Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2015. Gerard Kruse, 42, a social worker who lives in Oviedo, Florida, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, to 13 Lacey Act violations for his role in the trade of illegally caught snakes, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced. Kruse[Read More…]
Law and Order
Bremerton, Washington Man Pleads Guilty to Anti-Gay Hate Crime at Seattle’s Capitol Hill
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2015. A 38-year-old Bremerton, Washington man pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act, for a January 2015 assault on three gay men, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes, Western District of Washington and Principal[Read More…]
Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison For Sex Trafficking
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2015. Ricky T. Wallace aka Justice, 34, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison for trafficking a 17-year-old female resident of a group home in the Boston area to Rhode Island for the purposes of commercial sexual activity. At the time[Read More…]
Former President Of Chicago Construction Company Indicted In $1.9 Million Union Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2015. The former president of a Southwest Side construction company paid off-the-books cash wages to workers and under-reported their hours as part of a scheme to defraud the benefit funds of the employees’ labor union, according to a federal indictment unsealed Friday. While serving as president of[Read More…]
Miami-Area Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to Role in $1.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2015. A Miami-area pharmacy owner pleaded guilty today to submitting almost $1.6 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 the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge George L.[Read More…]
CEO Of Chicago-Based Health Care Company Charged With Billing Medicare For Phony And Non-Existent Treatment Of The Elderly In $1.2 Million Scheme
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. The chief executive officer of Chicago-based Home Physician Services LLC was arrested Thursday on charges that he billed Medicare for up to $1.2 million in fraudulent or non-existent services purportedly provided to the elderly and homebound. HENRY SMILIE, 54, of Lake Zurich, was taken into custody[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for August 5, 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…]
Los Angeles Pharmacist Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Medicare Part D Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2015. The owner and operator of a Los Angeles pharmacy was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme involving the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Four Men Charged with Trafficking in Pet Products with Counterfeit Labels
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2015. An indictment was recently unsealed in Houston charging four men with various offenses based on their roles in smuggling pet products with counterfeit labels into the United States. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the[Read More…]
Bank EKI Genossenschaft Reaches Resolution under Justice Department’s Swiss Bank Program
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 3, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that Bank EKI Genossenschaft (Bank EKI) has reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program. The Swiss Bank Program, which was announced on Aug. 29, 2013, provides a path for Swiss banks to resolve potential criminal liabilities in the[Read More…]
