Department of Justice Press Release for today February 3, 2009

[BlueJessamine]

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February 3, 2009

Three Foreign Executives Indicted for Their Roles in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy (09-092)

A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against two former executives from Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. (Chunghwa) and one former executive from LG Display Co. Ltd. (LG) for their participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD) panels. (Read more)
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/February/09-at-092.html

Federal Court Bars Maine Resident from Preparing Tax Returns for Others (09-091)

A federal court in Maine has permanently barred Robert A. Grover from preparing federal tax returns for others. The court also ordered the Maine resident to provide his customer lists to the government and to mail copies of the complaint and court order to his customers. Grover consented to the civil injunction order. (Read more)
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/February/09-tax-091.html

Coal-Fired Power Plant to Spend More Than $135 Million to Settle Clean Air Violations (09-090)

Kentucky Utilities (KU), a coal-fired electric utility, has agreed to pay a $1.4 million civil penalty and spend approximately $135 million on pollution controls to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act. (Read more)
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/February/09-enrd-090.html

Former Finance Director of California Valve Company Pleads Guilty to Bribing Foreign Government Officials (09-089)

The former finance director of an Orange County, Calif.-based valve company pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a conspiracy to pay approximately $628,000 in bribes to numerous foreign government officials. (Read more)
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/February/09-crm-089.html

Justice Department Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (09-088)

The Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) that, if approved by the court, will resolve the complaint of pattern or practice religious discrimination filed by the United States against WMATA under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Read more)
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/February/09-crt-088.html

"As I return to the institution that formed me as a lawyer I am determined to ensure that there shall be a new day for the dedicated career professionals I am once again honored to call my colleagues. There shall be no place for political favoritism, no reason to be timid in enforcing the laws that protect our rights, our environment and our principles as long as I have the opportunity to lead this great Department. This may be a break from the immediate past but it is consistent with the long history of the Department of Justice. I call on every employee of this Department - from this moment on - to return to the practices that are the foundation of this entity. It is time once again to base our actions on policies that are rooted in fairness and in a desire to ensure a more just America."



- United States Attorney General Eric Holder

[Frustratedlady]

1. Let us hope that he sticks to his guns.

I have a ton of popcorn at-the-ready.

[Winterblues]

2. His first major test will be on the torture issue and Bush*'s Executive Privilege" Claims

If he just feels like Obama, "let bygones be bygones" then there is no Justice in the Justice Department. It is absolutely essential that accountability for "Crimes" occur. IMO

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. It must be remembered that the Bush DOJ DID prosecute

some Republican wrong doers..but then either settled for almost nothing or
"accidently" botched the case which was then thrown out of court, leavng the
Corpocracy defendants free and clear.
There were many reports of this over the last 6 years, overshadowed by news of unfounded cases against Dems and progressives.

the news above sounds like that rush of settlements before the new AG finds his desk.