Former Board Members of Wilmette Bank Plead Guilty for Defrauding U.S. Treasury, First Midwest Bank & State Regulators Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Special Inspector General for the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) today announced that two former board members[Read More…]
Law and Order
Member of Computer Hacking Group “NullCrew” Sentenced to Nearly Four Years for Launching Cyber-Attacks on Corporations and Universities
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016. A Tennessee man was sentenced today to nearly four years in federal prison for launching cyber-attacks on corporations, universities and governmental entities throughout the world. As a member of the hacking group “NullCrew,” TIMOTHY JUSTEN FRENCH exploited computer vulnerabilities to obtain unauthorized access and steal confidential[Read More…]
North Carolina Businessman Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating Approximately $2.9 Million in Funds from NFL Players
Failed to Report More Than $1.4 Million in Embezzled Funds on Tax Returns NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016. A North Carolina businessman, who provided financial services to professional athletes, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and filing a false 2011 income tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D.[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Supervision Recovers $11 Million for 225,000 Harmed Consumers
CFPB Finds Qualified Students Were Blocked from Affordable Loan Repayment Plans; Updates Student Loan Servicing Exam Procedures Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced in its Supervisory Highlights report that recent supervisory actions returned more than $11 million to more than 225,000 harmed consumers.[Read More…]
Massachusetts Cop’s Wife Vandalizes Home, Blames It On Black Lives Matter
MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016 By Thandisizwe Chimurenga Millsbury K-9 Officer Dan Daly and his wife, Maria Elena, during happier times. The wife of a Millbury, Massachusetts police officer reported a break-in and vandalism at their home two weeks ago on Oct. 17. On Oct. 28 Millbury’s police chief announced that the entire affair[Read More…]
Iowa Republican Trump Voter Arrested for Voter Fraud (Video)
IOWA–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2016 By Egberto Willies While getting his crowd riled up about election fraud, will Donald Trump inform them that so far it is his voter who got arrested for committing voter fraud? The Des Moine Register reported the following. A Des Moines woman has been arrested on suspicion of voting twice[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Report Man Shot and Killed on Arcadia Street
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)—October 29, 2016. On Friday, October 28, 2016, at approximately 5:45 pm, Park Forest Police responded to a call of shots fired from within a home on the 200 block of Arcadia St. Responding officers found Jason McCullough, age 39, suffering from at least one gunshot wound and[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: $41 Million Multistate Settlement with Hyundai and Kia Over Inflated Fuel Economy Claims
Companies Will Pay Illinois More Than $2.2 Million For Deceiving Consumers into Buying Cars with Erroneous Mileage Estimates Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a $41 million settlement with automakers Hyundai and Kia to resolve claims that the companies misrepresented the mileage and fuel economy ratings[Read More…]
Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Information on Explosives
INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. Marlonn Hicks, 30, of Crown Point, Indiana, pleaded guilty to distributing information regarding the manufacture and use of explosives, with the intent that the information be used for and in furtherance of a crime of violence. Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary B. McCord, U.S.[Read More…]
Twenty-Four Defendants Facing Federal Drug Charges for Transporting Heroin and Cocaine to Chicago Aboard Amtrak Trains
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Federal charges unsealed today accused 24 individuals of various drug offenses for allegedly using Amtrak trains to transport heroin and cocaine to Chicago from California. One of the defendants is an Amtrak employee who allegedly stole a package of cocaine upon arrival at Chicago’s Union Station.[Read More…]
