News published on Federal Newswire in July 2011

News from July 2011


Armor Holdings Agrees to Pay $10.2 Million Criminal Penalty to Resolve Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

News Release: WASHINGTON – Armor Holdings Inc. has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to pay a $10.29 million penalty to resolve violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and Assistant Director in Charge James W. McJunkin of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.


Justice Department Sues to Stop Nationwide “Welfare Benefit Plan” Tax Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is seeking to block a husband and wife from operating a scheme that allegedly helps high-income individuals attempt to improperly avoid income taxes by funneling money through purported “welfare benefit plans,” the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction ...


Former Washington County, Missouri, Chief Deputy Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Beating Four Inmates

News Release: WASHINGTON - Vernon Wilson, former Chief Deputy of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department in Potosi, Mo., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, for violating the civil rights of four former inmates of the Washington County Jail on four separate occasions, the Justice Department announced today. Wilson was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.


Final Co-conspirator Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Texas Homicide

News Release: WASHINGTON – A New Caney, Texas, woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison today for her role in a homicide that took place in Nacogdoches, Texas, in August 2007, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales for the Eastern District of Texas.


Manager of Miami Health Care Agency and Registered Nurse Plead Guilty in $25 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON – The manager of a Miami health care agency and a registered nurse pleaded guilty today 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).


Washington Business Owner Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Participating in Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Making False Claims on Government Contract

News Release: WASHINGTON – A founder and president of a Washington-area design firm was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for her role in a conspiracy to defraud the United States in the award of a government contract for U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ...


New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion into Former Employer’s Computer Systems

News Release: WASHINGTON - Lawrence R. Marino, a 41-year-old from Goffstown, N.H., pleaded guilty today in federal court to computer intrusion, stemming from his repeated hacks into his former employer’s computer systems, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Michael J. Gunnison for the District of New Hampshire.


Federal Court Bars Idaho Woman from Promoting “Form 1099-OID” Tax Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court has permanently barred Penny Jones from preparing federal tax returns for others and from promoting the use of false tax forms, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction order, entered by Judge Edward J. Lodge in U.S. District Court for the District of ...


Three Miami-Area Residents Plead Guilty to Participating in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON – Three Miami-area residents pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for their roles in a fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.


Approval of proposal by Comerica Incorporated

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the proposal by Comerica Incorporated, Dallas, Texas, to acquire Sterling Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary bank, Sterling Bank, both of Houston Texas.


Transportation Department publishes proposed rule on July 13

The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on July 13?

The US Commerce Department published a six page proposed rule on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on July 13 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on July 13?

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on July 13

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes notice on July 13

The US Transportation Department published an eight page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published on July 13 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on July 13?

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Commerce Department on July 13

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Interior Department publishes notice on July 13

The US Interior Department published a four page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.