Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2013. Thomas Windell Smith, 24, of Dothan, Ala., turned himself in and pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, to one count of conspiring to violate housing rights, the Justice Department announced today. The information charging Smith was unsealed today. The charge relates to[Read More…]
Law and Order
Northrop Grumman Corp. Pays $11.4 Million to Resolve Allegations That It Improperly Charged Costs to Government Contracts
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that Northrop Grumman Corp. has paid the United States $11.4 million to settle a government claim for penalties provided under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and False Claims Act allegations stemming from its failure to abide by a 2002 settlement agreement[Read More…]
Government Intervenes in False Claims Lawsuit Against IPC the Hospitalist Co. Inc. Alleging Overbilling of Physician Services
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2013. The government has intervened in a lawsuit against IPC The Hospitalist Co. Inc., and its subsidiaries (IPC), alleging that IPC submitted false claims to federal health care programs, the Justice Department announced today. IPC, based in North Hollywood, Calif., is one of the largest providers of[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for December 9, 2013
A winter past at 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[Read More…]
Owner of New York Sportswear Distribution Business Sentenced for Tax Fraud
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. Harry Neuhoff, a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced to serve 12 months and one day in prison and three years supervised release for tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. According to documents filed with the court, Neuhoff was the[Read More…]
Former Sea Star Line President Sentenced to Serve Five Years in Prison for Role in Price-Fixing Conspiracy Involving Coastal Freight Services Between the Continental United States and Puerto Rico
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. The former president of Sea Star Line LLC, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based water freight carrier, was sentenced to serve five years in prison and to pay a $25,000 criminal fine for his participation in a conspiracy to fix rates and surcharges for freight transported by water between[Read More…]
Virginia Man Sentenced for Conducting $270 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. The owner of a Virginia-based investment firm was sentenced today to serve 144 months in prison for orchestrating a $270 million stock loan scheme that defrauded his clients of more than $35 million. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division,[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Newseum to Improve Access for People with Disabilities
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Newseum Inc., which owns and operates the Newseum, to address alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The settlement agreement resolves allegations that the Newseum, a museum of news and history[Read More…]
Information Technology Specialist at National Science Foundation Pleads Guilty to Stealing $90,000 from Government
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. An information technology specialist working for the National Science Foundation (NSF) pleaded guilty late yesterday to theft of government property totaling more than $90,000, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the[Read More…]
New York Antiques Dealer Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Wildlife Smuggling
Wang Smuggled Artfacts Carved from Rhinoceros Horns from New York to China Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. Qiang Wang, aka Jeffrey Wang, a New York antiques dealer, was sentenced in federal court in Manhattan today to 37 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy[Read More…]
