CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. A New Lenox man who traded dozens of photos and videos of child pornography was sentenced today to more than ten years in federal prison. Using the screen name trckgirl69, TERENCE MEAGHER traded the images and videos with others via a peer-to-peer file-sharing network on the[Read More…]
Law and Order
Animal Rights Activist Sentenced to Six Months of Home Confinement for Vandalizing a Farm and Releasing 2,000 Mink from Cages
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. A Los Angeles man was sentenced today to six months of home confinement for vandalizing a Grundy County fur farm and releasing more than 2,000 mink from their cages. After releasing the mink, TYLER LANG and an accomplice spray painted the barn with the words,[Read More…]
Seven Iranians Working for Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Affiliated Entities Charged for Conducting Coordinated Campaign of Cyber Attacks Against U.S. Financial Sector
One Defendant Also Charged with Obtaining Unauthorized Access into Control Systems of a New York Dam NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. A grand jury in the Southern District of New York indicted seven Iranian individuals who were employed by two Iran-based computer companies, ITSecTeam (ITSEC) and Mersad Company (MERSAD), that performed work[Read More…]
Detroit-Area Physician Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison for Role in $5.7 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. A Detroit-area doctor who prescribed medically unnecessary controlled substances and billed for office visits and diagnostic testing that never took place was sentenced to 45 months in prison today for his role in a $5.7 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the[Read More…]
Former CEO of $3 Billion TierOne Bank Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Orchestrating Scheme to Hide More than $100 Million in Losses from Shareholders and Regulators
NEBRASKA–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. The former CEO of TierOne Bank, a $3 billion publicly-traded commercial bank formerly headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced to 132 months in prison today for orchestrating a scheme to defraud TierOne’s shareholders and to mislead regulators by concealing more than $100 million in losses on loans[Read More…]
Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Hack into U.S. Defense Contractors’ Systems to Steal Sensitive Military Information
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. A Chinese national pleaded guilty today to participating in a years-long conspiracy to hack into the computer networks of major U.S. defense contractors, steal sensitive military and export-controlled data and send the stolen data to China. Su Bin, also known as Stephen Su and Stephen Subin, 50,[Read More…]
Respironics to Pay $34.8 Million for Allegedly Causing False Claims to Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare Related to the Sale of Masks Designed to Treat Sleep Apnea
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. Respironics Inc., based in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $34.8 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations for paying kickbacks in the form of free call center services to durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers that bought its masks for patients with sleep apnea, the[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports March 23, 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…]
WATCH: Large Vigil Held For Officer Tim Jones’ Recovery; Police Officers Honored
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Perhaps one of the most moving events in years was held Monday evening in Park Forest. The community gathered en masse for a vigil service, praying for the recovery of critically wounded Officer Timothy Jones of the Park Forest Police Department. Police from surrounding agencies also attended. The[Read More…]
FOUND: Silver Alert Issued In Park Forest For Missing Man
UPDATE from the PFPD, 5:40 PM: “Mr. Asima has been located and reunited with his family. Thank you to everyone who shared our post and remained alert for his whereabouts.” Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police have issued a “Silver Alert” for Lawrence Asima, age 72, last seen a black[Read More…]
