Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2015. Leon Nathan Davis, 37, of Augusta, Georgia, pleaded guilty earlier today to an information charging him with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, specifically the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P.[Read More…]
Law and Order
Investigation of Shots Fired at Carnival Yields No Evidence, No Injuries
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest police posted information on their Facebook page on May 23 regarding a report of possible shots fired during a fight that broke out Friday at Main Street and Victory Drive, north of the Park Forest Carnival. According to Police Chief Pete Green, officers present at[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for May 27, 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…]
Senior Member of Al-Qaeda Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Kill U.S. Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and Providing Material Support to Al-Qaeda
Defendant Tried to Lure American Solders to a Compound in Afghanistan that Was Rigged with Explosives; Also Facilitated the Entry of an American Citizen into Al-Qaeda Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2015. Earlier today, Saddiq al-Abbadi, 40, a Yemeni national, pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder U.S. nationals abroad, providing and conspiring[Read More…]
Owner of Los Angeles Medical Supply Company Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for $3.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2015. The former owner of a Los Angeles-based medical supply company was sentenced today to seven years in prison for his role in a fraud scheme that resulted in $3.3 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Agreement with City of Cleveland to Reform Cleveland Division of Police Following the Finding of a Pattern or Practice of Excessive Force
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 26, 2015. The United States Department of Justice and the City of Cleveland announced today that they have entered into a court enforceable agreement to address the department’s findings that the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) engages in a pattern or practice of using excessive force in violation[Read More…]
Texas Resident Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2015. A criminal complaint has been unsealed in the Southern District of Texas following the arrest of a Spring, Texas, man on allegations he conspired to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney General for National[Read More…]
Lockport Pharmacist Indicted For Allegedly Falsely Billing $2.4 Million For Prescription Claims
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2015. A southwest suburban pharmacist was indicted on federal charges for health care fraud, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, WALTER BEICH, the owner and licensed pharmacist at Lockport Pharmacy, Inc. operating as Corwin Pharmacy, was charged in a twelve-count indictment returned by a federal[Read More…]
Two California Men Arrested on Charges of Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2015. Two California men, one of whom attempted to travel to the Middle East to allegedly join ISIL, have been arrested on charges of conspiring to provide material support to the designated foreign terrorist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), announced Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
California Operator of MyRedBook.com Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison for Facilitating Prostitution
Defendant Also Ordered to Forfeit More Than $1.28 Million Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. A California man was sentenced to 13 months in prison today for his operation of the myRedBook.com website to facilitate prostitution. This represents the first federal conviction of a website operator for facilitation of prostitution. Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
