Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. The Federal Trade Commission is providing over $88 million in refunds to more than 2.7 million AT&T customers who had third-party charges added to their mobile bills without their consent, a tactic known as “mobile cramming.” The refunds to consumers relate to 2014 settlements with[Read More…]
Law and Order
Former Chicago Police Sergeant Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Passing Government Information to Store Clerk in Exchange for Cash
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. A former sergeant in the Chicago Police Department was sentenced today to six months in federal prison for taking cash payments from a liquor store clerk in exchange for disclosing government information. RAY M. RAMIREZ served as a sergeant in the 12th Police District on the[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice New Report: 39 Percent of Prisoners Are Unnecessarily Behind Bars
Groundbreaking Analysis Proposes New Evidence-Based Sentences that Prioritize Public Safety NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. Nearly 40 percent of the U.S. prison population — 576,000 people — are behind bars with no compelling public safety reason, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces $18.6 Million Settlement with Drug Maker for Deceptive Marketing of Abilify
ttorney General Madigan & 42 Other Attorneys General Reach Settlement Over Drug Company’s Unapproved Marketing to Older Patients Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 42 other Attorneys General, today announced a $19.5 million settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) over unfair and deceptive marketing of its[Read More…]
Holocaust Attorney Sues FBI Over Election Interference That Could ‘Lead to Impeachment’ of Trump (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016 By gnosticator Rudy Giuliani Holocaust attorney sues FBI over election interference that could ‘lead to impeachment’ of Trump E. Randol Schoenberg, an attorney renowned for recovering artworks stolen by Nazis during the Holocaust, filed a lawsuit against the FBI this week to get answers about why[Read More…]
Chief Executive of Florida-Based Financial Firm Guilty of Fraud in $179 Million Sham Loan Scheme
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The CEO of a Florida-based financial firm has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in connection with the sale of $179 million in a sham loan scheme to a Milwaukee investment company. NIKESH A. PATEL was the Chief Executive Officer of First Farmers Financial LLC when the company sold three[Read More…]
CEO Of Publicly Traded Company Along With Two Others Sent To Federal Prison
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh Minkler and Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden for the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced today the sentencing to federal prison of two individuals who defrauded investors and biodiesel purchasers of millions of dollars. “Indiana is not the place to try[Read More…]
Avalanche Network Dismantled in International Cyber Operation
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Justice Department announced yesterday a multinational operation involving arrests and searches in four countries to dismantle a complex and sophisticated network of computer servers known as “Avalanche.” The Avalanche network allegedly hosted more than two dozen of the world’s most pernicious types of malicious software and several[Read More…]
Leader of Black P-Stones Gang Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Murder Charges
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. A federal jury convicted a Newport News, Virginia, man on numerous charges related to the racketeering enterprise activity of a gang known as the Black P-Stones. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, United States Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern[Read More…]
Cincinnati-Area Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Attempting Terrorism Plot to Kill Government Employees
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. Christopher Lee Cornell, 22, of Green Township, Ohio, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for plotting, planning and attempting an attack on government officials during the State of the Union Address in 2015 in the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[Read More…]
