CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. A Logan County Judge ordered convicted tax protester Gaylon Harrell to file his back tax returns and pay any taxes, penalties and fines owed to the Illinois Department of Revenue and the court system of Logan County. This action came after Harrell failed to comply with the[Read More…]
Law and Order
Manssor Arbabsiar Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Conspiring with Iranian Military Officials to Assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to U.S.
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. Manssor Arbabsiar, aka “Mansour Arbabsiar,” was sentenced today in New York City federal court to 25 years in prison for participating in a plot to murder the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. while the Ambassador was in the U.S., announced John Carlin, Acting Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
Federal Government Indicts Sutter Memorial for Violating Labor Law-Trial Set for August 5
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. The federal agency that oversees labor law has ordered Memorial Medical Center, a Sutter facility located in Modesto, to stand trial on charges that it violated RNs’ right of free speech, guaranteed under federal labor law. An administrative law judge of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will[Read More…]
Louisiana Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Covering up Assault on an Inmate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Jason Giroir, 35, a former correctional officer with the Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) in Angola, La., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge James J. Brady for the Middle District of Louisiana for his role in covering up an incident in which correctional officers used excessive[Read More…]
Former Puerto Rico Police Officers Convicted of Extorting a Defendant for $50,000
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Two former police officers with the Police of Puerto Rico were convicted of attempting to extort a commonwealth defendant and soliciting bribe payments of $50,000, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez of the[Read More…]
Former Navy Reservist Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of Multiple Minors to Produce Child Pornography
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Anthony K. Mastrogiovanni, 30, of Crofton, Md., pleaded guilty today to the sexual exploitation of minors to produce child pornography. The guilty plea was announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod[Read More…]
New York State Assembly Passes Legislation To Fix Marijuana Possession Law
New Poll Shows Strong Majority of New Yorkers Support Reform; Assemblymembers, Advocates, and Community Members Call On Senate to Act In Last Decade, Police Spent 1 Million Hours Arresting Nearly 500,000 People for Possessing Small Amounts of Marijuana, Costing Taxpayers $600 Million ALBANY–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Today, the New York State[Read More…]
French Oil and Gas Company, Total, S.A., Charged in the United States and France in Connection with an International Bribery Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Total, S.A., a French oil and gas company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange, has agreed to pay a $245.2 million monetary penalty to resolve charges related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with illegal payments made through third[Read More…]
Former Corporate Officers of China-Based Oil and Gas Company Charged with Fraud and False Statements
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2013. The former president and CEO, and the former vice president of corporate finance of China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited (CNEP), an oil and gas company whose stock is traded in the United States, have been charged with defrauding investors in connection with public offerings of stock.[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Coercing and Enticing a Minor to Perform in an Online Sex Show
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2013. A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to serve 12 years in prison for coercing and enticing a minor and possessing child pornography, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania David J. Hickton;[Read More…]
