Springfield—(ENEWSPF)—November 15, 2013. Two Southern Illinois men are the latest charged with felony possession of child pornography following raids this week in White and Franklin counties. They became the 51st and 52nd arrests in “Operation Glass House,” Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who[Read More…]
Law and Order
Justice Department and San Francisco Restaurant Settle Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 15, 2013. The Justice Department today reached an agreement with Kim Hoang Coffee and Fast Food, a restaurant in San Francisco, resolving claims that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). In a charge filed with the department, a work-authorized immigrant alleged,[Read More…]
Texas Honey Broker Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Avoiding $37.9 Million in Tariffs on Chinese-Origin Honey
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. A Texas honey broker was sentenced today to three years in federal prison for illegally brokering the sale of hundreds of container loads of Chinese-origin honey, which was misrepresented as originating from India or Malaysia, to avoid anti-dumping duties when it entered the United States. The defendant,[Read More…]
Alabama Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Identity Theft and Tax Refund Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2013. Kevin Jackson of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced to serve 102 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release, along with an order to pay $150,840.49 in restitution, for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of[Read More…]
Department of Defense Employee Pleads Guilty to Submitting False Claim for Housing Allowance
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2013. A Department of Defense (DOD) employee has pleaded guilty to filing a false claim with the DOD while stationed in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to fraudulently obtain $64,000 in housing allowance, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and[Read More…]
Former St. Louis Executive of Chicago Area Company Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for $3.9 Million Invoicing Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2013. A former vice president of a company that was based in west suburban Downers Grove was sentenced today to four years in federal prison for a fraudulent invoicing scheme in which he obtained more than 100 company checks totaling more than $3.9 million and stole the money[Read More…]
Cicero Gear Manufacturing Firm Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Clean Water Act and Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million Fine
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2013. A suburban Cicero gear manufacturing company pleaded guilty today to illegally discharging industrial wastewater into the public sewer system and agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine. The defendant company, BRAD FOOTE GEAR WORKS, INC., began cooperating and taking remedial water treatment measures after federal environmental agents[Read More…]
FTC Approves Final Consents Settling Charges That Mattress Sellers Lacked Scientific Evidence to Prove Products Were Free From Volatile Organic Compounds
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final consent orders in three cases involving allegedly deceptive environmental claims for mattresses. The FTC’s complaints, first announced in July, 2013, against Relief-Mart, Inc.; Esssentia Natural Memory Foam Company, Inc.; and Ecobaby Organics, Inc., charged[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Bloomington Auto Parts Site for Allegedly Defrauding Consumers
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a lawsuit against an online used auto parts company based in Bloomington for cheating consumers out of thousands of dollars. Madigan filed the lawsuit in McLean County Circuit Court against Partz Now Inc. and owner Allen Carter, of Bloomington. Carter has[Read More…]
Alleged Leader of Mexican Narcotics Trafficking Organization Extradited to U.S.
Organization Allegedly Transported Multi-Ton Quantities of Cocaine from Central America to Mexico for Mexican Cartels to Import into the U.S. Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2013. The alleged leader of a Mexican narcotics trafficking organization responsible for trafficking multi-ton quantities of cocaine, Juan Juarez Orosco, aka “El Abuelo,” was extradited to the[Read More…]
