Congresswoman Kelly’s Consumer Equity Protection Act Would Establish a Federal Trade Commission Task Force to Protect Consumers Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) introduced the Consumer Equity Protection Act of 2021 on Friday, July 16, to establish a federal task force to protect consumers by advising the Federal Trade Commission[Read More…]
Local
Select a news topic from the list below, then select a news article to read.
Organized Drug Trafficking Operation Taken Down
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…]
Burglars Burgle Cars Fourth of July Weekend
Park Forest Burglary Report from June 29 Through July 5, 2021 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Fourth of July extended weekend provided an opportunity for burglars to burgle cars on Waldman Drive, and Winnebago and Hickory Streets in Park Forest. Many of the owners reported leaving their vehicles unlocked. Police were[Read More…]
Cars Burglarized on Mantua Street
Burglary Report Through June 28, 2021 Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Owners of cars on two “M” streets in Park Forest, Mantua and Miami, saw their cars burglarized sometime through the night of June 22 to June 23. In all cases, there was no evidence of forced entry to any vehicles. Instead,[Read More…]
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…]
Park Forest Art Fair Returns in September
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Art Fair is returning in person in 2021! This will be the 65th Park Forest Art Fair, the last held in 2019. The fair is the second-oldest juried art fair in the Chicagoland region. It features 70+ artists exhibiting in a range of media. It[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…]
