Former U.S. Army Employee Sentenced for Kickback Scheme to Steer U.S. Government Contracts

Washington, DC - A former civilian employee of the U.S. Army’s Directorate of Public Works was sentenced today to two years in prison for a kickback scheme to steer government contracts for work at Camp Arifjan, a U.S. Army base in Kuwait.

Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Lactalis’s Acquisition of Kraft Heinz’s Natural Cheese Business in the United States

Washington, DC - The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it will require B.S.A. S.A. (Lactalis) and The Kraft Heinz Company (Kraft Heinz) to divest Kraft Heinz’s Athenos and Polly-O businesses in order to proceed with Lactalis’s proposed acquisition of Kraft Heinz’s natural cheese business in the United States.

Justice Department Announces Environmental Justice Investigation into Alabama Department of Public Health

Montgomery, Alabama - The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it has opened an environmental justice investigation into the wastewater disposal and infectious disease and outbreaks programs of the Alabama Department of Public Health and the Lowndes County, Alabama, Health Department.

Businessman Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for City Commissioner Bribery Scheme

Tallahassee, Florida - A Florida man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison and ordered to pay a fine of $1,250,000 for engaging in a scheme to bribe former Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox and for making false statements to the FBI.

Two Men Plead Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar COVID-19 Relief Scheme

Houston, Texas - Two individuals pleaded guilty Monday in the Southern District of Texas for their participation in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and launder millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.