Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Kasey Ludberg, 27, of Lafayette, Indiana was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a child and receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.    Ludberg was sentenced to 270 months in prison followed by 5 years of[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Four men sought to maintain and increase their positions in a violent Chicago street gang when they committed fatal shootings on the city’s Northwest Side, according to a newly unsealed federal indictment. Charged with committing murder in aid of racketeering are HECTOR ROJAS, 26, JOSE MARTINEZ, 25, SANTO[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An information technology specialist has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for hacking into the servers of a north suburban company where he formerly worked as a contractor. EDWARD SOYBEL, 35, of Chicago, illegally accessed the servers of Lake Forest-based W.W. Grainger Inc., on multiple occasions[Read More…]

Illinois Man Accused of Killing His New Bride Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Chicago Field Office Jeffrey S. Sallet and Chief Richard Shore of the Burbank Police Department (BPD) in Illinois announced today May 8 the addition of an alleged murderer, Arnoldo Jimenez, to the[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A suburban Chicago man was sentenced May 6 to 16 years in federal prison for attempting to detonate an explosive device at a bar in downtown Chicago. ADEL DAOUD, 25, of Hillside, Ill., attempted to detonate what he thought was a 1,000-pound car bomb at a popular bar[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal judge has sentenced a Chicago man to 30 years in prison for leading an armed robbery crew that targeted stores on the city’s North and Northwest Sides. ROBERT L. BERRIOS, 51, committed 24 armed robberies or attempted armed robberies in 2012.  His crew mainly struck at[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a Southern California man of participating in an insider trading conspiracy that used inside information about an impending corporate acquisition to earn trading profits. ERIC WELLER, 54, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., was found guilty Tuesday of one count of conspiracy to[Read More…]

A real estate developer has been indicted on federal bribery charges for allegedly steering private legal work to a Chicago alderman in an effort to influence and reward the alderman in connection with a permit and tax increment financing for a Northwest Side redevelopment project. CHARLES CUI, 48, of Lake[Read More…]

Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Freeport man was sentenced April 9 by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala on a federal drug trafficking charge. FRANK HOWARD, 36, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. The sentencing was announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United[Read More…]

For Distribution Of Cocaine and Possession Of A Firearm In Furtherance Of A Drug Trafficking Crime Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Terry Brown, 33, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen on his plea of guilty to distribution of cocaine and possession of a firearm in[Read More…]