Dallas, TX-(ENEWSPF)- A bank robber, Benjamin A. Potts, who defended himself during a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn, was convicted by a federal jury on all three counts of an indictment, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Specifically, the jury[Read More…]
Local Police Reports
Former Controller of the City of Ecorse, MI, Found Guilty on Bribery Charges
Detroit, MI-(ENEWSPF)- Erwin Hollenquest, 63, of West Bloomfield, Michigan was found guilty on January 21, 2011 by a federal jury in Detroit on bribery charges related to the federal investigation into corruption in the City of Ecorse, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. U.S. Attorney McQuade was joined[Read More…]
Leader of the Detroit Highwaymen Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison
Detroit, MI-(ENEWSPF)- Aref "Scarface" Nagi, 46, former leader of the Detroit Highwaymen Motorcycle Club, was sentenced today to 37 years in federal prison after having been found guilty last year on a variety of charges, including conspiracy to violate federal racketeering laws and conspiracy to commit murder, along with controlled[Read More…]
Overland Park, KS, Woman Pleads Guilty to Covering up Daughter’s Sexual Abuse
Kansas City, KS-(ENEWSPF)- An Overland Park woman has pleaded guilty to charges of trying to cover up her husband’s sexual abuse of her daughter, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. Barbara Porter, 45, Overland Park, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice. In November, Porter’s husband, Patrick[Read More…]
Lockheed Martin to Pay $2 Million to Resolve Allegations Resulting from Fraudulent Submission of Government Contract
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2011. Lockheed Martin Inc. has reached a $2 million settlement with the United States to resolve False Claims Act claims in a whistleblower suit, the Justice Department announced today. The suit, filed in June 2009, in the Southern District of Mississippi, alleges that the defendants knowingly violated the[Read More…]
Police: Man Robbed At Gunpoint In Apartment Complex Parking Lot
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A man told police he was robbed at gunpoint when he went to an apartment building in the 23400 block of Western Avenue to visit a friend. Police were dispatched to the 23400 block of South Western Avenue on January 16 at 6:21 p.m. According to police,[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for January 24, 2011
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Minnesota-Based St. Jude Medical Pays U.S. $16 Million to Settle Claims That Company Paid Kickbacks to Physicians
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– St. Jude Medical Inc. of St. Paul, Minn., has agreed to pay the United States $16 million to resolve allegations that the company used post-market studies and a registry to pay kickbacks to induce physicians to implant the company’s pacemakers and defibrillators, the Justice Department announced today. Post-market[Read More…]
John Wesley Jones Pleads Guilty to the Robbery of ATM Solutions
Saint Louis, MO-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that John Wesley Jones appeared in court this afternoon to enter guilty pleas to the armed robbery, related firearms charges, and his later escape from the Lincoln County jail. According to court documents, in the early morning of August 2,[Read More…]
Eight Men Charged with Federal Drug Violations
New Orleans, LA-(ENEWSPF)- JOHN E. BAGENT, age 36, IZEAL DUCRE, a/k/a Ike, age 39, ROBERT EDWARDS, age 46, ROBBIE RAY, a/k/a Pookie, age 35, COURTNEY RAY, age 32, NOAH GALLIEN, a/k/a Chris Russell, age 56, WILLIE MELVIN JONES, a/k/a Konkalu, age 50, and JOHN GREEN, age 25, were charged in[Read More…]