CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2011.  More than a year after uncovering a horrific scandal at Burr Oak Cemetery, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart detailed new concerns about what he has learned are common practices in the cemetery industry – practices he said are not only disturbing, but which also threaten to[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2011.  The Medicare Fraud Strike Force today charged 111 defendants in nine cities, including doctors, nurses, health care company owners and executives, and others, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving more than $225 million in false billing, announced Attorney General Eric Holder, Health and Human[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2011.  A national home security company based in northwest suburban Cook County has been accused in a consumer fraud lawsuit of ripping off customers by providing false and misleading information about the company’s cancellation policies, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced today. CastleRock Security Inc., of Arlington[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2011.  A Cook County Jail inmate awaiting trial on a residential burglary charge has been charged with attempting to recruit a hit man to kill a female witness in his pending criminal case, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced today. Juan Vanga, 18, has been charged with[Read More…]

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, announced today that Christopher and Tiffany Welton, 38 and 35 respectively, of Indianapolis, were each sentenced to 36 months’ probation today by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt following their guilty plea to two counts of bankruptcy fraud. Six months of the[Read More…]

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, announced that attorney Robert A. Drew, 68, of Marion, Ill., was indicted today with attempting to provide heroin to an inmate of the Federal Correctional Complex – Terre Haute. The indictment is the result of a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2011.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced that an Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) caseworker was arraigned on fraud and official misconduct charges for allegedly bilking the state out of thousands of dollars. Margarita Lopez, 45, of Chicago pleaded not guilty yesterday in Cook County Circuit Court[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011.  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced the execution of seizure warrants against 10 domain names of websites engaged in the advertisement and distribution of child pornography as part of “Operation Protect Our Children”—a new joint operation between DOJ and[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011.  The following is in response to the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report, “Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI’s Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters” (Report). “The FBI appreciates the efforts, time and expertise of this group of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011.  Twenty individuals, including three doctors, were charged today in the Southern District of Florida for various health care fraud, kickback and money laundering charges related to their alleged participation in a fraud scheme involving approximately $200 million in Medicare billing for purported mental health services, announced the[Read More…]