http://www.justice.gov/opa/justicenews.php Home Page from the US Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs en-us Fri, 17 May 2013 17:37:09 -0400 http://www.justice.gov/images/usdoj_rssicon.gifhttp://www.justice.gov7574webmaster@usdoj.gov (Web Master) 1440 http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-crt-581.html Today, a federal judge unsealed a three-count indictment returned by a grand jury in the Southern District of Florida charging Jetta McPhee, 59, of Tamarac, Fla., for her role in bringing 143 Haitian nationals to the United States on fraudulently obtained guest worker visas that McPhee and her co-conspirator secured based on false representations that there were jobs awaiting those workers. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-crt-581.html Fri, 17 May 2013 17:36:55 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-tax-580.html Larreka Jackson was sentenced yesterday to 48 months in prison for her role in a multi-million dollar conspiracy to use stolen identities to obtain tax refunds, the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Jackson was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $721,519.12. In January 2013, Jackson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to file false claims and one count of aggravated identity theft. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-tax-580.html Fri, 17 May 2013 17:35:52 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-crm-579.html A Texas Army National Guard captain has been charged for his alleged role in a bribery and wire fraud scheme and two former soldiers in the Texas Army National Guard were sentenced for their roles in a separate scheme to defraud the National Guard Bureau and its contractor. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-crm-579.html Fri, 17 May 2013 15:11:11 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-crm-578.html Indian national Kaushik Jayantibhai Thakkar and Brazilian national Fabiano Augusto Amorim were each sentenced today to serve 36 months in prison for their roles in smuggling undocumented migrants to the United States for private financial gain. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-crm-578.html Fri, 17 May 2013 14:44:17 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-577.html The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit and sought a preliminary injunction against N.Y. Fish Inc.; New York City Fish Inc.; Maxim Kutsyk, Pavel Roytkov, Leonid Staroseletesky, and Steven Koyfman under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-civ-577.html Fri, 17 May 2013 11:52:35 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-enrd-573.html Connie M. Knight, 47, previously of Belle Chasse, La., was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison in New Orleans federal court late yesterday for providing fraudulent hazardous waste safety training in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-enrd-573.html Fri, 17 May 2013 09:42:21 EDT http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/asg/speeches/2013/asg-speech-130516.html These ongoing struggles are why Asian Americans and Pacific Islander leaders in our economic, academic, and social institutions are so important. These are the leaders who are working tirelessly each day to create positive change for the AAPI community, their neighbors, and our Country. Speech http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/asg/speeches/2013/asg-speech-130516.html Thu, 16 May 2013 12:33:18 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-tax-572.html Glenn Powell Jr. pleaded guilty today in the Middle District of Alabama to his role in a large scale stolen identity refund fraud. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-tax-572.html Thu, 16 May 2013 16:53:07 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-crt-570.html The Justice Department today announced a settlement with the architects and civil engineers involved in the design and construction of multifamily housing complexes located in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee. OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-crt-570.html Thu, 16 May 2013 11:39:10 EDT http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-crm-569.html An Oregon man has been charged with allegedly orchestrating a $50 million securities fraud scheme OPA Press Releases http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/May/13-crm-569.html Thu, 16 May 2013 11:41:43 EDT