Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today said a Freeport man was charged with multiple counts of possessing and disseminating child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” a statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. John A. Fernandez, 23, is[Read More…]
Law and Order
Georgia Dentist Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2014. Dr. Dayo Obebe of Muscogee County, Ga., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Columbus, Ga., to one count of tax evasion, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Michael J. Moore for the Middle District of Georgia.[Read More…]
Former Commodities Trader Sentenced to 6½ Years in Prison for $5.3 Million Loss to Victims in $10 Million Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2014. A former Chicago commodities trader was sentenced to 6½ years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $10 million and misappropriating a substantial portion of the money for his personal commodities futures trading, to make Ponzitype payments to investors, and to benefit himself and his family,[Read More…]
Marketer Settles FTC Charges He Sent Millions of Deceptive, Unwanted Text Messages
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2014. An affiliate marketer has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he was responsible for sending millions of unwanted text messages to consumers that deceptively promised “free” gift cards and electronics. The marketer, Jason Q. Cruz of West Bend, Wisc., was a subject in a[Read More…]
South Florida Resident Convicted in Connection with International Fraudulent Lottery Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2014. A federal jury in Miami today convicted a South Florida resident for her role in an international fraudulent lottery scheme that targeted U.S. citizens, the Justice Department announced. Charmaine Anne King, 51, of Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. was convicted of one count of conspiracy, three counts of[Read More…]
W.R. Grace Pays Over $63 Million Toward Cleanup and Restoration of Hazardous Waste Sites in Communities Across the Country
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2014. W.R. Grace & Co, based in Columbia, Md., paid over $63 million to the U.S. government under its bankruptcy plan of reorganization to resolve claims for environmental cleanups at approximately 39 sites in 21states, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced[Read More…]
Suburban Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Child Pornography
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 4, 2014. A north suburban man was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for amassing a staggering collection of child pornography over a decade. The defendant, DANIEL BERMAN, 49, of Northbrook and formerly of Buffalo Grove, pleaded guilty last July to receiving child pornography, admitting that he[Read More…]
Fraud, Tax Evasion Nets 27 Months in Prison for Southern IL Man
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014. A Southern Illinois man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and ordered to repay the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) $44,670 for collecting unemployment insurance benefits while working and tax fraud. James L. Quirin, 59, of Sauget, also was sentenced to three years of[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles with Rite Aid of Michigan Over Alleged HIV Discrimination
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 4, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that, as part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, it has reached a settlement with Rite Aid of Michigan to resolve claims that Rite Aid violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The department found that a Rite Aid store pharmacist[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Owner and Managers of Illinois Mobile Home Park for Discriminating Against African-Americans and Families with Children
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 4, 2014. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the owner and those responsible for the management of a 126-space mobile home park in Effingham, Ill., for violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by discriminating against African-Americans and families with children. “People should not be denied the[Read More…]
