From the Department of Justice…..

Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Property Manager and Owners of California Apartment Buildings

The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Filomeno Hernandez, a property manager of residential apartment buildings near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, violated the federal Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants since at least 2006.

Michigan Biodiesel Exporter Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud

A Bloomfield, Michigan, businessman, who operated a biodiesel fuel company, was sentenced to 30 months in prison today for filing a false income tax return.

Federal Court Orders California Company and Owner to Stop Distribution of Unapproved, Misbranded and Adulterated ‘Poly-MVA’ Products

A federal court ordered a California company and its owner to stop distributing unapproved and misbranded drugs and adulterated animal drugs.

Pipeline Company to Pay $35 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties for Largest-Ever Inland Spill of Produced Water from Oil Drilling

On August 5, the Department of Justice filed criminal charges under the Clean Water Act against Summit Midstream Partners LLC, a North Dakota pipeline company that discharged 29 million gallons of produced water from its pipeline near Williston, North Dakota, over the course of nearly five months in 2014-2015.