Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Lewis D. Higgins, 54, of Ruma, Illinois, has been sentenced to 168 months in federal prison on a methamphetamine violation, U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft announced Friday. Higgins previously pleaded guilty to a single-count indictment charging conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. His sentence included[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Scott A. Carnell, 36, of Pacific, Missouri, has been sentenced to 192 months in federal prison on a methamphetamine violation, U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft announced today. Carnell previously pleaded guilty to a single-count indictment charging conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. Carnell’s 16-year federal[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal judge has sentenced a man to life in prison for forcing women and children to engage in commercial sex acts in Chicago and the suburbs. SAMUEL NICHOLS led a sex trafficking operation that violently forced at least 12 women and children into the commercial sex trade. [Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury has convicted a Chicago man of shooting an agent from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. ERNESTO GODINEZ shot the agent on May 4, 2018, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood of Chicago.  At the time of the early morning shooting,[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former president of the village of Posen pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to charges he embezzled money from the south suburb and spent it at casinos. DONALD W. SCHUPEK, 79, of Posen, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement.  The conviction carries a maximum penalty of[Read More…]

For Production and Possession Of Child Pornography Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Alan Piwowar, 34, of Highland, Indiana was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen after pleading guilty to production and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.    Piwowar was sentenced to serve a total of 360[Read More…]

For Racketeering Conspiracy Including Murder of Innocent Victim and Drug Conspiracy Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Robert Nieto, also known as “Cowboy,” 45, of Gary, Indiana, and a member of the Chicago-based Latin Kings, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Phillip Simon following his conviction at trial last May of conspiracy to participate[Read More…]

For Possession Of Child Pornography After Previous Conviction For Similar Federal Offenses South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Steven Perry, age 55, of Elkhart, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. upon his plea of guilty to possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.  Perry was[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a Silicon Valley businessman of defrauding investors in his computer companies after soliciting and obtaining some of the money via crowdfunding. JEFFREY BATIO, 50, of Santa Clara, Calif., was found guilty Friday of all 12 counts against him, including six counts[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal judge has sentenced a north suburban man to 27 and a half years in prison for attempting to transport a minor to Wisconsin to engage in prostitution. DERONARTE NORWOOD, 32, of North Chicago, physically and emotionally harmed the 15-year-old girl after meeting her in 2015.  He[Read More…]