Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against City of San Jacinto

On November 13, 2012, the Justice Department announced that it filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of San Jacinto in California for violating the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act.  The lawsuit was filed for the city’s treatment of group homes for disabled persons.   According to the ...

Man Receives Life in Prison for Role in Murder of Witness

On November 9, 2012, the Department of Justice reported that Frank Marfo was sentenced to life in prison for conspiracy to murder a bank fraud investigation witness.  He was convicted on the following counts: one count of conspiracy and committing murder for hire, one count of conspiracy and murdering a witness, one count of using ...

MS Operator Falsified Industrial Wastewater Records

On November 9, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that the owner and operator of an environmental laboratory in Mississippi was charged for falsifying records about industrial wastewater and then obstructing an investigation by federal authorities.  The defendant, Teenie White, was charged in the U.S. District Court for the ...

Government Files Lawsuit against Fluor Companies

On November 8, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that the United States government is intervening in a case against Fluor Corporation and its subsidiary, Fluor Hanford Inc, after the Texas-based companies used federal funds for lobbying activity.  The lawsuit for violations of the False Claims Act was first filed by a whistleblower ...

Student Planned to Use Weapon of Mass Destruction

On November 13, 2012, the Department of Justice announced that Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari was sentenced to life in prison for attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.  The Saudi Arabian national was admitted into the United States in 2008 on a student visa for South Plains College near Lubbock.   On February 1, 2011 ...

Hazardous Waste Pickup Scheduled for Suffolk County

On November 12, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and Suffolk County will begin to collect household Hazardous waste from homes damaged by floods in Suffolk County.  The agencies are allowing people in affected homes to dispose of solvents, paints, household ...

Columbus Camping Chairs Recalled for Mold Presence

On November 13, 2012, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (UPSC) announced that Basin and Columbus™ are voluntarily recalling certain folding camping chairs because the chairs may contain certain kinds of mold that can cause health problems.  Consumers should stop using these products immediately.   The chairs ...

Some Asian Women Predisposed to Lung Cancer

On November 11, 2012, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a recent international study confirms that certain Asian women who never smoked are genetically predisposed to lung cancer.  The majority of Asian women predisposed to lung cancer have genealogy back to Eastern Asia.  Government funding for the research ...

NY Man Sentenced for Trying to Steal Historic Documents

On November 9, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland reported that Jason James Savedoff of New York, New York was sentenced to 366 days in prison and two years of supervised release.  He conspired to steals original documents from Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, George Washington, John Adams, and ...

38 La Cosa Nostra Defendants Plead Guility

On November 9, 20912, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York reported that 38 defendants part of United States v Andrew Russo, et al—what the Justice Department calls the “largest single-day operation against La Cosa Nostra—pleaded guilty to federal charges.  The defendants are leaders ...

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