For Producing and Distributing Sexually Explicit Material Involving Minors Evansville, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An Evansville man, a previously convicted sex offender, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for the production and distribution of sexually explicit material involving minors. According to court documents, in February 2018, an individual contacted the Evansville[Read More…]

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago physician used insider information to purchase shares of a California-based biotechnology company before it publicly announced positive results from a clinical trial of an experimental cancer drug, according to a federal criminal charge filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago. DANIEL V.T. CATENACCI, a gastrointestinal medical[Read More…]

Defendant Accused of Using a Flagpole to Assault Police Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- An Illinois man has been arrested on a charge of allegedly assaulting law enforcement with a dangerous weapon and other crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the[Read More…]

Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, Distribution of Heroin, and Firearms Offenses Rock Island, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Four alleged members of the “Glizzy Gang” engaged in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in the Quad Cities and were sentenced on December 16, 2021, to multi-year terms in federal prison. Adell Moore, 31, of the 1400[Read More…]

50 Years For Producing and Using Facebook to Distribute Child Pornography Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A Hammond, Indiana man, a registered sex offender, was sentenced to 50 years in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for using social media to produce child pornography. Lorenzo Johnson, 33, of Hammond, was convicted[Read More…]

Pittsburgh, PA-(ENEWSPF)- FBI Pittsburgh is seeking to identify potential victims of Kaung Myat Kyaw, a Penn Hills man who allegedly preyed on teenagers on Snapchat, allegedly attempting to extort the victim by initiating the “7-Day Challenge.” In a joint investigation with our FBI offices in Phoenix, Buffalo, and Virginia, as[Read More…]

Urbana, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two Kankakee, Illinois, men were sentenced on December 13, 2021, in separate child enticement cases. They were Kyren Williams, 31, of the 1000 block of S. Osborn Ave., and Jazzie Simmons, 30, of the 200 block of Greenwood Ave. Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Mihm sentenced Simmons to[Read More…]

Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Antonio Armour, 34 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady to 211 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl and fentanyl analogue and possession of a firearm in furtherance of[Read More…]

Peoria, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on Thursday, December 9, 2021, against DeAngelo Banks, 31, a Decatur man, for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Sentencing for Banks has been set for May 9, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. at the U.S. Courthouse in Urbana, Illinois.[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago consultant pleaded guilty to a federal tax offense for willfully attempting to evade and defeat the assessment of income taxes. EDWARD ACEVEDO, 58, of Chicago, pleaded guilty to a tax evasion charge before U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly.  The conviction of this is punishable by[Read More…]