CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2014. A Cook County official was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for steering four county contracts, each just under $25,000, to four acquaintances and then taking a portion of the contract payments as kickbacks from each of them, totaling $34,700. The defendant, EUGENE MULLINS, who[Read More…]
Law and Order
Attorney General Madigan: Bond Set at $3 Million for Barrington Sex Offender Arrested for Child Pornography
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2014. A Barrington man is in custody on $3 million bond after being charged with multiple counts of child pornography as part of Operation Glass House, a statewide initiative of Attorney General Lisa Madigan launched to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online.[Read More…]
Utah Construction Company to Pay Government to Settle Alleged False Claims in Connection with Program for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2014. Okland Construction Co. Inc. has agreed to pay the government $928,000 to resolve allegations that it made false statements and submitted false claims under the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Section 8(a) Program for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses, the Justice Department announced today. “The purpose of the[Read More…]
Louisiana Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening Witness in Federal Trial
Anthony Williams Used Instagram to Threaten Witness at His Mother’s Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Trial Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2014. Anthony Williams, of Baton Rouge, La., was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release, the Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the[Read More…]
Florida Resident Sentenced in Connection with Fraudulent International Lottery Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014. Angela Althea Peart was sentenced in connection with her role in a fraudulent international lottery scheme that targeted U.S. citizens, the Justice Department announced today. Peart was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge K. Michael Moore for the Southern District of Florida in Miami to serve[Read More…]
Massapequa, N.Y., Man Pleads Guilty to Rolling Back Odometers in Scheme That Defrauded Dozens of Car Buyers
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014. A Massapequa, N.Y., man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Allentown, Pa., to conspiracy to commit odometer tampering, the Department of Justice announced. The defendant, Edward Capicchioni, 53, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to tamper with odometers and make false odometer certifications. [Read More…]
Inter-Governmental Task Force Announces The Launch Of A Pilot Program To Identify And Support High Risk Domestic Violence Victims
Pilot Program in Chicago’s 14th Police District Aims to Break the Cycle of Domestic Violence CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, the Chicago Police Department (CPD), and the Department of Family and Support Service (DFSS), partnering as an inter-governmental task force, announced today the[Read More…]
Maryland Man Convicted in Violent Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014. A federal jury convicted Jean Claude Roy, aka Dredd the Don and Dreddy, age 31, of Germantown, Md., late yesterday of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, three counts of interstate transportation for prostitution and witness and evidence tampering. The verdict[Read More…]
Code Red Community Alert Issued By Park Forest Police
Suspect sketch. (Photo: PFPD) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department issued the following Community Alert regarding attacks on children and an adult. 3/20/2014 1:34:14 PM EST – Community Alert: On 3/18/14 at approximately 5:45 p.m., a high school-aged female was walking through Winnebago Park when she was confronted by[Read More…]
Texas Chemical Plant Agrees to Cut Harmful Air Pollution in Overburdened Community
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Flint Hills Resources of Port Arthur has agreed to implement innovative technologies to control harmful air pollution from industrial flares and leaking equipment at the company’s chemical plant in Port Arthur, Texas.[Read More…]
