ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2016. A local man was indicted June 21, 2016 by a federal grand jury in Rockford, Ill. on bank robbery, robbery affecting interstate commerce and firearm charges. DAVID J. SANDERS, 33, was charged with one count of attempted bank robbery, two counts of bank robbery, one[Read More…]
Law and Order
Two North Suburban Doctors Charged as Part of Largest National Medicare Fraud Takedown in History
CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016. Two north suburban doctors have been charged as part of the largest national Medicare fraud takedown in history, federal authorities announced today. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced the unprecedented nationwide sweep that resulted[Read More…]
Husband and Wife Owners of First Mutual Bancorp of Illinois Indicted in Scheme to Hide Millions of Dollars in Cash and Assets from Creditors
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016. An Oak Brook couple who owned First Mutual Bancorp of Illinois and other financial entities intentionally hid cash and assets from creditors after defaulting on $40 million in personal and corporate loans, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago. PETHINAIDU VELUCHAMY and[Read More…]
Yuengling to Upgrade Environmental Measures to Settle Clean Water Act Violations at Two Pennsylvania Breweries
PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc., has settled Clean Water Act violations involving its two large-scale breweries near Pottsville, Pennsylvania. In a consent decree filed today in federal court in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Macy’s
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016. The Justice Department reached an agreement today with Macy’s over allegations that the large national retailer violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by discriminating against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens at its Glendale, California, location. The department’s investigation was based on a charge filed by a lawful permanent[Read More…]
National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges against 301 Individuals for Approximately $900 Million in False Billing
Most Defendants Charged and Largest Alleged Loss Amount in Strike Force History Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2016. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced today an unprecedented nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in 36 federal districts,[Read More…]
Philadelphia Congressman and Associates Convicted in Corruption Case
PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. A federal jury sitting in Philadelphia found Congressman Chaka Fattah Sr., 59, guilty of all charges against him. Fattah and three of his four associates were found guilty of taking part in a racketeering conspiracy involving several schemes that were intended to further their political and financial[Read More…]
United States Settles with Trader Joe’s to Reduce Ozone-Depleting and Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Stores Nationwide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. The national grocery store chain Trader Joe’s Company has agreed to reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gases from refrigeration equipment at 453 of its stores under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of[Read More…]
Operators of Phony Doctor Certification Program and Misleading Health and Lifestyle Websites Settle FTC Charges
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. SmartClick Media LLC, also doing business as Doctor Trusted, and its owner Robert Vozdecky, also known as Bill Anderson, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their “Doctor Trusted” certification program misled consumers with bogus claims that the products sold on websites with its[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims Against 121 Residency Programs and American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that it has reached agreements with 121 podiatry residency programs and the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) to resolve claims that they discriminated against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The department’s[Read More…]
