Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2012. Pfizer Inc. will pay $55 million plus interest to resolve allegations that Wyeth LLC illegally introduced and caused the introduction into interstate commerce of a misbranded drug, Protonix, between February 2000 and June 2001, the Justice Department announced today. Wyeth manufactured and promoted Protonix tablets.[Read More…]
Law and Order
Victims of Police Crimes Demand That Alvarez Either Make Radical Changes in Her Department or Resign
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2012. Victims of crimes committed by Chicago Police, and their family members, 27 in all, have demanded that Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez either adopt major reforms to her department of resign. In an open letter to Alvarez they cite 15 instances of cases of police crimes,[Read More…]
FBI, International Law Enforcement Disrupt International Organized Cyber Crime Ring Related to Butterfly Botnet
Washington-(ENEWSPF)- The Department of Justice and the FBI, along with international law enforcement partners, announced the arrests of 10 individuals from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, New Zealand, Peru, the United Kingdom, and the United States and the execution of numerous search warrants and interviews. The operation identified international cyber[Read More…]
Chicago Man Sentenced to Nearly 10 Years in Prison for Planning Travel to Somalia to Join al Shabaab in Jihad Combat
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man was sentenced today to nearly 10 years in federal prison for planning to travel to Somalia in 2010 to engage in jihadist fighting for a foreign terrorist organization. The defendant, SHAKER MASRI, pleaded guilty in July to attempting to provide material support to al Shabaab, a[Read More…]
HSBC Holdings Plc. and HSBC Bank USA N.A. Admit to Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Violations, Forfeit $1.256 Billion in Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Bank Agrees to Enhanced Compliance Obligations, Oversight by Monitor in Connection with Five-year Agreement WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2012. HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC Group) – a United Kingdom corporation headquartered in London – and HSBC Bank USA N.A. (HSBC Bank USA) (together, HSBC) – a federally chartered banking corporation headquartered in McLean,[Read More…]
Standard Chartered Bank Agrees to Forfeit $227 Million for Illegal Transactions with Iran, Sudan, Libya, and Burma
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2012. Standard Chartered Bank, a financial institution headquartered in London, has agreed to forfeit $227 million to the Justice Department for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The bank has agreed to the forfeiture as part of a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for December 8, 2012
Park Forest Police Officers Jim Kessler and Chris Mannino. (Photo: 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[Read More…]
Healthpoint Ltd. to Pay up to $48 Million for False Medicaid and Medicare Claims for Unapproved Prescription Drug
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2012. Healthpoint Ltd. and DFB Pharmaceuticals will pay up to $48 million to resolve allegations that Healthpoint caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare and Medicaid for an unapproved drug, Xenaderm, which was ineligible for reimbursement by those programs, the Justice Department announced today. Under[Read More…]
Oscar Winning Actor Morgan Freeman Narrates Groundbreaking New Documentary ‘Breaking the Taboo’
Features interviews with former President Carter, and former President Clinton on global drug laws. First movie made by indie documentary maker Sam Branson NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2012. Sundog Pictures announced today the release of their first feature documentary, “Breaking the Taboo,” which takes a critical look at the global war[Read More…]
Justice Department Recovers Nearly $5 Billion in False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2012
Largest Annual Recovery in Department History Department Also Sets Records for Health Care and Mortgage Fraud Recoveries And Recoveries in Whistleblower Suits Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. The Justice Department secured $4.9 billion in settlements and judgments in civil cases involving fraud against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept.[Read More…]
