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Former Provider of Home Health Care Services Indicted for Medicaid Fraud
NORFOLK, VA—Janice W. Holland, 41, of Suffolk, Virginia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of health care fraud, 31 counts of making false statements relating to health care matters, one count of alteration of records, and two counts of aggravated identity theft.
Fitzgerald says it’s time to step down, rules out run for elected office
May 24, 2012 By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald on Thursday said public service is in his blood but added he has no desire to run for elected office.
Medicaid cuts come with catch
By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Legislature passed the first half of a plan to rein in the skyrocketing costs of Medicaid on Thursday — with a catch. Medicaid would lose $1.6 billion, or 12 percent, according to the bill’s sponsor in the House, state Rep.
Suspects Sought in Connection with Woodforest Bank Branch Robbery
The Houston FBI Bank Robbery Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the two men man who robbed the Woodforest Bank inside the Walmart at 13003 Tomball Parkway in Houston, Texas on May 23, 2012. Bank surveillance video captured photos of both men during the robbery.
Annual Day of Service and Reflection Marks 10 Years of Giving to Community
WHAT: Hundreds of University of Chicago Medicine staff, faculty members, students, their family and friends will mobilize across Chicago’s South Side to tackle a host of community projects as part of the 10th annual Day of Service and Reflection (DOSAR). From cleaning and painting community spaces to weeding gardens and stocking food pantry shelves, volunteers will take on tasks large and small at more than 20 sites in the 10 neighborhoods that the medical campus serves.
Photo show taps community for images of life south of Roosevelt Road
May 22, 2012 When Lou Byrd opened Lou’s Barber Shop in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood in 1966, he was the first black business owner on the block. “It was just me and five raggedy chairs,” he said.
Silver Spring Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Transporting Child Pornography from His Office in Virginia to His Home
GREENBELT, MD—Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K.
Handsome Guy Bandit Enters Guilty Pleas, Admits Robbing 11 Banks in Texas, and Now Faces Up to Life in Prison
DALLAS—Steven Ray Milam, 44, of Richardson, Texas, pleaded guilty this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Renée Harris Toliver to one count of brandishing a firearm during or in relation to a crime of violence and one count of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during or in relation to a crime of violence in connection with a string of 11 bank robberies, six of those armed bank robberies, he admitted committing in Texas last year.
Debating the risks and benefits of Starved Rock sand mine
By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Whether a sand mine should be permitted next to Starved Rock State Park , one of Illinois’ most unique natural areas, is the backdrop of a debate between business and environmental interests. Midwest sand has become increasingly vital to America’s booming oil and gas industry, used in the drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing.
Bakersfield Teacher Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography
FRESNO, CA—Michael Scott Cooper, 43, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.