29 Individuals Have Agreed to Plead Guilty to Date WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2013. Two Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Felony[Read More…]
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HHS Reaches Civil Rights Settlement With National Senior Care Provider
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has entered into a settlement agreement with Genesis HealthCare (Genesis), one of the nation’s largest providers of senior care. OCR Director Leon Rodriguez today announced that Genesis is working with OCR to implement[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Over Discrimination Against People with Hepatitis B
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School (UMDNJ) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The settlement resolves complaints that the UMDNJ School of Medicine and the UMDNJ School of[Read More…]
Par Pharmaceuticals Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $45 Million to Resolve Civil and Criminal Allegations Related to Off-Label Marketing
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. New Jersey-based Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc. pleaded guilty in federal court today and agreed to pay $45 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability in the company’s promotion of its prescription drug Megace ES for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food[Read More…]
Former U.S. Consulate Guard Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Attempting to Communicate National Defense Information to China
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. Bryan Underwood, a former civilian guard at a U.S. Consulate compound under construction in China, was sentenced today to nine years in prison in connection with his efforts to sell for personal financial gain classified photographs, information and access related to the U.S. Consulate to China’s[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for March 5, 2013
Fir Street was covered with snow Tuesday afternoon as Park Forest got hit with a late winter storm. (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[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Settlement to Resolve Illegal Dumping of Hazardous Waste in DeSoto Landfill
Springfield–(ENEWSWPF)–March 4, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today the filing of a settlement with a Union County firm accused of illegally dumping hazardous waste materials in an area landfill. The settlement resolves a four-count complaint filed in Union County Circuit Court against Freeman Environmental Services, Inc., (FES) of Herrin.[Read More…]
Two in Park Forest Charged with Sexual Assault, Home Invasion
James Romaine, age 22. (Photo: PFPD) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police arrested and charged a 22-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy in connection with a sexual assault and home invasion in the 300 block of Somonauk Street, according to police. According to a release from the Park Forest Police[Read More…]
Department of Justice Settles Two Civil Complaints Against Two Employers for Violations of Federal Statutes Relating to Military Reserve Duty
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. A settlement agreement was filed in U.S. District Court in Denver resolving a complaint alleging that two employers, Delaware Resource Group of Oklahoma LLC (DRG), and FlightSafety Services Corporation (FlightSafety), violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by not paying money[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan, Department of Revenue: Arrest of Chicago Gas Station Owner Made in Larges Sales Tax Fraud Case
Ongoing Operation Nets Nearly $75 Million from Gas Station Owners in Unpaid Sales Tax Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) on Friday announced the arrest of a Chicago area gas station owner for defrauding the state of more than $975,000 in gasoline[Read More…]
