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		<title>U.S. and State of Ohio Reach $5.5 Million Settlement for Damages from Hazardous Releases in Lower Ashtabula River and Harbor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice and Ohio Attorney General have reached a proposed settlement of claims for injuries to natural resources caused by past releases and discharges of hazardous substances into the lower Ashtabula River and Harbor in northeast Ohio.  The consent decree, valued at approximately $5.5 million, was filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on behalf of the designated natural resource trustees, including the Department of the Interior, ....]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Court Shuts Down Texas Tax Return Preparer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Desoto, Texas, Man Allegedly Filed Income Tax Returns with Fraudulent Deductions and Expenses

A federal court in Dallas has permanently barred Joseph Rivas of DeSoto, Texas, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.    The civil injunction order, to which Rivas consented without admitting the allegations against him, was signed by Judge Sidney Fitzwater of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

 

The government complaint  ....]]></description>
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		<title>Hyosung Corporation Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Obstruction of Justice for Submitting False Documents in an ATM Merger Investigation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – An executive of South Korean-based Hyosung Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and to serve time in a U.S. prison for obstruction of justice charges in connection with an automated teller machine (ATM) merger investigation conducted by the Antitrust Division, the Department of Justice announced today.  

 
According to a two-count felony charge filed today in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Kyoungwon Pyo, in his role as senior vice president for corporate strategy ....]]></description>
		<link>http://apostille.us/news/hyosung_corporation_executive_agrees_to_plead_guilty_to_obstruction_of_justice_for_submitting_false_documents_in_an_atm_merger_investigation.shtml</link>
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		<title>UN highlights role of press freedom as catalyst for social and political change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[3 May 2012 –
United Nations top officials today highlighted the power of press freedom to spark social and political change and to hold governments accountable, stressing that this vital right must be ensured across the world by creating the conditions that allow journalists to perform their work safely.

“A free press gives people access to the information they need to make critical decisions about their lives. It holds leaders accountable, exposes corruption, and promotes transparency in de ....]]></description>
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		<title>President of Costa Rican Company Convicted in Half a Billion Dollar Fraud Scheme with Thousands of Victims Worldwide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – The president of a Costa Rican company that sold reinsurance bonds to life settlement companies was found guilty by a federal jury in Richmond, Va., today for carrying out a half-billion-dollar fraud scheme that affected more than 2,000 victims throughout the United States and abroad.

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride and Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division made the announcement following the jury’s verdict.  

“ ....]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Participating in International Child Pornography Ring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – An Arizona man was sentenced today in Los Angeles to seven years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Andr&#233; Birotte Jr. of the Central District of California and Assistant Director in Charge Steve Martinez of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office. 

Joseph Hines of Tempe, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phill ....]]></description>
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		<title>National Express and Petermann to Sell Off School Bus Contracts in Texas and Washington to Resolve Antitrust Concerns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Divestitures Will Ensure Continued Competition for School Bus Contracts

WASHINGTON – In order to resolve antitrust concerns, National Express Corporation and Petermann Partners Inc. will divest several school bus contracts and associated assets in the states of Washington and Texas in order to proceed with their proposed merger, the Department of Justice announced today.  National Express and Petermann contract with school districts throughout the United States to provide school bus services. ....]]></description>
		<link>http://apostille.us/news/national_express_and_petermann_to_sell_off_school_bus_contracts_in_texas_and_washington_to_resolve_antitrust_concerns.shtml</link>
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		<title>Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Nations Largest Mortgage Insurance Provider to Resolve Allegations of Discrimination Against Women on Maternity Leave</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Settlement Provides Compensation to 70 Victims Identified by the Department of Justice and Establishes Fair Procedures for Treating Borrowers Taking Leave to Care for a New Child

The Department of Justice announced today that it has settled its lawsuit against the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC) for discriminating against women on maternity leave in violation of the Fair Housing Act.   This settlement is the department’s first involving discrimination against women and families ....]]></description>
		<link>http://apostille.us/news/justice_department_reaches_settlement_with_nations_largest_mortgage_insurance_provider_to_resolve_allegations_of_discrimination_against_women_on_maternity_leave.shtml</link>
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		<title>Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty for Participating in Bid-Rigging Conspiracies Involving Optical Disk Drives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Korean Executive Agrees to Serve Time in U.S. Prison

WASHINGTON – An executive of Korean-based Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. (HLDS) has agreed to plead guilty and to serve time in a U.S. prison for his participation in a series of conspiracies to rig bids for the sale of optical disk drives, the Department of Justice announced today.

 

According to the four-count felony charge filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco, Senior Sales Ma ....]]></description>
		<link>http://apostille.us/news/hitachilg_data_storage_inc_executive_agrees_to_plead_guilty_for_participating_in_bidrigging_conspiracies_involving_optical_disk_drives.shtml</link>
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		<title>Suspect Arrested in Robbery of US Bank Branch in Rockwood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Knoxville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Chief Bill Stinnett of the Rockwood Police Department (RPD) announce the arrest of Justin C. Solock, age 24, of Rockwood, Tennessee. Solock was arrested, without incident, by investigators from the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force (which consists of personnel from the FBI, KPD, and KCSO), the RPD, and the Roane County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO). Solock is facing a federal charge of bank robbery. He is suspected of robbing the US B ....]]></description>
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		<title>Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Investigation Has Yielded 22 Plea Agreements to Date

WASHINGTON – Two northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their roles in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in northern California, the Department of Justice announced.

The felony charges were filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco, against Lydia Fong and Matthew Worthing, both of San Francisco. ....]]></description>
		<link>http://apostille.us/news/two_northern_california_real_estate_investors_agree_to_plead_guilty_to_bid_rigging_at_public_foreclosure_auctions.shtml</link>
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		<title>Two Alleged Members of the Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Family Charged in Second Superseding Indictment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Total of 14 Leaders, Members and Associates of the Philadelphia LCN Charged to Date

WASHINGTON – Two alleged members of the Philadelphia organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (LCN) were arrested today on racketeering charges contained in a second superseding indictment, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Special Agent in Charge George C. Venizelos ....]]></description>
		<link>http://apostille.us/news/two_alleged_members_of_the_philadelphia_la_cosa_nostra_family_charged_in_second_superseding_indictment.shtml</link>
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		<title>DENSO Corporation Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Automobile Parts Price-Fixing and Bid-Rigging Conspiracy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Executive Agrees to Serve 14 Months in U.S. Prison

WASHINGTON – An executive of Japanese-based DENSO Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and to serve 14 months in a U.S. prison for his role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for heater control panels (HCPs) installed in U.S. cars, the Department of Justice announced today.

 

According to the one-count felony charge filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit, Makoto Hattori, along wi ....]]></description>
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		<title>Department of Justice Releases Investigative Findings on the Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First Investigative Findings Involving a Juvenile Justice System

Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department today announced its findings regarding the Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County (JCMSC), and the Shelby County Juvenile Detention Center in Tennessee.   The Justice Department found that the juvenile court fails to provide constitutionally required due process to all children appearing for delinquency proceedings, that the court’s administration of juvenile j ....]]></description>
		<link>http://apostille.us/news/department_of_justice_releases_investigative_findings_on_the_juvenile_court_of_memphis_and_shelby_county_tennessee.shtml</link>
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		<title>McKesson Corp. Pays U.S. More Than $190 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[McKesson Corporation has agreed to pay the United States more than $190 million to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by reporting inflated pricing information for a large number of prescription drugs, causing Medicaid to overpay for those drugs.

 

Stuart F. Delery, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Division; New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman; and Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser ....]]></description>
		<link>http://apostille.us/news/mckesson_corp_pays_us_more_than_190_million_to_resolve_false_claims_act_allegations.shtml</link>
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		<title>Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Sex Discrimination by Waupaca County, Wisconsin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a consent decree with Waupaca County, Wis., to resolve allegations that the county discriminated against an employee by denying her a promotion because of her sex.

 

The Justice Department filed its complaint against the county in June 2011 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.  The complaint alleged that the county violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it failed to promote a female pat ....]]></description>
		<link>http://apostille.us/news/justice_department_settles_lawsuit_alleging_sex_discrimination_by_waupaca_county_wisconsin.shtml</link>
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		<title>Hess Corporation to Install $45 Million in Pollution Controls and Pay $850,000 Penalty to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations at New Jersey Refinery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – Hess Corporation has agreed to pay an $850,000 civil penalty and spend more than $45 million in new pollution controls to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Port Reading, N.J., refinery, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.  Once fully implemented, the controls required by the settlement are estimated to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) by 181 tons per year and result in additional reductions of volatile organic c ....]]></description>
		<link>http://apostille.us/news/hess_corporation_to_install_45_million_in_pollution_controls_and_pay_850000_penalty_to_resolve_clean_air_act_violations_at_new_jersey_refinery.shtml</link>
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		<title>Massachusetts Financial Advisor Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Tax Crimes and Contempt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kevin P. Mahoney of Attleboro, Mass., was sentenced today to 60 months in prison, following trial convictions on corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the administration of the Internal Revenue laws, filing false tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and criminal contempt of court, the Justice Department and the IRS announced.   U.S. District Judge Joseph L. Tauro presided over the trial and imposed the sentence.   A Boston jury convicted licensed stockbroker, insurance agent and finan ....]]></description>
		<link>http://apostille.us/news/massachusetts_financial_advisor_sentenced_to_60_months_in_prison_for_tax_crimes_and_contempt.shtml</link>
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		<title>Four Alleged Members of the Internet Piracy Group IMAGiNE Indicted in Virginia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – Four individuals have been charged in the Eastern District of Virginia for their alleged roles in an Internet piracy group that distributed via the Internet copies of movies showing only in theaters, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton announced today.

An indictment returned on April 18, 2 ....]]></description>
		<link>http://apostille.us/news/four_alleged_members_of_the_internet_piracy_group_imagine_indicted_in_virginia.shtml</link>
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		<title>Freeport-McMoRan Corp. and Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. Will Pay $6.8 Million in Damages for Injuries to Natural Resources from the Morenci Copper Mine in Arizona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior announced today that Freeport-McMoRan Corporation and Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. (Freeport-McMoRan) have agreed to pay $6.8 million to settle federal and state natural resource damages claims related to the Morenci copper mine in southeastern Arizona.

The complaint, which was filed jointly by the United States and the state of Arizona on April 24, 2012, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, alleges  ....]]></description>
		<link>http://apostille.us/news/freeportmcmoran_corp_and_freeportmcmoran_morenci_inc_will_pay_68_million_in_damages_for_injuries_to_natural_resources_from_the_morenci_copper_mine_in_arizona.shtml</link>
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