Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a $784.6 million settlement with Wyeth pharmaceutical company, a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., to resolve allegations that Wyeth knowingly underpaid rebates owed under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program for sales of Protonix Oral and Protonix IV. Illinois will receive more than $4.8 million[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan: House Committee Approves Legislation To Improve Accessibility
Bill Updates Accessibility Guidelines & Improves Ability for Businesses to Comply Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that members of the House Judiciary-Civil Committee unanimously approved legislation to improve accessibility for people with disabilities in Illinois. “People living with disabilities need equal access to their communities, including schools, parks[Read More…]
Madigan Reaches $18.5 Million Settlement With Peoples Gas For Misleading Consumers About Its Costly Accelerated Main Replacement Program
Attorney General Madigan Continues to Probe Costly Program to Hold WEC Energy Group and Peoples Gas Accountable for Delivering Affordable & Safe Service to Illinois Consumers Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced two settlements with Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company (Peoples) and its parent company, Integrys Energy Group, which[Read More…]
Madigan: House Committee Passes Bill To Improve Response To Sexual Assault Crimes
Joint Sexual Assault Working Group’s Legislation Encourages Survivors to Report Crimes, Improves Training for Law Enforcement & Ensures Justice & Healing for Survivors Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee passed legislation to encourage more sexual assault survivors to come forward and increase the successful prosecution of[Read More…]
Jury Convicts Festus Man Of Assaulting Deputy Marshal
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that Wednesday afternoon, May 11, 2016, a federal jury in East St. Louis found William J. Mabie, 55, of Festus, Missouri, guilty of assault on a federal officer. Sentencing before the Honorable Richard H. Mills[Read More…]
Missouri Man Guilty Of Sex Trafficking A Minor And Conspiracy
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On May 13, 2016, Marcus Dewayne Thompson, a twenty-eight year old Park Hills, Missouri, man pled guilty in federal district court, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking of a Minor and by Force, Fraud, or Coercion, and one count of Sex[Read More…]
Mark D. Speer Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Mark D. Speer, 45, of Lafayette, Indiana, was sentenced before District Court Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen for possession of child pornography. Speer was sentenced to 235 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release. In[Read More…]
FBI Releases 2015 Preliminary Statistics for Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Preliminary statistics released today by the FBI show that 41 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2015. This is a decrease of almost 20 percent when compared with the 51 officers killed in 2014. By region, 19 officers died as a result of[Read More…]
Former Northwestern University Police Officer Charged In Second Child Pornography Case
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former Northwestern University Police Lieutenant who ran a home photography business is facing child pornography charges in a second case in which he is alleged to have taken pornographic photos of a teenage girl, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Ronald Godby, 53,[Read More…]
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $130 Million Available for Foundational Agricultural Research, Education and Extension
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that $130 million in funding is available for research, education, and extension projects to support sustainable, productive and economically viable plant and animal production systems, including certified organic production. This funding is available through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)[Read More…]
