Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two physicians and four registered nurses are among 11 new defendants who were added to a federal indictment against a suburban Chicago man who operated two home health care businesses for allegedly swindling Medicare of at least $20 million over five years, federal law enforcement officials announced today.[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Stephen R. Wigginton, United States United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced on March 5 that Joshua Robert Hoover, 32, of York, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in East St. Louis for persuading, inducing, and enticing a minor to produce child pornography. Hoover was[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2012.  A federal court has permanently barred Tracy L. Sunderlage, Linda Sunderlage and four companies from operating an alleged scheme to help high-income individuals attempt to avoid income taxes by funneling money through purported employee benefit plans, the Justice Department announced today.   Judge John W. Darrah of[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined on March 5 with the Federal Trade Commission, Chicago Better Business Bureau and consumer advocates to warn Illinoisans about a scam known as phone bill ‘cramming’ that has hit hundreds of thousands of consumers and businesses with bogus charges on their phone bills.[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- After a tornado struck Harrisburg and severe storms raked surrounding southern Illinois counties last week, Attorney General Lisa Madigan urged area residents to protect themselves from home repair con artists eager to exploit natural disasters for personal profit as they begin to confront the process of rebuilding. Madigan[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—March 5, 2012.  Jonathon Sudduth of Springfield, Ill., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips in Los Angeles to 22 years in prison and lifetime supervised release for conspiracy to advertise child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S.[Read More…]

NEW ALBANY, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, announced that Danny L. Druck, 58, Louisville, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 96 months (eight years) in prison by U.S. District Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson following his guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography. “When we announced our[Read More…]

INDIANAPOLIS-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, announced today that Shane M. Spears, age 27, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 120 months in prison today by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt following his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm. “Today’s sentencing by Judge Tanya[Read More…]

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…]