WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2012. Brent E. Wells, a former police sergeant with the East Alton, Ill., Police Department, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis, Ill., to violating the civil rights of a civilian by assaulting the man during an arrest in front of Wells’s home on[Read More…]
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United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Illinois-Based Lifewatch Services
Chicago-Area Firm Allegedly Improperly Billed Medicare for Ambulatory Cardiac Telemetry Services WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2012. LifeWatch Services Inc., a Rosemont, Ill.-based company, has agreed to pay the United States $18.5 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims to federal health care programs, the Justice Department announced today. The[Read More…]
Guns and Alcohol a Bad Mix for Two Charged After Sunday Standoff on Marquette Street
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Gun shots startled neighbors awake in the 200 block of Marquette Street and other nearby homes on the morning on March 18. Police say it was after a night of drinking that two men decided to fire a gun into the air. The two were charged with[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Announce Arrest and Charges in US Bank Robbery
Brandon Carr, age 41. (Photo: PFPD) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police issued a press release Thursday regarding the arrest of the suspect in the February 28, 2012, bank robbery at US Bank in Park Forest. The release says that Park Forest police, working in cooperation with the Federal[Read More…]
Fraud Sentencing Emphasizes Prevention Efforts
Do Not Pay Someone to File a Benefit Claim CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. A federal appeals court has upheld the 96-month prison sentence imposed upon a Chicago woman who defrauded the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) of more than $700,000. Jay Rowell, the Director of IDES, said the ruling[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for March 22, 2012
The Park Forest Police Station. (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 to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Noted Scientist Sentenced to 13-Year Prison Term for Attempted Espionage, Fraud and Tax Charges
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2012. Stewart David Nozette, 54, a scientist who once worked for the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the White House’s National Space Council, was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for attempted espionage, conspiracy to defraud the United[Read More…]
Two PA Judges Plead Guilty To Taking Bribes For Placing Youths in Privately Owned Jails (Video)
Pennsylvania-(ENEWSPF)- Ripped from Law and Order: SVU, an unprecedented case of judicial corruption is unfolding in Pennsylvania. Several hundred families have filed a class-action lawsuit against two former judges whove pleaded guilty to taking bribes in return for placing youths in privately owned jails. Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Respond to Early Morning Shots Sunday on Marquette Street
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department issued a press release regarding reports of shots fired Sunday morning in the area of Marquette and Mohawk Streets. According to the release, police responded at approximately 4:42 AM on March 18, 2012, after neighbors reported the sound of shots being fired.[Read More…]
FBI: Physician Who Operated South Side Medical Clinic Convicted of Health Care Fraud
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury on March 13 convicted Dr. Jaswinder Rai Chhibber, a physician who operated a south side medical clinic, of engaging in a health care fraud scheme between 2007 and July 2010, federal law enforcement officials announced today. Chhibber, who operated the former Cottage Grove Community Medical[Read More…]
