ROCKFORD—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. Two former employees of Milledgeville Community Credit Union, have pleaded guilty in separate federal cases to embezzling money from Milledgeville Community Credit Union, in Milledgeville, Ill. KIMBERLY KENT, 53, who was also a former Treasurer of Wysox Township, pleaded guilty in federal court today, and KELSEY SELMAN,[Read More…]
Law and Order
Kenneth Conley Given 41-month Sentence for MCC Escape
To Be Served Consecutively to 20-Year Term for Bank Robbery CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. A Tinley Park man who escaped from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in the city’s Loop in December 2012 while he was awaiting sentencing for bank robbery, today was sentenced to 41 months in prison for the escape,[Read More…]
Three Plead Guilty to Bank Secrecy Act Violations in Connection with Check Cashing Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. Three men have pleaded guilty in Brooklyn, N.Y., for their roles in a check cashing scheme designed to evade anti-money laundering reporting requirements, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and United States Attorney Loretta E. Lynch of the Eastern[Read More…]
Former Employee of Florida Airline Fuel Supply Company Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Federal Investigation
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. A former employee of a Florida-based airline fuel supply service company pleaded guilty today to obstructing an investigation into fraud and anticompetitive conduct in the airline charter services industry, the Department of Justice announced. Craig Perez, a former employee of Aviation Fuel International Inc. (AFI), pleaded[Read More…]
Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Discrimination at Nine Multifamily Housing Complexes
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that a federal district court judge in Jackson, Miss., approved a settlement of the department’s lawsuit against the original owners and developers of nine multifamily housing complexes located in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee. The complexes contain more than 800 ground-floor units[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Missouri National Guard to Enforce Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the Missouri National Guard (MNG) alleging that the MNG violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) by requiring its dual technician employees to resign from their civilian positions prior to active[Read More…]
Action Filed Against Four California Companies and Six Individuals to Stop the Importation of Dangerous Children’s Products
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. The government has asked a federal court in California to issue an injunction shutting down the importation and sales activities of four California companies and six individuals in connection with their imports of illegal children’s products containing, among other things, lead, phthalates and small parts inappropriate[Read More…]
Dept. of Justice Statement on the Apprehension of Joaquin ‘Chapo’ Guzman Loera
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2014. Today Mexican authorities announced the capture of Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman Loera, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel is designated a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker by the U.S. Government. Attorney General Holder stated: “Today’s apprehension of Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman Loera by Mexican authorities[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for February 23, 2014
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…]
Reputed Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Leader and a Fellow Gang Member Plead Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 21, 2014. An alleged general of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) and a fellow gang member pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to their membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S.[Read More…]
