Ginseng Dealer Sentenced to Prison

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 01/13/10 — By United States Department of Justice
North Carolina Ginseng Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Export of Ginseng Valued Over $100,000 —Howard William Ledford of Hayesville, N.C., was sentenced today in federal court in the Western...

U.S. Marshals Arrest Suspect Sought in Florida Triple Homicide

HARRISBURG, PA (RPRN) 01/11/10 — By United States Department of Justice
Charges stem from December 28 shooting and stabbing – U.S. Marshal Michael R. Regan announced today that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested Esteban Merchan in York. Merchan was being sought by...

Justice Department Files Lawsuit against New Jersey For Discrimination

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 01/07/10 — By United States Department of Justice
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Alleging New Jersey’s Written Civil Service Examination for Promotion to Police Sergeant Discriminates Against African-Americans and Hispanics  – The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against...

UTstarcom Inc. Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million Penalty for Acts of Foreign Bribery

Alameda, CA (RPRN) 12/31/09 — By United States Department of Justice
UTstarcom Inc. Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million Penalty for Acts of Foreign Bribery in China UTStarcom Inc. (UTSI) has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice, agreeing to pay...

Major International Hacker Pleads Guilty for Massive Attack

WASHINGTON- (RPRN) 12/29/09 — By United States Department of Justice
Major International Hacker Pleads Guilty for Massive Attack on U.S. Retail and Banking Networks --Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to hack into computer networks supporting major...

Duke Energy to Spend $93 Million to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

Washington,DC (RPRN) 12/22/09 — By United States Department of Justice
Duke Energy to Spend Approximately $93 Million to Resolve Clean Air Act ViolationsEmissions to be Slashed by more than 35,000 Tons Annually  Duke Energy, one of the largest electric...

United States Transfers 12 Guantanamo

Washington,DC (RPRN) 12/22/09 — By United States Department of Justice
United States Transfers 12 Guantanamo Bay Detainees to Afghanistan, Yemen and the Somaliland Region Twelve detainees have been transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to Afghanistan, Yemen and the...

Neo-Nazi Convicted for Threats, Witness Intimidation

Roanoke, Virginia, (RPRN) 12/19/09 — By United States Department of Justice
--  While the First Amendment protects our ability to express views even if unpopular, it does not provide a license to threaten, intimidate, and inflict emotional distress- Assistant Attorney General...

Large Scale Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison

Large Scale Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering 30-year Fugitive Had All 10 Fingers Surgically Altered to Evade Capture - -William Wallace Keegan, aka...

Largest Recovery of Money for Hazardous Waste Clean Up Ever

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 12/11/09 — By United States Department of Justice
Largest Environmental Bankruptcy in U.S. History Will Result in Payment of $1.79 Billion Towards Environmental Cleanup & Restoration —As a result of the largest environmental bankruptcy in U.S. history,...