CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. A West Side man who forcefully recruited three underage girls into the commercial sex trade and then profited from their activities was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison. ARNELL CHASE MISHER, 31, of Chicago, enticed three girls – ages 13, 16 and 17 –[Read More…]
Law and Order
Owner of Detroit Home Health Care Companies Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for Role in $12.6 Million Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015. A Michigan resident was sentenced to 80 months in prison late yesterday for his leading role in a $12.6 million Medicare fraud and tax fraud scheme. Eleven other individuals have been convicted in this case. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,[Read More…]
Real Estate Developer Charged With Swindling Investors In $2 Million Ponzi Scheme
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. A Florida businessman has been charged in federal court with running a Ponzi scheme involving the sale of bogus investments in his real estate development company. RICHARD L. THOMPSON, 60, induced investors to purchase shares in his real estate development company, Latten Management LLC, and to[Read More…]
Accountant Charged With Embezzling Nearly $130,000 From The Illinois Medical District Commission
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. A senior accountant at the Illinois Medical District Commission embezzled nearly $130,000 from the agency by directing funds into her personal accounts while fraudulently claiming the payments had been sent to the agency’s energy provider, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed today. CYNTHIA FERNANDEZ-ALONSO, 42,[Read More…]
Three Family Members Indicted for Participating in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme to Defraud Commercial Lenders and the U.S. Export-Import Bank
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. Three family members were indicted for their alleged participation in a scheme to defraud Miami-area lenders and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of[Read More…]
Former U.S. Marine Charged With Stealing Identities Of Fellow Service Personnel In Scheme To Defraud Navy Federal Credit Union Of More Than $138,000
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015. A former United States Marine from Calumet City stole the identities of several fellow Marines and used their information to illegally procure more than $138,000 from Navy Federal Credit Union, according to an indictment returned this week in federal court in Chicago. While serving in Combat[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: DHS Worker Arrested on Charges of Theft, Official Misconduct
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—July 16, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that an Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) caseworker was arrested on charges of theft and official misconduct for allegedly misappropriating more than $300,000 in assistance for needy families. Debra Moore, 63, of Baytown, Texas, and formerly of Chicago, was[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement in Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Maricopa County, Arizona, and Maricopa County Sheriff
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015. The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced today that it has reached a partial settlement in its civil rights lawsuit against Maricopa County, Arizona, and Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio. The settlement resolves the United States’ claims that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO)[Read More…]
Ohio Man Indicted for Providing Support to ISIL and Other Federal Offenses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. A 28-count indictment was filed charging a Sheffield Lake, Ohio, man with providing material support to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as well as firearms and narcotics violations. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Steven D. Dettelbach of[Read More…]
Justice Department Announces Three Banks Reach Resolutions under Swiss Bank Program, July 16, 2015
Three Banks Collectively Will Pay Penalties of More than $3.1 Million and Continue to Cooperate with Department Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 16, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that Mercantil Bank (Schweiz) AG, Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise and Nidwaldner Kantonalbank have reached resolutions under the department’s Swiss Bank Program. The Swiss Bank[Read More…]
