Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2016. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced today that the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the city of Ferguson, Missouri, alleging a pattern or practice of law enforcement conduct that violates the First, Fourth and 14th Amendments of the Constitution and[Read More…]
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Miami Physician Pleads Guilty for Role in $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2016. A Miami physician pleaded guilty today for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme that caused more than $20 million in losses. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent[Read More…]
Nurse Convicted for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Hospice Health Care Fraud
PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2016. A federal jury convicted a registered nurse who took part in a multimillion-dollar fraud on Medicare that involved hospice care, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Patricia McGill,[Read More…]
Wife of Dead ISIL Leader Charged in Death of Kayla Jean Mueller
Defendant Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2016. Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar, aka Umm Sayyaf, 25, an Iraqi citizen and wife of Abu Sayyaf, a senior leader within the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) until his death last year, was charged[Read More…]
Former South Bend, Indiana, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating Civil Rights of Arrestee
INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that Theodore Robert, 41, a former police officer with the South Bend, Indiana, Police Department (SBPD), pleaded guilty today in federal court to violating the civil rights of an arrestee. During his guilty plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher A. Nuechterlein of[Read More…]
Greyhound Lines to Resolve Americans with Disabilities Violations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2016. Under the terms of a consent decree filed by the Justice Department today, Greyhound Lines Inc., the nation’s largest provider of intercity bus transportation, will implement a series of systemic reforms to resolve allegations that it repeatedly violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Greyhound will[Read More…]
United States Attorney Announces Southern Indiana Drug Indictments
Combined Federal, State and Local Effort Dismantles Prescription Drug and Methamphetamine Distribution Cell INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016. U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler for the Southern District of Indiana announced today a collaborative effort between federal, state and local law enforcement in the fight to help reduce prescription and illegal drug abuse in[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches $470 Million Joint State-Federal Settlement with HSBC to Address Mortgage Loan Origination, Servicing and Foreclosure Abuses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016. The Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, along with 49 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia’s attorney general, have reached a $470 million agreement with HSBC Bank USA NA and its affiliates (collectively, HSBC)[Read More…]
Member of International Child Exploitation Conspiracy Sentenced to 216 Months in Prison
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016. A Bronx, New York, man was sentenced to 216 months in prison today for his participation in two websites that were operated for the purpose of coercing and enticing minors as young as eight years old to engage in sexually explicit conduct on web camera. Assistant[Read More…]
Indicted Anti-Abortion Extremist David Daleiden is Arrested by Texas Authorities
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2016. Today, anti-abortion extremist David Daleiden turned himself in to the Harris County authorities, and was arrested, processed, booked, fingerprinted, and had to post bond. His surrender follows a felony indictment by a grand jury related to his slanderous campaign against Planned Parenthood health centers. The same grand[Read More…]
