Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–January 2, 2013.  Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’ office has slapped another local political activist with bogus felony charges stemming from a County sheriff’s attack on a peaceful prisoner solidarity demonstration at Cook County Jail on New Year’s Eve. The solidarity action turned unnecessarily violent when Cook County sheriffs attacked protesters[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2012.  W.W. Grainger Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $70 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims under contracts with the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Postal Services (USPS), the Department of Justice announced yesterday.   Grainger is a national hardware[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2012. A former clinical director for Biscayne Milieu, a Miami-based mental-health clinic, was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving the submission of more than $50 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer[Read More…]

Attorney General Announces Settlement with Amgen Inc. over Kickbacks, Illegal Marketing of Drugs that Defrauded State & Federal Health Care Programs Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined her state counterparts across the country and the federal government today to announce a $612 million settlement with the pharmaceutical company[Read More…]

Attorney General Alleges Chicago Company Abruptly Shut Down, Failed to Refund Parents More Than $40,000 Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2012.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against The Entertainment Project music camp that abruptly shut down earlier this year and failed to refund more than $40,000 to Chicago area parents.[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday sought to crack down on a new form of “mortgage rescue fraud,” filing lawsuits against two companies for preying on struggling homeowners and promising loan assistance while actually adding to their targets’ financial hardship. In this new scam, a fairly new variation[Read More…]

NEWARK–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2012. by Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director  During an interview with HuffPo Live yesterday, Newark Mayor and potential gubernatorial candidate Cory Booker made some very strong statements in favor of drug law reform. When asked about medical marijuana, a program that was approved in his state, but has been slow[Read More…]

Organizer of Sophisticated Multi-State Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty to Health Care and Money Laundering Charges WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2012.  The owner of a string of community mental health centers pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a health care fraud and money laundering scheme involving defunct health care provider Health Care Solutions[Read More…]

 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2012. A Los Angeles-area church pastor pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring with doctors, the operators of fraudulent medical clinics, street-level patient recruiters and others to defraud Medicare of more than $11 million, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney André[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2012. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy today announced the graduation of 41 police recruits, along with the promotion of 40 new sergeants, three new Commanders and a new Deputy Chief at a ceremony held this morning at Navy Pier. “Each of you has[Read More…]