Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2014. Members of Veterans For Peace will deliver a letter to Israel’s Embassy, 3514 International Dr. NW, Washington, D.C. 20008, at 1:30 pm Monday afternoon, July 21. The letter calls on the government of Israel to immediately halt the bombing of Palestinian civilians and to withdraw all its troops and[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice Charges and Filing False Multi-Billion-Dollar Liens Against Two Federal Judges and Other Government Employees
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Tyree Davis Sr., 42, of Flossmoor, Illinois, pleaded guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice and two counts of filing false retaliatory liens against government officials, the Justice Department announced July 18. Davis pleaded guilty July 18 before U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm of the Central[Read More…]
Former CME Clerk Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison for Manipulating Trades to Profit More Than $200,000
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former clerk for a lean hogs futures trader was sentenced July 16 to eight months in prison after being convicted in March of commodities fraud for manipulating trades to profit more than $200,000 for herself to the detriment of public customers. The defendant, NICOLE M. GRAZIANO, 33,[Read More…]
Former North Chicago School Board Member Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Bus Contracts Fraud Scheme
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former North Chicago school board member was sentenced July 16 to 10 years in federal prison for receiving at least $566,000 in kickbacks from three co-defendants who controlled several different transportation companies that received more than $21 million in student bus contracts over nearly a decade. The[Read More…]
FBI: Skokie Couple Arrested for Allegedly Bilking Medicare and Paying Kickbacks for Patients in $800,000 Health Care Fraud Scheme
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Skokie couple was arrested July 15 after they and their home health care company were indicted on federal health care fraud charges for allegedly bilking Medicare of more than $800,000 for physician services that were never provided to patients. The couple and their company were also charged[Read More…]
Former Milledgeville Credit Union Employee Sentenced for Embezzlement
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former employee of Milledgeville Community Credit Union was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for embezzling money from Milledgeville Community Credit Union, in Milledgeville, Ill. KIMBERLY KENT, 53, who was also a former Treasurer of Wysox Township, was sentenced to eight months in prison, to[Read More…]
Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for the Valentine’s Day Robbery of Bradford National Bank in Highland
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that Ramsey Z. Fakhouri, 22, of Troy, Michigan, was sentenced July 11 in federal district court in East St. Louis for Bank Robbery. Chief Judge David R. Herndon sentenced Fakhouri to 78 months in federal[Read More…]
FBI: Getaway Driver Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of Belleville Liquor Store
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Charmonequette Reynolds, 22, plead guilty in United States District Court to a three-count indictment charging her with Conspiracy to Interfere with Commerce by Robbery, Interference with Commerce by Robbery, and Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern[Read More…]
Sertoma Centre Breaks Ground
(GRAPHIC SUPPLIED) Homewood, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Sertoma Centre, Inc. broke ground on June 11 for Kimball Court Apartments, a permanent supportive housing development in Homewood. Gus van den Brink, executive director of Sertoma Centre, Inc., and Board President, Bob Straz, joined officials from the Illinois Housing Development Authority, Housing Authority of Cook[Read More…]
Poll: Six Out Of Ten Americans Support Retail Marijuana Sales In Colorado
Denver, CO-(ENEWSPF)- More than six out of ten Americans – including majorities of self-identified Democrats, Independents, and Republicans – support the regulation and retail sale of marijuana in Colorado, according to the findings of a nationwide HuffPost.com/YouGov poll released on Tuesday. Colorado voters in 2012 approved a statewide initiative legalizing the personal[Read More…]
