CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—July 9, 2015. A former Chicago resident who accepted cash payments to help 80 people file false bankruptcy petitions as a way of avoiding City of Chicago impound fees was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 months in federal prison. Daniel Rankins, 32, of Storm Lake, Iowa, and formerly of[Read More…]
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Justice Department Announces Two Banks Reach Resolutions under Swiss Bank Program
Banque Pasche SA Will Pay $7.229 Million Penalty and ARVEST Privatbank AG Will Pay $1.044 Million Penalty; Both Continue to Cooperate With Department of Justice Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 9, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that two banks, Banque Pasche SA and ARVEST Privatbank AG, have reached resolutions under the[Read More…]
Chattanooga, Tennessee, Man Charged with Solicitation to Burn Down a Mosque in Islamberg, New York
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 7, 2015. Vanita Gupta, the head of the Civil Rights Division, and William C. Killian, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, announced today that a federal grand jury in Knoxville, Tennessee, returned a one-count indictment charging Robert Doggart, 63, with soliciting another person to violate[Read More…]
Kentucky Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud for Claiming Millions in Fraudulent Business Expenses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. A London, Kentucky, doctor was sentenced today to federal prison in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in London for filing false federal income tax returns that claimed millions in fictitious business expenses, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of[Read More…]
AstraZeneca and Cephalon to Pay $46.5 Million and $7.5 Million, Respectively, for Allegedly Underpaying Rebates Owed Under Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2015. AstraZeneca LP has agreed to pay the United States and participating states a total of $46.5 million, plus interest, to resolve allegations that it knowingly underpaid rebates owed under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the Justice Department announced today. Of that amount, AstraZeneca will pay roughly[Read More…]
Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in Afghanistan Bribery Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. A Fort Campbell Army Sergeant pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with contracting for supplies while serving in Afghanistan. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney John E. Kuhn Jr. of the Western District[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Pima Community College for Violating the Employment Rights of Arizona Army National Guardsman
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. The Justice Department announced today it has reached a settlement agreement with Pima Community College (PCC) that, if approved by the U.S. District Court of the District of Arizona, will resolve allegations that PCC violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) by discriminating[Read More…]
Two Suburban Developers And An Attorney Among Six Defendants Charged With Mortgage Fraud
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. A federal grand jury returned a 25-count indictment yesterday charging six defendants with devising and participating in a mortgage fraud scheme which caused more than $16 million in losses to banks, mortgage lenders, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac. Among those named as defendants are two real estate[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Suburban Home Repair Companies
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a lawsuit against Lake County home repair companies for scamming northern Illinois residents out of over $175,000 for work that was either never performed or was substandard. Attorney General Madigan filed the lawsuit in Cook County against Sentry RSW (Roofing, Siding,[Read More…]
Another Swiss Bank Reaches Resolution under Justice Department’s Swiss Bank Program
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that Privatbank Von Graffenried AG 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 United[Read More…]
