Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: A felony driving charge is among charges some faced last week. 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[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan Announces Ongoing Investigation of Prescription Opioid Manufacturers
Madigan & Broad Coalition of Attorneys General Investigating Impact Prescription Opioid Makers Have on Country’s Growing Opioid Epidemic Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 16, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced an investigation by her office and with attorneys general across the country into several opioid manufacturers to determine whether the manufacturers have[Read More…]
Former Swiss Banker Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charge in Connection With Soccer Bribery Scheme
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2017. Earlier today, a private banker formerly employed by several Swiss banks pleaded guilty in Brooklyn, New York, to a criminal information charging him with participating in a money laundering conspiracy in connection with the distribution and receipt of millions of dollars of bribes paid to high-ranking[Read More…]
Harrisburg Woman Sentenced For Bankruptcy Fraud
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rietta M. Miller, 52, of Harrisburg, IL, was sentenced June 7 in federal court in Benton, Illinois, on her federal bankruptcy fraud conviction, United States Attorney Donald S. Boyce announced. The court ordered Miller to serve three years of probation, with the first six months of that time[Read More…]
East Chicago Man Sentenced For Gang-Related Shooting
Washington-(ENEWSPF)- An East Chicago, Indiana man was sentenced June 8 to 10 years in prison on a firearms charge related to the activity of a street gang known as the Two Six Nation. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Suburban Chicago Physician Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Bribery
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Suburban Chicago physician was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to 30 months in federal prison, to be followed by a term of supervised release of one year, for bribery concerning health care programs receiving federal funds. NEIL SHARMA, 37, of Lemont, who pleaded guilty[Read More…]
DUI Arrest After Western Avenue Crash
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Western Avenue crash resulted in one man facing a DUI charge. Police report that a man was arrested and charged with a DUI following a crash on Western Avenue. According to police, a traffic crash on Western Avenue on Tuesday, June 6, at about 5:30 p.m. resulted[Read More…]
Police Investigating Somonauk Park Shooting
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department is investigating a shooting which occurred at Somonauk Park on Monday, June 12, 2017, at approximately 9:30 p.m. Police said in a statement published on Facebook that the preliminary investigation indicates that the shooting stemmed from a dispute between two groups. “While[Read More…]
DUI, More: Park Forest Police Blotter Reports June 13, 2017
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: A DUI is among charges some faced last week. 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[Read More…]
Police Respond to “Solitary is Torture” Demonstration at Home of Michigan Department of Corrections Director Heidi Washington
EAST LANSING, MI –(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2017. A “solitary is torture” demonstration was held Sunday outside the East Lansing home of Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) Director Heidi Washington amid police presence and curious neighbors. After marching from the East Lansing Farmer’s Market, demonstrators from around the state demanded the immediate[Read More…]
