LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016. The Justice Department has filed for contempt against Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman regarding his non-compliance with a consent decree governing conditions of confinement at the Orleans Parish Jail in New Orleans, and has requested that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana appoint[Read More…]
Law and Order
Unauthorized Filming for ‘NY Med’ Results in $2.2 Million Settlement with New York Presbyterian Hospital
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it has reached a $2.2 million settlement with New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) for the egregious disclosure of two patients’ protected health information (PHI) to film crews and staff during the[Read More…]
Justice Department Releases Investigative Findings on University of New Mexico’s Response to Sexual Assault Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. The Justice Department today announced that according to its comprehensive investigation, the University of New Mexico’s (UNM) handling of reports by students of sexual harassment – including sexual assault – fail to comply with federal law. The Justice Department delivered a letter setting forth these findings[Read More…]
Glenview Man Pleads Guilty to Perjury Charge for Lying to Federal Grand Jury Investigating Possible Hiring Violations in Cook County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. A Glenview man who was hired by the Cook County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office after loaning $15,000 to a company controlled by the Clerk’s husband pleaded guilty to a perjury charge yesterday for lying during testimony before a federal grand jury. SIVASUBRAMANI RAJARAM admitted in a[Read More…]
Former Evanston Man Sentenced to over 19 Years for Robbing First Federal Savings Bank in Rock Falls
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. A former Evanston, Ill. man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court on a federal bank robbery charge. The defendant, CONRAD J. GONZALEZ, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to 234 months in federal prison, and ordered to serve 3 years of supervised[Read More…]
Florida Woman Charged in 18-Count Indictment for Conspiracy to Illegally Export Systems, Components and Documents to China
Defendant is Charged with Acting as an Illegal Agent of a Foreign Government in the United States Without Prior Notification to the Attorney General, Among Other Crimes FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. An 18-count superseding indictment was unsealed today charging Amin Yu, 53, of Orlando, Florida, with acting as an illegal agent[Read More…]
Miami Physician Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for His Role in $30 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. A Miami physician was sentenced today to 108 months in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme that caused approximately $30 million in losses. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District[Read More…]
Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Arson at Mosque and Attempted Arson at Planned Parenthood
MISSOURI–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. Jedediah Stout, 32, of Joplin, Missouri, pleaded guilty in the Western District of Missouri today to the arson of a Joplin mosque and two attempted arsons of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Joplin, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Head of Schaumburg Home Health Company in Scheme to Fraudulently Bill Medicare for Unnecessary Care
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. A federal jury has convicted the head of a Schaumburg home health company on fraud charges 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 JOCELYN GUMILA directed employees[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports April 14, 2016
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police 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 that[Read More…]
