MISSISSIPPI–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Jaelyn Delshaun Young, 20, of Starkville, Mississippi, was sentenced today to serve 144 months in prison for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S.[Read More…]
Law and Order
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against New Mexico State University Alleging Discrimination in Pay Against Female Coach
NEW MEXICO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that New Mexico State University and its Board of Regents (NMSU) discriminated against a female former assistant track coach on the basis of sex by paying her less than similarly-situated men in violation of[Read More…]
Priest for Roman Catholic Dioceses of San Jose Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Stole Money from Parishioners and Lied to Return Preparer CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. A priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose pleaded guilty today to four counts of tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S. Attorney Brian[Read More…]
Justice Department, EPA and the State of New Mexico Announce Settlement for $143 Million Cleanup at the Chevron Questa Mine
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of New Mexico today announced a settlement with Chevron Mining Inc. (CMI) requiring $143 million in cleanup work at the Chevron Questa Mine Superfund site near Questa, New Mexico. As part of the[Read More…]
Southern California Man Pleads Guilty to Owning Fake Law Firms That Promised to Help Struggling Homeowners
More Than 1,500 Victims Defrauded Out of $9 Million CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. The Department of Justice announced that an Orange County, California, man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California, for his role as the owner and operator of a multi-million dollar fraudulent mortgage modification scheme that[Read More…]
Texas Man Sentenced to 300 Months in Prison for Sexual Abuse of Orphans While Working in Malawi
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. A former general manager at an orphanage in Malawi was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for one count of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Richard[Read More…]
Rockford Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $250,000 from Union
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. A Rockford resident pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard today to embezzling from a labor organization. DAVID FLEURY, 49, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with embezzling more than $250,000 from Local 6 of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers.[Read More…]
Police Blotter Reports: Park Forest, August 9, 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…]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement to Resolve Allegations Against HSBC for Illegally Repossessing Servicemembers’ Cars
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that HSBC Finance Corporation, as successor to HSBC Auto Finance Inc., has agreed to pay $434,500 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing 75 cars owned by protected servicemembers without obtaining the necessary court orders. [Read More…]
Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds
Stole Federal Tax Refunds Obtained from Fraudulent Income Tax Returns ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2016. A River Grove, Illinois, woman pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $93,000 from the United States, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. According to the plea[Read More…]
