CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. A Chicago man who helped purchase 43 firearms in Indiana and transport them to Illinois for sale on the streets of Chicago was sentenced today to 37 months in prison. After purchasing the weapons at gun shows and from individual vendors in Crown Point and Indianapolis,[Read More…]
Law and Order
Justice Department Files Suit Against City of Des Plaines for Refusing to Allow Islamic Center to Operate in Vacant Office Building
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2015. The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the City of Des Plaines, alleging that the northwest suburb violated federal law when it refused to allow an Islamic group to operate a place of worship in a vacant office building. The suit contends that Des Plaines[Read More…]
Rockford Resident Convicted On Gun Charge As A Convicted Felon
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2015. A Rockford resident was convicted yesterday after a two-day jury trial on a federal gun charge. The defendant, MARTEZ DICKSON, 29, was found guilty by a federal jury following a trial before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted[Read More…]
Major Fertilizer Producer Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC to Ensure Proper Handling, Storage and Disposal of 60 Billion Pounds of Hazardous Waste
Manufacturer Committing Close to $2 Billion in Funding to Address Environmental Impacts From Phosphoric Acid and Fertilizer Production Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Mosaic Fertilizer LLC that will ensure the proper treatment, storage and disposal of[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Eagle Bank and Trust Company to Resolve Allegations of Lending Discrimination in St. Louis
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 29, 2015. The Justice Department filed a consent order today to resolve allegations that Eagle Bank and Trust Company (Eagle Bank) engaged in a pattern or practice of “redlining” predominantly African-American neighborhoods in and around St. Louis. “Redlining” is the discriminatory practice by banks or other financial institutions[Read More…]
Ten Puerto Rico Police Officers Indicted for Allegedly Running Criminal Organization Out of Police Department
Officers Charged with Racketeering, Robbery, Extortion, Firearm, Narcotics, Civil Rights and Theft Charges Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. Ten Puerto Rico police officers have been indicted for their alleged participation in a criminal organization, run out of the police department, that used their affiliation with law enforcement to make money through[Read More…]
Kenyan Child Pornography Producer Sentenced to Life in Prison for Participation in Dreamboard Website
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. A Kenyan child pornography producer was sentenced late yesterday to life in prison for participating in the Dreamboard child sexual exploitation website, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley of the Western District of Louisiana.[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for September 28, 2015
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) 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[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Will County Couple Indicted for Tax Fraud
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that a married Plainfield couple has been indicted for allegedly defrauding the state out of more than $400,000 in sales tax revenue. Jamal Hussein, 44, and Lucinda Hussein, 41, were charged today with multiple tax-related felony counts in Will County Circuit[Read More…]
Second Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Against Gay African-American Man
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. A second Texas man has pleaded guilty to hate crime offenses for his role in a Mar. 8, 2012, assault of a gay African American man in Corpus Christi, Texas, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Department of Civil Rights Division,[Read More…]
