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FBI: Two Individuals Arrested Following Bank Robbery

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Robert A. Jones, Special Agent in Charge of the Indianapolis Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced on April 19 the arrest of two individuals immediately following the robbery of the Huntington Bank at Willow Lake Branch, located at 2630 West 86th Street in Indianapolis, Indiana.[Read More…]

FBI: Week in Review – Hammond: April 26, 2013

Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in federal court: Indictment: Demetrius Moore, 42, of Merrillville, Indiana, was charged in an indictment returned on February 7, 2013, with theft of government property (designated unemployment benefits). These charges were filed as the result of an investigation by[Read More…]

Southern California Physician and Two Co-Conspirators Found Guilty for Roles in $1.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

  Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 25, 2013. A Southern California physician, a durable medical equipment (DME) supply company employee and a health care professional were found guilty late yesterday by a federal jury in Los Angeles for their roles in a $1.5 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili[Read More…]

Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Indiana School District to Provide a Safe and Supportive Learning Environment for All Students

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement agreement with the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township, Ind., to prevent and respond to peer on peer harassment in schools.   The agreement resolves the department’s review of the district’s policies and practices related to[Read More…]

Supervisor of $63 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Convicted

  Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 25, 2013. A federal jury today convicted a Miami-area supervisor of a mental health care company, Health Care Solutions Network (HCSN), for helping to orchestrate a fraud scheme that crossed state lines and that resulted in the submission of more than $63 million in fraudulent claims to[Read More…]

Supreme Court: Noncitizens Do Not Face Mandatory Deportation For Minor Marijuana Violations

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2013. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled 7 to 2 on Tuesday that noncitizens are not subject to mandatory deportation for violating state marijuana laws. Writing for the majority, Justice Sonia Sotomayor opined that low-level marijuana offenses may not be legally classified by US immigration[Read More…]

California Woman Pleads Guilty to Feeding Whales in Marine Sanctuary

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2013. A California woman pleaded guilty to illegally feeding killer whales in the wild this Tuesday in federal court in San Jose, Calif., the Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced.  Nancy Black of[Read More…]

Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supply Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Medicare

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2013. A former owner of a Los Angeles-area medical equipment supply company pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others to defraud Medicare, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of California; Glenn[Read More…]

Florida Woman Sentenced to Serve 72 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Prescription Drugs Over the Internet

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. Lina Rodriguez, 34, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to serve 72 months in prison, followed by 24 months of supervised release, for operating and facilitating the operation of an Internet-pharmacy business that illegally shipped over $1.5 million[Read More…]

Clean Air Act Settlement with Wisconsin Utilities to Reduce Emissions by More Than 50,000 Tons Annually

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2013. The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin announced a Clean Air Act (CAA) settlement with Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL) that will significantly reduce air pollution from three coal-fired power[Read More…]

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