CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. A father and son schemed with a Chicago attorney and a Lincolnwood businessman to sell $2.9 million in phony mortgages to more than a dozen duped investors, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday. ALBERT ROSSINI, 67, the owner of Devon Street Investments Ltd., in Lincolnwood,[Read More…]
Law and Order
Two Defendants Plead Guilty to Forced Labor Scheme that Exploited Guatemalan Migrants at Ohio Egg Farms
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. A leader of a human trafficking ring pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to charges that he lured Guatemalan minors and adults into the United States on false pretenses, then used threats of physical harm to compel their labor at egg farms in Ohio. The guilty[Read More…]
Medical Director and Three Therapists Convicted in $63 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015. A federal jury in Miami late yesterday convicted the former medical director of, and three therapists employed by, a now-defunct health care provider of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and related charges for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Florida Medicaid[Read More…]
Chicago Woman Indicted For Stealing Identities Of Nursing-Home Residents And Using Their Names To Claim Refunds From Fraudulent Tax Returns
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2015. A Chicago woman sought federal tax refunds through a series of fraudulent returns she filed in the names of other people, including a number of nursing-home residents who had no knowledge that their personal information was being used, according to a federal indictment announced today. SHANTELL[Read More…]
UPDATE: Police Continue To Investigate Missing Person Report of Jerrica ‘Ric-Ric’ Laws
Jerrica ‘Ric-Ric- Laws (Photo: PFPD) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department continues to investigate the missing person complaint of Jerrica ‘Ric-Ric’ Laws. The PFPD released another statement asking the public’s help. Anyone with any information about Ms. Laws’ whereabouts is asked to call the Park Forest Police Department[Read More…]
Former Owner Of Mastro Auctions Sentenced To 20 Months In Federal Prison In Shill-Bidding Scam
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2015. The former owner and CEO of a sports memorabilia auction house was sentenced Thursday to 20 months in federal prison for using phony bids to fraudulently inflate the price of his company’s listings at auction. As the owner and chief executive officer of Mastro Auctions, WILLIAM[Read More…]
Former Redflex CEO Pleads Guilty To Corruption In Awarding Of City Of Chicago’s Red-Light Camera Contracts
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. The former chief executive officer of Chicago’s first red-light camera vendor pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge Thursday. As the CEO of Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., KAREN FINLEY funneled cash and other personal financial benefits to a City of Chicago official and his friend, knowing[Read More…]
Former U.S. Government Employee Charged in Computer Hacking and Cyber Stalking Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2015. A former locally-employed staff member of the U.S. Embassy in London was charged with engaging in a hacking and cyberstalking scheme in which, using stolen passwords, he obtained sexually explicit photographs and other personal information from victims’ email and social media accounts, and threatened to share[Read More…]
Man Shot Dead in Eastgate Wednesday Night
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police issued a community-wide, Code Red release Thursday morning regarding the shooting death Wednesday night of a man in the Eastgate neighborhood. The statement follows: "On Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at approximately 9:10 PM, Park Forest Police were dispatched to the 200 block of Allegheny[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Issue Community-wide Missing Person Report
Jerrica “Ric Ric” Laws (Photo: PFPD) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police issued a community-wide alert regarding the disappearance of resident Jerrica Laws. The following is the statement released by police: “The Park Forest Police Department is investigating a Missing Person complaint. Jerrica Laws, also known as “Ric Ric”, was[Read More…]
