Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Total, S.A., a French oil and gas company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange, has agreed to pay a $245.2 million monetary penalty to resolve charges related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with illegal payments made through third[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2013.  The former president and CEO, and the former vice president of corporate finance of China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited (CNEP), an oil and gas company whose stock is traded in the United States, have been charged with defrauding investors in connection with public offerings of stock.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2013. A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to serve 12 years in prison for coercing and enticing a minor and possessing child pornography, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania David J. Hickton;[Read More…]

Arpaio and His Deputies Have Engaged in Racial Profiling Against Latinos in Maricopa County PHOENIX –(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2013.  Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio relied on racial profiling and illegal detentions to target Latinos, a federal district court said on Friday. The ruling comes following a three-week trial in July and[Read More…]

South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court: Pleas: Leobardo Campos, 43, of LaPorte, Indiana, pled guilty before Magistrate Judge Christopher Nuechterlein to the felony offense of conspiring to deliver a mixture or substance that contained cocaine. Magistrate Nuechterlein is recommending that the[Read More…]

Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in federal court: Plea: Darmaile Sutton, 29, of East Chicago, Indiana, a defendant in the case U.S. v Briseno et al., pled guilty before Chief Judge Philip Simon to the felony offense of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity. Sentencing[Read More…]

Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in federal court: Six members of the Latin Kings street gang were sentenced before Senior District Judge Rudy Lozano in federal court this week for racketeering conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney David Capp and Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2013.  Pharmaceutical company ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. pled guilty earlier today to conspiracy to introduce a misbranded drug into interstate commerce and conspiracy to pay illegal remuneration in violation of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Justice Department announced today.  U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara accepted ISTA’s[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2013. Jeremy McCusker, a former correctional officer at Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., yesterday pleaded guilty to assaulting an inmate and conspiring with other officers to cover up that assault. McCusker is the sixth former RCI officer to enter a guilty plea in federal court.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A former Chicago Police officer and two members of the Latin Kings street gang were sentenced to prison today in Hammond, Indiana federal court for racketeering conspiracy and related crimes. Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David Capp of the[Read More…]