Indictment Alleges That Defendants Operated Fraudulent Companies for Years Despite December 2000 Court Order Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2013. Three individuals charged in connection with operating a series of fraudulent business opportunity companies were arrested Friday following their indictment by a federal grand jury in Miami on June 25, 2013, the[Read More…]
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Former Swiss Banker Pleads Guilty to Failure to Report Foreign Bank Account
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2013. Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for the Northern District of California announced that Pius Kampfen of Mill Valley, Calif., pleaded guilty today to an information charging him with willful failure to file the required reports of foreign[Read More…]
Glen Carbon Man Pleads Guilty to Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Glen Carbon man pled guilty in federal district court on June 17, 2013, to charges of receipt of child pornography (count one) possession of child pornography (count two), the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced. Arlynn Gene Georgeson, 54, of[Read More…]
Former Army National Guard Soldier Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Lead Role in Fraudulent Military Recruiting Referral Bonus Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2013. A former member of the U.S. Army National Guard was sentenced today to serve 57 months in prison for leading a conspiracy to obtain approximately $244,000 in fraudulent recruiting referral bonuses from various U.S. military components and their contractor, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman[Read More…]
Bedford Man Sentenced to Decades in Prison After Child Pornography Conviction
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced June 5 the sentencing of Bedford resident John William Hudson, II, age 47, to 22 years in federal prison following his conviction of charges that he both possessed and distributed child pornography. Hogsett said these results come as his continues Operation[Read More…]
Joliet Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Setting Fire in 2007 to Home of Neighboring African-American Family
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An admitted white supremacist was sentenced June 5 to the maximum of 10 years in federal prison for violating the civil rights of an African-American family whose home he set on fire after they moved onto his block in 2007. The defendant, Brian James Moudry, pleaded guilty in[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Supershuttle Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with SuperShuttle, a shared-ride transportation company based in Arizona, to resolve a complaint that it discriminated against a blind person who uses a service animal. Specifically, the Justice Department determined that SuperShuttle violated the Americans[Read More…]
FBI Indianapolis Warns Businesses of Cyber Scam
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Robert A. Jones, Special Agent in Charge of the Indianapolis Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is issuing a cyber crime alert for Indiana-based businesses who buy or sell goods and services from companies located internationally. The FBI’s Indianapolis Division notes a recent trend where local companies[Read More…]
Doctor Convicted in Kickback Scheme Involving a Philadelphia Hospice
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013. A federal jury sitting in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania convicted Eugene Goldman, M.D., 55, of Philadelphia, of one count of conspiring to violate the anti-kickback statute and four counts of violating the anti-kickback statute in relation to his role in a kickback scheme arising from[Read More…]
Justice Department Finds Pennsylvania State Prison’s Use of Solitary Confinement Violates Rights of Prisoners Under the Constitution and Americans with Disabilities Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2013. On Friday, the Justice Department issued a findings letter detailing the results of its investigation into the use of solitary confinement on prisoners with serious mental illness at the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution at Cresson in Cambria County, Pa. The department found that Cresson’s use of[Read More…]
