Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse, Rockford, Illinois ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2016. An Elgin resident was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala on federal fraud charges. STEPHEN T. ANGERMAN, 48, of Elgin, was sentenced to 26 months in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of[Read More…]
Law and Order
Chicago Futures Trader Charged with Causing $13 Million in Losses from Fraudulent Trading Scheme
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016. A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a futures trader for allegedly causing $13 million in losses in a fraud scheme that led to the collapse of his trading firm. THOMAS LINDSTROM used deep out-of-the-money options on ten-year Treasury Note futures to make it fraudulently[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches $4 Million Settlement with Wells Fargo Dealer Services for Illegally Repossessing Servicemembers’ Cars
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that Wells Fargo Bank N.A., doing business as Wells Fargo Dealer Services, has agreed to change its policies and pay over $4.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing 413 cars owned by[Read More…]
Crystal Lake Woman Sentenced to 55 Months in Federal Prison for Mail Fraud
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2016. A Crystal Lake woman was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for mail fraud. PATTY CORDOBA, 44, of Crystal Lake, Ill., was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and was[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Convicted Sex Offender Ruled Sexually Violent
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a DuPage County jury has found that a registered sex offender is a Sexually Violent Person (SVP) following a one-day trial. DuPage County Circuit Court Judge Paul M. Fullerton ruled that Lawrence Schauer, 63, of Hillside, Ill., must[Read More…]
Vice Lords Associate Pleads Guilty to Obtaining and Disclosing Private Hospital Information of Victims and Their Families
MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. An associate of the Vice Lords street gang pleaded guilty today to witness tampering for obtaining and disclosing private health information of Vice Lords shooting victims and victims’ family members to a member of the gang. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Pharmacy Robber Sentenced In Federal Court
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler, announced today the sentencing of an Indianapolis man for robbing a Southside CVS Pharmacy. Anthony Jackson, 19, the pharmacy robber, was sentenced to 111 months (over nine years), by U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson. “Pharmacy robberies not only put the employees and patrons[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Tobacco Store Operator Charged with Tax Fraud
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday announced charges against the operator of a Will County tobacco store for defrauding the state of Illinois out of more than $400,000 in sales taxes. Mazen M. Nassar, 38, of Orland Park, was charged with sales tax evasion of over $100,000,[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for September 26, 2016
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…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell Announce Settlements of Tribal Trust Accounting and Management Lawsuits
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that, as a result of an initiative begun in the summer of this year, the United States has reached settlement with 17 additional tribal governments who alleged that the Department of the[Read More…]
