Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Will County woman has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for engaging in sexual conduct with an underage boy and directing him to send her sexually explicit images of himself. DAYNA CHIDESTER engaged in sexual conduct with the underage boy on numerous occasions[Read More…]
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Three Directors Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging Criminal Conspiracies at Failed Chicago Bank
Tinley Park Man Among Those Indicted in Investigation of Failed Chicago Bank Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An ongoing federal investigation into a failed Chicago bank, Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago, has resulted in criminal charges against three former members of the bank’s Board of Directors who allegedly conspired to obstruct[Read More…]
Serial Armed Robber Sentenced to Life Plus 20 Years in Prison
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- An Indianapolis man was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison for committing a series of violent armed robberies throughout the Indianapolis area in November 2019, the feds dubbing him a “serial armed robber.” In June 2021, Jerry Davis, 51, was convicted by a jury of robbing[Read More…]
Federal Indictment Charges Two Thomson Penitentiary Inmates With Murder and Hate Crime
In Connection With Death of Fellow Inmate Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two inmates at Thomson Penitentiary in Thompson, Ill., were indicted today by a federal grand jury on murder and hate crime charges relating to the beating death of a fellow inmate. BRANDON C. SIMONSON, 37, also known as “Whitey,” and KRISTOPHER[Read More…]
U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Federal Prosecutions and Ongoing Strategies To Combat Violent Crime in Chicago
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- What exactly is the federal government doing to prevent violent crime in Chicago and surrounding areas? John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, provided an update on federal prosecutions and strategies to do just that. The centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s[Read More…]
Indiana Man Sentenced to 90 Months for Cocaine Distribution
Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Fredrick J. Morgan, Sr., 65 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge[Read More…]
Thirty Members of an Alleged Multi-State Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Arrested
Evansville, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A federal grand jury in Evansville returned indictments charging 30 men and women with several federal crimes, including conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, illegal possession of a firearm, and robbery. Federal authorities allege that the 30 are members of a multi-state methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking[Read More…]
Suburban Chicago Woman Charged in Federal Court in Connection With Alleged Child Sex Trafficking
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A suburban Chicago woman has been arrested after she allegedly arranged for a child to engage in commercial sex acts with customers at hotels. JAMARI HODGE, also known as “Hypnotic” and “Miracle,” 26, of Calumet City, Ill., is charged with one count of producing child pornography, alleged child[Read More…]
California Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Federal Hate Crime Conviction
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A California man was sentenced to 82 months in prison for a federal hate crime conviction in connection with attacking a Black man with a knife in Santa Cruz, California. The sentence was handed down by the Hon. Edward J. Davila, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District[Read More…]
Jessica Guska, 43, Portage Woman Sentenced For Wire Fraud
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Jessica Guska (a/k/a Jessica Irvine, Jessica Brewer, Jessica Carrington, and Jessica Hoggard), 43, Portage, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio upon her plea of guilty to wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Guska was sentenced to 4 months[Read More…]
