Former County Official Indicted on Charges of Stealing $44,000 in County Funds Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against a former Grundy County official for stealing $44,000 in county funds to spend on personal shopping trips, meals at restaurants and visits to hair and nail salons.[Read More…]
Law and Order
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Florida State University
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with the Florida State University Board of Trustees, acting for and on behalf of Florida State University (FSU), in Tallahassee, Florida. The settlement agreement resolves an investigation and compliance review of the FSU Police[Read More…]
Certified Public Accountant Associated with Cadillac Ranch Restaurants Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2014. Larry Couchot, 59, a certified public accountant (CPA) from Dayton, Ohio, who is the president and part owner of an accounting firm in Centerville, Ohio, and prepared the tax returns of businessmen associated with Cadillac Ranch restaurants, pleaded guilty today to tax charges, the Justice Department[Read More…]
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Discharging Waste into Potomac River
Defendant Managed Cleanup of Storm Sewer System at National Mall Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2014. Patrick Brightwell, 48, of Bogart, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to federal charges that he orchestrated the discharge of waste into the Potomac River at East Potomac Park from 2009 through 2011, during the same period he[Read More…]
Former Top Executive of Japanese Automotive Parts Manufacturer Indicted for Role in Conspiracy to Fix Prices
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2014. A Detroit federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against a former top executive of a Japanese manufacturer of automotive parts for his participation in a conspiracy to fix prices of seatbelts, the Department of Justice announced today. The indictment, filed today in the U.S. District[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for June 5, 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…]
Los Angeles Physician Indicted in $33 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. A Los Angeles physician was indicted today for a $33 million scheme to defraud Medicare, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of California, Special Agent in Charge Glenn R. Ferry[Read More…]
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Importing and Selling Counterfeit Intergrated Circuits from China and Hong Kong
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. Peter Picone, 41, of Methuen, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Hartford, Connecticut to importing thousands of counterfeit integrated circuits (ICs) from China and Hong Kong and then reselling them to U.S. customers, including contractors supplying them to the U.S. Navy for use[Read More…]
John Charles Mccluskey Sentenced to Life in Prison for Carjacking and Murdering Oklahoma Couple
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. John Charles McCluskey, 49, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Judith C. Herrera of the District of New Mexico to serve life in prison followed by a consecutive term of 2,820 months (235 years) in prison for carjacking and murdering a retired couple from[Read More…]
Iowa Company and Top Executives Plead Guilty in Connection with Distribution of Adulterated Eggs
Company Also Pleads Guilty to Bribery of Public Official and Introduction of Misbranded Eggs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 3, 2014. Quality Egg LLC (Quality Egg), Austin “Jack” DeCoster and Peter DeCoster pleaded guilty today in federal court in Sioux City, Iowa, in connection with the distribution of adulterated eggs in interstate commerce. [Read More…]
