Titanium Metals Corporation to Pay Record $13.75 Million Civil Penalty for TSCA Violations Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2014. Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), one of the world’s largest producers of titanium parts for jet engines, has agreed to pay a record $13.75 million civil penalty and perform an extensive investigation and cleanup[Read More…]
Law and Order
Retired Chicago Official Arrested on Federal Bribery Charge for Taking Cash and Personal Benefits to Steer $124 Million in City Contracts to Redflex for Red Light Camera Program
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2014. A retired City of Chicago official who managed the city’s red light camera program for nearly a decade was arrested today for allegedly accepting cash and personal benefits totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars to steer $124 million in city contracts to Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc., to[Read More…]
Two Defendants Arrested and Charged in Alleged Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Federal Undercover Investigation
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2014. A West suburban man and a Chicago woman were arrested on federal charges for allegedly engaging in a bank fraud scheme purporting to involve the fraudulent sale of two two-flat apartment buildings in Chicago, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The charges followed a federal undercover investigation[Read More…]
Dallas-Based Physician and Home Health Agency Director of Nursing Convicted in $3 Million Medicare Fraud Conspiracy
Physician Was Also Convicted of Lying to Medicare About House Calls Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2014. Late yesterday, a federal jury in the Northern District of Texas convicted a physician and a home health agency manager for their participation in a $3 million Medicare fraud conspiracy. Acting Assistant Attorney General David[Read More…]
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 90 Individuals for Approximately $260 Million in False Billing
27 Medical Professionals, Including 16 Doctors, Charged with Health Care Fraud WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that a nationwide takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in six cities has resulted in charges against 90[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan, FTC & States Announce Settlement to Ban Global Pyramid Scheme, Refund Members
Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing Must Surrender At Least $7.75 Million in Assets for Restitution Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a settlement to ban a global pyramid scheme and provide at least $7.75 million in restitution for participants in a joint agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)[Read More…]
Former Virginia Department of Social Services Employee Sentenced for Preparing False Tax Returns and Stealing Identities
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. Sybil Marshall Coles, 45, of Pamplin, Virginia, was sentenced today to serve five years in prisonfor aggravated identity theft and preparing a false tax return, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally for the Tax Division, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia[Read More…]
Private Security Guard Sentenced for Providing Armed Security for Drug Transaction
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. A former private security guard was sentenced in the District of Puerto Rico today for his role in providing armed security for a drug transaction. Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Rosa E. Rodriguez-Velez of the District[Read More…]
Minnesota Man Indicted for Sexual Assault on U.S. Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. A Minnesota man who worked at Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan, was indicted today in the District of Minnesota on charges of sexual abuse, production of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
Three Florida Residents Sentenced for Mail Fraud in Connection with Misprepresenting Business Opportunities
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2014. Three individuals who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with operating a series of fraudulent business opportunity companies were sentenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Robert Gallo (aka Bobby Pace, Vincent Pastone, Joe Barone, Bobby[Read More…]
