Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago trader defrauded more than a dozen clients out of at least $1.5 million by pocketing their money instead of investing it, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago. RANDALL RYE, the owner of Faster Than Light Trading LLC, told investors that they would earn[Read More…]
Law and Order
Willowbrook Woman Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Financial Fraud
DOJ: Willowbrook Woman Defrauded City of Chicago’s Women-Owned Business Entity Procurement Program Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Willowbrook woman has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for scheming to help a contractor falsely satisfy its female hiring requirement for city of Chicago construction projects. As the owner of[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Nationstar Mortgage for Flawed Mortgage Loan Reporting
Bureau’s $1.75 Million Civil Penalty for Persistent and Substantial Reporting Errors is the CFPB’s Largest Penalty to Date for HMDA Violations WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today ordered Nationstar Mortgage LLC to pay a $1.75 million civil penalty for violating the Home Mortgage Disclosure[Read More…]
Police Chief Green On Recognizing Door-To-Door Solicitor Permits
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- How do you know if a door-to-door solicitor is real, and not someone trying to scam you? Many people through the years, in Park Forest and beyond, have been scammed by people knocking on their door, claiming to sell items or services. This is, sadly, something that happens[Read More…]
Federal Court Rules: Class Action Solitary Confinement Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed
Prisoners Claim Solitary Confinement in Illinois is Unconstitutional CHICAGO, IL –(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2017 —The federal district court ruled Friday that prisoners had alleged sufficient facts to prove that the extreme isolation prisoners are subjected to in solitary confinement violates the prohibition against “cruel and unusual punishment” of the Eighth Amendment[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports For March 13, 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 mean[Read More…]
Two Convicted Felons from Chicago Area Sentenced to Prison on Federal Firearm Offenses
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 9, 2017. Two convicted felons from the Chicago area were sentenced to federal prison terms today for illegally possessing semiautomatic weapons. THADDEUS JIMENEZ, 38, of Des Plaines, was sentenced to nine years and two months for illegally possessing a loaded .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol. Jimenez admitted in a plea[Read More…]
More Than 65 Individuals Facing Federal or State Charges for Allegedly Selling Heroin, Cocaine and Fentanyl on Chicago’s West Side
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017. More than 65 defendants are facing federal or state narcotics charges for their alleged roles in distributing heroin, cocaine and fentanyl on Chicago’s West Side. The joint federal and state investigation, dubbed “Operation Sweet Dreams,” spanned more than a year and resulted in the seizures of[Read More…]
ACLU Files Ethics Complaint Against Attorney General Sessions for False Statements Made During Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint yesterday with the Alabama State Bar against Attorney General Jeff Sessions, asking it to investigate a potential rules violation after Sessions made false statements during sworn testimony at his confirmation hearing for attorney general. “False testimony made under[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Lawsuit Against Alternative Retail Electricity Supplier for Deceptive Marketing and Consumer Fraud
Attorney General Madigan Sues Company for Falsely Promising Lower Electricity Rates Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit yesterday against PALMco Power IL LLC (Palmco), an alternative retail electricity supplier (ARES), for misleading customers about the true cost of switching their electricity supply from ComEd or[Read More…]
