U.S. Department of Justice Northern District of Illinois CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a south suburban man on sex trafficking charges for allegedly bringing a minor to Wisconsin to engage in prostitution. DERONARTE NORWOOD, 30, of Harvey, forced the minor to engage in[Read More…]
Law and Order
Owner of Education-Services Companies Pleads Guilty to Offering Bribes and Kickbacks to Chicago Public Schools Chief in Exchange for Contract
Gary Solomon CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. The owner of two education-services companies admitted in federal court today that he offered bribes and kickbacks to former Chicago Public Schools chief BARBARA BYRD-BENNETT in exchange for obtaining a $2.09 million contract to train principals. GARY SOLOMON admitted in a written plea[Read More…]
Second California Man Who Participated in Conspiracy to Provide Support to ISIL Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2016. Muhanad Elfatih M.A. Badawi, 25, of Anaheim, California, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for conspiring with another man to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The announcement was made by Acting[Read More…]
Missouri Man Who Set Fire to Mosque and Who Attempted Arson at Planned Parenthood Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison
Jedediah Stout MISSOURI–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016. Jedediah Stout, 32, of Joplin, Missouri, was sentenced today in the Western District of Missouri to 63 months in prison for setting fire to the Islamic Society of Joplin mosque as well as for two attempted arsons of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Joplin, announced[Read More…]
50 Advocacy Orgs Urge Justice Department to Investigate Police Use of Face Recognition
Coalition Letter and Report Highlight Impact on Communities of Color WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016. Fifty national civil rights, civil liberties, faith, and privacy organizations sent a letter today to the Justice Department urging it to investigate the increasing use and impact of face recognition by police. The letter, sent in partnership with[Read More…]
Colorado and Illinois Men Sentenced to Prison for Engaging in Child Exploitation Enterprise
Three Others Previously Sentenced to Prison for Illicit Activity on Child Pornography Website Based on Tor Network ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016. Two members and administrators of a highly sophisticated, global enterprise dedicated to the sexual exploitation of children were sentenced to prison, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the[Read More…]
Chicago Nonprofit Launches Groundbreaking Police Accountability Tool
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016. In support of demands for greater police accountability in Chicago and nationwide, Illinois nonprofit The Lucy Parsons Labs is launching “OpenOversight,” an interactive web tool that makes it easier for Chicago residents to file complaints against police officers. Using OpenOversight, members of the public can search for the[Read More…]
Maryland Man Indicted With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016. A federal grand jury charged Nelash Mohamed Das, 24, a citizen of Bangladesh residing in Landover Hills, Maryland, with attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The announcement was made by Acting[Read More…]
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016. Haris Qamar, 26, of Burke, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The announcement was made by Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary B. McCord,[Read More…]
Eleven Defendants Charged with Bank Fraud for Maxing Out Fraudulently Obtained Credit Cards
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Eleven people fraudulently obtained credit cards, multiple credit cards, and quickly maxed out the credit limits, with no intention of ever paying back the balance, according to an indictment unsealed in federal court in Chicago. The defendants applied for the credit cards online, using false employment and income information[Read More…]
