Urbana, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Senior U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm on May 10 sentenced Caleb Hickman, 46, of Granger, Ind., to serve 180 months (15 years) in federal prison for attempted enticement, sexual exploitation of a minor and attempted receipt of child pornography. On Jan. 6, 2021, Hickman entered pleas of[Read More…]

For Misappropriating Hundreds of Thousands From Non-Profit Organization Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A suburban Chicago man admitted in federal court May 12 that he fraudulently misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars from a non-profit organization for physically and psychologically challenged children. STUART NITZKIN, 45, of Deerfield, Ill., pleaded guilty to one count[Read More…]

For Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Charles Gould, 37, of Hobart, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon to 168 months of imprisonment and 5 years of supervised release following his conviction at trial for conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of[Read More…]

Home » Office of Public Affairs » News Share Justice News Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Three Georgia Men Charged with Federal Hate Crimes and Attempted Kidnapping in Connection with the Death of Ahmaud Arbery Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Three Georgia men were[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man has been charged in federal court with carjacking for allegedly violently taking a vehicle from a victim last summer. OMARION FRANKLIN, 18, carjacked an Infiniti G35 sedan from a victim in Skokie on July 12, 2020, according to an indictment returned Monday in U.S. District[Read More…]

Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Jeremiah Ellis, 34, of Blue Island, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon following his guilty plea to Counts 1 through 5 of the Superseding Indictment, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Bell.  Mr. Ellis was sentenced to 261 months in prison followed by 3[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A man has been charged with a federal firearm offense for allegedly “straw purchasing” guns in Indiana on behalf of a convicted felon in Chicago. On three occasions this summer, BRIAN HAYWOOD purchased guns from stores in Hammond, Ind., and falsely certified on federal forms that he was[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney John Milhiser and FBI Springfield Special Agent in Charge Sean M. Cox announced that 10 men were arrested in September in Springfield, Ill., and charged in separate criminal complaints with attempted enticement of a child to engage in sexual activity. The complaints were unsealed on August[Read More…]

Smithton, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Roy Joseph Monti, 54, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced last week to 6 months in federal prison and 6 months of home detention. The former principal of St. John the Baptist Elementary School in Smithton, Illinois, pleaded guilty back in September to one count of interstate transportation[Read More…]

Defendant Coordinated with the People’s Republic of China to Target Dissidents and Disrupt Meetings Brooklyn, NY-(ENEWSPF)- A complaint and arrest warrant were unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Xinjiang Jin, also known as “Julien Jin,” with conspiracy to commit interstate harassment and unlawful conspiracy to transfer a means[Read More…]