ROCKFORD, Illinois, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: The owner of a Chicago laboratory has pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in a COVID-19 testing fraud scheme. ZISHAN ALVI, 45, of Inverness, Ill., owned and operated a laboratory in Chicago that performed testing for Covid-19. From February 2021 through February 2022, Alvi caused claims to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: An Illinois man pleaded guilty today for his role in a COVID-19 testing fraud scheme. According to court documents, Zishan Alvi, 45, of Inverness, owned and operated a laboratory in Chicago that performed testing for COVID-19. From February 2021 through February 2022, Alvi caused claims to be submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for   more

ABERDEEN, Mississippi, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: Derrick Stewart, Jr., 20, was sentenced on Tuesday afternoon to 10 years in prison for firearms trafficking and conspiracy to traffic firearms. The investigation began after agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives noticed a high volume of firearms recovered in crimes in the city of Chicago, Illinois had been pu  more