Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 19, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that several relatives of a former Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) caseworker were arraigned on criminal charges in an ongoing case dubbed “Operation All in the Family.” Three family members of former IDHS employee Debra Moore pleaded not guilty[Read More…]
Law and Order
Kenilworth Businessman Indicted for Failing to Report $3 Million in Personal Income from Downtown Real Estate Deal
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2015. A Kenilworth businessman has been indicted on charges he evaded federal income taxes by concealing $3 million he earned in connection with a high-rise real estate deal in downtown Chicago, federal authorities announced today. SALVATORE GALIOTO earned $3 million in personal income as part of the[Read More…]
Bolingbrook Man Sentenced to 47 Years in Federal Prison for Running a Sex Trafficking Ring
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2015. A Bolingbrook man has been sentenced to 47 years in federal prison for running a brutal sex trafficking ring that forced four victims into prostitution. McKENZIE CARSON used violence and coercion to force his victims into working as prostitutes in Chicago and nearby suburbs. Carson frequently[Read More…]
Operators of Medical Equipment Supply Company Convicted in $1.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted the former owner and the former operator of a durable medical equipment supply company of health care fraud charges in connection with a $1.5 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Grundy County Gun Dealer Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Illegally Selling Handguns and Rifles
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2015. A Grundy County gun dealer was sentenced today to 4 years in federal prison for selling nearly a dozen firearms to buyers he believed were not legally allowed to purchase the weapons. PATRICK SEAN KEIRAN, 41, used his federal firearms license to sell eleven weapons to[Read More…]
Former Owner of Edgewater Medical Center Sentenced to 21 Months for Willfully Impeding Efforts to Collect $188 Million in Civil Judgments
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2015. The former owner of Edgewater Medical Center on Chicago’s North Side was sentenced today to 21 months in federal prison for his efforts to thwart collection of more than $188 million in civil judgments. PETER G. ROGAN lied in a federal affidavit when he denied controlling[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for October 14, 2015
The Park Forest Police Station. (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…]
Ohio Hospital to Pay $4.1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. Cincinnati-based West Chester Hospital and its parent company, UC Health, have agreed to pay $4.1 million to settle allegations that West Chester Hospital violated the False Claims Act by billing federal health care programs for costs associated with medically unnecessary spine surgeries, the Justice Department announced[Read More…]
Miami-Area Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Role in $1.8 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. A Miami-area pharmacy owner was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for his role in the submission of more than $1.8 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of[Read More…]
Three Japanese Auto Parts Executives Indicted for Bid-Rigging Conspiracy Involving Body Sealing Products Installed in U.S. Cars
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. A federal grand jury in Covington, Kentucky, returned an indictment against one former and two current Japanese automotive executives for their alleged participation in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for the sale of automotive body sealing products sold in the United States. The indictment, filed[Read More…]
