ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. A Belvidere man was found guilty today of firearm charges following a four-day jury trial in federal court in Rockford. MICHAEL TAPIA, 25, of Belvidere, Ill., was found guilty of one count of conspiring to receive, possess, conceal, store, sell, and dispose of stolen firearms[Read More…]
Law and Order
Evanston Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Distributing Marijuana and Laundering the Proceeds Through Luxury Auto Purchases
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. The leader of a drug trafficking organization was sentenced today to eight years in prison for distributing more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and laundering the proceeds through luxury auto purchases and high-end property leases. JONATHAN TANKSON, 32, of Evanston, coordinated bulk shipments of marijuana from[Read More…]
Court: Budgetary Amendment Bars Federal Prosecution Of State-Compliant Medical Marijuana Providers
San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. Federal officials are not permitted to engage in the criminal prosecution of those who are engaged in activity related to medical marijuana absent evidence that the defendants are in clear violation of state law, according to a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel on the[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Orders First National Bank of Omaha to Pay $32.6 Million for Illegal Credit Card Practices
Deceptive Marketing and Illegal Billing of Add-On Products Harmed Hundreds of Thousands of Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered First National Bank of Omaha to provide $27.75 million in relief to roughly 257,000 consumers harmed by illegal practices with credit card[Read More…]
Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds
Deposited More Than $197,000 in Fraudulent Refunds into Her Bank Accounts ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016. A Crystal Lake, Illinois, woman pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $197,000 from the United States, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. According to the[Read More…]
Eleventh Twin Cities Man Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Numerous Alleged Co-Conspirators Previously Convicted at Trial and Pleaded Guilty in Minnesota MINNESOTA–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016. Mohamed Amiin Ali Roble, 20, formerly of Minneapolis, was charged today by criminal complaint with providing and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The charges were[Read More…]
Mississippi Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL
MISSISSIPPI–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016. Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla, 23, of Starkville, Mississippi, was sentenced today to serve 96 months in prison for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S.[Read More…]
Justice Department Sues Georgia for Unnecessarily Segregating Students with Disabilities
The Lawsuit is the First Challenge to a State-Run School System for Segregating Students with Disabilities GEORGIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the state of Georgia alleging that its treatment and segregation of students with disabilities in the Georgia Network for[Read More…]
Justice Department Alleges California Loan Modification Service Providers Discriminated Against Hispanic Homeowners
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2016. The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit alleging that several mortgage loan modification service providers violated the federal Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act by intentionally discriminating against Hispanic homeowners by targeting them for predatory mortgage loan modification services and interfering with their ability to[Read More…]
California Woman Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Export Fighter Jet Engines and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to China
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2016. Wenxia Man, aka Wency Man, 45, of San Diego, was sentenced today to 50 months in prison for conspiring to export and cause the export of fighter jet engines, an unmanned aerial vehicle – commonly known as a drone – and related technical data to the People’s[Read More…]
