Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- 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 more than a dozen[Read More…]
Law and Order
Two Convicted Felons from Chicago Area Sentenced to Prison on Federal Firearm Offenses
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- 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 agreement that he used[Read More…]
Attorney General Sessions Directs Federal Prosecutors to Target Most Significant Violent Offenders
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2017. Attorney General Jeff Sessions today directed federal prosecutors nationwide to engage in a focused effort to investigate, prosecute and deter the most violent offenders. This builds on the announcement last week of the creation of the U.S. Department of Justice Task Force on Crime Reduction and[Read More…]
Sports Memorabilia Executive Pleads Guilty to $9.5 Million Fraud Scheme
John Rogers mugshot CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017. The owner of a sports memorabilia company admitted in federal court yesterday that he conducted a fraud scheme using forged documents and phony sports memorabilia, including a doctored Heisman Trophy and fake baseball cards that he used as collateral on loans. JOHN ROGERS,[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court Sends Gavin Grimm Case Back Down to Appeals Court
Gavin Grimm WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2017. The Supreme Court announced today that it is sending a landmark transgender rights case back to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to be reconsidered in light of the Departments of Justice and Education rescinding of a Title IX guidance clarifying protections for transgender[Read More…]
Anti-Defamation League Praises FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arrest of St. Louis Man in Threat to Its New York Office and Several Other Jewish Institutions
Juan Thompson allegedly made numerous threats against Jewish Community Centers New York, NY—(ENEWPF)–March 3, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed the arrest of a St. Louis man in connection with a bomb threat against its headquarters in New York and threats against at least eight other Jewish institutions across[Read More…]
Founder of Suburban Tech Company Sentenced to 9 Years for Defrauding Investors out of More Than $9 Million
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. The founder of a northwest suburban tech company has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for defrauding investors out of more than $9 million. GREGORY WEBB, 71, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Elk Grove Village-based InfrAegis Inc., was convicted last year on[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Metro East Residents Charged with Medicaid Fraud
Chicago — (ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois State Police (ISP) today announced that three Metro East residents have been charged with Medicaid fraud for conspiring to bill the state of Illinois for more than $151,000 in personal assistance services that were not provided. Marcus Brumfield,[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Probes National Job Search Sites Over Potential Age Discrimination
Attorney General Madigan Calls on Career Search Sites to Explain Potential Age Discrimination Violations Against Older Job Seekers Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today sent letters to six national career and job search companies over potential age discrimination violations in setting age requirements for job seekers searching[Read More…]
Owner of Suburban Telemarketing Company Sentenced to a Year in Prison in Patients-For-Cash Kickback Scheme
Sundae Williams (Photo Source: LinkedIn) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2017. The head of a Homewood telemarketing company has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for pocketing illegal kickbacks in exchange for referring patients to home health care agencies. As the owner of Serenity Marketing Inc., which did business as[Read More…]
