agreed to stop harassing consumers with allegedly illegal debt collection calls and to pay a $3.2 million civil penalty –[Read More…]
US Joins False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Physician Compensation by Mobile, Ala., Health Firm
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2013. The government has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Infirmary Health System Inc. and its related entities: IMC-Diagnostic and Medical Clinic P.C., Diagnostic Physicians Group P.C. and Infirmary Medical Clinics P.C., the Department of Justice announced today. The lawsuit alleges that IMC-Diagnostic and Medical[Read More…]