Alexandria, VA-(ENEWSPF)- A criminal complaint was unsealed in Alexandria, Virginia, today charging a Russian national for her alleged role in a Russian conspiracy to interfere in the U.S. political system, including the 2018 midterm election. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger of[Read More…]
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LaSalle County Physician Sentenced for Illegally Dispensing Prescription Opioids
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A LaSalle County physician was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in federal prison for illegally dispensing opioids and other prescription medications in exchange for cash or sex. CONSTANTINO PERALES, M.D., illegally prescribed Oxycodone and Xanax to a patient, ANDREW STRANDELL, knowing that Strandell would sell the pills on the black[Read More…]
Kankakee Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Role in Armed Robbery
Urbana, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. District Judge Sara Darrow has sentenced Randy Williams, 29, of the 300 block of North Rosewood, Kankakee, Ill., to 15 years in federal prison for his role in the armed robbery of a Champaign, Ill., Sprint store. Williams was sentenced on Oct. 15, 2018. In addition, Williams was[Read More…]
3 Traders Charged, 2 Agree to Plead Guilty, in Connection with More Than $60 Million Commodities Fraud, Spoofing Conspiracy
Houston, TX-(ENEWSPF)- Three former commodities traders of a New York-based financial services firm (Trading Firm A) were charged October 11 for their alleged participation in an over $60 million commodities fraud and spoofing conspiracy that was perpetrated through the U.S. commodities markets. Two of these traders have agreed to plead guilty[Read More…]
Loves Park Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Producing Child Pornography
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Loves Park man was sentenced October 15 by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to 22 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. GRANT WOJAHN, 37, admitted in a plea agreement that he created a Facebook account posing as a female teenager. On March 20, 2015, while[Read More…]
South Bend Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison: Feds
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Andre Pittman, 31 years old, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, after pleading guilty to two counts of robbery affecting interstate commerce, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. The Court imposed a sentence of 63 months, followed by 1 year of supervised[Read More…]
Man Gets Life in String of Walmart Robberies
A Wynn, Arkansas, man faces three concurrent life sentences for his role in orchestrating a series of Central –Indiana robberies Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh Minkler announced today that a Wynn, Arkansas man was sentenced for his role in a spree of Walmart robberies during the summer of 2016. Maurice[Read More…]
United States Secures Judgment Forfeiting $396,589 Associated with Iranian Money Laundering Efforts
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The United States has secured a judgment in a civil action seeking the forfeiture of $396,589 associated with a United Arab Emirates-based company, Royal Pearls General Trading, that allegedly engaged in money laundering and other illegal business dealings involving a company in Iran, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K.[Read More…]
Employers Can’t Discriminate Against Medical Cannabis Patients, US District Court Judge Rules
New Haven, CT—(ENEWSPF)—September 28, 2018 By: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director and Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Counsel A federal judge for the US District Court of Connecticut has ruled that an employer engaged in discrimination by rescinding a job offer to an employee solely based on her status as a[Read More…]
Former Indiana Resident Charged With Providing and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS
INDIANA—(ENEWSPF)—August 23, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Samantha Marie Elhassani, aka Samantha Sally, 32, formerly of Elkhart, Indiana, was charged in a two count indictment with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated terrorist organization, and aiding and abetting individuals in providing[Read More…]
