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Ill. man gets 10-year sentence over asbestos removal
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Illinois federal judge Michael McCuskey has sentenced Duane "Butch" O'Malley, to 10 years in prison over asbestos cleanup violations.
Capital One to pay $12M in settlement
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Capital One has agreed to pay approximately $12 million to settle a Justice Department lawsuit that accused it of violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, it was announced Thursday.
N.Y. man charged with stealing federal housing funds
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Louis Abate was arrested Friday by federal law enforcement agents and is accused of stealing federal housing benefits intended for low-income Long Islanders in need of financial assistance.
SEC alleges insider trading in Nexen acquisition
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained an emergency court order Friday freezing the assets of traders using accounts in Hong Kong and Singapore to allegedly make insider trading profits of more than $13 million.
SEC says man pretended to be president of company
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Ronald Feldstein Wednesday for his alleged role in disseminating a fake investment to boost a struggling penny stock company.
Shenango to pay $1.75M in civil penalties
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Shenango Inc. must pay $1.75 million in civil penalties and make significant upgrades to its plant as part of a settlement reached with the Environmental Protection Agency.
CFTC charges Altamont Global partners with fraud
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that on July 16 an emergency order freezing defendants' assets and protecting books and records was entered in the case against Altamont Global Partners of Longwood, Fla.
Texas baker order to pay back pay
FORT WORTH, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas bakery Sterling Foods has agreed to pay more than $58,000 in back pay and interest to six employees who were discharged following a union organizing campaign.
OSHA cites La. company for safety and wage violations
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - C.J.'s Seafood in Breaux Bridge, La., has been cited with 11 serious safety violations for exposing workers to blocked exit, fire, electrical and chemical hazards by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Energy company to pay $62K penalty over self-reported violations
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that Talisman Energy will pay a $62,457 penalty to settle allegations of hazardous chemical reporting violations at 52 hydraulic fracturing facilities throughout Pennsylvania.
EPA says no fracking pollution to water in Pa. town
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday the completion of its testing of Dimock, Pa., private drinking water wells.
Hacker sentenced to seven years
Breuer WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Estonia native Aleksandr Suvorov was sentenced July 18 to seven years in prison for his role in two separate hacking schemes involving a total of more than 240,000 stolen credit card numbers.
Former La. official pleads guilty to racketeering
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., announced July 16 that a former Louisiana deputy insurance commissioner has pleaded guilty to racketeering.
SEC accuses stock promoter of $2.4M scalping scheme
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday filed a civil fraud action against stock promoter Jerry Williams and two companies that he controlled -- Monk's Den and First In Awareness.
DOJ restrains U.S. assets of former Nigerian governor
Breuer WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Justice announced Monday that it secured a restraining order against more than $3 million in corruption proceeds and assets owned by James Onanefe Ibori, Nigeria's former Delta State governor.
Labor Dept. orders railroads to pay back wages, damages
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday ordered two railroad companies to pay three workers $650,729.14 in back wages and damages for allegedly retaliating against them for being whistleblowers.
Ship scrapping company cited for environmental violations
NORFOLK, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Two Virginia scrap company owners were sentenced for violation of environmental laws July 12.
Two enter guilty pleas in El Paso corruption case
SAN ANTONIO (Legal Newsline) - Guilty pleas were entered July 13 by an El Paso public relations consultant and a former Ysleta Independent School District Trustee in connection with the El Paso corruption investigation of ACCESSHealth Source.
DOT fines TripAdvisor $80K
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of Transportation on July 13 fined ticket agent TripAdvisor $80,000 for violating rules about full-fare advertising.
Judgment entered in alleged Ponzi scheme
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - A final judgment against Ilya Drapkin was entered July 6 in Texas federal court that permanently enjoins him from violating federal securities laws and orders monetary relief.