Category: x.doj
U.S. v. Victor Btesh, et al.
Victor Btesh, Bruce Fish, BDF Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a “The Big Lebowski”, Michelle’s DVD Funhouse, Inc. d/b/a “The Amazing Express”, MJR Prime, LLC d/b/a “Ready 2 Go”, and Prime Brooklyn, LLC d/b/a “Super Super Fast”, knowingly entered into and engaged in a combination and conspiracy to suppress and eliminate competition by fixing prices for DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs sold through the Amazon Marketplace platform to customers located throughout the United States. The charged conspiracy began at least as early as October…
U.S. v. Jerry P. Watson and Commercial Carpet Consultants, Inc.
U.S. v. Steven Dornsbach and Kamida, Inc.
U.S. v. Faysal Kalayaf Manahe, et al.
U.S. v. Aaron Stephens
U.S. v. Envistacom, LLC, et al.
U.S. v. Axion Specialty Contracting LLC.
U.S. v. BC Flynn Contracting Corp.
U.S. v. Paul M. Camara, Jr.
U.S. v. Timour Abramov
On February 13, Marina Yaniuk and Dzmitry Yaniuk pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, defrauding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”) and manipulating bids that were let by the MTA’s Asset Recovery Unit in connection with excess vehicles sold on the MTA’s online public auction website. The conspiracy began as early as November 2019 and continued until at least February 2021.
U.S. v. Faysal Kalayaf Manahe, et al.
DOJ: Two Arrested for Operating Illegal Overseas Police Station of the Chinese Government
Defendants Are New York City Residents Who Allegedly Operated the Police Station in Lower Manhattan and Destroyed Evidence When Confronted by the FBI A complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging two defendants in connection with opening and operating an illegal overseas police station, located in lower Manhattan, New York, for a provincial branch of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “Harry” Lu Jianwang, 61, of the Bronx,…
US / Charges & Sentence: Iran military technology exports
A federal court in the District of Columbia unsealed two indictments yesterday charging multiple defendants with violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) for their roles in separate schemes to procure and export U.S. technology to Iran between 2005 and 2013. In connection with this announcement, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated three of the defendants and four entities for their involvement in the procurement of equipment that supports Iran’s ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and weapons programs.
Kingwood Orlando Reunion Resort, Kingwood Crystal River Resort Florida Resorts to Pay $325,000: False Claims Act Allegations Relating to False Certifications on Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application
Florida companies Kingwood Orlando Reunion Resort LLC (Orlando Reunion) and Kingwood Crystal River Resort Corp. (Crystal River) have agreed to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) by knowingly providing false information in support of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application submitted by Crystal River.
National Freight Carrier ABF Freight System to Pay Penalties and Implement Stormwater Compliance Measures for Clean Water Act Noncompliance
ABF Freight System Inc. (ABF), a freight carrier that operates more than 200 transportation facilities in 47 states and Puerto Rico, has resolved allegations that it violated requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA) relating to industrial stormwater at locations across the country. Under the proposed settlement, ABF will enhance and implement its comprehensive, corporate-wide stormwater compliance program at all its transportation facilities except those located in the state of Washington, and will pay a civil penalty of $535,000, a portion of which will be directed to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the State of Maryland, and the State of Nevada who all joined this settlement.
US / Denka Performance Elastomer: Emissions & “likely carcinogens”
Today, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a motion for preliminary injunction under the Clean Air Act (CAA) requesting that the court order Denka Performance Elastomer LLC (Denka) to require significant pollution controls to reduce chloroprene emissions, a pollutant that EPA has determined to be a likely carcinogen. The request for immediate relief by EPA and the Justice Department follows the United States’ complaint filed on Feb. 28, alleging an imminent and substantial endangerment to the communities surrounding the facility as a result of Denka’s manufacturing operations.
The Clean Air Act section 303 imminent and substantial endangerment lawsuit is currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.