Chicago, IL.-(ENEWSPF)- Two analysts for the Cook County Board of Review were arrested July 18, 2012, on federal bribery charges for allegedly accepting $1,500 to facilitate reducing by more than $14,000 the property tax assessments on three residential properties identified by a confidential source who was cooperating with federal agents.[Read More…]
Local Police Reports
FBI: Former East St. Louis Police Officer Indicted
Springfield, IL.-(ENEWSPF)- A former East St. Louis Police officer was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 17, 2012, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced. Ramon T. Carpenter, 40, was indicted for allegedly making false statements to federal law enforcement officers[Read More…]
FBI: Judge Webster Delivers Webster Commission Report on Fort Hood
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Judge William H. Webster has delivered to the FBI the Final Report of the William H. Webster Commission on The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Counterterrorism Intelligence, and the Events at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009. An unclassified version of the report can be found here. A copy of[Read More…]
Live Video As Bomb Squads Attempt Entry of Colorado Shooting Suspect’s Apartment
Aurora, CO-(ENEWSPF)- Live video from CBS 4 Denver of bomb squads attempting to enter the apartment of shooting suspect, identified as 24-year-old James Holmes.
Live Video As Bomb Squads Attempt Entry of Colorado Shooting Suspect’s Apartment
Aurora, CO-(ENEWSPF)- Live video from CBS 4 Denver of bomb squads attempting to enter the apartment of shooting suspect, identified as 24-year-old James Holmes.
FBI: Alton Man Pleads Guilty in Check Kiting Scheme
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced June 17, 2012, that Jody D. Markel, age 45, of Alton, Illinois, entered a plea of guilty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis, Illinois, on[Read More…]
FBI: Seven Defendants Charged with Bribery Conspiracy to Obtain Fictitious Federal Grants as Part of FBI Undercover Investigation
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Federal corruption charges were unsealed today against seven defendants who were arrested and charged with bribery conspiracy for allegedly paying kickbacks to a purported federal agency official, who did not actually exist, in return for awarding purported $25,000 cash grants from the agency. The charges stem from an[Read More…]
FBI: Suspect Arrested and Charged in Connection with Robbery of PNC Bank Branch in Aurora
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A 29-year-old Aurora resident was arrested and charged in connection with the July 14, 2012 robbery of the PNC Bank branch located at 77 South Broadway in Aurora, Illinois. Miguel A. Ramirez, who resides at 1191 Comet Drive in Aurora, was taken into custody by Aurora Police in[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for July 16, 2012
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
FBI: Madison Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Madison man was sentenced on July 12, 2012, for possession of child pornography, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced. David Lee Jackson, 43, of Madison, Illinois, was sentenced to 78 months (6 1/2 years) in prison, to be followed[Read More…]
