Security News in Brief: Two Senior Managers in Italy Charged with Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests and Defraud U.S. Consumers

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

An indictment was unsealed today in the Eastern District of Michigan charging two Italian nationals, along with a previously charged co-conspirator, for their alleged role in a conspiracy to defraud U.S. regulators and customers by making false and misleading statements about the emissions controls and fuel efficiency of more than 100,000 diesel vehicles sold in the United States by FCA US LLC.

Defense News in Brief: Keeping Water Around the World Safe

Source: United States Navy

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy – Nearly every living organism needs this element to survive. From washing clothes to washing our bodies, from hydrating ourselves to feeding our plants, water is essential for survival. However, not all water is fit for consumption.

Security News in Brief: Second Individual Charged with Fixing Wages for Health Care Workers and Obstructing FTC Investigation

Source: United States Department of Justice 2

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas returned a superseding indictment charging two Texas men with conspiring to fix prices by lowering rates paid to certain health care workers and then conspiring and endeavoring to obstruct a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation of their conduct.

Security News in Brief: Stone Canyon Required to Divest US Salt to Acquire Morton Salt

Source: United States Department of Justice

The Department of Justice announced today that Stone Canyon Industry Holdings LLC (Stone Canyon) and its portfolio company SCIH Salt Holdings Inc. (SCIH), which was previously named Kissner Group Holdings LP, will divest their entire evaporated salt business in order to proceed with their proposed acquisition of Morton Salt Inc. (Morton), among other assets. The department said that without the divestiture, the proposed acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the sale of several types of evaporated salt, including round-can table salt, pharmaceutical-grade salt, and bulk evaporated salt.

Security News in Brief: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Oklahoma City Memorial Ceremony on the 26th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Every year, on the 19th of April, people gather here at this beautiful memorial to remember those who were killed, those who survived, and those who were changed forever, to commemorate the strength of the community that came together in the face of such great loss, and to celebrate the resilience that makes Oklahoma City a model for communities everywhere.