Unprecedented seizure of over 66 pounds of methamphetamine confiscated, along with cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, marijuana and 17 firearms Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced the dismantling of a drug trafficking organization that brought unprecedented quantities of illegal drugs into the Indianapolis community. Ten defendants were charged by[Read More…]

Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Prostitution South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced that Anthony Huey, 34, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced before District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Prostitution. Huey[Read More…]

Terre Haute, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced Thursday that a Terre Haute man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm. Andre Jackson, 57, Terre Haute, was sentenced to 210 months (over 17 years) imprisonment by U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence. “Protecting our neighborhoods[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2017. Pharmaceutical companies Mylan Inc. and Mylan Specialty L.P. have agreed to pay $465 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly misclassifying EpiPen as a generic drug to avoid paying rebates owed primarily to Medicaid, the Justice Department announced today. Mylan[Read More…]

Newark, NJ, Washington, D.C.- FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Walter Yovany Gomez was arrested without incident on Friday, August 11, 2017, in Woodbridge, Virginia, as a result of a well-coordinated investigation and tips received from the public. On the morning of May 8, 2011, Julio Matute was allegedly murdered by Walter[Read More…]

In Connection With Carbondale Apartment Complex Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A developer sentenced on August 9, 2017, Christopher E. Creek, 56, of Champaign, IL, is to serve 12 months and 1 day in federal prison on his federal bank fraud conviction, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S.[Read More…]

Peoria, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A jury deliberated for approximately one hour Wednesday, before returning a verdict of guilty against a McLean man, Scott Books, 34, of McLean, Ill., for the July 2016 robbery of the Land of Lincoln Credit Union in Normal, Ill. During the trial, which began on Aug. 7, the government[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on August 9, 2017, Steven D. Blosser, 40, Columbia, IL, pled guilty to an Indictment charging him with Receipt of Child Pornography which carries a penalty of a term of imprisonment of not less[Read More…]

OKLAHOMA–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2017. Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Mark A. Yancey of the Western District of Oklahoma jointly announced that a former McClain County, Oklahoma, Jail Administrator, Wayne Barnes was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Stephen[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Mark A. McFarland, 58, of Springfield, IL, was sentenced to one year in prison on July 25 for his convictions on two counts of bankruptcy fraud, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today. McFarland was indicted on February 2, 2016, as[Read More…]