CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2013. Author and television pitch-man KEVIN TRUDEAU was convicted today of criminal contempt for violating a 2004 federal court order that prohibited him from making deceptive television infomercials that misrepresented the contents of his weight loss cure book. A federal jury deliberated approximately an hour after a week-long[Read More…]
Law and Order
Justice Department and HUD Settle Discrimination Claims Against the City of Joliet, Ill.
Comprehensive Agreement Will Preserve Affordable Housing for City Residents for Next 20 Years Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2013. The Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the City of Joliet, Ill., have settled housing discrimination litigation that will preserve affordable housing for low-income residents in the southwest[Read More…]
Brooklyn Clinic Owner Sentenced for Role in $77 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2013. The owner of a Brooklyn medical clinic was sentenced today to serve 15 years in prison for her leading role in a $77 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of[Read More…]
Former Defense Contractor Employee and Wife Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Millions in Scheme Involving Supplies to Afghan National Army
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2013. Keith Johnson, 46, and his wife, Angela Johnson, 44, of Maryville, Tenn., pleaded guilty today to their roles in a $9.7 million procurement fraud scheme. Mythili Raman, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Dana J. Boente, Acting United States Attorney for the[Read More…]
Robert J. Holley Named Special Agent in Charge of Chicago Division
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Outgoing Director Robert S. Mueller, III named Robert J. Holley special agent in charge of the FBI’s Chicago Division. Mr. Holley most recently served as deputy assistant director of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, Operations Branch I. In this role, he oversaw personnel and resources assigned to counterterrorism investigations.[Read More…]
FBI Seeking Individuals Who May Have Information Regarding a Suspected Child Sexual Predator
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining identifying information regarding an unknown male suspected of sexually exploiting a child. Photographs and informational posters depicting the unknown individual, known only as John Doe 27, are being disseminated to the public and can be[Read More…]
Former Peoria Real Estate Developer to Serve Two Years in Prison for Role in Fraud Scheme
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Former Peoria, Illinois real estate developer Shara Andrews, now of Mobile, Alabama, was sentenced today in Springfield. Andrews, 40, formerly known as Shara Manning, was ordered to serve 24 months in prison and pay restitution in the amount of $598,536 to various real estate buyers and the bank.[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for November 10, 2013
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…]
Peru, Ill., Physician Indicted on Federal Charges for Allegedly Illegally Dispensing Presecription Medications
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 8m 2013. A LaSalle County physician was taken into federal custody this morning after being indicted on federal charges alleging that he illegally dispensed prescription narcotics to three patients in 2012 and 2013. The defendant, Dr. CONSTANTINO PERALES, was charged with 17 counts of illegally dispensing Oxycodone and/or Alprazolam[Read More…]
Former Belen, N.M., Police Department Detective Indicted for Using Excessive Force Against Arrestee
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 8, 2013. A federal grand jury in Albuquerque, N.M., has returned a one-count indictment charging former Belen Police Department Detective John Lytle with unlawfully assaulting a victim, identified in the indictment as R.A., during an investigative stop and arrest on March 15, 2012. Lytle is charged with violating[Read More…]
