Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2017. Pharmaceutical companies Mylan Inc. and Mylan Specialty L.P. have agreed to pay $465 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly misclassifying EpiPen as a generic drug to avoid paying rebates owed primarily to Medicaid, the Justice Department announced today. Mylan[Read More…]
Law and Order
CIA Torture Psychologists Settle Lawsuit
On Eve of Trial, Psychologists Agree to Historic Settlement in ACLU Case on Behalf of Three Torture Victims NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2017. In a first for a case involving CIA torture, the American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement today in the lawsuit against the two psychologists who designed[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Aequitas Capital Management for Aiding Corinthian Colleges’ Predatory Lending Scheme
Bureau’s Proposed Settlement Seeks $183.3 Million in Relief for 41,000 Harmed Student Borrowers WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today filed a complaint and proposed settlement against Aequitas Capital Management, Inc. and related entities, for aiding the Corinthian Colleges’ predatory lending scheme. The CFPB alleges that[Read More…]
Tips from Public Lead to Arrest of FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Walter Yovany Gomez
Newark, NJ, Washington, D.C.- FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Walter Yovany Gomez was arrested without incident on Friday, August 11, 2017, in Woodbridge, Virginia, as a result of a well-coordinated investigation and tips received from the public. On the morning of May 8, 2011, Julio Matute was allegedly murdered by Walter[Read More…]
Developer Sentenced To Prison For Bank Fraud
In Connection With Carbondale Apartment Complex Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A developer sentenced on August 9, 2017, Christopher E. Creek, 56, of Champaign, IL, is to serve 12 months and 1 day in federal prison on his federal bank fraud conviction, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S.[Read More…]
Jury Convicts McLean Man for Credit Union Robbery
Peoria, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A jury deliberated for approximately one hour Wednesday, before returning a verdict of guilty against a McLean man, Scott Books, 34, of McLean, Ill., for the July 2016 robbery of the Land of Lincoln Credit Union in Normal, Ill. During the trial, which began on Aug. 7, the government[Read More…]
National Conference Of State Legislatures Endorses Resolution Calling For Marijuana To Be Descheduled
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2017. The National Conference of State Legislatures has endorsed a resolution calling for marijuana to be removed from the US Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The plant and all of its organic constituents are classified under federal law as a schedule I controlled substance – the most restrictive[Read More…]
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty To Receipt Of Child Pornography
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on August 9, 2017, Steven D. Blosser, 40, Columbia, IL, pled guilty to an Indictment charging him with Receipt of Child Pornography which carries a penalty of a term of imprisonment of not less[Read More…]
Former Jail Administrator Sentenced for Depriving Inmate of Medical Care
OKLAHOMA–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2017. Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Mark A. Yancey of the Western District of Oklahoma jointly announced that a former McClain County, Oklahoma, Jail Administrator, Wayne Barnes was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Stephen[Read More…]
AG Madigan Joins State Coalition Urging Feds to Protect Nursing Home, Long-term Care Residents
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined a coalition of state attorneys general and state consumer protection advocates to submit comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging it maintain its rule prohibiting pre-dispute arbitration clauses in nursing home and other long-term care contracts.[Read More…]
