Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a $784.6 million settlement with Wyeth pharmaceutical company, a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., to resolve allegations that Wyeth knowingly underpaid rebates owed under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program for sales of Protonix Oral and Protonix IV. Illinois will receive more than $4.8 million[Read More…]
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Madigan Reaches $18.5 Million Settlement With Peoples Gas For Misleading Consumers About Its Costly Accelerated Main Replacement Program
Attorney General Madigan Continues to Probe Costly Program to Hold WEC Energy Group and Peoples Gas Accountable for Delivering Affordable & Safe Service to Illinois Consumers Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced two settlements with Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company (Peoples) and its parent company, Integrys Energy Group, which[Read More…]
Former Northwestern University Police Officer Charged In Second Child Pornography Case
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former Northwestern University Police Lieutenant who ran a home photography business is facing child pornography charges in a second case in which he is alleged to have taken pornographic photos of a teenage girl, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Ronald Godby, 53,[Read More…]
Chicago Man Sentenced To 38 Year Prison Sentence For 2014 Murder Of Jitney Cab Driver
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man was sentenced to 38 years in prison for his role in connection with the shooting death of a jitney cab driver as the victim sat in his car waiting for a passenger in 2014, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Courtney[Read More…]
Joliet Man Charged with Arson for Allegedly Setting Fire to His Employer’s Warehouse in Woodridge
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2016. A Joliet man was charged with arson today for allegedly causing a fire that destroyed his employer’s furniture distribution center in west suburban Woodridge. RUBEN ANTONIO OCHOA CRUZ, a high lift operator in the warehouse, used a Bic lighter to spark the fire on April 21,[Read More…]
Disbarred Illinois Attorney Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Deceiving Homeowners in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. A disbarred Illinois lawyer has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme that bilked lenders and vulnerable homeowners out of more than $725,000. AVALON BETTS-GASTON contrived fraudulent real estate transactions to defraud homeowners and financial[Read More…]
Convicted Felon from Hickory Hills Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Rifles and a Shotgun
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016. A convicted felon from southwest suburban Hickory Hills was sentenced today to more than six years in federal prison for illegally possessing several firearms with obliterated serial numbers. STEVEN RILEY, 24, sold a 20-gauge shotgun, two rifles and 40 rounds of assorted ammunition to an[Read More…]
Glenview Man Pleads Guilty to Perjury Charge for Lying to Federal Grand Jury Investigating Possible Hiring Violations in Cook County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. A Glenview man who was hired by the Cook County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office after loaning $15,000 to a company controlled by the Clerk’s husband pleaded guilty to a perjury charge yesterday for lying during testimony before a federal grand jury. SIVASUBRAMANI RAJARAM admitted in a[Read More…]
Former Evanston Man Sentenced to over 19 Years for Robbing First Federal Savings Bank in Rock Falls
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. A former Evanston, Ill. man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court on a federal bank robbery charge. The defendant, CONRAD J. GONZALEZ, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to 234 months in federal prison, and ordered to serve 3 years of supervised[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Head of Schaumburg Home Health Company in Scheme to Fraudulently Bill Medicare for Unnecessary Care
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. A federal jury has convicted the head of a Schaumburg home health company on fraud charges for scheming to bill Medicare for millions of dollars in unnecessary services. As the manager of Suburban Home Physicians, which did business as Doctor at Home, DIANA JOCELYN GUMILA directed employees[Read More…]
