Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal judge has temporarily halted, and frozen the assets of, a Montreal operation that bilked more than $14 million from small businesses and churches in the United States for unwanted listings in online business directories. The FTC seeks to[Read More…]
Law and Order
Attorney General Madigan Announces $17 Million Settlement with Google
Google Settles Claims with Attorneys General Over Tracking Consumers’ Surfing Habits Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with 37 other attorneys general to announce a $17 million settlement with Google Inc. to resolve claims that it circumvented privacy settings on Apple Safari browsers enabling advertisers to gather[Read More…]
FreshPoint Inc. to Pay $4.2 Million for Overbilling the Department of Defense for Produce
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that FreshPoint Inc., a Houston, Texas-based food distribution company and wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco Corp., has agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve allegations that it overcharged the Department of Defense for fresh fruit and vegetables purchased under 15 separate[Read More…]
FBI: Former Federal Contractor Sentenced for Disclosing National Defense Information and Distributing Child Pornography
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced this morning that Donald J. Sachtleben, age 55, of Carmel, a former FBI bomb technician who later worked as a government contractor for the agency, has been sentenced to 140 months (11 years, eight months) in federal prison after pleading guilty[Read More…]
FBI: Co-Defendant of Bridgeport Mayor Sentenced for Lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton announced today that on November 15, 2013, Paul R. Kramer, 63, of Vincennes, Indiana, was sentenced to two years of probation, with six months of home confinement, and was ordered to pay fines and special[Read More…]
Department of Justice Announces Investigation of the St. Louis County Family Court
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a pattern or practice investigation of the Family Court of St. Louis. The investigation will focus on whether the court provides constitutionally required due process to all children appearing for delinquency proceedings and whether the court’s administration[Read More…]
Former Puerto Rico Police Officers Sentenced for Roles in Scheme to Extort a State Defendant for $50,000
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 18, 2013. Two former police officers with the Police of Puerto Rico were sentenced to serve 63 and 60 months in prison for attempting to extort a defendant and soliciting bribe payments of $50,000. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S.[Read More…]
FTC Settlements Crack Down on Payment Processing Operation that Enabled ‘Google Money Tree’ Scammers to Charge Consumers $15 Million in Hidden Fees
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2013. The Federal Trade Commission is continuing its crackdown on payment processing operations that enable scam artists to charge consumer accounts despite signs of ongoing fraud and unauthorized transactions. Today, the Commission announced a proposed settlement resolving allegations that a payment processor, Process America Inc., and its[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Department’s 2013 Honors Ceremony (Complete Video and Text)
Officer Alex Bregin, seen here with his wife Amanda, is the 2013 Park Forest Police Department’s Officer of the Year. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) More pictures from this event are here on ENEWSPF-TV Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department held its 10th Annual Honors Ceremony Saturday morning at Freedom[Read More…]
Video: Presentation of the Colors at the 2013 PFPD Honors Ceremony
(Video: ENEWSPF-TV) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The presentation of the colors at the Park Forest Police Department’s 10th Annual Awards Ceremony. The video features the Civil Air Patrol, Thunder Composite Squadron, from Lansing, IL; and John Dempsey, Bag Piper from the Chicago Emerald Society, playing "Balmoral."
