Facility Posed West Nile Virus Threat Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced that an Iroquois County automotive and salvage operation will pay a substantial civil penalty for illegally storing and disposing of used tires. The company also has been ordered to transfer thousands of used tires and[Read More…]
Law and Order
Federal Judge Grants FDA Request for Consent Decree With Idaho Farm
T&T Cattle and T&T Cattle Pearl illegally administered new animal drugs Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2013. The U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against owner Gregory T. Troost, doing business as T&T Cattle and T&T Cattle Pearl, and manager Mark A.[Read More…]
Owners of Home Health Companies and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in Miami for Role in $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2013. The owners and operators of several Miami home health care agencies and a patient recruiter pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Trust Care Health Services Inc. (Trust Care). Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of[Read More…]
Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Investigations Have Yielded 36 Plea Agreements to Date Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2013. A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Felony[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for September 5, 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…]
Two Romanian Nationals Sentenced to Prison for Scheme to Steal Payment Card Data
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2013. Adrian-Tiberiu Oprea, 29, of Constanta, Romania, and Iulian Dolan, 28, of Craiova, Romania, were sentenced today to serve 15 years and seven years in prison, respectively, for participating in an international, multimillion-dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of U.S.[Read More…]
Two Patient Recruiters of Miami Home Health Company Plead Guilty in $48 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2013. Two patient recruiters of a Miami health care company pleaded guilty late yesterday for their participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Company for Long Distance Phone Scam
Attorney General Says Delaware Company Targeted Spanish Speakers, Added Costly Long-Distance Service Without Authorization Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against a telecommunications company alleging it scammed Illinois residents by billing them for costly long-distance service they never authorized. Madigan filed the lawsuit earlier today[Read More…]
Three Former Broker-dealer Employees Plead Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Bribery of Foreign Officials, Money Laundering and Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2013. Three employees of a New York-based U.S. broker-dealer have pleaded guilty for their roles in bribery schemes involving two state economic development banks in Venezuela. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of[Read More…]
FBI: Chicago-Area Man Indicted for Allegedly Obstructing Justice and Soliciting the Murder of an Undercover FBI Agent
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Hillside man was indicted today on federal charges for allegedly soliciting the murder of an undercover FBI agent after the defendant was arrested last September and charged with attempting to detonate a purported bomb outside a bar in downtown Chicago. The defendant, Adel Daoud, was charged with[Read More…]
