Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that a grand jury sitting in Fort Wayne, Indiana returned the following indictments on July 24, 2013: Keana M. Davis, 33, and Amanda McBride, 30, both of Fort Wayne, Indiana, are charged in a six-count indictment (respectively) with conspiring to distribute[Read More…]
Law and Order
FBI: Two Defendants Indicted in Alleged Bank Robbery Attempt in Richmond During Which Third Suspect was Fatally Shot
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two defendants who were arrested in May after they allegedly attempted to rob a bank in Richmond, Illinois, and during which a third suspect was fatally shot, will be arraigned on federal charges tomorrow, July 31, in U.S. District in Chicago. The defendants, Aaron Russell and Roberto Favela,[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces $491 Million Settlement Over Illegal Drug Marketing Claims
Attorney General: Illinois Will Receive $5.5 Million for False Claims to Medicaid Program Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a joint $491 million federal and state settlement to resolve civil and criminal allegations that pharmaceutical manufacturer Wyeth illegally marketed an organ transplant anti-rejection drug for unauthorized uses[Read More…]
Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board Developing Curriculum to Instruct Police Officers on Implementation of State’s New Concealed Carry Law
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) today announced it is working to develop a curriculum that will help police officers understand the state’s new concealed carry law, enacted by the legislature on July 9, and provide instruction for how to interact with armed[Read More…]
Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supply Company Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud Medicare
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. The owner and operator of a durable medical equipment (DME) supply company was sentenced today to serve 24 months in prison for conspiring to submit nearly $1 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S.[Read More…]
Former Senior Executive of French Power Company Charged in Connection with Foreign Bribery Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. A former senior executive of a French power and transportation company has been charged in a second superseding indictment for his alleged participation in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting[Read More…]
Department of Justice Announces Agreement with Liechtenstein Bank to Pay $23.8 Million to Resolve Criminal Tax Investigation
Bank, with Assistance of Liechtenstein Government, Produced Account Files of More Than 200 Non-compliant U.s. Taxpayers Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. Kathryn Keneally, the Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division of the Department of Justice, Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Richard Weber,[Read More…]
Judge Agrees With FTC: Scammers Debited Payday Loan Applicants’ Bank Accounts Without Their Consent; Consumers Entitled to More Than $9.5 Million in Refunds
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. A federal judge has found in favor of the Federal Trade Commission in its case against an online operation that illegally debited consumers’ bank accounts when they visited the defendants’ websites seeking payday loans. The FTC will seek a court order requiring the defendants to return[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Knox County Man Arrested for Child Pornography
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. A Yates City man has been charged with multiple counts of child pornography as part of Operation Glass House, a statewide initiative Attorney General Lisa Madigan launched to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Kevin E. Martin, 54, is charged with[Read More…]
Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Vero Beach, Fla. Doctor and Medical Practice for Retaliating Against Deaf Couple
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Dr. Hal Brown and Primary Care of the Treasure Coast of Vero Beach, Fla. (PCTC), alleging that the doctor and the medical practice violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by discriminating against Susan[Read More…]
