DEA NEWS: Treasury Targets Leading Figures of Sinaloa Cartel

WASHINGTON, DC (RPRN) 05/08/12 — By United States Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced the designation of four key Sinaloa Cartel operatives, including two sons of Sinaloa drug lord Joaquin...

Former Humanitarian Workers Sentenced for Defrauding Usaid

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 04/26/11 — By United States Department of Justice
Former Humanitarian Workers Each Sentenced to 142 Months in Prison for Defrauding Usaid of $1.9 Million Two former humanitarian aid workers were each sentenced today to 142 months in...

Over 3,400 sites join DEA Nationwide Effort to Take-Back Prescription Drugs On Sept . 25

WASHINGTON, D.C. (RPRN) 09/16/10 — By United States Department of Justice
Less than a month into the Drug Enforcement Administration’s prescription drug “Take-Back” campaign, over 3,400 sites nationwide have joined the effort that seeks to prevent increased pill...

Canadian Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Selling Millions Of Marijuana Seeds Across The Border

Vancouver, BC, Canada (RPRN) 09/13/10 — By United States Department of Justice
Long-time Marijuana Seed Dealer Admits ‘Arrogantly Violating U.S. Law’ - MARC EMERY, 52, of Vancouver, BC, Canada, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five years in prison...

Pit Bull and Cock Fights Used as Networking Tool for Drug Traffickers

LAKE CHARLES, La. (RPRN) 08/09/10 — By United States Department of Justice
The main organizer and supervisor of a lucrative drug trafficking organization responsible for transporting kilogram quantities of cocaine and marijuana from the Brownsville, Texas area, was sentenced...

Third Chi Mei Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty and Serve Jail Time

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 07/28/10 — By United States Department of Justice
Third Chi Mei Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty and Serve Jail Time for Participating in Global LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy A former executive from Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation (Chi Mei) has...

Department of Justice Announces Plans to Prepare New ADA Regulations

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 07/23/10 — By United States Department of Justice
 The Justice Department announced today that it will publish four new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) proposals addressing the accessibility of websites, the provision of captioning and...

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Blockbuster Inc. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 07/19/10 — By United States Department of Justice
The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Blockbuster Inc. to ensure equal access to its stores nationwide for individuals with disabilities...

THE LATEST PHONE SCAM Targets Your Bank Account

WASHINGTON (RPRN) 06/21/10 — By United States Department of Justice
Imagine getting hundreds or thousands of calls on your home, business, or cell phone, tying up the lines. And when you answer, you hear anything from dead air to recorded...

Kosovar National Charged with Terrorism Violations

NORTH CAROLINA (RPRN) 06/17/10 — By United States Department of Justice
Bajram Asllani, 29, a resident of Mitrovica, Kosovo, has been charged in a criminal complaint with providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim and...