In connection with a series of alleged computer intrusions, including 2015 data breach of health insurer Anthem Inc. affecting over 78 million people Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A federal grand jury returned an indictment unsealed May 9, 2019, in Indianapolis, Indiana, charging a Chinese national as part of an extremely sophisticated hacking[Read More…]
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Ashley Patterson Sentenced to 125 Months in Prison
For Bank Robbery and Discharge of a Firearm During And in Relation to a Crime of Violence Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Ashley Patterson, 29 years old, of Crown Point, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon to 125 months in prison after pleading guilty to bank robbery and[Read More…]
Bolingbrook Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Federal Prison for Engaging in Sexual Conduct with Underage Boys
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal judge has sentenced a Bolingbrook man to 19 years in prison for engaging in sex acts with an underage boy and enticing him to produce sexually explicit images of himself. RONALD GOBENCIONG, 46, posed on social media as three separate individuals – an escort, an escort’s[Read More…]
Suburban Bank Fraud Schemers Sentenced to Prison
Ordered to Pay $14.3 Million in Restitution Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced several defendants in a bank fraud scheme to prison terms and ordered them to pay more than $14.3 million in restitution. CHARNPAL GHUMAN, 39, of Palatine, and AGA KHAN, 39, of Bloomingdale, were business[Read More…]
Benton Harbor, Michigan Man Sentenced To Prison
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Marcus Edwards, age 38, of Benton Harbor, Michigan, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio upon his plea of guilty to robbery, carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U. S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. Edwards was sentenced[Read More…]
Merrillville Man Sentenced To 78 Months in Prison: Possession and Receipt of Child Pornography
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Stacy Newlin, 57 years old, of Merrillville, Indiana, was sentenced by District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after he pled guilty to possession and receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Judge Simon sentenced Newlin to 78 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release[Read More…]
Three Charged in Criminal Complaint with Kidnapping
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Jaron Johnson, 22, Jarod Johnson, 20, and Patricia Carrington, 46, all of Gary, Indiana, were charged in a criminal complaint with kidnapping, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. The criminal complaint alleges that on April 14, 2019, the defendants forced the victim in this case into a car, bound and[Read More…]
Rockford Man Indicted on Charges of Sex Trafficking
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Rockford man was indicted April 2, 2019, by a federal grand jury on charges of sex trafficking. TRAVIS THOMAS, also known as “Travis Thompson,” “Dontaveous Harper,” and “Dontavious Harper,” 28, was charged with sex trafficking and transporting an individual in interstate commerce for the purposes of prostitution. [Read More…]
FBI: Two Charged Following Arrest in Merrillville, Indiana
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Reilly Jackson, Jr, 23, of Griffith, Indiana was charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit robbery affecting commerce following his arrest on March 18, 2019, in Merrillville, Indiana, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. In addition, Delvin Perkins, 23, of South Holland, Illinois was charged in a criminal complaint with[Read More…]
Man Responsible for Centralia Robberies Gets Six and a Half Years in Prison
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dazhai Q. Brumfield, 20, has been sentenced to serve 78 months in federal prison for his role in a string of violent robberies committed in 2017 in Centralia, Illinois, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Steven D. Weinhoeft, announced Wednesday. Brumfield and a co-defendant,[Read More…]
