Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit and proposed an agreed settlement involving a Springfield area business for violating the National Do Not Call Registry by placing numerous solicitation calls to residents on the registry. Madigan filed the lawsuit today in U.S. District Court for the[Read More…]
Law and Order
Detroit-Area Home Health Agency Office Manager Convicted in $5.8 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 18, 2013. A federal jury in Detroit yesterday convicted the office manager of a home health agency for her participation in a $5.8 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan[Read More…]
Gambino Family Administration Member Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Two Murders
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. Following a five-week trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn today found Bartolomeo Vernace, a member of the administration of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (the “Gambino family”), guilty of a racketeering conspiracy spanning 1978 through 2011. As part of the racketeering conspiracy,[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Seven Sentenced for ID Theft Scheme at Wrigley Field, Chicago Restaurants
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced sentences against seven defendants who illegally obtained personal banking information from patrons visiting Chicago area restaurants and attractions, including Wrigley Field and the Magnificent Mile’s RL Restaurant. Defendants Joseph Woods, Britain E. Woods, Alex Houston, Jenette Farrar, Essence S. Houston, Kenyetta[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Building Owner, Contractor to Clean Up Asbestos at Chicago Construction Site
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced an agreed order to halt renovation at a hospital and hotel building on Chicago’s North Side until asbestos contamination is cleaned up. The City of Chicago has joined Madigan’s office in seeking the emergency legal action. Cook County Judge Neil Cohen[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Bureau County Food Processor Cited for Illegally Disposing Dairy Waste
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a lawsuit against a Bureau County food processor for discharging high concentrations of wastewater into the village of Walnut’s sewer system and illegally dumping dairy waste on public property. In November 2011, an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) inspector observed a[Read More…]
Chicago Sacred Heart Hospital Owner, Executive, and Four Doctors Arrested in Alleged Medicare Referral Kickback Conspiracy
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The owner and another senior executive of Sacred Heart Hospital and four physicians affiliated with the west side facility were arrested today for allegedly conspiring to pay and receive illegal kickbacks, including more than $225,000 in cash, along with other forms of payment, in exchange for the referral[Read More…]
U.K. Resident Extradited on Charges He Traveled to Ohio to Have Sex with a Juvenile
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2013. Richard Castle, 46, a resident of the United Kingdom, has been extradited to the United States where he faces charges of coercion of a minor, travelling with intent to engage in illicit sexual contact with a minor, and transferring obscene material to minors. The charges are[Read More…]
Parker Drilling Company Resolves FCPA Investigation and Agrees to Pay $11.76 Million Penalty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2013. Parker Drilling Company, a publicly listed drilling-services company, headquartered in Houston, has agreed to pay an $11.76 million penalty to resolve charges related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for authorizing payment to an intermediary, knowing that the payment would be used to corruptly influence[Read More…]
Cameron Douglas’ Sentence is Upheld in NY Court
Douglas Received Longest-Ever Sentence of 5 Extra Years in Prison for Relapse Ruling Flies in Face of Nation’s Leading Medical and Substance Abuse Experts Who Signed Amicus Brief That Adequate Treatment, Not More Jail Time, is a Better Solution for Both the Individual and Society as a Whole NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April[Read More…]
