Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. The Department filed a complaint today seeking the civil forfeiture of approximately $34 million, which represents the cash value of shares in a Canadian energy company that the company used to bribe Chad’s former Ambassador to the United States and Canada for the purpose of influencing[Read More…]
Law and Order
VMWare and Carahsoft Agree to Pay $75.5 Million to Settle Claims that they Concealed Commercial Pricing and Overcharged the Government
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. VMware Inc. and Carahsoft Technology Corporation have agreed to pay $75.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting their commercial pricing practices and overcharging the government on VMware software products and related services, the Department of Justice announced today. VMware[Read More…]
Former DEA Employee Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Credit Card Fraud Scheme
Used Fraudulently Acquired Government Credit Cards to Obtain Over $113,000 in Cash Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) employee was sentenced today to two years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co. out of more than $113,000 using fraudulently issued government credit cards. Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
Former Owner of Medical Equipment Supply Company Sentenced for $3.5 Million Medicare and Medi-Cal Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. The former owner of Ezcor Medical Supply was sentenced today to serve 97 months in prison for her role in a fraud scheme that resulted in $3.5 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
New Jersey Man Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL and Witness Tampering, June 29, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was arrested today on charges of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and aiding and abetting an attempt to do so, announced Assistant Attorney General for[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for June 22, 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…]
Mel Reynolds, Former Member of the United States House of Representatives Charged With Failing to File Federal Income Tax Returns
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015. Melvin Reynolds, 63, a former member of the United States House of Representatives, was indicted yesterday on federal charges alleging that he failed to file income tax returns for the years 2009 through 2012. Reynolds will appear for his arraignment at a date yet to be[Read More…]
Former OtisMed CEO Sentenced for Selling Unapproved Surgical Devices
Corporation Previously Paid More Than $80 million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Investigations Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015. The former president and CEO of OtisMed Corporation was sentenced today to serve two years in prison for intentionally distributing a medical device used in knee replacement surgery after its application for marketing[Read More…]
Swiss Bank Reaches Resolution under Justice Department’s Swiss Bank Program
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that Ersparniskasse Schaffhausen AG (EKS) 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…]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Abercrombie & Fitch Inc.
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with Abercrombie & Fitch Inc. (Abercrombie), a clothing retailer headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The agreement resolves a complaint filed with the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC), claiming that the company discriminated[Read More…]
