Donnell Jones. (PFPD) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- According to a statement from the Park Forest Police Department, police have cleared a garage burglary in the 100 block of Hay Street. From the PFPD: "A combination of Patrol and Investigations Division work lead to the clearance of a garage burglary on the[Read More…]
Law and Order
Asleep at the Wheel, Car In Drive, Park Forest Woman Charged with DUI
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department issued the following statement on its Facebook page regarding the DUI arrest of a Park Forest woman early Saturday morning, January 17: "On 1/17/2015, shortly after 1:30 AM, while on patrol Corporal Mannino observed a vehicle stopped on Western Avenue north of[Read More…]
Former Denver City, Texas Councilman Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Role In Midland-Based Heroin And Meth Distribution Ring
TEXAS—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2015. In Midland today, U.S. District Judge Robert A. Junell sentenced 50-year-old former Denver City (TX) councilman Joe Anthony Kay to five years in federal prison for his role in a Midland-based heroin and methamphetamine distribution ring, announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Midland Police[Read More…]
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Pay $48.8 Million to Resolve Federal Government’s Claims that it Provided Benefits to Ineligible Aliens
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2015. The commonwealth of Pennsylvania will pay $48.8 million to resolve the federal government’s claims that it provided benefits to ineligible aliens in violation of federal law, the Justice Department announced today. The benefits at issue were provided under three programs: Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for January 16, 2015
Members of the Park Forest Police Department. (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[Read More…]
Defense Contractor and its CEO Plead Guilty to Corruption Conspiracy Involving ‘Scores’ of Navy Officials
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. The owner and chief executive of Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), a company providing services to the U.S. Navy, pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud charges in federal court today, admitting that he presided over a decade-long conspiracy involving “scores” of U.S. Navy officials, tens of[Read More…]
Computer Analyst Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Stealing Trade Secrets From Citadel And Previous Employer
Colleague Sentenced To Three Years’ Probation For Obstruction Of Justice CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. A highly-skilled computer science engineer, YIHAO PU, who a prosecutor said “meticulously planned and brazenly executed” stealing sensitive trade secrets from two former employers ― a trading firm in New Jersey and later Citadel, LLC, a[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Janitorial Company
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement agreement with U.S. Service Industries (USSI), a janitorial company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and operating in Florida, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The agreement resolves allegations that USSI violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles with Ohio Healthcare System Over HIV Discrimination
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that, as part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, the department has reached a settlement with Genesis Healthcare System (Genesis) to resolve claims that Genesis discriminated against a woman with HIV in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Genesis[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Pay Discrimination Lawsuit Against Clark County, Nevada
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with Clark County, Nevada, that, if approved by the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, will resolve the department’s lawsuit filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act[Read More…]
