Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. A federal court has permanently barred Gary J. Stern from promoting tax fraud schemes and from preparing related tax returns, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction order, to which Stern consented without admitting the allegations against him, was entered by Judge Robert Gettleman of[Read More…]
Law and Order
FBI: Chicago Man Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison for Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man who collected thousands of images and hundreds of videos of child pornography was taken into federal custody after he was sentenced yesterday to 13 years and four months in federal prison for transporting and possessing child pornography using his home computers. The defendant, Jonathan Sainz,[Read More…]
Iraqi-Based Construction Company Pays $2.7 Million to U.s. for Alleged False Claims in Bribery Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. Iraqi Consultants and Construction Bureau (ICCB) has paid the U.S. $2.7 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by bribing a U.S. government official to obtain U.S. government contracts in Iraq, the Department of Justice announced today. ICCB is a privately owned[Read More…]
Federal Court in Ohio Shuts Down Nation’s Fourth-Largest Tax-Preparation Firm and Bars CEO from Tax-Preparation Business
Judge Finds that Instant Tax Service Franchisor Defrauded Customers, Obstructed the IRS and Violated Court Orders on Lending Practices Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. A federal court has entered a permanent injunction ordering ITS Financial LLC, the parent company of the Instant Tax Service franchise, to cease operating, the Justice Department[Read More…]
Home Health Agency Owner Sentenced for Role in $13.8 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. Detroit-area resident Javed Rehman was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison today for his role in a $13.8 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan,[Read More…]
FBI: Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- David K. Hechler, 28, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced Friday, November 1, 2013, in federal court to 70 months in prison for possession of child pornography, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Following his prison sentence, Hechler will be[Read More…]
Chicago Man Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison for Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. A Chicago man who collected thousands of images and hundreds of videos of child pornography was taken into federal custody after he was sentenced yesterday to 13 years and 4 months in federal prison for transporting and possessing child pornography using his home computers. The defendant, JONATHAN[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan, Dept. of Revenue: Chicago Area Gas Station Owner Jailed in Tax Fraud Case
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) announced today that a Chicago area gas station owner pled guilty and was jailed for defrauding the state of gasoline sales taxes. The case is one of dozens in an ongoing criminal enforcement operation that to[Read More…]
Detroit-Area Home Health Care Agency Owner Sentenced for Role in $2.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. The owner of a Detroit-area home health care agency was sentenced today to serve 65 months in prison for her leading role in a $2.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade[Read More…]
New Hampshire Man Charged with Passing Fraudulent Documents in Connection with His Sale of Black Rhinoceros Horns for $35,000
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. Ari B. Goldenberg, 46, of Milton, N.H., was charged today with trafficking in and making a false record for illegally selling a black rhinoceros head mount to an undercover U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) special agent. The indictment is a result of a nationwide effort[Read More…]
