Springfield —(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today applauded the members of the Illinois House of Representatives after it passed her proposal to allow nursing home residents and their families to place video or audio monitoring devices in their rooms to help ensure their safety and well-being. House Bill[Read More…]
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IDOT Launches Statewide Listening Tour to Discuss Illinois Infrastructure Needs, Priorities
SPRINGFIELD –-(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. The Illinois Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Illinois Capital Development Board, announced today the start of a series of listening sessions over the next month to discuss the state’s infrastructure needs and the steps required to make sure the right investments are being made[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, April 21, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015 Index for Today’s Briefing SECRETARY KERRY’S TRAVEL VIETNAM IRAN EGYPT TURKEY/SYRIA/REGION IRAN BANGLADESH GREECE HONDURAS YEMEN/IRAN/SAUDI ARABIA/REGION PHILIPPINES/CHINA YEMEN/IRAN CYPRUS/REGION ARMENIA JAPAN UKRAINE/RUSSIA CUBA ARMENIA TRANSCRIPT: MS HARF: Welcome to the daily briefing, everyone. I have two items at the top. First, a travel update. Secretary[Read More…]
United States Files Suit against Michaels Stores Inc. for Failing to Report Serious Safety Hazard in Shattering Glass Vases
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2015. The Department of Justice and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) jointly announced today the filing of a complaint against Michaels Stores Inc. and its subsidiary Michaels Stores Procurement Co. Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Michaels is a publicly[Read More…]
Futures Trader Charged with Illegally Manipulating Stock Market, Contributing to the May 2010 Market ‘Flash Crash’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. A futures trader was arrested in the United Kingdom today on U.S. wire fraud and commodities fraud and manipulation charges in connection with his alleged role in the May 2010 “Flash Crash,” when the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 600 points in five minutes, announced Assistant[Read More…]
Family Dermatology PcCAgrees to Pay United States More Than $3.2 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. Family Dermatology P.C. which owns and operates a dermatopathology laboratory in Georgia and a number of dermatology practices throughout the Eastern United States, has agreed to pay the United States $3,247,835 plus interest to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in[Read More…]
Convicted Bank Robber, Drug Dealer and Two Others Sentenced to Prison for $1 Million Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. Four Portland, Oregon, residents were sentenced today in the U.S. District Court in Portland for a multi-year stolen identity tax refund scheme to defraud the United States of more than $1 million in tax refunds, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice[Read More…]
Texas-Based Citizens Medical Center Agrees to Pay United States $21.75 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. Citizens Medical Center, a county-owned hospital in Victoria, Texas, has agreed to pay the United States $21,750,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced today. “The Department of Justice has[Read More…]
Operator of Detroit Adult Day Care Center and Two Home Health Care Company Owners Sentenced in $29 Million Medicare Fraud Conspiracy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. The former operator of a Detroit adult day care center and two former owners of Detroit-area home health care companies were sentenced to prison today for their roles in a $29 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Justice Department Announces Investigations of the Ville Platte, Louisiana, Police Department and the Evangelnie Parish Sheriff’s Office
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that it has opened pattern or practice investigations into the use of investigative holds by the Ville Platte Police Department (VPPD) and the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office (EPSO). The investigations will focus on allegations that VPPD and EPSO officers use “investigative[Read More…]
