http://www.justice.gov/opa/justicenews.php Home Page from the US Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:51:50 -0400 http://www.justice.gov/images/usdoj_rssicon.gifhttp://www.justice.gov7574webmaster@usdoj.gov (Web Master) 1440 http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/ag/speeches/2013/ag-speech-130618.html Especially this morning, we must recommit ourselves to the work that – however the cases are decided – will remain undone. We have traveled far together on the road to true equality and non-discrimination. Speech http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/ag/speeches/2013/ag-speech-130618.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:42:42 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-tax-688.html A federal court in Orlando, Fla., permanently barred Carlos A. Cabrera from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-tax-688.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:51:46 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-at-687.html A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-at-687.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:56 EDT http://www.justice.gov/criminal/pr/speeches/2013/crm-speech-130617.html These day-to-day efforts by the Justice Department and our counterparts around the world might not be visible to the public, but the fruits of these efforts are. Speech http://www.justice.gov/criminal/pr/speeches/2013/crm-speech-130617.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:34:11 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-crm-686.html The owner and operator of a Louisiana-based durable medical equipment (DME) company was sentenced today to serve 97 months in prison for his role in a $6.7 million Medicare fraud scheme. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-crm-686.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:06:32 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-crt-684.html The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor the municipal election on June 18, 2013, in the city of Evergreen, Ala., to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-crt-684.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:00:41 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-crm-683.html Walter Lee Williams, a former university professor, has been indicted for allegedly engaging in sexual conduct with minors and producing child pornography. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-crm-683.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:59:51 EDT http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/asg/speeches/2013/asg-speech-130614.html It is an idea ACS strives to make real in the work this organization does in law schools, with law students, lawyers, policymakers and opinion leaders across the country. As the third-ranking official at the U.S. Department of Justice and one who oversees, among others, the Civil Rights Division, the Office of Justice Programs and the Access to Justice Initiative, I'm grateful for your commitment and honored by your invitation to contribute to today’s discussion about indigent defense. Speech http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/asg/speeches/2013/asg-speech-130614.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:38:52 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-crm-682.html Roland Kaufmann, CEO of Axius, Inc., was sentenced today to serve 16 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to bribe purported stock brokers and manipulate the stock of a company he controlled. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-crm-682.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:25:23 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-crm-681.html Two executives at a Virginia-based security contracting firm were sentenced in the Eastern District of Virginia for their roles in using a front company to obtain more than $31 million intended for disadvantaged small businesses as part of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Section 8(a) program. This program allows qualified small businesses to receive sole-source and competitive-bid contracts set aside for minority-owned and disadvantaged small businesses. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/June/13-crm-681.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:12:14 EDT