Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013. In the largest drug safety settlement to date with a generic drug manufacturer, Ranbaxy USA Inc. , a subsidiary of Indian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, pleaded guilty today to felony charges relating to the manufacture and distribution of certain adulterated drugs made at two[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013. At a hearing today in federal court in the Eastern District of North Carolina, Hysen Sherifi, 29, of Raleigh, N.C., was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge W. Earl Britt to life in prison. Sherifi’s co-defendants, Shkumbin Sherifi, 23, and Nevine Aly Elshiekh, 48, were also[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013.   The Department of Justice and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights obtained a comprehensive resolution agreement today with the University of Montana-Missoula in Missoula, Mont., to ensure that it responds swiftly and effectively to allegations of sexual assault and harassment by students.   In[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013.  The Justice Department announced today that Oregon developer David Montagne and others affiliated with him have agreed to pay $80,000 and remove accessibility barriers at Gateway Village, a 275 unit apartment complex in Salem, Oregon, to settle a lawsuit alleging that they had violated the Fair[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013.  A Miami resident who was an administrator of a home health care company and was the employee of another home health care company pleaded guilty today for her participation in a $74 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013.  The Department of Justice today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Milwaukee has indicted Najee C. Moore, 22, on charges of conspiracy, sex trafficking and attempted forced labor, of both minor and adult victims. The indictment alleges that Moore engaged in the sex trafficking[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013.  The Department of Justice announced today the settlement of its lawsuit against the Golden Corral restaurant in Westland, Mich., which alleged that the owners and operators of the Golden Corral violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying service to a mother and her minor[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013. Corey Thompson was sentenced yesterday to serve 30 months in prison for his involvement in a sophisticated stolen identity refund fraud conspiracy, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. In July 2012, Thompson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to file false[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013.  A former medical doctor pleaded guilty yesterday in Washington, D.C., to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in Kenya, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ronald C. Machen Jr. and Assistant Director in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2013.  A Romanian national pleaded guilty yesterday to participating in an international, multimillion-dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of U.S. merchants’ computers, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the District[Read More…]