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Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association's House of Delegates
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Thank you, Bob Carlson, for those kind words – and for your exemplary service as Chair of the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates. It’s a pleasure to be with you this morning. And it’s a privilege to join so many friends, colleagues, and leaders – including U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California Melinda Haag – here in San Francisco for the ABA’s 2013 Annual Meeting.
Department of Justice Proposes Remedy to Address Apple’s Price Fixing
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The Department of Justice and 33 State Attorneys General today submitted to the court a proposed remedy to address Apple Inc.’s illegal conduct, following the July 10, 2013, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decision finding that Apple conspired to fix the prices of e-books in the United States. The proposed relief is intended to halt Apple’s anticompetitive conduct, restore lost competition and prevent a recurrence of the illegal activities.
Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes the Confirmation of Stuart F. Delery as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division
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United States Attorney General Eric Holder welcomed the confirmation last night by the U.S. Senate of Stuart F. Delery as the Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division.
Attorney Sentenced in Bankruptcy Fraud Scheme
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Michael E. Earwood, 61, an attorney from Madison, Mississippi, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for bankruptcy fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis, Acting U.S. Trustee Henry G. Hobbs, Jr. of Region 5, FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen, and Jon T. Rymer, Inspector General of the FDIC.
California Man Charged in Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
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Steven Pitchersky, 64, of Rancho Mirage, California, was charged today by information (an indictment or information is an accusation; a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty) with one count of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Pitchersky, who operated Nationwide Mortgage Concepts, a California mortgage lender, is accused of engaging in a scheme to defraud Ally Bank that caused the bank a loss of approximately $5.3 million.
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