CHICAGO, Illinois, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Chicago chiropractor has been convicted of federal health care fraud charges for billing a private insurer for nonexistent services. CLARENCE W. BROWN III owned and operated Dr. CB3 Wellness, Inc. and Apex Integrated Medical Center, Ltd. in Chicago. From 2016 to 2020, Brown submitted fraudulent claims to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois for purported healt  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, April 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: Air Mobility Command hosted nearly 400 DoD and Industry partners for the third iteration of Spring Industry Preview (SIP), April 16-17, 2024. This year, the focus was on agility and Contingency Response operations - being able to quickly establish and tear down air bases in any theater. AMC called on industry partners to help solve operational challenges like distributed command and control, exp  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: This spring, U.S Environmental Protection Agency began cleanup of the remaining hazardous waste exposed by a structural fire at a warehouse on Sept. 13, 2023, at 502 N. Main St. in Cheboygan, Michigan. The agency anticipates the ongoing cleanup will take a few months. The cleanup involves removing hazardous debris including a catch basin contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, a  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: An Illinois man made his initial appearance today on an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Chicago charging him with 21 counts of preparing false tax returns for others. According to the indictment, Byron Taylor, of Homewood, allegedly operated We Are Taxes Inc., a return preparation business. For tax years 2017 through 2020, Taylor allegedly prepared returns for clients that  more

PEORIA, Illinois, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Peoria, Illinois woman, Crystal Bennett, also known by the aliases, "Nancy Carpenter" and "Crystal Waynette Silsby", 41, of the 1000 block of West Gift Avenue, was sentenced on April 18, 2024, to 144 months in the Bureau of Prisons for attempted possession with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine. At the sentencing hearing before U.S. Distr  more