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US Labor Department releases updated Employment Law Guide

Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Stericycle Inc.’s Acquisition of MedServe Inc.

Justice Department to Monitor Election in Georgia

UHO Duped the Public into Making Donations for Homeless Services while Principals and Workers Pocketed Donations for Personal Expenses

Terror Charges Unsealed in Minnesota Against Eight Defendants, Justice Department Announces

Former Employee of Art Collector Charged in Manhattan Federal Court with Scheme to Sell Stolen Andy Warhol Artwork

Tennessee Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Burning Islamic Center

Detroit Spammer and Three Co-Conspirators Sentenced for Multi-Million Dollar E-Mail Stock Fraud Scheme

10 indicted in Chicago sham marriage conspiracy

Arrests made in case involving a conspiracy to procure weapons including anti-aircraft missiles

CUOMO’S OFFICE SUES SMITHTOWN NISSAN FOR DECEIVING CUSTOMERS ABOUT SALE PRICES

Thirteen Defendants Charged in $19 Million Bank Fraud Cases Relate to the Collapse of Desert Sun Development in Bend, Oregon

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Murder Charge for the Death of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr.

Historic Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Takes Effect

Former State Department Official and Wife Plead Guilty in 30-Year Espionage Conspiracy

Former Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Depriving Motorist of Civil Rights by Kidnapping

National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center partners take part in international week of action on illegal pharmaceuticals

Former Real Estate Investment Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Laundering Proceeds of Mortgage Fraud

Twenty-Six Charged in Nationwide Scheme to Defraud the FCC’s Video Relay Service Program

FTC Settlements Bar Deceptive Online Marketing of "Free" Internet Auction Kits

ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton announces 1,000 new workplace audits to hold employers accountable for their hiring practices

Consumer Alert: Amerimod

St. John Health System Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

ICE initiative uses biometrics to enhance identification and removal of criminal aliens in Southeastern Michigan

Investigation Part of AG Cuomo’s Upstate Guns, Gangs, and Drugs Initiative

Company Received over $8.5 Billion for Food Supply Contracts; Now Indicted for Conspiracy and Major Fraud

Australian Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Solicit Kickbacks in Connection with Government Contract in Afghanistan

ICE to share Yakuza seized assets with the Nevada Gaming Control Board

President of Metropolitan Money Store Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for $37 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

CUOMO CHARGES ROCHESTER NURSING HOME AIDE WITH STEALING 90-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT’S CREDIT CARD AND FORGING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS APPLICATION

Former Congressman William J. Jefferson Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Bribery and Other Charges

Two Former Computer Programmers for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC with Conspiracy and Falsifying Books and Records

Former Evangelist Receives 175-Year Sentence for Sexual Exploitation Offenses

USPTO, the European Patent Office and the Japan Patent Office to Expand Patent Prosecution Highway Work Share Program

Bellco Credit Union Agrees To Pay $57,250 To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Former Owner of the Now-Defunct People’s Choice Surgical Supplies Sentenced to 3-9 Years in Prison

Former Missouri Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing a Teenage Girl While She Was Detained

Grandville, Mich., restaurant operators ordered to pay more than $2 million in back wages and damages

Mexican murder suspect handed over to Mexican authorities

Former Willbros International Consultant Pleads Guilty to $6 Million Foreign Bribery Scheme

CUOMO SECURES GUILTY PLEAS IN “MAN CAVE” CASE

Connecticut Investor Frederic Bourke Sentenced to Prison for Scheme to Bribe Government Officials in Azerbaijan

Investigation Continues Into Fort Hood Shooting

Commerce Under Secretary and USPTO Director Kappos Launches Blog

Korean Businessman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in $206 Million Contract Fraud Scheme

FTC Files Contempt Charges Against Attorney for Ponzi Scheme Operators

Cheesecake Factory Settles EEOC Suit in Case of Severe Same-Sex Sexual Harassment

Accomplice of Former UBS Investment Banker Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Insider Trading

U.S. Energy to change name of company and uniform color scheme to stop misleading homeowners into believing company is affiliated with local regulated

CUOMO ANNOUNCES COURT DECISION REQUIRING BOGUS ANTIQUE ARTIFACT OPERATION TO PAY PENALTIES AND RESTITUTION

Cheesecake Factory Settles EEOC Suit in Case of Severe Same-Sex Sexual Harassment

CUOMO REACHES $875,000 SETTLEMENT WITH CVS OVER THE SALE OF EXPIRED PRODUCTS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE

ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH TAGGED.COM OVER DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES

CUOMO ANNOUNCES SENTENCING OF THREE MEN FOR ROLES IN SCHEME TO INTENTIONALLY INSTALL FAULTY SEPTIC TANKS

Antitrust Division Issues Statement on the European Commission’s Decision Regarding the Proposed Transaction Between Oracle and Sun

Arbonne International to Pay $30,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

ICE returns 16th century Hebrew Bible looted by Nazis The 2-volume manuscript was stolen from Vienna, Austria, in 1938

Seventeen Pee Dee Drug Suppliers Plead Guilty in Federal Court

Duo Charged with Stealing Nearly $13,000,000 in Embezzlement Scheme

Former Georgia Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Real Estate Ponzi Scheme

Daniel J. Bealko, Former General Motors Executive Returns to U.S.; Pleads Guilty to Metals Fraud and $6.5 Million Kickback Scheme

Fourteen Wall Street professionals charged with $20M in insider trading.

EATON'S NECK FIRE DISTRICT SETTLES EEOC AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT

Commerce Under Secretary Kappos to Speak to Independent Inventors

Tyson Foods found in violation of Fair Labor Standards Act

DIRECTOR OF SINGAPORE FIRM SENTENCED FOR ILLEGALLY EXPORTING CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS TO IRAN

THE UNITED STATES AND TUTOR PERINI CORPORATION SETTLE CIVIL FRAUD CLAIMS FOR $9.75 MILLION

MARK ANDREW MOORE, has been indicted on charges of grand larceny, securities fraud, scheme to defraud, and tax fraud

LAWRENCE W. REICH TO PAY MORE THAN $240K TO SETTLE PENSION ABUSE CASE

Mortgage Fraud Surge Investigation Nets More Than 100 Individuals Throughout Middle District of Florida

6 South Florida residents indicted for immigration benefit fraud

RUBY TUESDAY WILL PAY $255,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT INVOLVING TEENS

CUOMO FILES ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST INTEL CORPORATION, THE WORLD’S LARGEST MAKER OF MICROPROCESSORS

Ameal Parker, aka Ameal Varnado, was Sentenced to 30 Years for the Murder of a Federal Agent

Former Professional Football Player Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Bankruptcy Fraud

FTC Charges 'Credit Card' Companies with Deceptive Marketing

Nation’s Largest Nursing Home Pharmacy and Drug Manufacturer to Pay $112 Million to Settle False Claims Act Cases

Justice Department Obtains Record $2.725 Million Settlement of Housing Discrimination Lawsuit

ADMINISTAFF AND CABLE TV PROVIDER CONN-X SUED BY EEOC

LAWRY'S RESTAURANTS, INC. TO PAY $1 MILLION FOR SEX BIAS AGAINST MEN IN HIRING

Caribbean International News Corp. has been ordered by a federal court to restore more than $1.2 million

Justice Department to Monitor Elections

Mexico Extradites 11 Fugitives to the United States

FTC Charges Marketers with Making Baseless Weight-Loss

ICE gives voice to victims of human trafficking in the United States

Michigan Attorney and Client Sentenced for Tax Crimes

ICE probe leads to indictment of local police officer for illegally exporting guns

“No-Display” Bylaw Used to Discriminate Against Jewish Residents