Canadian Banned from Dealing in Wildlife Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2015. Linxun Liao, 35, a citizen of Canada, was sentenced yesterday in Manhattan federal court to two years in prison for his role in a wildlife trafficking scheme in which he purchased and smuggled 16 “libation cups” carved from rhinoceros horns[Read More…]
Law and Order
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for November 12, 2015
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…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Clinton Landfill Lawsuit, Settlement
Landfill will be prevented from accepting certain chemical waste Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a settlement with Clinton Landfill Inc. that will prohibit it from accepting certain chemical waste without first obtaining local governmental siting approval. For years, the validity of the landfill’s permit has[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Operators of Suburban Concrete Businesses
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a lawsuit against the operators of two Kane County concrete businesses for scamming suburban Chicago residents out of over $85,000 for work that was either substandard or never performed. Attorney General Madigan filed the lawsuit in Cook County Chancery Court against[Read More…]
Former Director of Two North Suburban Medical Practices Sentenced to 18 Months for Defrauding the Companies out of Nearly Half a Million Dollars
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2015. The former executive director of two Deerfield-based physician offices was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for fraudulently diverting nearly $500,000 of the companies’ funds to her own use. JAYNE KULHANEK, 57, used corporate credit cards of The Laser Network LLC and United Eye[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan and Cook County State’s Attorney Alvarez File Joint Consumer Fraud Lawsuits
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—November 10, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez today announced the owner of a south suburban company has been named in consumer fraud lawsuits filed today on behalf of senior citizens and homeowners who were defrauded out of thousands of dollars in deposits[Read More…]
Attorney General and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announce Charges Stemming from Massive Network Intrusions at U.S. Financial Institutions, U.S. Brokerage Firms, Major News Publications and Other Companies
Breaches Included the Largest Theft of Customer Data from a U.S. Financial Institution in History; Defendants Hacked in Furtherance of Securities Market Manipulation Schemes, and Vast Gambling and Payment Processing Schemes Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New[Read More…]
Former Religious Services Worker at Federal Jail Pleads Guilty to Passing Unauthorized Information and Benefits to Inmates
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2015. A former religious services assistant at the downtown Metropolitan Correctional Center pleaded guilty today to providing sensitive information to inmates about fellow prisoners in the federal corrections system. TOMMY HAIRE, 34, performed unauthorized searches on the MCC’s internal computer system to obtain personal information about several[Read More…]
Home-Health Agency Owners and Director of Nursing Indicted in $13 Million Medicare Fraud Conspiracy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. The owners, the director of nursing and patient recruiters of a home-health agency based in Houston were arrested early this morning for their alleged roles in conspiracies to defraud Medicare, to pay illegal healthcare kickbacks and to commit money laundering. The defendants were charged in an[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for November 6, 2015
The Park Forest Police Department. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) 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[Read More…]
