United States Alleges Companies Knowingly Evaded Import Duties Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2012. Japan-based Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co. Ltd. and various affiliated entities (collectively, Toyo Ink) have agreed to pay $45 million, plus interest, to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly failing to pay antidumping[Read More…]
Local Police Reports
Park Forest Police Reports/Blotter for December 17, 2012
Commander Chris Mannino took this photo of another officer in Washington, D.C. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) 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[Read More…]
Donald Anderson, Formerly of Park Forest and Addison, Sentenced to 50 Years for Child Porn
Donald Anderson. (Photo: IDOC) Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former suburban man was sentenced to the maximum of 50 years in federal prison for producing and receiving child pornography, federal law enforcement officials announced Friday. The defendant, DONALD ANDERSON, 47, formerly of Park Forest and Addison, was ordered to serve the sentence[Read More…]
Department of Justice Forfeits Nearly $7 Million in Proceeds of Unlawful Offshore Gambling and Money Laundering Following Guilty Plea by William Paul Scott
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)-December 14, 2012. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a consent order of forfeiture today ordering the civil forfeiture of $6,976,924 traced to international money laundering of the proceeds from an offshore Internet gambling operation that illegally targeted U.S. residents, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny[Read More…]
Owner of Louisiana-Based Health Care Company Convicted in Texas for Role in $6.7 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2012. The owner and operator of a Louisiana-based durable medical equipment (DME) company was convicted today by a federal jury in Houston for his role in a $6.7 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Kenneth[Read More…]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Launches ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ Holiday Crackdown
Auto Safety Agency Releases New State-by-State Drunk Driving Statistics WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2012. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today joined with local law enforcement officers, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the Governors Highway Safety Association to kick-off[Read More…]
Pfizer Agrees to Pay $55 Million for Illegally Promoting Protonix for Off-Label Use
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2012. Pfizer Inc. will pay $55 million plus interest to resolve allegations that Wyeth LLC illegally introduced and caused the introduction into interstate commerce of a misbranded drug, Protonix, between February 2000 and June 2001, the Justice Department announced today. Wyeth manufactured and promoted Protonix tablets.[Read More…]
FBI, International Law Enforcement Disrupt International Organized Cyber Crime Ring Related to Butterfly Botnet
Washington-(ENEWSPF)- The Department of Justice and the FBI, along with international law enforcement partners, announced the arrests of 10 individuals from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, New Zealand, Peru, the United Kingdom, and the United States and the execution of numerous search warrants and interviews. The operation identified international cyber[Read More…]
Chicago Man Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years in Prison for Planning Travel to Somalia to Join al Shabaab in Jihad Combat
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man was sentenced today to nearly 10 years in federal prison for planning to travel to Somalia in 2010 to engage in jihadist fighting for a foreign terrorist organization. The defendant, SHAKER MASRI, pleaded guilty in July to attempting to provide material support to al Shabaab, a[Read More…]
HSBC Holdings Plc. and HSBC Bank USA N.A. Admit to Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Violations, Forfeit $1.256 Billion in Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Bank Agrees to Enhanced Compliance Obligations, Oversight by Monitor in Connection with Five-year Agreement WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2012. HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC Group) – a United Kingdom corporation headquartered in London – and HSBC Bank USA N.A. (HSBC Bank USA) (together, HSBC) – a federally chartered banking corporation headquartered in McLean,[Read More…]
