First Charges Filed in Georgia Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions Investigation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013. A Georgia real estate investor and his company pleaded guilty today for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced.[Read More…]
Law and Order
Two Army National Guard Soldiers Plead Guilty to Schemes to Defraud U.S. Army National Guard Bureau
To Date, 16 Individuals Have Pleaded Guilty in Ongoing Corruption Investigation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013. Two current U.S. Army National Guard soldiers have pleaded guilty for their role in bribery and fraud schemes that caused a total of at least $70,000 in losses to the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau. [Read More…]
Diebold Incorporated Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation and Agrees to Pay $25.2 Million Criminal Penalty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2013. Diebold Inc. (Diebold), the Ohio-based provider of integrated self-service delivery and security systems, including automated teller machines (ATMs), has agreed to pay a $25.2 million penalty to resolve allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by bribing government officials in China and Indonesia[Read More…]
Aaron’s Rent-To-Own Chain Settles FTC Charges That it Enabled Computer Spying by Franchisees
Aaron’s Prohibited from Using Monitoring Technology, Must Obtain Consumer Consent Before Using Location-Tracking Software Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2013. Aaron’s, Inc., a national, Atlanta-based rent-to-own retailer, has agreed to settle FTC charges that it knowingly played a direct and vital role in its franchisees’ installation and use of software on rental[Read More…]
Marketer of Outdoor Accessories Agrees to Drop Made-in-the-USA Claims
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. A marketer of iPhone accessories, bottle holders, lens cleaners, dog collars, leashes, and other outdoor accessories has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it falsely claimed certain of its products were “Made in the U.S.A,” or “Truly Made in the USA” even though the[Read More…]
Video/Story: Two Discovered Shot Dead in the 300 Block of Todd St., Park Forest
) 300 block of Todd St. (Photo: ENEWSPF) (Video: WGN TV Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- WGN reports that two bodies were found inside a home in the 300 block of Todd St. According to WGN, police say a relative found the bodies of a man and woman. Both had been shot[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for October 21, 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…]
Operators of Michigan Adult Day Care Centers Convicted in $3.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 18, 2013. A federal jury in Detroit today convicted the owner and the program coordinator of two Flint, Mich., adult day care centers for their participation in a $3.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Barbara[Read More…]
Vietnamese National Charged in Widespread International Scheme to Steal and Sell Hundreds of Thousands of U.S. Persons’ Personally Identifiable Information
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 18, 2013. A Vietnamese national has been indicted in the District of New Hampshire for allegedly participating in an international scheme to steal and sell hundreds of thousands of Americans’ personally identifiable information (PII) through various underground websites that he operated. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of[Read More…]
Missouri Man Charged with Attempted Arson of Planned Parenthood Facility
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that Jedediah Stout, 30, of Joplin, Mo., was charged today in a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Mo., with the attempted arson of a Planned Parenthood facility. As stated in the complaint affidavit, on Oct. 3,[Read More…]
