KANSAS–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2016. Curtis Allen and Gavin Wright, both 49, and of Liberal, Kansas, and Patrick Eugene Stein, 47, of Wright, Kansas, appeared in federal court to face a charge of conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosives), in connection with their plot to detonate bombs at an[Read More…]
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ACLU Takes Legal Action to Protect Rights of Minnesota Transgender Student
St. Paul, MINN. —(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and the ACLU filed a motion yesterday to intervene on behalf of a transgender student in a lawsuit that seeks to bar trans students from using locker rooms consistent with the student’s gender identity. The transgender girl, identified as[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Orders Navy Federal Credit Union to Pay $28.5 Million for Improper Debt Collection Actions
Credit Union Used False Threats to Collect Debts and Placed Unfair Restrictions on Account Access WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2016. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Navy Federal Credit Union for making false threats about debt collection to its members, which include active-duty military, retired servicemembers,[Read More…]
US Labor Department Recovers More Than $570K in Back Wages, Damages for 55 Workers at Johnny Rockets Restaurants in Washington Metro Area
Consent judgment follows federal investigation of labor violations affecting servers WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2016. The U.S. Department of Labor announced today a consent judgment requiring the owners of two Johnny Rockets restaurants in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to pay $571,460 in back wages and liquidated damages to 55 servers[Read More…]
Damiane Harris Sentenced to 24 Months for Transporting Stolen Property
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that, on October 4, 2016, Damiane Harris of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced before Judge Philip P. Simon, for interstate transportation of stolen property. Harris was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment and one year of supervised release. According[Read More…]
American, Dutch Teenagers Arrested for Allegedly Operating International Cyber-Attack-For-Hire Websites
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Federal authorities in Chicago have charged two suspected computer hackers for allegedly operating cyber-attack-for-hire websites that launched attacks on companies and individuals around the world. ZACHARY BUCHTA, 19, of Fallston, Md., and BRADLEY JAN WILLEM VAN ROOY, 19, of Leiden, the Netherlands, are charged with conspiring to cause damage[Read More…]
FBI Seeking Individual Who May Have Information Regarding the Identity of a Child Sexual Assault Victim
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining identifying information regarding an unknown male who may have critical information pertaining to the identity of a child victim in an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation, child sexual assault. Initial videos of the unidentified male, John Doe[Read More…]
Maryland Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL for Plan to Kill U.S. Military Member
MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. Nelash Mohamed Das, 24, a citizen of Bangladesh residing in Hyattsville, Maryland, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in connection with a plan[Read More…]
Hospital Chain Will Pay over $513 Million for Defrauding the United States and Making Illegal Payments in Exchange for Patient Referrals
Two Subsidiaries Agree to Plead Guilty Atlanta Medical Center Inc. one of two Tenet Healthcare Corporation subsidiaries that have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States GEORGIA–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. A major U.S. hospital chain, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, and two of its Atlanta-area subsidiaries will pay over[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches $4 Million Settlement with Wells Fargo Dealer Services for Illegally Repossessing Servicemembers’ Cars
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that Wells Fargo Bank N.A., doing business as Wells Fargo Dealer Services, has agreed to change its policies and pay over $4.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing 413 cars owned by[Read More…]
