Bipartisan legislation aims to safely reduce prison population CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2017. Governor Bruce Rauner today signed a comprehensive criminal justice reform bill that will transform the bail process. The bill sponsors Sen. Donne Trotter (D-Chicago) and Rep. Elgie Sims (D-Chicago), House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs), Cook County[Read More…]
Law and Order
Illinois Department of Corrections Investigating Incident at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois
Joliet, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2017. The Illinois Department of Corrections is investigating an incident which occurred at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Offender Joshua Matthews, R15976, was transported to the hospital by ambulance and IDOC security staff on June 6. On[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Fay Servicing for Failing to Provide Mortgage Borrowers with Protection Against Foreclosure
Fay Servicing to Pay up to $1.15 Million to Borrowers Harmed by Illegal Servicing Practices Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against mortgage servicer Fay Servicing for failing to provide mortgage borrowers with the protections against foreclosure that are required by law.[Read More…]
Crown Point Man Charged With Online Stalking
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announced that Adam Russell Hegyi, age 30, of Crown Point, Indiana was charged with transferring obscenity to a person under 16 and online stalking. The complaint alleges that between on or about January 1,[Read More…]
Federal Government Contractor in Georgia Charged With Removing and Mailing Classified Materials to a News Outlet
GEORGIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. A criminal complaint was filed in the Southern District of Georgia today charging Reality Leigh Winner, 25, a federal contractor from Augusta, Georgia, with removing classified material from a government facility and mailing it to a news outlet, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 793(e). Winner was[Read More…]
Sioux Street Gunshots: Police Blotter Reports June 5, 2017
Editor’s Note: Reports this week include a report of Sioux Street gunshots as we continue our reporting on news from Park Forest 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…]
Chicago Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison in Bali, Indonesia Murder
For Aiding His Cousin and Heather Mack in the Murder of Mack’s Mother in Bali, Indonesia Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for aiding his cousin and Heather Mack in the 2014 killing of Mack’s mother at an Indonesian resort. ROBERT RYAN JUSTIN[Read More…]
Chicago Trader Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Stealing Proprietary Trading Secrets from His Employer
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. A Chicago trader has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for stealing his employer’s proprietary trading code. Over a five-month period in late 2013 and early 2014, DAVID J. NEWMAN downloaded and stole all of the proprietary computer code and trading[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Kane County Construction Company for Defrauding Residents Seeking Weather-related Home Repairs
Attorney General Alleges Company Accepted Down Payments but Never Completed Home Repair and Roofing Work Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 2, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday filed a lawsuit against a Kane County construction company and its owner alleging the company defrauded at least 10 residents in Chicago and the western suburbs[Read More…]
Fort Wayne Man Convicted Of Drug Trafficking
Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announced that Larry Norton, age 66, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was convicted of drug trafficking charges, specifically conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, after a six-day jury trial, before[Read More…]
