News from December 2011
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: Alpha Natural Resources Inc. has agreed to make payments and safety investments totaling $209 million in connection with the criminal investigation of the April 5, 2010, explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine (UBB) in Montcoal, W.Va., announced Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney R. Booth Goodwin II for the District of West Virginia and officials with the FBI and Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Lin Feng Xu, 31, an antique dealer in China, has pleaded guilty to smuggling and to violating the Endangered Species Act in connection with the illegal export of African elephant ivory in his carry-on luggage.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the University of California, San Diego Medical Center, alleging that the medical center discriminated in the employment eligibility verification process against people who are authorized to work in the United States. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - KV Pharmaceutical Company, which was the St. Louis-based parent company of now-defunct Ethex Corporation, will pay $17 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that Ethex failed to advise the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that two unapproved products did not qualify ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Thirteen alleged members of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Greensboro, N.C., for allegedly conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise, announced Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina Ripley Rand.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has returned a seven-count indictment charging Sanford Ltd. with violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), conspiracy and obstruction of justice, announced Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and United States Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two nurses and a doctor were sentenced yesterday in Miami federal court for their participation in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The following defendants were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard in Miami: * Jose Nunez, 63, a medical doctor, was sentenced to 40 months in prison and was ordered to pay $1.1 million in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Seven individuals have been charged with participating in filing false tax returns that resulted in a $120 million tax fraud scheme, the Justice Department announced today. Penny Jones, a resident of Rigby, Idaho; Christopher Marrero of Davie, Fla.; Michael D. Beiter, Jr., formerly a resident ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two owners of a Houston durable medical equipment (DME) company were each sentenced to prison today for their roles in a Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: The Justice Department today announced a settlement of its lawsuit against the owners, developers, architect and civil engineers of Park Place Apartments, a 276-unit complex in Louisville, Ky., resolving allegations that those involved in the design and construction of the complex discriminated against ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Neal Wayne “Bear” Groom, former sheriff in Worth County, Mo., was sentenced in Kansas City, Mo., for violating the civil rights of eight women while he was working as a law enforcement officer. On Aug. 17, 2011, Groom pleaded guilty to coercing the women ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A clinic owner pleaded guilty today for her participation in a Detroit-area Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By Fed Newswire | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Waccamaw Bank (PDF), Whiteville, North Carolina Prompt Corrective Action Directive dated Dec. 2, 2011 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Labor has reached an agreement with Haasbach LLC in Mount Carroll, resolving 25 citations issued by the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and child labor civil money penalties assessed by its Wage and Hour Division. The resolution follows the deaths of Wyatt Whitebread, 14, and Alex Pacas, 19, at the company's Mt. Carroll grain bin facility in July 2010. A 20-year-old worker also was seriously injured in the incident.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: Massey issued 369 citations and orders with $10.8 million in civil penalties ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that it has imposed a fine of $10,825,368, the largest in agency history, following its investigation into the April 2010 ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 6, 2011
News Release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A federal court has removed Amtren Corp. and former president Charles Kirk Lamberth as fiduciaries from the Amtren Corp. Profit Sharing Plan and ordered them to restore $114,255 to the defunct company’s pension plan after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration found evidence of an improper loan that violated provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 6, 2011
The US Labor Department published a seven page notice on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 6, 2011
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 6, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 6, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
