Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Linda Heyde, 59, of Marion, Illinois, pled guilty in United States District Court to three counts of theft and embezzlement from a local government that receives federal funds, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced. Each count carries a maximum sentence[Read More…]
Year: 2013
FBI: Roscoe Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting Child Pornography
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Roscoe, Illinois man pleaded guilty May 20 in federal court to two counts of transporting child pornography via the Internet. In pleading guilty, Jason Nicoson, 35, admitted before U.S. District Court Judge Frederick J. Kapala that in December 2011 and January 2012, he used the Internet to[Read More…]
FBI Mourns the Loss of Two Special Agents Killed in Training Exercise
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Two FBI special agents were tragically killed May 17 during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Special Agent Christopher Lorek and Special Agent Stephen Shaw were members of the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team, part of the Critical Incident Response Group based at Quantico,[Read More…]
Charges Filed in Federal Sweep Targeting Chicago Heroin Distribution Network
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Seven men and one woman are facing federal drug charges in connection with an investigation dubbed Operation Heroin Hotline that targeted heroin trafficking on Chicago’s near west side. The charges and the arrests of five of the defendants were announced May 16 by Cory B. Nelson, Special Agent[Read More…]
Federal Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges Chicago-Area Defendants with Defrauding Medicare and Other Health Insurers
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two area physicians and three health clinic co-owners are among seven defendants charged here with engaging in five separate, unrelated health care fraud schemes to defraud the Medicare program and/or private health insurers of millions of dollars, federal law enforcement officials announced May 14. Four of the five[Read More…]
Cary Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $1 Million International Fraud Scheme
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Cary, Illinois business owner pleaded guilty to wire fraud May 13 in federal court before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala. Clare Thomas Anderson, 44, who owned and operated multiple businesses in Cary, Illinois, and Florida, admitted that between April 2009 and January 2013, he schemed to[Read More…]
FBI Seeks Information in Search for Serial Bank Robber
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cory B. Nelson, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is asking for the public’s help in locating a man believed to be responsible for three recent bank robberies in the Chicago suburbs, including one that occurred on May[Read More…]
Statement from Secretary Hagel on President Obama’s Speech, May 23, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. The President today presented a comprehensive vision for how we will continue to protect the nation from terrorism, especially from al Qaeda and its affiliates, while remaining true to our values and laws. I have directed the Department of Defense to work closely with our interagency[Read More…]
IDOT Suspends Non-Emergency Road Work to Improve Traffic Flow During Holiday Weekend
Agency Details Lane Closures to Aid Motorists’ Travel Plans SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—May 23, 2013. With thousands of motorists expected to travel on state roadways over the Memorial Day weekend, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced today that roadwork will be suspended where possible this weekend to reduce congestion and improve traffic[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Patrick Ventrell, May 23, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Welcome to Pakistan Visiting Journalists NIGER Attacks in Agadez and Arlit SYRIA/IRAN/LEBANON/JORDAN Support for the Opposition / Assad Regime LIBYA Benghazi / ARB Procedures / Ambassador Pickering and Admiral Mullen DEPARTMENT Reporter James Rosen / Department of Justice / Legal Process[Read More…]
