Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2014. Kenny E. Toy, 54, the former Afloat Programs Manager at the United States Navy Military Sealift Command, was sentenced today to serve 96 months in prison for receiving bribes. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, United States Attorney Dana J.[Read More…]
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Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for July 28, 2014
Officers from 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…]
Physician Assistant and Certified Nursing Assistant Convicted in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. A federal jury in Miami today convicted a physician assistant and a certified nursing assistant, both South Florida residents, for their participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving approximately $200 million in fraudulent billings by American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), a mental health care company headquartered in[Read More…]
Vascular Solutions Inc. to Pay $520,000 to Resolve False Claims Allegations Relating to Medical Device
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. Vascular Solutions Inc. (VSI) has agreed to pay $520,000 to resolve allegations that it caused false claims to be submitted to federal health programs by marketing a medical device for the ablation (or sealing) of perforator veins without FDA approval and despite the failure of its[Read More…]
Lloyds Banking Group Admits Wrongdoing in LIBOR Investigation, Agrees to Pay $86 Million Criminal Penalty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. Lloyds Banking Group plc has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to pay an $86 million penalty for manipulation of submissions for the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a leading global benchmark interest rate. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for July 27, 2014
The Park Forest Police Station. (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 by other[Read More…]
Maryland Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 22, 2014. U.S. District Court Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Jean Claude Roy, aka Dredd the Don, 31, of Germantown, Maryland, to serve 240 months in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, the Justice Department announced today. A jury convicted Roy on March 19,[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with City of Newark, New Jersey, to Address Unconstitutional Policing in Newark Police Department
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 22, 2014. The Justice Department today announced it has reached an agreement with the city of Newark, New Jersey, to address a pattern and practice of unconstitutional policing by the Newark Police Department (NPD). The agreement follows a joint investigation by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and[Read More…]
Three Operators of ATM Servicing Business Sentenced to Prison Terms Between 20 and 51 Months for $1.7 Million Frauid Scheme
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2014. Three Chicago men are facing federal prison sentences ranging from 20 to 51 months for their roles in a seven-year fraud scheme that caused client banks of their ATM servicing business to lose more than $1.7 million. The last of the three defendants was sentenced today while[Read More…]
Unlicensed Trader Pleads Guilty in Los Angeles for Role in Fraudulent High Yield Investment Program Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2014. An unlicensed trader who solicited $500,000 from undercover FBI agents to invest in a fraudulent high yield investment program pleaded guilty today in federal court in Los Angeles. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of[Read More…]
