Settlement Provides $9 Million in Compensation to African-American and Hispanic Borrowers Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 28, 2015. The Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) filed a consent order today to resolve allegations that Provident Funding Associates (Provident) engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination that increased loan prices for[Read More…]
Law and Order
Justice Department Reaches Landmark Settlement with Alabama to Protect Prisoners at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women from Harm Due to Staff Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 28, 2015. The Department of Justice today filed a complaint and settlement agreement in the district court of the Middle District of Alabama to protect prisoners at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama, from sexual victimization by correctional officers. The agreement filed is designed to[Read More…]
Seller of ‘Miracle Mineral Solution’ Convicted for Marketing Toxic Chemical as a Miracle Cure
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. A federal jury in the Eastern District of Washington returned a guilty verdict yesterday against a Spokane, Washington, man for selling industrial bleach as a miracle cure for numerous diseases and illnesses, including cancer, AIDS, malaria, hepatitis, lyme disease, asthma and the common cold, the Department[Read More…]
New Orleans Man Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Commit Trademark Counterfeiting Using the ‘Silk Road’ Online Marketplace
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. A Louisiana man was charged in a two-count information with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit trademark counterfeiting using the “Silk Road” online marketplace, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite Jr.[Read More…]
Four Banks Reach Resolutions Under Department of Justice Swiss Bank Program
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that the following four banks reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program: Société Générale Private Banking (Lugano-Svizzera) MediBank AG LBBW (Schweiz) AG Scobag Privatbank AG “Today’s agreements reflect the Tax Division’s continued progress towards reaching appropriate resolutions with[Read More…]
Naperville Man Pleads Guilty To Setting Fire To Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center In Aurora
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. A Naperville man pled guilty today to federal charges he set fire to the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora on September 26, 2014, federal law enforcement officials announced today. Brian Howard, 37, of Naperville, was charged by information earlier this month with one[Read More…]
Chicago Lawyer Indicted For Tax Evasion On Income Received Over The Course Of Two Decades, Including Income Derived From Illinois Tobacco Litigation
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2015. A Chicago lawyer was indicted on federal charges alleging that he evaded the payment of income tax on income he received over the course of two decades, including income he received in connection with the State of Illinois’s lawsuit against various tobacco companies. Daniel P. Soso,[Read More…]
Chicago Area Men Charged With Altering ATM Settings To Disperse More Cash Than Reported
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2015. Two men were indicted on April 29, 2015, by a federal grand jury in an indictment unsealed today for allegedly intending to defraud ATMs in and around Chicago by altering the settings of the ATMs so that the actual amounts disbursed far exceeded the withdrawal requests[Read More…]
Chicago Area Psychologist Pleads In Nationwide Medicare Fraud Strike Force Takedown
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2015. An area psychologist pled guilty today to engaging in a health care fraud scheme to defraud the Medicare program, federal law enforcement officials announced today. SHARON A. RINALDI, a licensed psychologist, was charged in a five-count indictment returned in October 2012 with defrauding Medicare by submitting[Read More…]
Chicago Alderman’s Former Chief Of Staff Sentenced To 15 Months For Accepting $7,500 Bribe
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2015. A former chief of staff for a Chicago alderman was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for accepting a $7,500 cash bribe in exchange for obtaining the alderman’s letter of support for a license to sell alcohol in the alderman’s ward. The defendant, CURTIS V.[Read More…]
