Month: September 2021

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FBI Pittsburgh Offers $5,000 Reward to Recover Stolen Weapon

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b)

PITTSBURGH, PA—FBI Pittsburgh is now offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the recovery of a weapon stolen from a government vehicle. The FBI vehicle was stolen Tuesday around 1:30 p.m. from Schenley Park. The FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force, in partnership with Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, are devoting significant resources to locate the weapon, a Glock 19M 9mm, and remove it from the possession of the untrained individual(s) who may have it. All area law enforcement agencies were quickly notified of the theft and are assisting the FBI as warranted. Anyone with information should call FBI Pittsburgh immediately at 412-432-4000.

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Security News in Brief: Justice Department Obtains Over $1.5 Million from American Honda Finance Corporation to Compensate Servicemembers Whose Federal Rights Were Violated

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

The Department of Justice announced today that American Honda Finance Corporation (AHFC) has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by failing to refund a type of up-front lease payment to servicemembers who lawfully terminated their motor vehicle leases early. Under the settlement agreement, AHFC must pay up to $1,585,803.89 in compensation to 714 servicemembers who were harmed by the alleged violations.

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Security News in Brief: Two Individuals Charged with Identity Theft After Using Stolen Identities of Deceased and Elderly Victims to Purchase Vehicles, a House, and to Obtain a False Passport

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Lloyd Linwood Comer, age 59, of Brandywine, Maryland, and Doreen Gilmore, age 54, of Brandywine, Maryland for the federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, the substantive charge of bank fraud, false statement in a passport application, and aggravated identity theft.

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Security News in Brief: Antitrust Division Economics Director of Enforcement Jeffrey Wilder at the IAM and GCR Connect SEP Summit

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Thank you for inviting me to speak today, and my thanks to IAM and Global Competition Review for hosting this Summit on Standards Essential Patents. I want to take this opportunity to share my perspective on the role of antitrust in the development, implementation, and licensing of standards and standards-essential patents (SEPs).