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…]
Law and Order
Retired Judge, Attorney and Psychologist Indicted in $600 Million Social Security Fraud Scheme
Thousands of Kentucky Claimants Improperly Received Disability Benefits Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. A retired administrative law judge, a lawyer and a psychologist were charged in a federal indictment unsealed today for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $600 million in federal disability payments for thousands of[Read More…]
21 Defendants Charged with Fraudulently Enabling Hundreds of Foreign Nationals to Remain in the United States Through Fake ‘Pay to Stay’ New Jersey College
“College” Created as Part of Homeland Security Investigations Sting Operation NEW JERSEY–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. Twenty-one brokers, recruiters and employers from across the United States who allegedly conspired with more than 1,000 foreign nationals to fraudulently maintain student visas and obtain foreign worker visas through a “pay to stay” New Jersey[Read More…]
Owner of Detroit Home Health Care Agency Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for His Role in $3.4 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. The owner and operator of a Detroit-area home health care agency was sentenced to 57 months in prison today for his participation in a $3.4 million health care fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade[Read More…]
Two Former Senior Executives of Global Financial Services Company Charged in Scheme to Defraud Clients through Secret Trading Commissions on Billions of Dollars in Securities Trades
MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. Two former high-ranking executives of a Boston-based financial services company that is one of the world’s largest asset managers and custody banks were charged in an indictment that was unsealed today with a scheme to defraud at least six of the bank’s clients through secret commissions applied[Read More…]
Singapore Man Extradited to United States in Connection with Plot Involving Exports to Iran of U.S. Components Later Found in Bombs in Iraq
Defendant Extradited from Indonesia Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. Lim Yong Nam, aka Steven Lim, 42, a citizen of Singapore, has been extradited from Indonesia to stand trial in the District of Columbia on charges of taking part in a conspiracy that allegedly caused thousands of radio frequency modules to be[Read More…]
ICE Seeks Public’s Help in Locating Badge Counterfeiter Believed to be in Germany
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. In July 2013, a man was watching a movie at a theatre in Michigan, wearing body armor and carrying a firearm. When approached by police, he presented a counterfeit Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) badge and credentials. In January 2014, a man attempted to gain access to the[Read More…]
Chicago Doctor Indicted for Falsifying Medical Certifications to Help Applicants Bypass U.S. Citizenship Testing Requirements
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. A Chicago physician and a member of her staff have been indicted for falsifying medical certifications to help applicants bypass tests for U.S. citizenship. DR. JASMINKA KOSTIC and NIKKI POZDOL fraudulently diagnosed the applicants as physically or mentally impaired, which purportedly rendered them unable to[Read More…]
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Men for Robbing Individuals at Gunpoint at ATMs in West and Northwest Suburbs
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016. Two men have been indicted in connection with the armed robberies of individuals at automated-teller machines in the west and northwest suburbs of Chicago, federal authorities announced today. The indictment alleges that KENNETH HAYES and ANTONIO DUNNER forced victims to withdraw money from drive-thru ATMs. Wearing[Read More…]
Go #TimStrong For One Of Our Own, Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- His story is well known now in Park Forest and beyond. But he still needs you. Go #TimStrong, for one of our own. From the PFPD and SouthCom Dispatchers: On March 19 at approximately 5:40 am, Park Forest Police were on the scene at a vacant residence[Read More…]
