Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016. The Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, along with 49 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia’s attorney general, have reached a $470 million agreement with HSBC Bank USA NA and its affiliates (collectively, HSBC)[Read More…]
Law and Order
Member of International Child Exploitation Conspiracy Sentenced to 216 Months in Prison
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016. A Bronx, New York, man was sentenced to 216 months in prison today for his participation in two websites that were operated for the purpose of coercing and enticing minors as young as eight years old to engage in sexually explicit conduct on web camera. Assistant[Read More…]
Indicted Anti-Abortion Extremist David Daleiden is Arrested by Texas Authorities
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2016. Today, anti-abortion extremist David Daleiden turned himself in to the Harris County authorities, and was arrested, processed, booked, fingerprinted, and had to post bond. His surrender follows a felony indictment by a grand jury related to his slanderous campaign against Planned Parenthood health centers. The same grand[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Criminal Fraud Charges Filed Against Tax Preparers
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—Feburary 4, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced the indictment of two tax preparers for allegedly filing fraudulent tax returns and defrauding the state out of more than $400,000. Gerrie Cokenour, 42, of Joliet and Nycole Simms-Stevens, 43, of Joliet were charged with two felony counts, including (1)[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for February 4, 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…]
Vice President of Chicago Real Estate Firm Admits Lying to Lender in the Redevelopment of a North Side Department Store
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2016. The vice president of a Chicago real estate firm pleaded guilty today to lying to a bank about a public financing note that was issued for the redevelopment of a former Goldblatt’s Department Store in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. CAROLINE WALTERS, the vice president and[Read More…]
Five Chicago Men Arrested in Connection with Violent Kidnapping
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2016. Five men have been arrested on kidnapping charges for allegedly abducting a Berwyn man in broad daylight and holding him for ransom in a North Side auto body shop. The kidnapping went awry after the abductors realized they had snatched the wrong man, according to a[Read More…]
Chicago Woman Charged with Posing as Federal Housing Official to Scam Homeowners out of Cash
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2016. A Chicago woman has been charged with posing as a federal housing representative to scam homeowners out of cash, federal authorities announced today. CYNTHIA WALLACE, 45, of Chicago, is charged with one count of falsely assuming and pretending to be an officer of the United States. [Read More…]
Former Bull Valley Man Sentenced to 9 Months in Federal Prison for Concealment of Assets from a Bankruptcy Trustee
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2016. A former Bull Valley, Ill. man was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for the concealment of assets from a Bankruptcy Trustee. JOSEPH MICHAEL PHELAN, 52, now of Augusta, Ga., was sentenced to 9 months in federal prison to be[Read More…]
Former Davis, Ill. Resident Sentenced to 26 Months in Federal Prison for Failure to Register as a Convicted Sex Offender
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. A former Davis, Ill. resident was sentenced in federal court today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for failure to register under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”). MARK STEPHEN CURTIS, 29, was sentenced to 26 months in federal prison, to be[Read More…]
