Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that two Nebraska men were indicted on July 12, 2017 in connection with armed robberies: conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, four counts of interference with commerce by robbery, and brandishing a firearm during a[Read More…]
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Businessman Indicted, Allegedly Stole Employer’s Trade Secrets
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A 30-year employee of a McHenry County manufacturing firm allegedly stole proprietary information, trade secrets, from the company while planning to move to China to begin work for a rival firm, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago. On Sept. 13, 2015, ROBERT O’ROURKE allegedly[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Calls on Secretary DeVos to Maintain Protections for Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—July 19, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 19 other attorneys general, today sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos expressing concern over reports the U.S. Department of Education is preparing to roll back important protections for survivors of sexual assault on college campuses. Madigan and the[Read More…]
AlphaBay, the Largest Online ‘Dark Market,’ Shut Down
‘Dark Net’ Site Was Major Source of Fentanyl and Heroin, Linked to Overdose Deaths, and Used By Hundreds of Thousands of People to Buy and Sell Illegal Goods and Services Anonymously over the Internet Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2017. The Justice Department today announced the seizure of the largest criminal marketplace[Read More…]
Attorney General Sessions Expands Police Powers to Take Cash and Other Property in the Name of Fighting War on Drugs
New DOJ Civil Forfeiture Policy Incentivizes Police to Profit from Seizing Property from People Not Charged with Any Crime; Reverses Obama Era Policy that Placed Restrictions on Policing for Profit Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 19, 2017. Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new Department of Justice policy that increases the ability[Read More…]
McLean County Man Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years in Prison for Receiving Child Pornography
Peoria, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Bloomington, Ill., man, Braman Benjamin Broy, 22, has been sentenced to 68 months (5 years, 8 months) in prison for receiving child pornography. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm ordered that Broy remain on supervised release for eight years following his[Read More…]
Former Swiss Banker Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charge in Connection With Soccer Bribery Scheme
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2017. Earlier today, a private banker formerly employed by several Swiss banks pleaded guilty in Brooklyn, New York, to a criminal information charging him with participating in a money laundering conspiracy in connection with the distribution and receipt of millions of dollars of bribes paid to high-ranking[Read More…]
Harrisburg Woman Sentenced For Bankruptcy Fraud
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rietta M. Miller, 52, of Harrisburg, IL, was sentenced June 7 in federal court in Benton, Illinois, on her federal bankruptcy fraud conviction, United States Attorney Donald S. Boyce announced. The court ordered Miller to serve three years of probation, with the first six months of that time[Read More…]
East Chicago Man Sentenced For Gang-Related Shooting
Washington-(ENEWSPF)- An East Chicago, Indiana man was sentenced June 8 to 10 years in prison on a firearms charge related to the activity of a street gang known as the Two Six Nation. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Suburban Chicago Physician Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Bribery
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Suburban Chicago physician was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to 30 months in federal prison, to be followed by a term of supervised release of one year, for bribery concerning health care programs receiving federal funds. NEIL SHARMA, 37, of Lemont, who pleaded guilty[Read More…]
