Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former East St. Louis Police officer was sentenced in U.S. District Court on January 31, 2013, for making false statements to federal investigators, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced February 1. Ramon Carpenter, 40, was sentenced to 30 months’[Read More…]

Court is expected to weigh in on whether municipalities can ban distribution, deny patients a legal medication San Francisco, CA—(ENEWSPF)—February 4, 2013. The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow morning at University of San Francisco in a closely watched case that addresses whether local governments can lawfully ban[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. A Maryland man was found guilty by a federal jury yesterday and sentenced today to serve 30 years in prison for his participation in a global online child pornography conspiracy, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. The company that operates Path, an online social networking application, agreed to pay an $800,000 penalty to settle charges that it violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, the Justice Department announced today.   In a complaint filed on[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar, aka “Mamito” and “Caballero,” a high ranking member of the “Los Zetas” drug cartel, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to import multi-ton quantities of cocaine and marijuana into the United States, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]

Advocates travel 3,300 miles to support Williams, protest federal attacks on medical Marijuana Missoula, MT –(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. Montana medical marijuana cultivator Chris Williams is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in what has become a widely publicized case, illustrating the Obama Administration’s aggressive federal enforcement policies in medical marijuana states.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. Two members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) pleaded guilty to racketeering charges related to their membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. U.S. District Court Judge Lesley Wells entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Ben Venue Laboratories Inc., a Bedford, Ohio-based drug manufacturer, the Justice Department announced today.  The permanent injunction was also entered against George P. Doyle, president and chief executive officer, Kimberly A. Kellermann,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that, as part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, it has reached a settlement with the Fayetteville Pain Center under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The settlement resolves allegations that the Fayetteville Pain Center violated the ADA by refusing to[Read More…]

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- A former Chicago Police officer was charged January 28 with attempting to extort a cash bribe to steer business to a tow truck owner and also with selling three firearms to the same towing operator, who is also a convicted felon. The defendant, Ali Haleem, was charged as part[Read More…]