Department Continues to Litigate Against Apple Inc. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2013. The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC, which does business as Macmillan, and will continue to litigate against Apple Inc. for conspiring with Macmillan and four of the other largest U.S.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. Everett Dwayne Avery, 26, of Detroit, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John Corbett O’Meara after pleading guilty to committing a hate crime by assaulting a man because the man was gay. Avery was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison to be followed by three years of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. St. Joseph’s Medical Center, a hospital located in Towson, Md., has reached a settlement with the United States to pay $4.9 million in connection with its submission of false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs, the Justice Department announced today.   This settlement[Read More…]

Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that the following indictments were returned on February 7, 2013: Stacy Davis, 45, of Gary, Indiana, was charged in an indictment with the robbery of Chase Bank in Merrillville, Indiana, and Fifth Third bank in Munster, Indiana. These charges were filed as[Read More…]

Settlements will Yield more than $1.6 Million and Conclude Sweep against Online Affiliate Marketers and Networks Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. The marketers behind an online scheme that the Federal Trade Commission charged with deceptively using fake news websites to market acai berry supplements and other weight-loss products have agreed to[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2013. Louis Daniel Smith, 42, and Karis Delong, 38, both of Ashland, Ore., were charged with defrauding regulators and suppliers in a scheme to manufacture and sell industrial bleach as a cure for numerous illnesses, including arthritis, cancer, and the seasonal flu.   Also charged were Chris[Read More…]

New Jersey Civil Child Abuse Laws Do Not Authorize State Jurisdiction Over Pregnant Women; Drug Tests Are Not Predictors of Parenting Ability NEW JERSEY–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2013. Today, in a major victory for New Jersey’s pregnant women and families, the New Jersey Supreme Court announced a unanimous opinion in New Jersey[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2013. Five individuals and five corporations have been charged in an indictment unsealed today in Brooklyn, N.Y., for allegedly importing hazardous and counterfeit toys from China for sale in the United States, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for[Read More…]

Second Financial Institution to Plead Guilty to Libor Fraud and Pay Substantial Criminal Penalties; RBS Parent Company Also Admits Fault in Deferred Prosecution Agreement Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2013. RBS Securities Japan Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS), has agreed to plead guilty to[Read More…]

American Tax Relief Scheme Bilked Consumers With False Promises They Qualified for IRS Programs to Reduce Tax Debts Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2013. Under an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, the defendants in a scheme that allegedly bilked consumers out of more than $100 million by falsely claiming they could[Read More…]