South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Shawn Michael DeWitt, age 34, of Lafayette, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after a jury found him guilty in October 2018 of Distributing Child Pornography, Coercing a Minor to Engage in Sexually Explicit Conduct, and Possessing Child Pornography, announced U.[Read More…]

Alleged to have stolen funds entrusted to her as Executive Director over three year period Evansville, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced that an Evansville, Indiana woman who worked as the Executive Director at Echo Housing Corporation, was indicted on three counts of theft concerning programs receiving federal[Read More…]

South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Carlos Maez, 41 years old, of Mishawaka, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio to 30 years in prison for bank robbery and gun crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch, the FBI said in a February 5, 2019 statement. U.S. Attorney Kirsch said, “Today’s[Read More…]

Authorities Target ‘Booter’ or ‘Stresser’ Services that Facilitate Internet Attacks Los Angeles, CA-(ENEWSPF)- The Justice Department announced December 20 the seizure of 15 internet domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services, as well as criminal charges against three defendants who facilitated the computer attack platforms. The sites, which offered what are often[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dehavalon Cook, age 46, of Belleville, Illinois, pleaded guilty January 29 to falsifying records in a federal bankruptcy proceeding. Cook previously filed a petition for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. In March of 2018, Cook doctored a fake[Read More…]

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh Minkler announced January 31 that Elijah Vines, 27, was convicted on January 28, 2019 following a trial by jury for charges involving the sex trafficking of a minor child, transportation of that child across state lines for the purpose of trafficking her, as well[Read More…]

Enticing Underage Girls to Produce Sexually Explicit Videos Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A west suburban musician pleaded guilty on Friday, February 1, to a federal child pornography charge and admitted enticing several underage girls, many as young as 14 years old, to produce sexually explicit videos of themselves. AUSTIN JONES, 26, of[Read More…]

South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Michael L. Binder, age 38, of Mishawaka, Indiana, was sentenced on January 3, 2019, before South Bend District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.  Binder was sentenced to 63 months’ imprisonment followed by 1[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Seven Chicago-area residents are among nine individuals arrested in the United States and Nigeria as part of an international investigation into online “romance scams” and “mystery shopper” schemes. During the Chicago-based investigation, dubbed “Operation Gold Phish,” law enforcement identified a variety of cyber-enabled fraud schemes allegedly carried out[Read More…]