ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. A Springfield, Illinois, man was sentenced today to serve 132 months in prison for attempted enticement of a minor, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis of the Central District of Illinois. Jeffrey Parkhurst, 59, was[Read More…]
Law and Order
Cincinnati-Area Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Christopher Lee Cornell, 22, of Green Township, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to one count of attempting to kill government employees, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and one count of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Statement on Drew Peterson Sentencing
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued a statement today following Randolph County Judge Richard Brown’s sentencing of Drew Peterson to 40 years in prison for a plot to kill Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow. Peterson, 62, was found guilty in May by a Randolph County jury[Read More…]
New York Doctor Convicted of Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. A New York surgeon who practiced at hospitals in Brooklyn and Long Island, New York, was convicted last night for submitting millions of dollars in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Robert[Read More…]
Two Ohio Men Charged with Hate Crime for Beating African-American Man
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. Charles Butler, 33, and Robert Paschalis, 25, both of Toledo, Ohio, were charged with a federal hate crime today for beating an African-American stranger they saw on the street. The charges were announced by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division Vanita Gupta, U.S.[Read More…]
Owner of North Side Medical Clinic Charged with Selling Pain Medication Prescriptions to Patients Who Lacked Medical Need for the Narcotics
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted the owner of a North Side medical clinic for dispensing prescription painkillers to patients he knew did not have a legitimate medical need for the drugs. MOHAMMED SHARIFF, the owner and manager of Midtown Medical Center in Chicago’s[Read More…]
South Carolina Hospital to Pay $17 Million to Resolve False Claims Act and Stark Law Allegations
SOUTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. The Lexington County Health Services District Inc. d/b/a Lexington Medical Center located in West Columbia, South Carolina, has agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Physician Self-Referral Law (the Stark Law) and the False Claims Act by maintaining improper financial arrangements[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Marion County Man Sentenced in Child Pornography Case
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced yesterday that a Marion County man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for disseminating child pornography. Christopher L. Cook, 27, of Centralia, was sentenced by Marion County Judge Mark Stedelin after pleading guilty last month to two counts of distribution[Read More…]
Indiana Gospel Singer Found Guilty of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Distribution of Child Pornography
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. A jury has convicted a Muncie, Indiana, man of 19 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of distribution of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis of the Central District[Read More…]
Head of Schaumburg Home Health Company Sentenced to Six Years for Scheming to Fraudulently Bill Medicare for Unnecessary Care
CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2016. A federal judge today sentenced the head of a Schaumburg home health company to six years in prison for scheming to bill Medicare for millions of dollars in unnecessary services. As the manager of Suburban Home Physicians, which did business as Doctor at Home, DIANA[Read More…]
