Lawyers Revived an Illegal Debt Relief Scheme that the CFPB Previously Shut Down Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today took action against a ring of law firms and attorneys who collaborated to charge illegal fees to consumers seeking debt relief. In a complaint filed in[Read More…]
Law and Order
Trump Supporter Charged With Hate Crimes After He Kicks Woman Wearing Hijab At JFK Airport
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2017 By Dartagnan Elections have consequences, and so does inflicting your bigotry on others: A Massachusetts man was charged with hate crimes after he threatened an airline worker at Kennedy International Airport who was wearing a head scarf, kicked her and told her “Trump is here now”[Read More…]
New York Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL in Connection With Planned New Year’s Eve Attack
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2017. Emanuel L. Lutchman, 26, of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 50 years of supervised release for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Acting Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
Clinical Psychologist and Owner of Psychological Services Centers Convicted in $25 Million Psychological Testing Scheme Carried Out Through Eight Companies in Four Gulf Coast States
LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2017. Two owners of psychological services companies, one of whom was a clinical psychologist, were convicted this week for their involvement in a $25.2 million Medicare fraud scheme carried out through eight companies at nursing homes in four states in the Southeastern United States. Acting Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty in Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2017. A former Poplar Grove, Illinois woman pleaded guilty in federal court in Rockford, Illinois this week to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon for the Northern[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for January 25, 2017
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 local media. An arrest does not mean[Read More…]
Leader of Chicago Street Gang Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Guns and Drugs on West Side
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. A convicted felon who was a leader of the violent Gangster 2-6 Nation street gang has been sentenced to 22 years in prison on federal gun and drug charges. A federal jury in 2015 convicted FRANCISCO MASIAS of selling cocaine and illegally possessing 16 handguns. Masias,[Read More…]
Civil Rights Groups File Class Action Lawsuit Against Wisconsin State Officials for Unconstitutional Use of Solitary Confinement, Other Inhumane Conditions in State-Run Youth Correctional Facilities
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. –(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2017. The ACLU of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center, with pro-bono assistance from Quarles & Brady, filed a class action lawsuit last night in federal court against four Wisconsin state officials, including Wisconsin Secretary of Corrections Jon E. Litscher, citing the unconstitutional use of solitary confinement[Read More…]
U.S. District Court Blocks Aetna’s Acquisition of Humana
Merger Would Harm Seniors Relying on Medicare Advantage and Low-Income Families and Individuals Obtaining Insurance on Public Exchanges Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. Judge John D. Bates of the District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision today that found in favor of the Justice Department in its civil[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Orders CITI Subsidiaries to Pay $28.8 Million for Giving the Runaround to Borrowers Trying to Save Their Homes
Mortgage Servicers Kept Borrowers in the Dark About Options, Demanded Excessive Paperwork Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took separate actions against CitiFinancial Servicing and CitiMortgage, Inc. for giving the runaround to struggling homeowners seeking options to save their homes. The mortgage servicers[Read More…]
