Connie Knight Conducted Fraudulent Hazardous Waste Safety Training for Those Seeking Employment in Oil Spill Cleanup Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. Connie M. Knight, 46, previously of Belle Chasse, La., pleaded guilty in federal court in New Orleans today to three felony criminal charges and one misdemeanor criminal charge for creating[Read More…]
Law and Order
Former Co-Owner of Contracting Company Sentenced in San Antonio to 30 Months in Prison for Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Government
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. A former co-owner of a U.S. civilian contractor company was sentenced today in San Antonio to serve 30 months in prison for falsifying official documents in connection with Iraq reconstruction government contracts, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and[Read More…]
David Coleman Headley Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Role in India and Denmark Terror Plots
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. David Coleman Headley, a U.S. citizen partly of Pakistani descent, was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for a dozen federal terrorism crimes relating to his role in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, and a subsequent proposed attack on a newspaper[Read More…]
Court Bans Operators of Allegedly Deceptive Timeshare Scheme From the Timeshare Business, Orders $6.3 Million Judgment
FTC Alleged that Defendants Falsely Claimed They Had Buyers Lined Up for Consumers’ Properties Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. As the result of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) action, the operators of a scheme that allegedly deceived consumers who were trying to sell their timeshare properties are permanently banned from the[Read More…]
Former Miami Clinic Director Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Role in HIV Infusion Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. A former Miami HIV infusion clinic director was sentenced yesterday to serve 70 months in prison for his role in a $26.2 million HIV infusion fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Employment Security Director Jay Rowell Statement Following Federal Indictment Of 32 Defendants for $874,000 in Unemployment Insurance Fraud
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2013. Jay Rowell, Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), issued the following statement today after acting U.S. Attorney Gary S. Shapiro’s office announced criminal charges alleging unemployment insurance fraud. The IDES identified the suspects, brought the case to federal prosecutors and provided detailed analysis critical[Read More…]
Ohio Woman Sues Over Unlawful Arrest Resulting From Racial Profiling
Mother of Two Was Handcuffed, Detained And Strip-Searched After A Flight Because Of Her Ethnicity DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. An Ohio mother of two who was unlawfully arrested, detained and strip-searched because of her ethnicity filed a lawsuit today against Frontier Airlines, Detroit Metro Airport officials and federal authorities. Shoshana Hebshi,[Read More…]
Missouri Man Sentenced for Firearm Offense
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Lavon C. Lashley, 36, from St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced on January 15, 2013, in District Court in East St. Louis, Illinois, on one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R.[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports/Blotter for January 20, 2013
Commander Chris Mannino took this photo of another officer in Washington, D.C. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) 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[Read More…]
Police: Juvenile’s Cell Phone Stolen At Gunpoint
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police are investigating the armed robbery of a juvenile who reportedly had his HTC Wildfire cell phone stolen at gunpoint last Sunday evening near Forest Trail Middle School. Police were dispatched to the 200 block of Wilson Street on January 12 at 7:46 PM to[Read More…]
