Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. The Department of Justice today filed a stipulation of settlement resolving civil claims against Washakie Renewable Energy LLC (Washakie) for violations of the Renewable Fuel Program under the Clean Air Act. The stipulation of settlement was filed in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia. A[Read More…]
Law and Order
Owner and Executives Convicted in Medicare Referral Kickback Conspiracy at Closed Sacred Heart Hospital
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. The former owner and chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, and the chief financial officer of the now-closed Sacred Heart Hospital were convicted by a jury after a nearly two-month trial of collectively paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal kickbacks in exchange for[Read More…]
Former Illinois State Representative Keith Farnham Sentenced to Ninety Six Months for Transporting Child Pornography
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. Former Illinois State Rep. KEITH FARNHAM was sentenced to ninety six months in prison yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Edmond E. Chang as a result of his conviction of transporting child pornography via computers in his office and residence in Elgin last year. Farnham resigned[Read More…]
Chicago Revenue Inspector Sentenced To 12 Months Probation For Extortion
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. A former Revenue Inspector for the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Amy St. Eve to 12 months’ probation as a result of his conviction of extortion under color of official right. ELIAS GARZA,[Read More…]
Report: School District 227 Candidate Komaa S. Mnyofu Is A Convicted Felon
Writing for the Chicago Tribune’s Daily Southtown, reporter Gregory Pratt states that "A controversial south suburban activist is running for a seat on a school board from which he’s made hundreds of thousands of dollars suing. "Komaa Mnyofu, a Rich Township High School District 227 board candidate, is also a[Read More…]
US Air Force Veteran Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Defendant, a Former Avionics Specialist, Travelled from Egypt to Turkey in an Attempt to Cross the Border to Syria to Join ISIL Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2015. U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch of the Eastern District of New York, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, Assistant Director in[Read More…]
Los Angeles-Area Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Medicare Part D Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015. A pharmacist who owned and operated a pharmacy in Los Angeles pleaded guilty today in connection with a Medicare fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie Yonekura of the Central District of California and[Read More…]
Six Leaders and Members of Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club and Vice Lords Street Gang Convicted of Violent Racketeering-Related Crimes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015. Today, a federal jury in Detroit convicted six leaders and members of the violent Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club, many of whom were also leaders and members of the Vice Lords street gang, of conspiracy to commit murder and other violent racketeering-related offenses. Assistant Attorney General Leslie[Read More…]
Taiwan Businessman Sentenced To 24 Months For Conspiring To Violate U.S. Laws Preventing Proliferation Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction
CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin; U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon of the Northern District of Illinois; Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Holley of the FBI’s Chicago Office; Special Agent in Charge Gary Hartwig of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for March 12, 2015
A winter past at 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[Read More…]
