OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. Conrado Salgado Soto, 53, of Mexico, was sentenced to 51 months in prison today in the Northern District of Ohio for his role in luring Guatemalan minors and adults into the United States on false pretenses, then using threats of physical harm to compel their labor at[Read More…]
Law and Order
Goldman Sachs Agrees to Pay More than $5 Billion in Connection with Its Sale of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. The Justice Department, along with federal and state partners, announced today a $5.06 billion settlement with Goldman Sachs related to Goldman’s conduct in the packaging, securitization, marketing, sale and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) between 2005 and 2007. The resolution announced today requires Goldman to[Read More…]
Husband and Wife Owners of Chicago Physical Therapy Company Indicted in Scheme to Bilk Medicare and Employ Housekeeper Against Her Will
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. A Chicago couple used their health care business to bilk Medicare out of millions of dollars while also conspiring to force a housekeeper to work against her will, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago. RICHARD TINIMBANG and his wife, MARIBEL TINIMBANG, participated[Read More…]
Wells Fargo Bank Agrees to Pay $1.2 Billion for Improper Mortgage Lending Practices
Wells Fargo Bank Admits That It Certified that Loans Were Eligible for FHA Mortgage Insurance When They Were Not, and That It Did Not Disclose Thousands of Faulty Mortgage Loans to HUD NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. The Department of Justice announced today that the United States has settled civil mortgage[Read More…]
Norwegian Shipping Company Sentenced in Alabama to Pay $2.5 Million for Illegally Discharging Oil into the Ocean
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. The Norwegian shipping company DSD Shipping (DSD) was sentenced to pay a total corporate penalty of $2.5 million as a result of its convictions in Mobile, Alabama, for obstructing justice, violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), tampering with witnesses and conspiring to commit these[Read More…]
Member of International Child Exploitation Conspiracy Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. A member of an international child exploitation conspiracy was sentenced to 21 years in prison today for his participation in two websites that were operated for the purpose of coercing and enticing minors as young as eight years old to engage in sexually explicit conduct on web[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles with Indiana Doctor Over Discrimination Against an Individual with HIV
INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit and consent decree today to resolve allegations that Pain Management Care P.C., of South Bend, Indiana, refused to treat an individual because he has HIV, in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The department’s investigation found[Read More…]
Former Massey Energy CEO Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison
Don Blankenship Sentenced on Federal Conspiracy Charge WEST VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2016. Acting U.S. Attorney Carol Casto announced that former Massey Energy Chief Executive Officer Don Blankenship was sentenced today to a year in federal prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine. Blankenship was sentenced for conspiracy to willfully violate[Read More…]
Moro Man Sentenced For Role In Staged Bank Robbery
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Eugene Babcock, 58, of Moro, IL, was sentenced yesterday in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois to 28 months in federal prison, 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay remaining restitution in the amount of $165,862 (Babcock had returned $115,000 prior to[Read More…]
City of Chicago Building Inspector Charged with Demanding Bribe from Property Owner in Exchange for Allowing Renovations Without a Permit
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A building inspector for the City of Chicago was arrested today for allegedly demanding a $300 bribe from a property owner in exchange for allowing renovation work without a permit. ROBERTO URIBE, 55, of Chicago, is charged with attempted extortion for soliciting the bribe from an owner of a[Read More…]
