Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson of the Western District of Missouri announced that former Independence, Missouri, police officer Timothy Runnels pleaded guilty today for violating the constitutional rights of a minor[Read More…]
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Two Foreign Nationals Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges for Swindling Senior Citizens in $10 Million Telemarketing Scam
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Two foreign nationals have been indicted on federal fraud charges for running a $10 million telemarketing scam that targeted elderly investors in the United States. JONATHAN PAPA and METHSIRI “LAL” PALLIYAGURU sold phony investments in certificates of deposit and real estate to nearly 200 investors, primarily[Read More…]
Jury Convicts Houston Psychiatrist in $158 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC-(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. A Houston psychiatrist was convicted late yesterday by a federal jury of participating in a $158 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health treatment. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern[Read More…]
Former Cook County Sheriff’s Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Robbing Drug Dealers While on Duty
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. A former police officer in the Cook County Sheriff’s Department pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to robbing drug dealers of cocaine, marijuana and contraband cigarettes during home invasions and while on duty. In a written plea agreement, ROBERT VAUGHAN admitted that he robbed eight drug[Read More…]
Owner of Dietary Supplement Company Sentenced to Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Adulterate Dietary Supplements
Company’s Executive Vice President Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of an Agency Investigation Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Sepember 9, 2015. The owner and president of a dietary supplement manufacturing company in Flanders, New Jersey, was sentenced to prison today for the sale of diluted and adulterated dietary ingredients and supplements, the Department of Justice[Read More…]
Russian Agent Pleads Guilty to Leading Scheme to Illegally Export Controlled Technology to Russian Military
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2015. Alexander Fishenko, 49, of Houston, and a dual citizen of the United States and Russia, pleaded guilty today to acting as an agent of the Russian government within the United States without prior notification to the Attorney General, conspiring to export and illegally exporting controlled microelectronics[Read More…]
Guilty Plea in Case of Disabled Adults Held in Subhuman Conditions
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2015. Linda Weston, 55, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to all charges in a racketeering and hate crimes case that involved holding disabled adults captive in locked closets, basements and attics in Philadelphia’s Tacony section and in other states. Weston pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, kidnapping[Read More…]
Houston Woman Convicted of Producing and Distributing Animal Crush Videos
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Septembe 8, 2015. Ashley Nicole Richards 24, of Houston, Texas, has been convicted of creating and distributing videos depicting the torture and killing of puppies, chickens and kittens, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson for the Southern District of Texas. Richards entered a guilty plea today, admitting she produced and[Read More…]
Detroit Gang Leader Sentenced to 35 Years for Violent Racketeering-Related Crimes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2015. The National President of the Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club and “Three-Star General” of the Vice Lords street gang in Michigan was sentenced today to serve 35 years in prison for violent racketeering-related crimes. To date, 12 other defendants have been convicted of federal offenses related to[Read More…]
West Suburban Doctor Pleads Guilty to Causing $4 Million Loss to Medicare by Falsely Approving Unnecessary Treatment
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2015. A west suburban physician pleaded guilty in federal court today to a charge that he fraudulently certified Medicare patients as confined to the home, allowing healthcare agencies to bill Medicare for unnecessary in-home treatment. As an employee and part-owner of Bloomingdale-based Home Care Physicians Inc., DR.[Read More…]
