Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former shipping manager for American Extrusion Intemational (AEI) was indicted yesterday on federal mail fraud charges. Reva K. Vera, 57, of Beloit, Wisconsin, was charged with two counts of mail fraud. According to the indictment, Vera, as the shipping manager, was responsible for authorizing payments to vendors[Read More…]
Federal and International
State Attorneys General Call on Congress to Fund Human Trafficking Efforts, Aid Victims
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with her counterparts across the country to urge Congress to fund the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act to better fight human trafficking and protect its victims. Madigan and 46 other attorneys general sent a letter today to ranking U.S. House and[Read More…]
NCIS Agent Pleads Guilty in International Navy Bribery Scandal
Admits Sharing Confidential Information About Criminal Investigations with Foreign Defense Contractor in Asia Pacific Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2013 A special agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) pleaded guilty today to participating in a massive international fraud and bribery scheme, admitting he shared with a foreign Navy contractor confidential[Read More…]
FBI: Park Forest Man One of Two Charged with Cell Phone Store Robbery, Suspected of Orchestrating Series of Other Robberies
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two Chicago-area men were arrested Saturday night and charged in connection with a March 19, 2013 robbery of an AT&T cell phone store in Norridge that resulted in the loss of approximately 100 phones and tablet computers valued at around $54,000. These two individuals are suspected of having[Read More…]
FBI: Woman Extradited from Hong Kong
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney David Capp announced that Rita Law, 55, of Chicago, Illinois, was charged in a sealed complaint filed on October 17, 2013, now unsealed, with transporting an individual for the purposes of prostitution. According to the Ccomplaint, Law is suspected of operating a prostitution ring out[Read More…]
Houston Doctor Indicted for Her Alleged Role in $158 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2013. A Houston doctor has been arrested on charges related to her alleged participation in a $158 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health treatment. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern[Read More…]
Alabama Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty to Filling Protected Mississippi Wetlands
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2013. William R. “Rusty” Miller, a real estate developer from Fairhope, Ala., pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Gulfport, Miss., to the unpermitted filling of wetlands near Bay St. Louis, Miss., in violation of the Clean Water Act, announced U.S. Attorney for the Southern District[Read More…]
Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions
Investigation Has Yielded 40 Plea Agreements to Date Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2013. Two Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their roles in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Felony[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Owner and Manager of Rental Housing in New Hampshire for Discrimination Against Families with Children
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2013. The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the owner and manager of rental apartments in Jaffrey, N.H., for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, alleges that[Read More…]
Former Contractor of a Florida Property Management Company Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Wire Fraud
Scheme Affected U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mortgage Guarantee Program Washington, DC—(ENEWPSF)—December 16, 2013. A former repair contractor of a Florida property management company was sentenced to serve time in prison for his participation in a wire fraud scheme related to housing repairs made under a contract between Ocwen Loan[Read More…]
