Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Nineteen individuals have been indicted in relation to a federal methamphetamine and fentanyl drug trafficking operation in Indianapolis. Seventeen of these individuals are charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. During the morning of July 14, 2021, federal agents and officers from various law enforcement agencies executed[Read More…]
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Federal Indictment Accuses Chicago Man of Producing Child Pornography
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man who allegedly used and attempted to use several minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct and surreptitiously recorded it has been indicted on federal child pornography charges. MICHAEL PORTER, 55, is charged with seven counts of production and attempted production of child pornography, two counts[Read More…]
Detroit Man Sentenced to 84 Months of Imprisonment
For Robbery Affecting Interstate Commerce Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Altonio Dequan Benson, 30, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio to 84 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay $422,552.99 in restitution following his guilty plea to robbery affecting interstate commerce, announced Acting United States[Read More…]
Lawrence Gerard Nassar: FBI Admits to Errors in Handling Complaints
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The FBI has provided the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General report titled “Investigation and Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Handling of Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Former USA Gymnastics Physician Lawrence Gerard Nassar.” “As the Inspector General[Read More…]
Former Chicago Public Schools Principal Indicted in Scheme To Fraudulently Obtain Overtime Pay
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal grand jury has indicted a former Chicago Public Schools principal on fraud charges for allegedly scheming to fraudulently obtain overtime pay. A ten-count indictment returned Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago alleges that SARAH JACKSON ABEDELAL carried out the fraud scheme from 2012 to 2019[Read More…]
Securities Fraud: St. John, Indiana Man Ordered to Pay Over $5.3 Million In Restitution
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Richard E. Gearhart, age 71, of St. John, Indiana was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon upon his plea of guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud, announced United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay. Gearhart was sentenced to 60 months in prison, 3 years of[Read More…]
Iranian Intelligence Officials Indicted on Kidnapping Conspiracy Charges
Iranian Intelligence Services Allegedly Plotted to Kidnap a U.S. Journalist and Human Rights Activist from New York City for Rendition to Iran New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- A New York federal court unsealed an indictment Tuesday charging four Iranian nationals, intelligence officials, with conspiracies related to kidnapping, sanctions violations, bank and wire[Read More…]
South Suburban College Drive-Thru Testing Site Now Providing Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations
South Holland, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The South Suburban College (SSC) drive-thru COVID-19 testing site is now offering Johnson & Johnson vaccinations. The one dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine is available for individuals ages 18 years and older. Vaccination is available three days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8 a.m.[Read More…]
COVID-19 Surges Increase Deaths for Patients NIH Study Says
Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- A new study authored by scientists at the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Harvard University, Boston, and Emory University, Atlanta, suggests that one in four COVID-19 deaths in U.S. hospitals may have been attributed to hospitals[Read More…]
Toni Preckwinkle Announces $1.5 Million Investment to Address Root Causes of Crime and Violence in Cook County
$180,000 in grants to go to North Lawndale Employment Network and Sankofa Foundation to support Cook County’s underserved communities. Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- President Preckwinkle joined Commissioner Dennis Deer, Congressman Danny Davis, and community leaders to announce a $1.5 million investment to community-based organizations through the Justice Advisory Council (JAC). The investment[Read More…]
