Settlement Resolves Claims of Deceptive Enrollment in Discount Clubs and Memberships Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with 47 other attorneys general to announce a $30 million settlement with a Connecticut-based marketing firm, Affinion Group, over allegations it deceived consumers into signing up for discount clubs and[Read More…]
Law and Order
Attorney General Madigan: Peoria Area Businessman Sentenced on Charges of Filing False Tax Return and Mail Fraud
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a Peoria area gas station owner was sentenced to federal prison in return for his guilty plea to state and federal charges of mail fraud and filing a false tax return. Lakhvir Nijher, also known as Tony Nijher, 51, of Metamora,[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Former Crainville Official Appears in Court on Theft, Official Misconduct Charges
Former Water Dept. Official Indicted on Charges of Stealing Nearly $71,000 in Village Funds Springfield—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced yesterday that a Crainville woman will return to court October 28 for a preliminary hearing for allegedly stealing nearly $71,000 from the village. Linda Harvill, 62, was charged[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for October 6, 2013
Deputy Chief Chris Mannino took this photo of another officer in Washington, D.C. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) 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[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Man Admits Conspiring with Alleged Members of Organized Crime Family and Others in Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2013. A Pennsylvania man today admitted he conspired to defraud FIRSTPLUS Financial Group Inc. (FPFG), a Texas-based financial services company allegedly targeted for extortionate takeover and looting by a group led by alleged Lucchese organized crime family member Nicodemo S. Scarfo. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman[Read More…]
Former Employee of Florida Property Management Company Sentenced to Serve Time in Prison for Wire Fraud
Scheme Affected U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mortgage Guarantee Program Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2013. A former residential sales manager of a Florida property management company was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, in Orlando, for his participation[Read More…]
Two New Jersey Investors Plead Guilty for Their Roles in Bid-rigging Schemes at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions
Investigation Has Yielded 14 Guilty Pleas Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2013. Two financial investors who purchased municipal tax liens pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions conducted by New Jersey municipalities for the sale of those tax liens, the Department of Justice announced. A[Read More…]
Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supply Company Indicted in $4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2013. A former owner of a Los Angeles medical equipment supply company has been indicted for allegedly engaging in a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of[Read More…]
Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Clinic Management Company Indicted in $13 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2013. The former owner of a Los Angeles medical clinic management company has been indicted for his role in a $13 million scheme to defraud Medicare. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District[Read More…]
FBI: Ten Defendants Indicted in Alleged $14.5 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme That Resulted in $8 Million Loss to Lenders
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Ten defendants, including five licensed loan originators, were indicted September 25 for allegedly participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately 52 residential mortgage loans totaling at least $14.5 million from various lenders. The indictment alleges that the mortgages were obtained to finance the purchase of various properties,[Read More…]
