OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–January 3, 2013. I vividly remember seeing the D.A.R.E. car cruising around my low income neighborhood growing up. The officers inside would stop every once in awhile, turn on their lights to draw attention, then handed all the kids that came to look a bunch of drug war propaganda. It’s[Read More…]
Law and Order
Activists Decry Bogus Felony Charges Targeting Peaceful Protester at New Year’s Eve Jail Solidarity Action
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–January 2, 2013. Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’ office has slapped another local political activist with bogus felony charges stemming from a County sheriff’s attack on a peaceful prisoner solidarity demonstration at Cook County Jail on New Year’s Eve. The solidarity action turned unnecessarily violent when Cook County sheriffs attacked protesters[Read More…]
New Laws Backed by Attorney General Madigan Take Effect on Tuesday
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–December 31, 2012. New laws that protect phone customers against bogus charges, crack down on tax cheats and strengthen child sex offender registration requirements are among the measures initiated by Attorney General Lisa Madigan in the 2012 legislative session that will take effect Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. “My office’s legislative[Read More…]
Illinois-based Hardware Distributor W.W. Grainger Pays US $70 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2012. W.W. Grainger Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $70 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims under contracts with the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Postal Services (USPS), the Department of Justice announced yesterday. Grainger is a national hardware[Read More…]
Clinical Director for Miami-based Health Care Clinic Sentenced to Prison for Role in $50 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2012. A former clinical director for Biscayne Milieu, a Miami-based mental-health clinic, was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving the submission of more than $50 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer[Read More…]
FBI: Hogsett Announces Sentencing of Indianapolis Defendants in Terre Haute-Area Meth Ring
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today that Nicholas Ceja, age 40, and Constantino Cejas, age 47, both of Indianapolis, have been sentenced for their roles in a drug trafficking operation that was responsible for distributing large amounts of methamphetamine in the Terre Haute area. Before[Read More…]
FBI: Kevin M. Walker Named Equal Employment Opportunity Officer
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Director Robert S. Mueller, III has named Kevin M. Walker Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Officer. In this role, he will oversee the discrimination complaint process, the DOJ Mediator Corps, the reasonable accommodation process, and the sign language interpreter program. Mr. Walker most recently served as the acting deputy[Read More…]
Amgen to Pay Nearly $2 Million for Defrauding Illinois Medicaid Program
Attorney General Announces Settlement with Amgen Inc. over Kickbacks, Illegal Marketing of Drugs that Defrauded State & Federal Health Care Programs Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined her state counterparts across the country and the federal government today to announce a $612 million settlement with the pharmaceutical company[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues ‘The Entertainment Project’ Music Camp
Attorney General Alleges Chicago Company Abruptly Shut Down, Failed to Refund Parents More Than $40,000 Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against The Entertainment Project music camp that abruptly shut down earlier this year and failed to refund more than $40,000 to Chicago area parents.[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Two Lawsuits in Crackdown on New Form of Mortgage-Related Scam
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday sought to crack down on a new form of “mortgage rescue fraud,” filing lawsuits against two companies for preying on struggling homeowners and promising loan assistance while actually adding to their targets’ financial hardship. In this new scam, a fairly new variation[Read More…]
