CHICAGO ─(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. The Department Manager of Applications at PACE was arrested yesterday on a federal complaint for allegedly accepting over $280,000 in kickbacks and gratuities in exchange for the influence he exerted in placing certain information technology (“IT”) contractors at PACE and in their employment at PACE. In[Read More…]
Law and Order
Attorney General Madigan Reaches Settlement for Landfill Air Pollution Violations
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a settlement with Winnebago Reclamation Services Inc. (WRS) for air pollution and permit violations related to the operation of its landfill. Under the terms of the settlement, WRS will pay $219,000 to the state to settle alleged violations of the[Read More…]
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Using Excessive Force and Filing False Report
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. A federal grand jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, returned a two-count indictment charging Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy William D. Wheeler, 46, with unlawfully assaulting a man at the Palm Beach County Detention Center on Oct. 9, 2013, and filing a false report on the[Read More…]
South Florida Doctor Indicted for Medicare Fraud
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. A South Florida Doctor was charged in a seventy-six count indictment for participating in a Medicare fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBI’s Miami Field Office, Special Agent in[Read More…]
Department of Justice Launches Collaborative Reform Process with Calexico, California, Police Department
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced the start of the Collaborative Reform Initiative for Technical Assistance (CRI-TA) with the Calexico Police Department in California. “The COPS Office will conduct a thorough, independent assessment of the Calexico Police[Read More…]
Justice Department Asks Federal Court to Shut Down Fraudulent Tax Return Business Operated by Retired Chicago Fire Department Captain
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. The United States has filed a complaint seeking to bar a retired Chicago firefighter from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil complaint against Irving Brown Sr., which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of[Read More…]
Former Moecherville Water District Board President Charged With Allegedly Stealing Water District Funds
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015. A former Moecherville Water District (MWD) board president appeared in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Illinois today on federal charges for allegedly stealing $33,597 in property mortgaged and pledged to the Secretary of Agriculture acting through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development[Read More…]
Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Federal Prison For Possessing Over 50,000 Images Of Child Pornography
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2015. A man formerly of Lafayette, Indiana and now in federal custody was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in federal prison for amassing a large collection of child pornography over multiple years. The defendant, THOMAS MANNING, 54, pleaded guilty last July to possessing child pornography, admitting that[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Charges Former Charity Head for Stealing Funds Donated to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against the former executive director of a Chicago-based charity for stealing funds of a charitable organization that was created to help low-income families avoid foreclosure. Rudolph Harper, 63, of Chicago, was charged in Cook County Criminal Court with one[Read More…]
Four Former Blackwater Employees Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Fatal 2007 Shootings in Iraq
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015. One former security guard for Blackwater USA was sentenced today to a term of life in prison, and three others were each sentenced to prison terms of 30 years and one day for their roles in the Sept. 16, 2007, shooting at Nisur Square in Baghdad,[Read More…]
