Day: August 28, 2014

Former Cook County Employee Arrested for Allegedly Swindling $330,000 From $10.3 Million U.S. Flood Relief Grant

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. A former Cook County employee who managed a $10.3 million federal grant to assist county residents who were impacted by floods in 2008 was arrested today on federal charges for allegedly engaging in a fraud scheme with several contractors and swindling at least $330,000 from the[Read More…]

Study: Marijuana Use Associated With Decreased Likelihood Of Domestic Violence

Buffalo, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2014.  Marijuana use by newly married couples is predictive of less frequent incidences of intimate partner violence perpetration, according to longitudinal data published online ahead of print in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Investigators at Yale University, Rutgers, and the University of Buffalo assessed over 600[Read More…]

UN Secretary General Ban Alarmed by ‘Dangerous Escalation’ in Ukraine Crisis; Security Council Holds Emergency Talks

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, many being women with children. Photo: UNFPA Ukraine/Olena Kulyk NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 August 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is alarmed by what seems to be a “dangerous escalation” in the crisis in Ukraine with[Read More…]

State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, August 28, 2014

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT/SECRETARY TRAVEL/TERRI SUTTON RETIREMENT UKRAINE/RUSSIA/REGION SYRIA/REGION MIDDLE EAST PEACE LIBYA/REGION NORTH KOREA AFGHANISTAN AZERBAIJAN EQUATORIAL GUINEA IRAQ PAKISTAN / REGION TRANSCRIPT:   1:40 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. So I just have two items for all of you at the top.[Read More…]

Owner and Seven Employees of Mortgage Company and Two Real Estate Developers Indicted for $50 Million Scam Involving Federally Insured Mortgages

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. The owner of a Florida mortgage company, seven employees of the company and two real estate developers were indicted in the Southern District of Florida in connection with an alleged $50 million mortgage fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]

Detroit-Area Man Indicted for Attempting to Conceal Evidence in Connection with Upcoming Trial for $30 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. A Detroit -area man was indicted today for obstruction of justice in connection with his alleged attempts to conceal evidence relevant to his upcoming trial for an alleged health care fraud scheme with estimated losses exceeding $30 million. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the[Read More…]

United States Intervenes in False Claims Act Lawsuits Against Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care, Now Known as Optum Palliative Care and Hospice

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. The United States has partially intervened against defendants in two whistleblower lawsuits in the Federal District Court for the District of Colorado alleging Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care (Evercare) submitted false claims for the Medicare hospice benefit.  Evercare is now known as Optum Palliative and Hospice[Read More…]

Former Secretary-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Theft of Union Treasury Funds

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. The former Secretary-Treasurer of Security Police Fire Professionals of America Local 287 pleaded guilty today to theft from a labor organization in violation of his fiduciary responsibilities as a union officer. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and District Director[Read More…]

Lakemoor Man Who Teaches in Buffalo Grove Middle School Arrested on Federal Child Sexual Exploitation Charges

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2014. A middle school teacher in northwest suburban Buffalo Grove was arrested this morning on federal charges for allegedly receiving child pornography and persuading a minor to produce pornographic images of himself. The defendant, JOHN C. VASTIS, also known as “Pete,” 51, of Lakemoor, which straddles Lake and[Read More…]

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