Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today that three Athens, Texas, residents have been indicted on charges associated with their alleged smuggling of imitation, unapproved, and misbranded prescription drugs from China. Wanda Hollis, 63, Tom Giddens, 57, and Catherine Nix, 41, were each charged with one felony[Read More…]
Law and Order
FBI Arrests Suburban Chicago Man for Allegedly Attempting to Support Terrorism Overseas
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2014. A southwest suburban Bolingbrook man was arrested Saturday night for allegedly attempting to travel overseas to join a foreign terrorist organization operating inside Iraq and Syria, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, Mohammed Hamzah Khan, 19, a U.S. citizen, was charged with attempting to[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for October 4, 2014
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…]
Justice Department Files Suit Against New Jersey Company for Adulterated and Misbranded Medical Devices
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today that the department, on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Pharmaceutical Innovations Inc. and Gilbert Buchalter, who is the company’s founder, owner, and[Read More…]
Department of Justice Charges Six Defendants in Connection with Violent Sex Trafficking Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today a second superseding indictment in a sex trafficking conspiracy charging six individuals for offenses related to their involvement in sex trafficking adult victims in New Orleans and elsewhere. Five defendants, Granville Robinson, aka “Bear” and “HB,” 25; Duane Phillips, aka[Read More…]
Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud at Public Foreclosure Auctions, Oct. 3, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2014. A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Felony charges were filed today in the U.S. District[Read More…]
Caribbean-Based Investment Advisor and Attorney Sentenced for Using Offshore Accounts to Launder and Conceal Funds
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2014. Eric St-Cyr, an investment advisor, and Patrick Poulin, an attorney, were sentenced today to serve 14 months in prison and three years of supervised release each for conspiring to launder monetary instruments, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Senior U.S. District Judge T.S.[Read More…]
Former Investment Adviser Sentenced To 3½ Years In Prison For $3 Million Loss To Victims In Financing Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2014. A former investment adviser was sentenced to 3½ years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining approximately $4 million from more than 30 victims and misusing the money to make Ponzi-type payments to investors, pay personal expenses, and personal gambling, resulting in a loss of just over[Read More…]
Colombian Traffickers Plead Guilty to International Maritime Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2014. Three Colombian citizens pleaded guilty today for conspiring to transport more than 1,000 kilograms of cocaine on board “go-fast boats” from the north coast of Colombia into international waters on vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of[Read More…]
Bolingbrook Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Exporting Carbon Fiber And Other Controlled Items To Pakistan
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. A Bolingbrook man pleaded guilty today to violating U.S. export laws, admitting that he shipped carbon fiber and microwave laminates, and attempted to ship a thermal imaging camera, from his company in Schaumburg to Pakistan without obtaining licenses from the U.S. Commerce Department, federal law enforcement officials[Read More…]
