Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An East St. Louis man, Deondre Jones, 45, convicted of bank robbery, was sentenced to 56 months in federal prison on June 7, 2016, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, James L. Porter, announced today. Following release from imprisonment, Jones will serve three years[Read More…]
Law and Order
Madison Business Owner And His Brother Sentenced To Prison For Participating In Stolen Property Fraud Ring
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that yesterday, James D. Litchfield, 59, owner of Big Jim’s Autorama in Madison, IL, and his brother, Ryan P. Litchfield, 37, of O’Fallon, MO, were both sentenced to prison for their participation in a large[Read More…]
Former Fugitive Sentenced to Prison for Florida Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. A Cuban national was sentenced to 37 months in prison today for his role in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme in the greater Tampa, Florida, area. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III of the[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports June 11, 2016
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police 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 that[Read More…]
Youth Basketball Coach Indicted on Child Pornography Charges for Allegedly Enticing Boys to Engage in Sexually Explicit Photos and Videos
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016. A youth basketball coach from Chicago has been indicted on federal child pornography charges for allegedly paying minor boys to be photographed and video-recorded while engaged in sexually explicit conduct. BRADLEY J. AMES, 35, and a co-conspirator paid approximately $100 to $650 to the minor[Read More…]
Lindenhurst Man Detained in Federal Custody for Allegedly Constructing Potentially Destructive Pipe Bombs
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. A man who allegedly manufactured explosive devices and kept them in the bedroom of his Lindenhurst home was ordered detained in federal custody today. U.S. Magistrate Judge Sidney Schenkier ordered MICHAEL SUOPYS, 28, held without bond on a charge of knowingly possessing an unregistered destructive[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Jimmy John’s for Imposing Unlawful Non-compete Agreements on Sandwich Makers and Delivery Drivers
Attorney General Files Suit Against Jimmy John’s Corporate Entities for Unfair Labor Practice Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit today against Jimmy John’s two corporate entities – Jimmy John’s Enterprises LLC and Jimmy John’s Franchise LLC – for imposing highly restrictive non-compete agreements on[Read More…]
Virginia Man Charged with Providing Material Support to ISIL
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. In a criminal complaint unsealed in the Eastern District of Virginia today, Mohamad Jamal Khweis, 26, of Alexandria, Virginia, was charged with providing and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The complaint was[Read More…]
California Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Attempting to Join ISIL
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. Nicholas Michael Teausant, 22, of Acampo, California, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez of the Eastern District of California to 12 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist[Read More…]
Report: Officer Tim Jones Making ‘Small Steps Every Day,’ Future Impossible To Predict
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- According to a report in the June 3 online edition of the Chicago Tribune, after 11 weeks, “Officer Jones is continuing to make small steps every day,” said Deputy Police Chief Christopher Mannino. Small steps. Every day. This quote especially caught my eye: “The long-term prognosis is still[Read More…]
