Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–A former Hoffman Estates man was sentenced yesterday to 27 years in federal prison for manufacturing, transporting, and possessing child pornography, the FBI reports. The defendant, Donald R. Peppers, 36, pled guilty in August, admitting that he had produced a video of himself sexually molesting a 1-year-old minor knowing[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Chicago-based residential property development company owner, Seth Harris, was sentenced Tuesday to 60 months in federal prison for defrauding the State Bank of Countryside in connection with loans for the development of property in the West Lincoln Park neighborhood in Chicago, the FBI reports. Harris, 38, of[Read More…]

Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- From the Southtown Star: A Rich Township High School District 227 school board candidate who filed his nominating papers Monday is facing disorderly conduct charges for an incident at Lincoln Mall this month when he was arrested while collecting signatures to get his name on the ballot. Komaa[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest police were dispatched to the Subway restaurant, 22301 Central Park Ave., on December 4 at 10:35 p.m. in reference to a report of an armed robbery. According to witnesses at the store, an employee was cleaning a counter when she observed a black male subject[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest police were dispatched to the 100 block of North Arbor Trail Apartments on December 5 in reference to a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival at the front of the apartment complex, Detective Morache observed a woman walking along the northeast side of the building toward the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on December 9, 2010, OVTAVIUS R. HARRIS, age 22, of Cahokia, Illinois, pled guilty in United States District Court in East St. Louis, Illinois, to an indictment charging false statements during the purchase[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– A federal jury in New Orleans convicted three current and former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers, David Warren, Greg McRae, and Lt. Travis McCabe, in relation to the post-Katrina shooting death of Henry Glover, and the subsequent burning of Glover’s remains and obstruction of justice. The jury[Read More…]

Georgia-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, Michael J. Moore, announced that on December 8, 2010, Ken B. Beverly was convicted after a seven-day jury trial of six felony offenses related to Medicaid fraud and obstruction of justice. Moore said, “Mr. Beverly’s conduct is an example[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010. Bond was set at $ 1 million yesterday for two suburban men charged with bilking an insurance industry association out of more than $ 1 million dollars in a scheme that spanned six years, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced . Harvey Cruz, 46, of Plainfield,[Read More…]