WASHINGTON D.C. — A Japanese corporation plead guilty to paying bribes to high-ranking government officials in Indonesia to get a lucrative power project, according to federal officials. Marubeni Corporation plead guilty this…
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Man Pleads Guilty to Rolling Back Car Odometers to Sell Vehicles for Higher Profits
PENNSYLVANIA — A New York man admitted in U.S. District Court to buying high-mileage cars, sport-utility vehicles and trucks from sellers in four states, altering the odometers and reselling the vehicles at…
Singapore Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud U.S. Navy; Investigation Widening
CALIFORNIA – A citizen of Singapore formerly employed by Glenn Defense Marine Asia or GDMA, plead guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States for his role in a…
Toyota to Pay Record $1.2 Billion Fine for Misleading Consumers About Serious Vehicle Defects
”[box type=”info” font=”georgia” fontsize=”20″]”…companies that make inherently dangerous products must be maximally transparent, not two-faced. That is why we have undertaken this landmark enforcement action. And the entire auto industry should take…
California Lawyer Convicted of Helping Businessmen Hide Millions of Dollars
[box type=”info” color=”FFFFFF” font=”times” fontsize=”18″]“We are getting more and more information all the time about offshore banking activities,” said Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally for the Tax Division. “We are committed to…
Terrorist Group Commander Pleads Guilty to Taking U.S. Citizens Hostage
WASHINGTON D.C. – The commander of a Colombian terrorist group pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to taking U.S. citizens hostage for more than five years in 2003, according to federal officials. Alexander…
Man Hacked Facebook Accounts of Young Females to Extort Them for Nude Photos
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Temecula College student to a year and six months in prison for hacking as many as 150 online accounts to extort…
Justice Department Gives Its Progress Report on Civil Rights in Geneva, Switzerland
[box type=”info” bg=”#FFFFFF” font=”times” fontsize=”20″ float=”right”]”These lawsuits evidence the department’s continuing commitment to ensuring that Americans across the country can cast a ballot free from discrimination,” said Ron Austin. [/box] This week,…
Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Convicted of $97 Million in Medicare Fraud
HOUSTON – A U.S. District Court jury on Wednesday convicted two owners of a former Houston mental health care company, Spectrum Care P.A., several of its employees and others of Medicare fraud scheme,…
Three Defendants Plead Guilty to Hate Crimes Involving a White Man and Black Woman
CALIFORNIA — A 33-year-old man plead guilty today in U.S. District Court for his role in attacking a white man and a black woman at a convenience store in Marysville, California, according to…
Englishman Sentenced to 16 Years for Traveling to Ohio to Have Sex With a Minor
OHIO – A resident of the United Kingdom was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 16 years in prison for traveling from England to Ohio in 2011 to have sex with a minor,…
Inmate Plead Guilty to Murdering a U.S. Corrections Officer With a Shank
CALIFORNIA – An inmate plead guilty today in U.S. District Court to murdering a 22-year-old U.S. corrections officer who was attacked and repeatedly stabbed with an eight-inch homemade shank in 2008, federal…