Bureau Orders Lender to Pay $200,000 Civil Penalty Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week sued Military Credit Services, LLC for making loans with improper disclosures. This is the CFPB’s second enforcement action against MCS. In 2014, the CFPB, along with the states of[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Pawn Companies for Deceiving Consumers About Loan Costs
Bureau Alleges Four Virginia Pawnbrokers Disclosed Misleading Annual Percentage Rates Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against four Virginia pawnbrokers for deceiving consumers about the actual annual costs of their loans. In lawsuits filed in federal court, the CFPB alleged that the four[Read More…]
South Bend Man Sentenced to 444 Months Imprisonment
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Ivan Brazier, 40, is a South Bend man sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Robert Miller, Jr. for kidnapping and extortion. Brazier was sentenced to 444 months imprisonment and 1 year supervised release. According[Read More…]
City of Chicago Alderman Charged with Using Money from Charitable Fund to Pay Gambling Expenses and Daughter’s Tuition
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2016. A federal grand jury has indicted City of Chicago Alderman WILLIE B. COCHRAN on charges he pocketed money from a charitable fund that was intended to help families and children in his South Side ward. The 15-count indictment alleges that Cochran used money from the 20th[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Charges McHenry County Man for Theft and Bank Fraud After Luring Couple into Mortgage Refinancing Scam
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against a McHenry County man for defrauding a couple who was struggling to keep their home by deceiving them with a mortgage refinancing scam. Carlos Meza, 56, of Lake in the Hills, was arraigned earlier today in McHenry County[Read More…]
Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Aiding His Cousin and Heather Mack in the Murder of Mack’s Mother in Bali, Indonesia
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. A Chicago man pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges he aided his cousin and Heather Mack in the 2014 killing of Mack’s mother at an Indonesian resort. ROBERT RYAN JUSTIN BIBBS, also known as “Ryan Bibbs,” admitted in a plea agreement that he advised[Read More…]
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Mars Petcare Made False Health Claims for Its Eukanuba Brand Dog Food
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order with Mars Petcare U.S. settling charges that the company falsely advertised specific health benefits of its Eukanuba brand dog food. According to the FTC’s complaint, filed in August 2016, the company[Read More…]
Former Congressman Chaka Fattah Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy
PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016. Former Congressman Chaka Fattah Sr., 60, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for participating in a racketeering conspiracy involving several schemes intended to further his political and financial interests by misappropriating federal, charitable and campaign funds, among other things. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.[Read More…]
Marketers of Blood-Pressure App Settle FTC Charges Regarding Accuracy of App Readings
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2016. The marketers of a mobile app designed to measure blood pressure have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers with claims that their Instant Blood Pressure (IBP) app was as accurate as a traditional blood pressure cuff. In addition, the Commission alleged[Read More…]
McHenry County Man from Solon Mills Indicted on Child Pornography Charges
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Solon Mills man was indicted December 6 by a federal grand jury on charges of child pornography. WAYNE GIBBONS, 66, was charged with two counts of transporting child pornography via the Internet in June 2013. Each count of transporting child pornography carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years[Read More…]
