FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016. A Land O’ Lakes, Florida, businessman was sentenced by a judge in federal court in Tampa today to 174 months in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,[Read More…]
Law and Order
Houston Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Biodiesel Fraud Scheme
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016. Philip Joseph Rivkin, aka Felipe Poitan Arriaga, was sentenced today in Houston, Texas, to 121 months in prison, three years of supervised release and to pay more than $87 million in restitution and was ordered to forfeit $51 million for generating and selling fraudulent biodiesel credits in[Read More…]
Supreme Court Rejects Apple’s Request to Review E-Books Antitrust Conspiracy Findings
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016. The U.S. Supreme Court today denied Apple’s petition for certiorari in United States v. Apple Inc., making final lower court decisions that Apple orchestrated a price-fixing conspiracy with five major e-book publishers and substantially raised e-book prices. The Supreme Court’s action triggers Apple’s obligation to pay[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for March 6, 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…]
Oak Brook Doctor Convicted in Kickback Scheme at Sacred Heart Hospital
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. A federal jury today convicted an Oak Brook doctor of illegally receiving benefits in exchange for referring elderly patients to Sacred Heart Hospital on Chicago’s West Side. After a five-week trial, DR. VENKATESWARA R. “V.R.” KUCHIPUDI was convicted on one count of conspiracy to defraud the[Read More…]
Chicago-Area Resident Indicted in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme Involving Victims from the U.S. Air Force
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2016. A federal grand jury sitting in Chicago, Illinois returned an indictment on Feb. 11 against a resident of a Chicago suburb, charging him with 10 counts of wire fraud, 10 counts of aggravated identity theft and one count of access device fraud, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
Chicago Police Officer Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Using Excessive Force Against a Handcuffed Store Clerk
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2016. A Chicago Police officer was sentenced yeesterday to two years in federal prison for using excessive force against an employee of a Southeast Side convenience store. A store surveillance camera captured ALDO BROWN punching and kicking the clerk on Sept. 27, 2012. BROWN had entered the[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Former Grundy County Official Pleads Guilty to Theft
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a former Grundy County official pleaded guilty to theft for stealing $42,000 in county funds to spend on personal shopping trips, meals at restaurants and visits to hair and nail salons. Renae Chronister, 47, of Morris, was sentenced earlier today[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Priest Sentenced to 200 Months for Sexually Abusing Minors
PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2016. A priest of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 200 months in prison to be followed by lifetime supervised release for offenses related to his sexual abuse of two minor boys during trips to Honduras over a five-year period, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie[Read More…]
Minnesota Resident Pleads Guilty to Threatening Two Clinics that Provide Reproductive Health Services
MINNESOTA–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2016. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger of the District of Minnesota announced today that Michael John Harris, 33, pleaded guilty to making telephonic threats to two clinics that provide reproductive health services in[Read More…]
