Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, announced the sentence of Pascal S. Sylla, 46, of Anderson, July 31. Sylla was convicted of one count of attempted bank robbery and one count of use and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Sylla[Read More…]
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Two Milwaukee Men Indicted in Sex Trafficking Conspiracy and Related Trafficking Offenses
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today, a federal grand jury in Milwaukee returned a 15-count superseding indictment charging two Milwaukee men, Paul Carter aka “Pimpin’ Paul” and David Moore aka “King David” with conspiracy, sex trafficking and related offenses spanning from the years 2007 to 2013. Carter, 44, and Moore, 46, both of[Read More…]
Former Virginia Subcontractor Sentenced for Conspiracy to Bribe Officials at the United States Navy Military Sealift Command
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A former employee of a government contracting company was sentenced today to 36 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to bribe public officials at the United States Navy Military Sealift Command in exchange for favorable treatment in connection with U.S.[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination Claim Against New York Nursing Home
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with Isabella Geriatric Center (IGC), a nursing home located in New York City, resolving a claim that IGC engaged in a pattern or practice of citizenship discrimination during the employment eligibility reverification process in violation of the Immigration[Read More…]
Former Lombard Businessman Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Soliciting Murder to Erase an $8 Million Debt
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. A former commercial real estate businessman was sentenced today to eight years in federal prison for soliciting the murder of a Texas businessman whom he owed an $8 million judgment. The defendant, DANIEL DVORKIN, was convicted of solicitation of murder and five counts of using a telephone[Read More…]
Former Lyons Police Officer Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Extorting $48,000 From Targets of Investigations
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. A former west suburban Lyons police officer was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for illegally extorting more than $48,000 from targets of criminal investigations he was supposedly conducting during 2013. The defendant, JIMMY J. RODGERS, who was a 14-year veteran of the Lyons Police[Read More…]
Community Health Systems Inc. to Pay $98.15 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS), the nation’s largest operator of acute care hospitals, has agreed to pay $98.15 million to resolve multiple lawsuits alleging that the company knowingly billed government health care programs for inpatient services that should have been[Read More…]
Six Alleged Members of the Almighty Imperial Gangsters Nation Gang Indicted
Gang Allegedly Responsible for Multiple Murders in Illinois, Indiana, and Florida Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. Five alleged members of the violent Almighty Imperial Gangsters Nation gang have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida for their roles in multiple murders. A sixth alleged gang[Read More…]
Two North Carolina Residents Plead Guilty to Defrauding Elderly Through Offshore Sweepstakes Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. A North Carolina couple pleaded guilty for leading a Costa Rican sweepstakes fraud scheme that defrauded hundreds of elderly Americans. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Anne M. Tompkins of the Western District of North Carolina made[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for August 4, 2014
Deputy Chief Chris Mannino took this photo of his another officer in Washington, D.C. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) 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[Read More…]
