Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former associate clerk in the Cook County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office allegedly lied under oath to a federal grand jury when she denied selling tickets for the Clerk’s campaign fundraisers to other employees in the office, according to a federal indictment announced May 5. BEENA PATEL sold[Read More…]
Day: May 12, 2017
Terre Haute Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Production Of Child Pornography
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced that a Terre Haute man was sentenced for his role in producing and possessing child pornography. David Roberts, 50, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson. “Protecting our most vulnerable citizens from sexual predators has[Read More…]
Chicago Trader Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago trader was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison for defrauding investors out of more than $9 million. NICK WURL, 27, the founder of Chicago-based Ludiera Capital LLC, fraudulently raised approximately $11.2 million from more than 60 investors. From January 2012 through May 2015, Wurl falsely[Read More…]
Developer Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud in Connection With Carbondale Apartment Complex
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Christopher E. Creek, 56, of Champaign, IL, pled guilty May 9 to a charge of bank fraud in federal court in Benton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced. The charge arose from Creek’s participation as a developer for the construction of[Read More…]
GSU Board of Trustees Recognizes Yolanda Pitts For Service As Student Trustee
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dr. Aurélio Valente, Dean at Governors State University, posted a Tweet from his @GSUDean account, recognizing Yolanda Pitts for her two years service as a Student Trustee. The Tweet follows. @Governors_State Board of Trustees recognizes the service of Yolanda Pitts for her two years as Student Trustee! #GSUProud[Read More…]
19 Attorneys General Call For An Independent Special Counsel To Investigate Russian Interference In Election
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter with 19 other attorneys general to Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein calling for the immediate appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate possible Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election. In their letter, Madigan and the attorneys general call[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Student Loan Bill Of Rights Passes Senate
AG Madigan & Sen. Daniel Biss Applaud Passage of Senate Bill 1351 to Better Illinois Student Loan Borrowers Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the Illinois Senate passed legislation to reform the student loan servicing industry to help student loan borrowers repay their loans. The bill addresses widespread abuses and[Read More…]
AG Sessions Moves To Force Needlessly Harsh Prison Sentences For Nonviolent Drug Offenses: Senator Durbin
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on a new Justice Department policy that rescinds the Smart on Crime Initiative, which directed federal prosecutors to reserve stiff mandatory minimum sentences for individuals convicted of the most serious offenses, and instead requires prosecutors to seek[Read More…]
Graduate Student Sentenced for Attempting to Entice Minors To Engage In Sexual Activity
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A Rome, New York, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern District[Read More…]
Top IT Democrat: Trump’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Not Enough
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly, the Ranking Member of IT subcommittee, released this statement concerning President Trump’s long-awaited cybersecurity Executive Order: “President Trump’s cybersecurity Executive Order is a long-overdue first step, but it needs to be more than words on paper. As the Administration makes these commitments, key cybersecurity positions in[Read More…]