Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Five people were injured by gunfire during a shooting in the 200 block of Berry Street on June 15. According to a press release from the Park Forest Police Department, on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at approximately 1:00 AM, officers responded to multiple 911 calls of gunfire[Read More…]
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Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for June 23, 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…]
Owners of Two Houston-Area Home Health Care Companies, Doctor, and Hospital Employee Sentenced for Their Roles in $3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2014. Owners of two home health agencies, a doctor, and a hospital employee who sold patient information were all sentenced today for their roles in an $3 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Cardwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Lake County Man Arrested for Child Pornography
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges against a Lake County man on multiple counts of possession and reproduction of child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” her statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Mark Galer, 55, of[Read More…]
Houston Man Charged with Biofuels Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas, today indicted Philip Joseph Rivkin, a/k/a Felipe Poitan Arriaga, for offenses involving a federal renewable fuel program that allegedly netted him more than $29 million, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced. The 68-count indictment against Rivkin,[Read More…]
Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $205 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. A former patient recruiter pleaded guilty today in Miami, Florida, for his role in a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in[Read More…]
Credit Repair Company Agrees to Pay $400,000 Civil Penalty and Halt Illegal Credit Repair Practices
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2014. The Justice Department’s Civil Division announced today that RMCN Credit Services Inc. (RMCN), of McKinney, Texas, and the Texas residents who own it, Doug and Julie Parker, have agreed to settle a federal court case charging them with falsely disputing negative information on consumers’ credit reports[Read More…]
Office Worker Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $7 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2014. An office worker pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving Anna Nursing Services Corp. (Anna Nursing), a defunct home health care company. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the[Read More…]
U.S. Files Lawsuit Against IPC the Hospitalist Company, Alleges Overbilling of Federal Health Insurers for Physician Services
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014. The United States filed a civil lawsuit against California-based IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc., and its subsidiaries, alleging that IPC submitted false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today. The complaint alleges that IPC violated the federal False Claims Acts by knowingly[Read More…]
Former Chicago Tax Preparer Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Tax and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Schemes
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014. A suburban Chicago woman was sentenced to six years in federal prison for operating a federal income tax fraud scheme as well as one of the largest fictitious employer unemployment fraud schemes ever prosecuted nationwide. The defendant, JACQUELINE KENNEDY, who owned a south side tax preparation business,[Read More…]
