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…]
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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…]
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…]
Iranian Intelligence Officials Indicted on Kidnapping Conspiracy Charges
Iranian Intelligence Services Allegedly Plotted to Kidnap a U.S. Journalist and Human Rights Activist from New York City for Rendition to Iran New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- A New York federal court unsealed an indictment Tuesday charging four Iranian nationals, intelligence officials, with conspiracies related to kidnapping, sanctions violations, bank and wire[Read More…]
Federal Gun Trafficking and Drug Dealing Charges Filed Against Chicago Man
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man has been charged in federal court with trafficking a loaded submachine gun and dealing cocaine in the city. JOSUE CANALES, 28, knowingly transferred a loaded Israeli Military Industries Model submachine gun to another individual on Dec. 15, 2020, according to an indictment returned in U.S.[Read More…]
Chicago Alderman and Her Chief of Staff Indicted on Federal Bribery Charges
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal grand jury today indicted City of Chicago Alderman CARRIE M. AUSTIN and her Chief of Staff on bribery offenses for allegedly conspiring to receive home improvements from construction contractors seeking city assistance for a development project in Austin’s Far South Side ward. Austin, 72, of Chicago,[Read More…]
Feds Accuse Three Men of Unlawfully Dealing or Possessing Firearms in Chicago
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Three men have been charged in a federal indictment with unlawfully dealing or possessing firearms in Chicago. JOHNATHAN BURGOS, 28, of Chicago, illegally dealt firearms in Chicago from January to March of last year, according to an indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Burgos also illegally[Read More…]
Jury Convicts Springfield Man of Conspiracy to Distribute Synthetic Cannabinoids
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on June 21, 2021, against Abdul G. Alsamah, 51, formerly of Springfield, Ill., for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, distribution of a controlled substance, and possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute. Prior to his conviction, Alsamah[Read More…]
