Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a Tazewell County business owner pleaded guilty to defrauding the state out of more than $600,000. Hisham M. Jaber, 40, of Pekin, pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent tax returns and was sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department[Read More…]
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JPMorgan’s Investment Bank in Hong Kong Agrees to Pay $72 Million Penalty for Corrupt Hiring Scheme in China
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2016. JPMorgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited (JPMorgan APAC), a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of multinational bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMC), agreed to pay a $72 million penalty for its role in a scheme to corruptly gain advantages in winning banking deals by awarding prestigious jobs to relatives[Read More…]
Three Minnesota Men Sentenced for Providing Material Support to ISIL
MINNESOTA–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. The first three of nine defendants expected to be sentenced this week for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, were sentenced today in three separate hearings in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. Abdullahi Yusuf, 20,[Read More…]
Property Manager Charged with Fraudulently Pocketing Fees from Chicago Condominium Association
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. A property manager has been charged in federal court with fraudulently pocketing more than $150,000 in illegal fees from a condominium association in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. ALAN P. GOLD, the owner and operator of Chicago-based A.P. Gold Realty & Management Inc., overbilled the Edgewater condo association for[Read More…]
Chicago Drug Dealer Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Trying to Kill a Federal Informant
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. A drug dealer who sold crack cocaine and heroin on Chicago’s West Side and western suburbs was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for trying to murder a federal informant who was assisting law enforcement. KELSEY JONES and his associates tried to kill the informant[Read More…]
Judge Curiel Denies Trump Motion to Exclude Evidence of What He Said and Tweeted During Campaign
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2016 By FrankDiPrima President Elect Donald Trump (left), Who Is Also 92% Owner of Trump University, and Federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel (right), Who Presides Over Two Class Action Lawsuits Accusing the Putative University and Mr. Trump of Fraud and Racketeering In the Trump University fraud and racketeering[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces $1 Million Settlement with Adobe
Illinois & 14 States Settle Over Data Breach That Exposed Consumers’ Personal Information Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a $1 million multistate settlement with the software company Adobe Systems Inc. (Adobe) for jeopardizing the personal information of thousands of consumers during a data breach. Madigan[Read More…]
Milwaukee Man Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison for Transporting a Minor to Illinois to Engage in Prostitution
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2016. A Milwaukee man was sentenced yesterday to more than 21 years in federal prison for transporting an underage girl to the Chicago area from Wisconsin to engage in prostitution. DAJUAN KEY, 31, brought the girl to the Chicago area from Madison, Wisc., in September 2013. At[Read More…]
Two Chicago Men Charged with Federal Drug and Firearm Violations in Connection with the Sale of Heroin on West Side
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2016. Two Chicago men have been charged with federal drug and firearm violations for allegedly selling heroin out of a backyard in the North Lawndale neighborhood. DIANTE DAVIS and MARKIEASE COUSINS were arrested on Oct. 17, 2016, after they sold four zip-lock bags of heroin to an[Read More…]
Founder of West Suburban Investment Firm Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison in $3.7 Million Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2016. The founder of a Geneva investment firm has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for using client funds to purchase a yacht and luxury vehicle and to trade his own stocks. STEPHEN C. BROWERE, the founder of Geneva-based Stephens Capital Management Inc., used the[Read More…]
