Allegedly Swindled Clients Out of Nearly $800,000 Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Joliet financial advisor has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly swindling several clients out of nearly $800,000. RONALD T. MOLO, 61, of Shorewood, Ill., is charged in an indictment unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Chicago with[Read More…]
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Gary Woman, Patricia Carrington, 48, Sentenced to 210 Months in Prison for Kidnapping
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A woman from Gary, Indiana, Patricia Carrington, 48, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to kidnapping announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Carrington was sentenced to 210 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release. According to[Read More…]
Suburban Chicago Man Convicted on Federal Gun and Drug Charges
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury has convicted a suburban Chicago man on firearm and drug charges for illegally possessing two loaded handguns and dealing heroin and crack cocaine. BRIAN STAFFORD, 42, illegally possessed the guns and drugs in his vehicle and residence in Bellwood, Ill., on Nov. 2, 2016. A[Read More…]
Convicted Child Molester and Pedophile Sentenced to 15 Years of Imprisonment
For Transporting Obscene Materials Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Michael Christianson, 52, of LaPorte, Indiana, a convicted child molester and pedophile, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon upon his plea of guilty to three counts of transporting obscene materials, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Christianson, a[Read More…]
Man Sentenced to 210 Years in Prison for Creating and Distributing Depictions of the Sadistic Sexual Abuse of Children
Evansville, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A Spencer County, Indiana man was sentenced to 210 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting two young children and sharing the images and videos he created. Trent Walker, 36, began sexually abusing one of the victims when she was a toddler. The abuse continued over a six-year[Read More…]
Chicago Man Charged With Three Counts Of Bank Robbery
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Keith Kelly, 49, of Chicago, Illinois was indicted on three counts of bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. According to the charging documents, Kelly is alleged to have robbed the same South Bend, Indiana bank three times over an approximate two-month period: August 23,[Read More…]
Chicago Street Gang Leader Convicted of Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury has convicted a leader of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang of participating in a criminal organization that committed murders and other acts of violence while brutally protecting a drug-dealing operation on the West and Southwest Sides of Chicago. LABAR SPANN, 43, of Chicago, was[Read More…]
Frankfort Businessmen Charged With Running Fencing Operation Out of Suburban Chicago Stores
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two businessmen have been charged in federal court with running a fencing operation out of their suburban Chicago stores. ZIAD I. ZAYED, also known as “Zee,” 46, and MOSAS I. ZAYED, 33, both of Frankfort, Ill., are charged with conspiracy to receive and dispose of stolen property across[Read More…]
Latin Dragons Nation Member Sentenced to 204 Months of Imprisonment
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Ralph Mendez, 47, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon following his guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity as a member of the Latin Dragons Nation street gang announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Mendez was sentenced[Read More…]
Owners of Several Chicago-area Convenience Stores Charged With Defrauding Low-Income Food Program
Owners of Convenience Stores Charged With Defrauding Low-Income Food Program for Women and Children Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The owners of several Chicago-area convenience stores have been charged in federal court with scheming to defraud a low-income food program for women and children. A 16-count indictment returned in U.S. District Court in[Read More…]
