Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2016. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Harley-Davidson Inc., Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group LLC, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company Inc. and Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations Inc. (collectively Harley-Davidson), that requires the companies to stop selling and to buy back[Read More…]
Law and Order
Department of Justice on Phasing Out Use of Private Prisons
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2016 Courtesy of Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates When most people think of the Justice Department, they are likely to imagine the most visible parts of our job – the law enforcement agents who investigate crimes or the lawyers who prosecute them. But the department’s core[Read More…]
California Commodities Trader Admits His Investment Scam Caused a Loss to Clients of More Than $3 Million
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2016. A southern California commodities trader pleaded guilty in federal court in Chicago today to pocketing a portion of his clients’ money after falsely promising a 200% return on investment. DAVID BRYANT admitted in a plea agreement that he obtained money from investors by falsely representing[Read More…]
Alleged Shooter of New Mexico Police Officer Charged with Federal Firearms and Carjacking Offenses
Ohio Man to be Prosecuted Under Federal “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative NEW MEXICO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2016. Jesse Denver Hanes, 38, of Columbus, Ohio, has been charged with federal firearms and carjacking offenses arising out of an Aug. 12, traffic stop in Hatch, New Mexico, during which Hanes allegedly shot[Read More…]
Chicago Man Sentenced to Eleven Years in Federal Prison for Robbing Six Stores and Two Banks on North Side
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. A federal judge sentenced a Chicago man to eleven years in prison for robbing six stores and two banks on the city’s North Side. BLAKE FISHER-BRUNER, 32, robbed the same bank twice, bringing his total number of robberies to nine. Four of the heists occurred[Read More…]
Oak Brook Doctor Sentenced to Two Years in Prison in Connection with Kickback Scheme at Sacred Heart Hospital
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. A federal judge sentenced an Oak Brook doctor to two years in prison for illegally receiving benefits in exchange for referring elderly patients to Sacred Heart Hospital on Chicago’s West Side. DR. VENKATESWARA R. “V.R.” KUCHIPUDI was convicted in March on one count of conspiracy[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against United Airlines for Violating Employment Rights of U.S. Air Force Reservist
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. The Justice Department filed a complaint today alleging that United Airlines Inc. violated the employment rights of U.S. Air Force Reservist Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Fandrei under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). According to the complaint, United violated USERRA by denying Fandrei[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports August 15, 2016
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police blotter 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…]
Trader Sentenced in Case Involving Manipulation of Market Prices
First Federal Spoofing Prosecution Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. It’s often referred to as “spoofing”—but it’s definitely no joke. Using computer algorithms or other means to manipulate commodity market prices in order to line your own pockets is a federal crime, a provision of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and[Read More…]
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL in Connection with Planned New Year’s Eve Attack
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Emanuel L. Lutchman, 26, of Rochester, New York, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. of the Western District[Read More…]
