Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. Gary Battaglini was sentenced today to serve 96 months in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy involving loan sharking and illegal gambling, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern District[Read More…]
Law and Order
Contrack International Inc. Agrees to Pay $3.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. Contrack International Inc., a global design and construction company headquartered in McLean, Va., has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contracts, the Justice Department announced today. “Misrepresentations during contract[Read More…]
FBI: Edwardsville Resident Indicted on Child Pornography Charge
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Christopher P. Hill, 54, of Edwardsville, Illinois, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for knowingly receiving child pornography, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton announced. The one-count indictment charges that from November 2011 to January 2013, Hill allegedly used[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for Sex Discrimination
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit, against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), alleging that CDCR discriminated against Joe B. Cummings on the basis of his sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,[Read More…]
Las Vegas Agent Convicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. A Las Vegas mortgage agent has been convicted for his role in a “cash back at closing” mortgage fraud scheme that netted $1.43 million in fraudulent mortgage loans, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden[Read More…]
Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Underboss Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. Joseph Massimino was sentenced today to serve 188 months in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy involving extortion, loan sharking and illegal gambling, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for July 11, 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…]
Former U.S. Army Reserve Captain Pleads Guilty in Nevada to Bribery Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. A former U.S. Army Reserve captain pleaded guilty today to accepting more than $90,000 in bribes from contractors while he was deployed to Iraq, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of the District[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Erie County, N.Y., Over Disability Discrimination
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. The Justice Department today announced it filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York against Erie County, N.Y., alleging that the county discriminated against an employee with a disability. The department simultaneously filed a consent decree to resolve the[Read More…]
Former Preschool Director Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2013. The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Susan C. Valentine, a resident of Fairfax County, Va., pleaded guilty today to tax evasion. According to documents filed with the court, Valentine was the former director at the Epiphany Weekday School (EWS) in Alexandria,[Read More…]
