CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2015. A River Grove man was sentenced to 3 years in prison today as a result of his conviction for impersonating an employee of the U.S. Marshals Service on two occasions in 2013. The defendant, ROBERT P. ROZYCKI, 39, pledguilty to the offense in November 2014. U.S.[Read More…]
Law and Order
Black Disciples Gang Leader Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Drug Distribution
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2015. A high-ranking leader of the Black Disciples street gang was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison after being convicted of narcotics distribution. The defendant, WALTER BLACKMAN, 52, of Gary, Indiana, pleaded guilty in August 2014 to distribution of illegal narcotics. Today’s sentence was imposed[Read More…]
Chicago Man Sentenced To 7 1/2 Years For Identity Theft For Purposes Of Filing False Tax Returns
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2015. A Chicago man was sentenced yesterday to 90 months in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge Edmond E. Chang for his role in a scheme involving theft of hundreds of identities which were used to file approximately 395 false and fictitious tax returns claiming refunds[Read More…]
Two Former Marion, South Carolina, Police Officers Sentenced for Using Excessive Force While Tasing a Woman
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. Franklin Brown, 35, and Eric Walters, 39, both former police officers with the city of Marion Police Department in Marion County, South Carolina, were sentenced to serve 18 months and one year and one day in prison, respectively, today in federal court in Florence, South Carolina,[Read More…]
San Diego Jury Finds Former Iranian National Guilty of Illegal Scheme to Export Sensitive US Technology to Iran
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. On Thursday, April 23, a federal jury convicted a naturalized U.S. citizen and former Iranian national of violations of U.S. export and money laundering laws, arising from his involvement in a scheme to purchase marine navigation equipment and military electronic equipment for illegal export to, and[Read More…]
Medtronic Corporation and Executives Agree to Consent Decree to Resolve Allegations of Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act Violations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2015. Medical device manufacturer Medtronic Corporation and two of its top executives have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated various provisions of the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) with regard to the company’s SynchroMed infusion pump. At the request of the U.S. Food and[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles with Private Career College for Discrimination Against Applicant with HIV
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2015.l The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Compass Career Management L.L.C. (Compass Career College) of Hammond, Louisiana, to remedy violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Compass Career College is a private provider of vocational education and career training. Title[Read More…]
Georgia Hospital to Pay $20 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. The Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG) has agreed to pay $20 million to settle allegations that the hospital violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for more expensive inpatient services that should have been billed as less costly outpatient or observation services, the Justice[Read More…]
Guatemalan Woman Extradited to the United States to Face Human Smuggling Charges
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. A Guatemalan national appeared in federal court in the Southern District of Texas, after being extradited to the United States from Guatemala to face criminal charges for her role in smuggling undocumented migrants to the United States for profit, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell[Read More…]
Former Prison Guard Sentenced To 3 Years For Identity Theft Of Inmates For Purposes Of Filing Illegal Tax Returns
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. A former Miami Dade County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation prison guard was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Norgle for his role in a scheme involving theft of prison inmates’ identities which were used to file[Read More…]
