USCP did not specify precisely how many threats have been made to members of Congress of this year, nor did it note the nature or seriousness of the reported instances.
In response to the growing threats, the agency said it supports recommendations proposed by its Office of the Inspector General, or OIG, its internal watchdog, included in its latest “flash report.”
Of the 10 recommendations, USCP said it believes the most impactful are ones specific to increasing its threat assessment manpower and establishing a stand-alone counter-surveillance entity.
“The USCP agrees a stand-alone counter-surveillance unit would be valuable,” USCP said. “However, in order to fully implement this recommendation, the Department would require additional resources for new employees, training and vehicles as well as approval from Congressional stakeholders.”
Pleaded guilty to sexual abuse, other charges involving inmate
Apr 30, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN A former prison guard here has been sentenced for sexual abuse of a ward, accepting bribes and smuggling contraband to an inmate.
Barbara Davis, 47, of Youngstown, was sentenced to five months imprisonment and five months of home confinement by U.S. Judge Sara Lioi in Akron.
Davis, a former Northeast Ohio Correctional Center correctional officer, pleaded guilty in January to sexual abuse of a ward, accepting bribes and providing a cellphone and tobacco to an inmate.
“Exploiting a position of trust by sexually abusing an inmate and receiving bribe payoffs for smuggling contraband into a correction center threatens to undermine the public’s trust in our criminal justice system,” acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan, said in a news release Thursday. “Let this matter be a reminder to the public that anyone who seeks to harm and exploit inmates or detainees can and will be held acc
Apr 29, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN A former prison guard here has been sentenced for sexual abuse of a ward, accepting bribes and smuggling contraband to an inmate.
Barbara Davis, 47, of Youngstown, was sentenced to five months imprisonment and five months of home confinement by U.S. Judge Sara Lioi in Akron.
Davis, a former Northeast Ohio Correction Center correctional officer, pleaded guilty in January to sexual abuse of a ward, accepting bribes and providing a cell phone and tobacco to an inmate.
“Exploiting a position of trust by sexually abusing an inmate and receiving bribe payoffs for smuggling contraband into a correction center threatens to undermine the public’s trust in our criminal justice system,” said acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan, in a news release Thursday. “Let this matter be a reminder to the public that anyone who seeks to harm and exploit inmates or detainees can and will be held accountable.”
Updated: 9:12 PM CDT April 28, 2021
O FALLON, Ill. The owner of an O Fallon, Illinois, plumbing company admitted to lying on his Paycheck Protection Program application to illegally obtain nearly $500,000 in federal loans.
Jason Spengler, 45, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to one count of making a false statement on a federal loan application.
According to court documents, Spengler applied for a PPP loan for his business, Spengler Plumbing, in 2020. When filling out his application, he said he was not involved in any bankruptcy even though his business was in bankruptcy.
As a business in bankruptcy, Spengler Plumbing was also required by law to obtain prior authorization from bankruptcy court before incurring any new unsecured debt, but Spengler did not.
WBGZ Radio 4/26/2021 |
By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network
The Illinois Senate has passed a bill that prohibits the Department of Children and Family Services from physically restraining children while they are being transported from one place to another.
Lawmakers have been trying for years to end the practice. Despite a promise from DCFS to never place young people in restraints, the practice continues.
The bill was brought forth by state Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago, who during floor debate, said Illinois has been getting the wrong kind of publicity worldwide.
“Stories in the newspaper over the past few years over about how the Department of Children and Family Services was transporting youth in care wearing metal shackles,” Feigenholtz said. “That story made it around the world. I had friends in Europe emailing me about it.”