Thousands of Dollars Extorted from Pretrial Detainees After Bail Was Paid NEW ORLEANS –(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017. People awaiting trial before a Baton Rouge criminal court were coerced into paying hundreds of dollars to a company before they were released from jail — even after they had paid their bail, according[Read More…]
Law and Order
Court Rejects CIA Torture Psychologists’ Final Bid to Avoid Standing Trial
Judge Denies Psychologists’ Effort to Stop Lawsuit Filed by ACLU on Behalf of CIA Torture Victims SPOKANE, Wash. —(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2017. A federal lawsuit against the two psychologists who designed and implemented the CIA torture program cleared the final legal hurdle before a scheduled trial, a first for a case[Read More…]
Springfield Man Sentenced To Prison For Bankruptcy Fraud
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Mark A. McFarland, 58, of Springfield, IL, was sentenced to one year in prison on July 25 for his convictions on two counts of bankruptcy fraud, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today. McFarland was indicted on February 2, 2016, as[Read More…]
Former U.S.A.F. Member Sentenced to 4 Years Prison: Stole Personal Information of Service Members, Distributed It to Others
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former member of the United States Air Force was sentenced August 2 to four years in federal prison for stealing the personal identifying information of fellow service members and distributing it to others. On the eve of his dismissal from the military, RONNIE ALLEN II stole a[Read More…]
Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For 2010 Armed Robberies
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A North St. Louis man will serve 30 years in federal prison for robbing two convenience stores and shooting a store clerk in 2010. Leslie Woods, 23, was sentenced yesterday in the U.S. District Court to 30 years in prison for his role in the June 17, 2010[Read More…]
Decatur Insurance Agent Sentenced for Fraud Scheme, Money Laundering
Peoria, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid on July 20 sentenced James P. Smith, an independent insurance agent, to 63 months in federal prison for defrauding his clients from February 2011 to July 2016. Smith, 61, of the 5400 block of Traughber Road, Decatur, Ill., was also ordered[Read More…]
IDOC Officer Pleads Guilty To Violating Inmate’s Federal Civil Rights
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dustin A. Fleming, 30, of DuQuoin, Illinois, who is employed as a correctional officer by the Illinois Department of Corrections, pled guilty July 19 in United States District Court in Benton to an information charging him with depriving an inmate of his federal civil rights, announced Donald S.[Read More…]
LaPorte Man Sentenced To 87 Months Imprisonment
For Receiving Child Pornography South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced that Justin C. Pratt, 34, of LaPorte, Indiana was sentenced before District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for receiving child pornography. Pratt was sentenced to 87 months of imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release and[Read More…]
Woman Yelling, Jumping Into Traffic, Taken Into Custody
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police safely took into custody Saturday a woman yelling and reportedly jumping in front of vehicles at the intersection of Sauk Trail and Lakewood Boulevard. The incident happened around 5:00 a.m. on August 5, 2017. Police also warned members of the public about the risks[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for August 5, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police blotter 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 local media. An arrest does not[Read More…]
