CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. A former clerk for a lean hogs futures trader was convicted of commodities fraud for manipulating trades to profit more than $200,000 for herself to the detriment of public customers, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, NICOLE M. GRAZIANO, 33, of Addison and formerly of[Read More…]
Law and Order
Ukrainian Businessman Arrested in Austria on U.S. International Corruption Conspiracy Charges
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2014. Dmitry Firtash, 48, a Ukrainian businessman, was arrested Wednesday by Austrian authorities in Vienna on a provisional arrest request based on charges filed in the Northern District of Illinois, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Zachary[Read More…]
Medical Clinic Owner Sentenced for Role in Multiple Health Care Fraud Schemes Totaling Over $20 Million
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2014. The owner and operator of a Miami medical clinic, Merfi Corp., was sentenced today to serve 108 months in prison for her participation in multiple health care fraud schemes. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer[Read More…]
Medical Clinic Owner and Other Patient Recruiters Sentenced for Roles in $8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2014. Several patient recruiters, including a medical clinic owner, were sentenced today for their participation in a health care fraud scheme involving Flores Home Health Care Inc., a defunct home health care company. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan, Ides Crack Down on Unemployment Fraud
Attorney General Charges Nine for Illegally Collecting More Than $200,000 in Unemployment Benefits Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) today announced charges against nine defendants, alleging they defrauded the state when they fraudulently collected more than $200,000 in unemployment benefits, including[Read More…]
Former Veterans Affairs Psychiatrist Sentenced for Medicare Fraud
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. A licensed psychiatrist formerly employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison for falsely claiming to provide at-home services to Medicare beneficiaries. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Loretta[Read More…]
Maine Resident Sentenced for Engaging in Cyber ‘Sextortion’ of New Hampshire Victim
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. John Bryan Villegas, 23, of Kittery, Maine, was sentenced today in federal court in New Hampshire to serve 33 months in prison for engaging in a type of cyber stalking known as “sextortion,” announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for March 13, 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…]
Chicago Area Man Convicted Of Running West Side Heroin Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2014. A federal jury deliberated approximately an hour last night and this morning before convicting a Chicago area man on all charges against him for directing a six-year conspiracy to distribute at least a kilogram of heroin on the city’s west side. Attorneys for the defendant, DAVID PRICE,[Read More…]
Temporary Restraining Sought Order to Stop Ohio Dept. of Youth Services from Excessively Secluding Boys with Mental Health Needs
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2014. Today, the Justice Department sought a federal court order temporarily restraining the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) from unlawfully secluding boys with mental health needs in its juvenile correctional facilities. The requested order would require DYS to abide by safeguards in its use of seclusion[Read More…]
