Author: Gary Kopycinski

Former Campaign Treasurer Sentenced for Tax Evasion and Filing False Campaign Reports Related to Diverting Money from Campaign’s Bank Account

Defendant Worked on Unsuccessful Campaign of Washington, D.C., Council Candidate Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015.  A 33-year-old Washington, D.C., man was sentenced today to serve 16 months in prison for evading income taxes and violating campaign finance laws while working as the treasurer and custodian of records for a District of[Read More…]

Quality Egg, Company Owner and Top Executive Sentenced in Connection with Distribution of Adulterated Eggs

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015.  The company owner, a top executive and their company, Quality Egg LLC, were sentenced today in federal district court in Sioux City, Iowa, the Department of Justice announced.  Austin “Jack” DeCoster, 81, of Turner, Maine, who owned Quality Egg, was sentenced to serve three months in[Read More…]

Final Two Defendants Sentenced to 440 and 348 Months in Prison for the Kidnapping and Murder of DEA Special Agent James ‘Terry’ Watson

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015.  Two Colombian nationals were sentenced to decades in U.S. federal prison today for their roles in the kidnapping and murder of former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent James “Terry” Watson in Bogotá, Colombia, on June 20, 2013.  Attorney General Eric Holder, Assistant Attorney General Leslie[Read More…]

U.S. Attorney’s Office and Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Conducting Joint Investigation of Police Shooting Death

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2015. Federal officials confirmed today that they are conducting a criminal investigation into the death of Laquan McDonald, 17, who died on Oct. 20, 2014, during an encounter with Chicago Police.  McDonald, who was armed with a knife, was near West 41st Street and South Pulaski Road[Read More…]

Federal Tax Prosecutions Serve As Reminder To Taxpayers To Comply With Tax Obligations As April 15 Deadline Approaches

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2015. Eleven Chicago and suburban residents, among others, are facing federal prosecution for alleged federal income tax crimes in various separate cases filed recently.   Defendants from Bolingbrook and Palatine were charged with evading income taxes by funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to bank accounts that they[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel and Choose Chicago Announce Debut of Chicago Epic, New National Campaign

City’s First National Tourism Marketing Campaign is a Key Component of Mayor’s Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Don Welsh, President and CEO of Choose Chicago, today announced the launch of Chicago Epic, Chicago’s first national tourism destination marketing campaign, marking a new[Read More…]

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