Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2013. Two Latino men associated with the Compton 155 street gang pleaded guilty today to federal hate crime charges related to a racially motivated attack on African-American juveniles at a residence in Compton, Calif. on New Year’s Eve. Jeffrey Aguilar, 20, who uses the moniker “Terco,” and[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2013. Brandon Shane Mundy, a former police officer of numerous law enforcement agencies, the most recent being the Town Creek, Ala., Police Department was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor to serve five years in prison and three years of supervised release, and[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2013. A pastor and owner of a Los Angeles-area medical supply company was sentenced today for his role in a power wheelchair fraud scheme that defrauded Medicare out of more than $11 million. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2013. Boston Scientific Corp. and its subsidiaries, Guidant LLC, Guidant Sales LLC and Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. (Guidant), have agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations that, between 2002 and 2005, Guidant knowingly sold defective heart devices to health care facilities that in turn implanted the devices[Read More…]

Bern, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013.  Minor marijuana possession offenses have been reclassified as fine-only offenses under a new Swiss law that went into effect earlier this month. Under the law, the possession of up to 10 grams of cannabis by those age 18 or older is punishable by a fine. Those[Read More…]

Settlement Resolves Claims of Deceptive Enrollment in Discount Clubs and Memberships Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2013.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with 47 other attorneys general to announce a $30 million settlement with a Connecticut-based marketing firm, Affinion Group, over allegations it deceived consumers into signing up for discount clubs and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2013.  A Pennsylvania man today admitted he conspired to defraud FIRSTPLUS Financial Group Inc. (FPFG), a Texas-based financial services company allegedly targeted for extortionate takeover and looting by a group led by alleged Lucchese organized crime family member Nicodemo S. Scarfo. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman[Read More…]

Scheme Affected U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mortgage Guarantee Program Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2013.  A former residential sales manager of a Florida property management company was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, in Orlando, for his participation[Read More…]

Investigation Has Yielded 14 Guilty Pleas Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2013.  Two financial investors who purchased municipal tax liens pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions conducted by New Jersey municipalities for the sale of those tax liens, the Department of Justice announced. A[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2013.  A former owner of a Los Angeles medical equipment supply company has been indicted for allegedly engaging in a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of[Read More…]