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…]
Law and Order
Governor Quinn Statement on Passing of Illinois State Trooper James Sauter
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today released the following statement regarding the crash last night that claimed the life of Illinois State Police Trooper James Sauter. “Today the entire state of Illinois mourns the loss of Trooper James Sauter, who worked tirelessly to protect the people of our state.[Read More…]
Federal Appeals Court Upholds $1.57 Million Judgment Against National Union of Healthcare Workers, Sal Rosselli and Other Union Officials
Scathing Decision Finds that Rosselli and Others Diverted Union Resources to Their Own Use, Stole Documents and Equipment, Lied to Workers and the Court, and Deliberately Harmed Union Members SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2013. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District upheld a $1.57 million judgment yesterday against[Read More…]
CDW-Government to Pay U.S. $5,663,902 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2013. CDW-Government LLC (CDW-G) has agreed to pay $5.66 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract, the Justice Department announced today. CDW-G is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illinois-based CDW Corporation and a reseller of[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: State Contractor Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Obtaining Millions in Taxpayer-funded Contracts
Construction Contracts for U of I, SIU Edwardsville Unlawfully Obtained Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced the former president of a Peoria area construction firm pled guilty to fraud in a scheme to obtain millions in taxpayer-funded state contracts. Thomas J. Williams, 81, the former president of[Read More…]
FBI: Terre Haute Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled
Terra Haute, IN-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced this afternoon the arrests of 15 defendants in what is alleged to have been a significant methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking operation in the Wabash Valley. According to an indictment unsealed in federal court today, the drug trafficking was allegedly orchestrated from[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Suit Against Events Scammer Targeting Springfield Area Residents
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against an Illinois man for scamming Springfield area businesses and residents to pay for sponsorships and tickets to martial arts events that never occurred. Madigan filed the lawsuit in Sangamon County Circuit Court against John Dickerson, of Virginia, Ill.,[Read More…]
Michigan Computer Company Owner Sentenced for International Environmental, Counterfeiting Crimes
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. A Michigan computer company and its owner were sentenced yesterday for trafficking in counterfeit goods and services and violating environmental laws. U.S. District Judge David M. Lawson sentenced Mark Jeffrey Glover, to 30 months in prison and a $10,000 fine, and his company, Discount Computers, Inc. (DCI),[Read More…]
Puerto Rico Man Faces Life in Prison for Mass Shooting in 2009
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. Alexis Candelario-Santana, 41, faces life in prison following his conviction of murdering eight people and an unborn child and attempting to murder 19 others during a mass shooting at a Puerto Rico pub in 2009, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Lawsuit Against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan After Michigan Passes Law to Prohibit Health Insurers from Using Most Favored Nation Clauses in Provider Contracts
Michigan Consumers Likely to Benefit from Increased Health Insurance Competition WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. The Department of Justice yesterday filed a motion to dismiss its antitrust lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) after the state of Michigan passed a law that prohibits health insurers from using most favored[Read More…]
