Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago Heights man will spend a long, long time in prison for racketeering activity, the Justice Department reports. As part of his plea agreement, Uvalle admitted responsibility for the murder of a man killed in 2014. The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas[Read More…]
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Ex-Muncie-area Volleyball Coach Faces Federal Charge In Sexual Exploitation Case
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A Muncie man is facing a federal charge that he allegedly engaged in illegal sexual conduct with minor children over a three (3) year period. Nolan M. Brand, 24, Muncie, has been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. United States Attorney Josh Minkler announced the charges on January 26.[Read More…]
DoJ Reports South Bend Man Sentenced For Possession Of Child Pornography
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A report from the Department of Justice or Federal Bureau of Investigation is not the place to have one’s name show up. That happened, and more, as the DoJ announced Wednesday that a man from South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced for possession of child pornography. The announcement[Read More…]
Kmart Corporation to Pay U.S. $32.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Overbilling Federal Health Programs for Generic Prescription Drugs
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 26, 2017. Kmart Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation (SHC), has agreed to pay $32.3 million to the United States to settle allegations that in-store pharmacies in Kmart stores failed to report discounted prescription drug prices to Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and TRICARE, the health[Read More…]
Former Chicago Police Officer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
For Passing Law Enforcement Information to Target of Federal Drug Probe Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal judge sentenced a former Chicago Police officer to five years in prison on December 13 for notifying a high school friend that he was the target of a federal drug investigation. In June 2014, RONALD[Read More…]
Lawsuit: North Suburban Diagnostics Company for Allegedly Billed Medicare for Unnecessary Tests
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The United States has filed a civil lawsuit accusing a north suburban diagnostics company of defrauding Medicare out of millions of dollars through kickbacks and unnecessary home sleep testing. The suit alleges that SNAP DIAGNOSTICS LLC, its founder, GIL RAVIV, and its marketing vice president, STEPHEN BURTON, violated[Read More…]
Gary Man Convicted Of Bank Robberies In 3-Day Trial
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A 30-year-old man from Gary, Indiana, was convicted of counts of bank robberies, after a three-day jury trial before District Court Senior Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen. The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch II, made the announcement on December 14. According[Read More…]
For Sex Trafficking of Children, Fort Wayne Man Gets 74 Months
Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch II, announced that, Patrick Davis , 30 of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by Chief District Court Judge Theresa L. Springmann, for Sex Trafficking of Children. Davis was sentenced to 74 months imprisonment followed[Read More…]
Fort Wayne Man Charged With Bank Robbery
Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch II, announced that Danurell M. Blair, age 39, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was charged by way of complaint with bank robbery. According to documents in this case, the complaint alleges that on December 16,[Read More…]
Kankakee Man to Serve 19 Years in Prison for Robbery
Urbana, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Kankakee man, Thomas James, 33, of the 500 block of S. Indiana Ave., Kankakee, IL, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for robberies of businesses in Champaign and Kankakee in July and August 2016. James’s sentencing hearing was held on Dec. 8, in Urbana. James[Read More…]
