Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013. A federal jury in Montgomery, Ala., found James Timothy Turner, also known as Tim Turner, guilty late Friday of conspiracy to defraud the United States, attempting to pay taxes with fictitious financial instruments, attempting to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), failing to file a[Read More…]
Law and Order
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for March 22, 2013
A winter past at the Park Forest Police Station. (ENEWSPF) 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[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Multiple Charges for Sexual Assault and Child Pornography in Operatio Glass House Arrest in Madison County
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. A Roxana man is jailed on $200,000 bond and charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and child pornography after his arrest as part of Operation Glass House, Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s initiative that targets the most active traffickers who download and trade child pornography online. Brian[Read More…]
FTC Returns More than $1.1 Million to Victims of Operation Involving Allegedly Bogus Health Insurance
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2013. The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 50,395 refund checks totaling more than $1.1 million to consumers who were victimized by a telemarketing operation that allegedly tricked them into buying worthless medical discount plans. In June 2012, the FTC announced that it halted the scam. Under several[Read More…]
Hospice of Arizona and Related Entities Pay $12 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. Hospice of Arizona L.C., along with a related entity, American Hospice Management LLC, and their parent corporation, American Hospice Management Holdings LLC, have agreed to pay $12 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing the submission of false[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles with Georgia School District to Re-Zone Schools and Ensure Desegregation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. The Department of Justice announced last week that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the McDuffie County Schools in Georgia to modify the zoning of the district’s elementary schools and ensure the school district complies with other obligations to desegregate its schools in the[Read More…]
Retailers Agree to Settle FTC Charges They Marketed Real Fur Products as Fake Fur
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. Three clothing retailers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers by marketing that products contained “faux fur,” when in fact, the products contained real fur. In administrative complaints, the FTC alleged that The Neiman Marcus Group Inc., DrJays.com Inc., and Eminent[Read More…]
FBI: Robbery of Fifth Third Bank Branch in Winfield
(PHOTO FBI) Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A bank robbery occurred earlier March 14 at the Fifth Third Bank branch located at 1N111 County Line Road in Winfield, Illinois. The robber, described by witnesses as a male/white with dark eyes, approximately 5’11” tall, 30 to 40 years of age, was well-covered at the[Read More…]
Former Department of Health and Human Services Employee Pleads Guilty in Washington to Wire Fraud Charge in Retention Bonus Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2013. An employee of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS-ASPR) pleaded guilty today in Washington, D.C., to defrauding the United States by submitting fraudulent employment offers in order to claim retention bonuses totaling $138,875, announced Acting[Read More…]
Two California Men Charged in Boston with Computer Hacking in Connection with Gift Card Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2013. Two California men have been charged in an indictment unsealed today in Boston with remotely hacking into merchants’ computerized cash registers in order to obtain fraudulent gift cards, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz[Read More…]
