Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two men from a north suburb of Chicago were arrested April 12 on a federal complaint charging them with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State, the so-called ISIS. JOSEPH D. JONES, also known as “Yusuf Abdulhaqq,” 35, of Zion, and EDWARD SCHIMENTI, also known as “Abdul[Read More…]
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Sanofi Pasteur Agrees to Pay $19.8 Million to Resolve Drug Overcharges to the Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2017. Sanofi-Pasteur has agreed to pay $19,868,194 to resolve claims that it incorrectly calculated drug prices and thereby overcharged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for drugs under two contracts between 2002 and 2011, the Department of Justice announced today. Sanofi Pasteur, a Delaware corporation headquartered[Read More…]
Former Pontoon Beach Water District Supervisor Admits to Embezzlement and Wire Fraud
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Brian Buske, 44, of Alton, Illinois, entered a plea of guilty to an indictment charging wire fraud in a scheme to defraud the Pontoon Beach Water District, in Madison County, Illinois, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today. Buske faces[Read More…]
Michigan City Man Sentenced to 78 Months Imprisonment
For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announced that Lonnie Lewis, Jr., 22, of Michigan City, Indiana was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after entering a guilty plea[Read More…]
Federal Prison Inmate Sentenced for Possession of Contraband
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that Wheeler J. Paavola, 35, of Spokane, Washington was sentenced to six months of imprisonment on March 20, 2017 for possession of a controlled substance inside the federal prison at Greenville, Illinois. Paavola’s six-month sentence[Read More…]
Park Forest Man Who Led Violent Robbery Crew Sentenced to 57 Years for Targeting Suburban Cell Phone Stores
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. A federal judge today sentenced a Park Forest man to 57 years in prison for leading a crew of armed robbers that targeted cell phone stores in the Chicago suburbs. ERIC CURTIS recruited several individuals to join the crew and armed them with firearms to carry[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fines Experian $3 Million for Deceiving Consumers in Marketing Credit Scores
Credit Reporting Company Misstated How Credit Scores It Sold Were Used Washington, D.C. – (ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against Experian and its subsidiaries for deceiving consumers about the use of credit scores it sold to consumers. Experian claimed the credit scores it[Read More…]
Chicago Chiropractor Indicted: Allegedly Billed $10 Million to Medicare, Private Insurers for Nonexistent Treatment
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago chiropractor with a clinic in the West Lawn neighborhood has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly submitting at least $10 million in bogus claims to Medicare and private insurers. HENRY POSADA submitted the fraudulent claims for purported physical therapy and chiropractic services that were[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Two Businessmen on Fraud Charges
Falsifying Loan Documents on Ten-Acre Parcel of Land in Aurora Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two businessmen have been convicted on bank fraud charges for falsifying loan documents to prevent foreclosure on a nearly $2 million parcel of land in Aurora. The fraud left one couple out of $450,000, and an elderly couple out[Read More…]
Chicago Trader Indicted on Fraud Charges: Allegedly Misappropriated $1.5 Million-plus in Client Funds
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago trader defrauded more than a dozen clients out of at least $1.5 million by pocketing their money instead of investing it, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago. RANDALL RYE, the owner of Faster Than Light Trading LLC, told investors that they would earn[Read More…]
