Drug Policy Alliance: The President is Trying to Fix a Broken System of Justice, Time for Congress to Follow Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Today, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 98 people incarcerated in federal prison serving time under outdated and harsh drug sentences. This brings his total number of[Read More…]
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Dozens of Individuals Indicted in Multimillion-Dollar Indian Call Center Scam Targeting U.S. Victims
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Today, an indictment was unsealed charging a total of 61 individuals and entities for their alleged involvement in a transnational criminal organization that has victimized tens of thousands of persons in the United States through fraudulent schemes that have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars[Read More…]
Historic Lawsuit Challenges Practice of Jailing People Too Poor to Pay Bond
Community Groups Demand Alternatives to Monetary Bond CHICAGO, IL.—(ENEWSPF)—October 25, 2016. In the first class-action lawsuit of its kind filed in Cook County, individuals unlawfully detained in Cook County Jail are suing to end the unconstitutional practice of setting monetary bonds that defendants cannot pay. According to the lawsuit, the[Read More…]
American Indians Killed by Cops at Highest Rate in the Nation, But They’re Invisible in the Mainstream Media
IDAHO–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2016 By Meteor Blades Corey Kanosh, a 35-year-old unarmed Paiute, was one of dozens of American Indians who have died at the hands of police but given little or no coverage by the traditional media. I know it was unprofessional of me. But I wept when I read Stephanie Woodard’s[Read More…]
Yevgeniy Nikulin Indicted for Hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. A federal grand jury in Oakland, California, indicted Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin 29, of Moscow, Russia, yesterday for obtaining information from computers, causing damage to computers, trafficking in access devices, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Brian J. Stretch for the Northern District of California and[Read More…]
Chicago Woman Arrested in $5 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Bogus Business to Re-Sell Tickets to Concerts and Sporting Events
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. A Chicago woman was arrested today for allegedly operating a multi-million dollar fraud scheme that duped investors into believing she could earn profits on the secondary market for concert and sporting event tickets. TRACY MONTI fraudulently obtained more than $5 million from investors by misrepresenting that[Read More…]
Former Cook County Correctional Officer Charged with Federal Civil Rights Violation
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. A former correctional officer for the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has been indicted on a federal civil rights charge for allegedly using unreasonable force against a detainee while on duty. ROBERT DARTT, 46, of Jacksonville, Fla., is charged with one count of deprivation of rights under[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces $28 Million Settlement with Nursing Home Pharmacy Company for Healthcare Fraud
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday joined with 44 other states, Washington, D.C. and the federal government to announce a $28 million settlement with Omnicare Inc. over allegations the company solicited and received kickbacks from Abbott Laboratories in exchange for recommending and purchasing the drug Depakote for[Read More…]
Wisconsin Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
WISCONSIN–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. Joshua Van Haften, 34, of Madison, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support and resources, namely himself as personnel, to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The announcement was made by Acting Assistant Attorney General for National[Read More…]
Two Rockford Men Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges
Federal District Court, Northern District of Illinois ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. Two Rockford men were arrested yesterday on federal drug trafficking charges. QUINCY L. ATMORE, 44, and MAURICE D. NEAL, 34, both of Rockford, are charged in an eight-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Rockford. Both men[Read More…]
