Pays $1.8 Billion to Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service in a Fine and Restitution Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. Credit Suisse AG was sentenced today for conspiracy to aid and assist U.S. taxpayers in filing false income tax returns and other documents with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). [Read More…]
Law and Order
United States Files Enforcement Action Against Michigan Sandwich Company and Co-Owner to Stop Distribution of Adulterated Products
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. A civil complaint was filed in federal court in Michigan against Scotty’s Incorporated of Detroit and its co-owner and manager, Sandra Jackson, to prevent the distribution of adulterated sandwiches, the Department of Justice announced today. According to the complaint, Scotty’s Incorporated, which does business as Bruce[Read More…]
Former Executive Director of Virgin Islands Legislature Convicted of Bribery and Extortion
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. After a three-day trial, a federal jury found the former executive director of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands guilty of accepting bribes and extortion in the awarding of contracts with the Legislature. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S.[Read More…]
Colorado Big Game Hunting Outfitter Sentenced to More Than Two Years for Role in Illegal Mountain Lion and Bobcat Hunts
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 2, 2014. Christopher W. Loncarich, 55, of Mack, Colorado, was sentenced in federal court in Denver yesterday to serve 27 months in prison. The sentence was a result of Loncarich’s guilty plea to a felony conspiracy charge stemming from his sale of outfitting services for illegal mountain lion[Read More…]
Eleven Northern California Real Estate Investors Indicted for Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2014. A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned three multi-count indictments against eleven real estate investors for their role in bid rigging and fraud schemes at foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. The indictments, filed late yesterday in U.S. District Court for[Read More…]
Twenty-Five Alleged Aryan Brotherhood Members and Associates Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges in Mississippi and Oklahoma
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2014. Fourteen alleged members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi, including four of its most senior leaders, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Mississippi for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise. In a separate indictment, 11 alleged members and[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan, FTC Ban ‘Free’ Credit Score Scam
Defendants to Pay $22 Million in Refunds for Scheme to Charge for Credit Monitoring Consumers Never Authorized Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday joined with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Ohio Attorney General to stop an online scheme that allegedly lured consumers with “free” access[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Two Arrests in Child Pornography Operation, Nov. 20, 2014
Chicago — (ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges yesterday against two men on multiple counts of possessing, reproducing and disseminating child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” her statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Early Wednesday, Madigan’s[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Enforcement Actions to Shut Down ‘Psychic’ Mail Fraud Schemes
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2014. The United States filed civil complaints in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York today against individuals and entities alleged to be running two related multimillion-dollar mail fraud schemes. The United States also filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order and a[Read More…]
Chicago Police Officer Indicted For Alleged Civil Rights Excessive Force Violation And Obstruction Of Justice
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2014. A Chicago Police officer was indicted on federal civil rights and obstruction charges alleging that he used excessive force by punching and kicking a victim and then lied in a police report to cover up the incident in 2012, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The[Read More…]
