Press Releases for July 2005
Friday, July 29, 2005
Justice Department Files Voting Rights Lawsuit Against the City Of Boston (05-401)
The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Boston for violations of the Voting Rights Act. The suit alleges that the city‘s election practices discriminate against citizens of Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese descent in violation of section two, and that the city has failed to provide Spanish language information to voters who need it in violation of section 203 of the Act. (Read more)
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales to Deliver Remarks at Fraternal Order of Police National Conference and Hold Press Availability in New Orleans (05-399)
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales will deliver remarks at the 57th Biennial Fraternal Order of Police National Conference on MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2005 at 9:00 A.M. CDT. He will also hold a press availability at 10:00 A.M. CDT, following the opening session of the conference. (Read more)
Dutch Citizen Charged in Terrorism Conspiracy Against Americans in Iraq (05-393)
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Thursday, July 28, 2005
Federal Court Bars Missouri Tax-Return Preparer from Preparing Federal Income Tax Returns (05-398)
The Justice Department announced today that a federal court in St. Louis has permanently barred Ella Mae Peterson, of St. Louis, Missouri, from preparing federal income tax returns. In entering the permanent injunction, Judge Catherine D. Perry of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri also ordered Peterson to provide the government the names, mailing and e-mail addresses, and Social Security and telephone numbers of customers for whom she prepared any tax return, amended return, or refund claim for tax periods ending after January 1, 2004. (Read more)
Justice Department Announces Eight Charged in Internet Piracy Crackdown (05-395)
Acting Assistant Attorney General John C. Richter of the Criminal Division; Gretchen C. F. Shappert, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina; and Robert F. Clifford, FBI Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the Charlotte Division, today announced that eight individuals were charged with criminal copyright infringement in Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of an ongoing federal crackdown against the organized piracy groups responsible for most of the illegal distribution of copyrighted movies, software, games and music on the Internet. These are the first federal indictments arising from the Charlotte-based FBI investigation that identified targets in both Operations FastLink and Site Down - the two largest and most aggressive international enforcement actions against criminal organizations involved in the illegal online distribution of copyrighted material. (Read more)
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Fact Sheet: Justice Department and EPA Efforts to Reduce Sanitary Sewer Overflows (05-389)
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$1 Billion Clean-Up Settlements Reached With Baltimore Co. and Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (05-387)
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Monday, July 25, 2005
Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency, and Maryland
Department of Environment to Hold Conference Call on Clean Water Act
Settlements (05-386)
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Associate Attorney General Robert D. Mccallum, Jr. and
Acting Assistant Attorney General Bradley J. Schlozman to Deliver
Remarks Regarding Project Civic Access (05-385)
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Wednesday, July 20, 2005
First Family Justice Center Opens in Brooklyn, New York (05-382)
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Monday, July 18, 2005
Hawaii Businessman Convicted of Tax Evasion and Filing False Returns (05-381)
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Eric Robert Rudolph Sentenced to Life in Prison For Birmingham Bombing attack (05-380)
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Enron Task Force Director andrew Weissmann to Step Down, Sean Berkowitz Named Director (05-379)
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Justice Department Files Voting Rights Suit Against Osceola County, Florida (05-378)
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Friday, July 15, 2005
Background information on the Ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals For the D.C. Circuit in Hamdan V. Rumsfeld (05-376)
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Statement of Attorney
General Alberto R. Gonzales on the Ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals
For the D.C. Circuit in Hamdan V. Rumsfeld: (05-375)
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Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales to Deliver Keynote Address at
National District Attorneys Association Meeting in Portland, Maine (05-374)
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Justice Department Files Voting Rights Lawsuits Against Three California Cities and Enters Consent Decrees (05-373)
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Thursday, July 14, 2005
Former Enron Vice President Christopher Calger Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Agrees to Cooperate (05-372)
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Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Justice Department Reaches Settlement With Kentucky Real Estate Commission (05-371)
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Former Monroe County Mayor Pleads Guilty to Tax Perjury (05-370)
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U.S. and State of Louisiana Announce Clean Water Act Agreement With the City of New Iberia (05-369)
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Justice Department Settles
Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Nevada Developers,
Architects, and Engineers (05-368)
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Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Nineteenth Defendant in Chicago General Services Administration Corruption Probe Pleads Guilty (05-367)
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Monday, July 11, 2005
Former Senior Vice
President of Mattel, inc. Sentenced For Causing the Submission of False
Financial Reports to the Federal Election Commission (05-366)
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PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP to Pay U.S. $41.9 Million to Settle False Claims involving Claims For Travel (05-365)
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Thursday, July 7, 2005
Statement of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales on the Bombings in London: (05-364)
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Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Court Bars Washington State Tax Scam (05-362)
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Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Alltel's Acquisition of Western Wireless (05-361)
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Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Two Men Sentenced For Criminal interference With Housing Rights (05-359)
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Sunday, July 3, 2005
Attorney General Gonzales Travels to Baghdad to Visit DOJ Personnel, Military Troops, and Iraqi Officials (05-360)
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Friday, July 1, 2005
Statement of Attorney
General Alberto R. Gonzales on the Retirement of Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor (05-358)
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