Day: December 8, 2015

Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for December 8, 2015

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]

Rogers Park Parents and Students Demand to be Heard by Chicago Public Schools Transportation Department: “Our Children Deserve To Be Safe”

Rogers Park –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015.   On Thursday morning, December 10, Rogers Park community parents and students, who lost Gale school as a bus stop invite the media to walk the mile to their new bus stop, where they will hold a press conference.  The walk and press conference will[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan: Kendall County Man Arrested, Charged with Child Pornography Possession

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today said a Yorkville man was charged with possessing child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” a statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Henry Wojewski, 58, is charged with one count of[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Announces Settlement with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation for Kickback Allegations

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that Illinois reached an agreement to settle kickback claims against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“Novartis”). The settlement will resolve allegations that Novartis provided kickbacks to certain specialty pharmacies in exchange for recommending the drug Exjade to Medicaid and Medicare patients. Under[Read More…]

Repeat Offender Convicted in Minnesota of Possession of Child Pornography

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015.  A jury found Frank Russell McCoy, 72, guilty of possession of child pornography after a two-day trial, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger of the District of Minnesota. For years, McCoy has written[Read More…]

Executives of Swiss and Las Vegas Companies Convicted in International Investment Fraud Scheme

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015.  A federal jury in Las Vegas convicted two men of conspiracy, wire fraud and securities fraud yesterday for their roles in an approximately $10 million international investment fraud scheme involving numerous victims. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]

Council of Economic Advisers Releases Report Highlighting New Research on SNAP’s Effectiveness and the Importance of Adequate Food Assistance

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015.  A new report released today from the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) finds that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, is highly effective at reducing food insecurity—the government’s measure for whether households lack the resources for consistent and dependable[Read More…]

Gitmo Review Board Urged to End Forever Detention of Zaher Hamdoun

Guantánamo –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015.  In a letter to his attorney before he received notice that his status would be reviewed today after a four-year wait, a Guantanamo detainee asked desperately, “Will there be a day when I will live like others live? Like a person who has freedom, dignity, a[Read More…]

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