Sheriff Jeffrey Boyd Forfeits Pension, Withdraws Candidacy on November Ballot Over Attempted Official Misconduct Charge based on Attempted Cyberstalking Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that Rock Island County Sheriff Jeffrey Boyd resigned and pled guilty today to attempted official misconduct based on attempted cyberstalking. Boyd, 48, of[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Veteran Education
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. With a tradition of proven support for veterans, military students and their families, Southern Illinois University Carbondale was presented with the Spring 2014 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Veteran Education, at a ceremony Thursday, September 11 outside the Traveling Vietnam Wall exhibit on the SIU campus. “We[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Honors Fallen Servicemembers on Patriot Day
“Portrait of a Soldier” Memorial on Display at the University of Illinois-Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today commemorated Patriot Day and opened the “Portrait of a Soldier” memorial exhibit at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The exhibit features a series of hand-drawn portraits of nearly all of[Read More…]
Hewlett-Packard Russia Pleads Guilty to and Sentenced for Bribery of Russian Government Officials
HP and Subsidiaries Will Pay $108 Million in Criminal and Regulatory Penalties Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. ZAO Hewlett-Packard A.O. (HP Russia), an international subsidiary of the California technology company Hewlett-Packard Company (HP Co.), pleaded guilty today to felony violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and was then sentenced[Read More…]
Owner of Tax Return Preparation Franchise and Health Provider Business Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud, Healthcare Fraud and Money Laundering
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. A man formerly of Raleigh, North Carolina, and now of Miami, was sentenced today to serve 135 months in prison for tax fraud, healthcare fraud and money laundering crimes in two separate cases in federal court, announced Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino of the[Read More…]
Former Defense Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Employee Payroll Taxes and Pension Plan Contributions
Defendant Continued Engaging in Tax Fraud After Being Indicted for Campaign Finance Scheme; Used Funds to Pay for NFL Stadium Suite, Virginia Steeple Chase Sponsorship Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. The former head of a Virginia-based defense contracting company was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison for failing to[Read More…]
East Side Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy, Attempted Murder and Firearms Charges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. An East Side Bloods (ESB) gang member from Scottsdale, Arizona, was sentenced late yesterday to serve 30 years in prison for his role in the violent street gang, which operated on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community reservation. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the[Read More…]
County Deputy Auditor in Indiana Charged with Embezzlement and Tax Fraud
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. A former LaPorte County deputy auditor has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Indiana for embezzling over $150,000 from the LaPorte County government and committing tax fraud. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and[Read More…]
Black P-Stones Gang Member Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy and Firearm Charges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. A 26-year-old man from Newport News, Virginia, was sentenced today to serve 255 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for engaging in numerous gang-related crimes as a member of the Black P-Stones, including the shooting of a rival gang member, marijuana dealing[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on New Sanctions Related to Russia, Sept. 11, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2014. Today, we join the European Union in announcing that we will intensify our coordinated sanctions on Russia in response to its illegal actions in Ukraine. I have said from the very beginning of this crisis that we want to see a negotiated political solution that respects[Read More…]
