CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2014. A Tennessee man was arrested and charged with federal computer hacking for allegedly conspiring to launch cyber attacks on two universities and three companies since last summer, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, TIMOTHY JUSTIN FRENCH, is allegedly associated with a group of individuals, known[Read More…]
Law and Order
Georgia Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with International Lottery Scheme Based in Jamaica
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 16, 2014. A man from Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today for his role in a Jamaican-based fraudulent lottery scheme. Assistant Attorney General Stuart F. Delery of the Justice Department’s Civil Division, Inspector in Charge David W. Bosch of the Postal Inspection Service Philadelphia Division and Acting Special Agent[Read More…]
Roscoe Man Sentenced to 295 Months in Federal Prison for Transporting Child Pornography Via the Internet
ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014. A Roscoe, Ill. man was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to 295 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for transporting child pornography via the internet. JASON NICOSON, 36, who pled guilty on May 20, 2013,[Read More…]
Crystal Lake Man Pleads Guilty in Secret Shopper Scheme
ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014. A Crystal Lake, Ill. man pleaded guilty today in federal court before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to mail fraud. MICHAEL S. MACKAY, 47, of Crystal Lake, Ill., admitted that from Sept. 2011 to at least May 16, 2012, he participated in a scheme to defraud[Read More…]
Houston Ambulance Operator Sentenced for Her Role in $2.4 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 13, 2014. The owner and operator of a Houston area ambulance company was sentenced today to serve 97 months in prison for her role in a $2.4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of[Read More…]
27 Defendants Facing State or Federal Drug Charges for Allegedly Selling Heroin and Crack Cocaine on City’s West Side
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014. Twenty-seven defendants are facing state or federal narcotics charges for their alleged roles in supplying and distributing heroin and crack cocaine in the neighborhood just north of Douglas Park on the city’s west side. An investigation led by officers of the Chicago Police Department and agents of[Read More…]
Former Ku Klux Klan Officer Pleads Guilty to Committing Perjury During Investigation into Cross-Burning
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014. Pamela Morris, former secretary of a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Ozark, Alabama, pleaded guilty today to committing perjury during a grand jury’s investigation into a racially motivated cross-burning in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Morris, 46, admitted[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Commercial Cleaning Systems
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 12, 2014. The Justice Department reached an agreement today with Commercial Cleaning Systems, a janitorial services company with headquarters in Denver. The agreement resolves claims that the company discriminated against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The department’s investigation was initiated based[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Charges Ex-CTA Workers with Wire Fraud, Identity Theft
Attorney General Indicts Married Couple for Scheme to Access Retirement Funds by Submitting Children’s Fake Death Certificates, Stealing Coworkers IDs Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—June 11, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against former Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) employees for a scheme to steal thousands of dollars from the agency’s deferred compensation[Read More…]
Milwaukee Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Offenses
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 11, 2014. Najee C. Moore, 23, of Milwaukee, pleaded guilty today to five counts of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking and one count of use of a facility in interstate commerce in aid of racketeering in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. According[Read More…]
