Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest teenager who was wanted in connection with a shooting in Will County was arrested in May in a routine traffic stop at the intersection of Westwood Drive and Wildwood Drive. He has been charged with attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.[Read More…]
Law and Order
Federal Indictment Charges Iranian Businessman with Illegally Exporting Nuclear Nonproliferation-Controlled Materials from Illinois
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser According to a newly unsealed federal indictment, Saeed Valadbaigi, an Iranian businessman allegedly schemed with the owner of a European company to illegally export nuclear nonproliferation-controlled materials to Iran from Illinois. Valadbaigi, also known as “Saeed Valad” and “Saeed Baigi,” allegedly plotted in[Read More…]
Police Call For Vigilance After Recent Home Burglaries
Appliances stolen, camera accessories taken, lawn equipment bagged Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police are asking the public to be vigilant after a spout of recent home burglaries targeted vacant homes. The department alerted the public to the home forays where appliances were lifted. “Over the past couple weeks, several[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through May 29, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These Park Forest Police blotter reports cover May 26 through May 29, 2018. These reports include charges of driving while license was suspended, domestic battery, possession of ammunition without a valid FOID, and a stolen vehicle that was recovered. We are working to provide more details[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports Through May 25, 2018
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Editor’s Note: These Park Forest Police blotter reports cover May 20 through May 25, 2018. These reports include charges of battery, domestic battery, retail theft, and and “actual physical control of a motor vehicle while license was suspended.” We are working to provide more details in reports now that[Read More…]
Former Treasurer of Zeigler, IL Gets Four Years in Prison
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- On the morning of June 12, 2018, at the United States District Court in Benton, Illinois, Ryan A. Thorpe, 44, the former Treasurer for the City of Zeigler, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for his conviction for wire fraud and embezzlement from a local government,[Read More…]
Mexican National Arrested for Allegedly Selling a Kilogram of Fentanyl to Undercover Law Enforcement Agent in Chicago
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Javier Gonzalez-Loza, 40, was arrested for allegedly selling a kilogram of fentanyl to an undercover law enforcement agent near Midway Airport in Chicago. According to the criminal complaint, Gonzalez-Loza allegedly sold the fentanyl for $40,000 during a February 2018 meeting in an alley[Read More…]
US Attorney Generals Reach $100 Million Settlement with Citibank for Manipulating Interest Rate Benchmarks
Attorney General Madigan and 42 Other Attorneys General Have Recovered $420 Million from LIBOR Settlements Chicago–(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser A working group of forty-two Attorneys General, including Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, today announced a $100 million settlement with Citibank for fraudulent conduct involving U.S. Dollar (USD) LIBOR,[Read More…]
Ford Heights Woman Charged With Battery in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Ford Heights woman was charged with battery after police responded to a report of a fight between two women in a parking lot on May 22. Claudia C.M. Johnson, 24, of Ford Heights, was arrested on May 22 and charged with one count of battery. Police[Read More…]
Social Security Claims Specialist Arrested for Alleged Fraud and Identity Theft and Misappropriating at Least $680,000 in Fraudulent Benefits
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Anne Aroste, 42, a claims specialist for the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has been indicted on federal fraud and identity theft charges for allegedly approving and pocketing at least $680,000 in fraudulent benefits. Aroste worked at the SSA’s field office in Aurora and[Read More…]
