Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 4, 2014. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced the filing of a nine count federal indictment this afternoon against Jerry Mitchell, aka Tre da Great, age 24, of Indianapolis. The charges include sex trafficking, sex trafficking[Read More…]
Law and Order
Army Soldier Sentenced on Bribery Charges for Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan, Feb. 4, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 4, 2014. A former U.S. Army soldier was sentenced to serve 87 months in prison for her role in stealing fuel at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty, Afghanistan, Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced today. Former U.S. Army Specialist Stephanie Charboneau,[Read More…]
Man from Normal Sentenced to 8 ½ Years in Prison for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Longest Sentence for Workers’ Compensation Fraud in Illinois Since Anti-Fraud Provisions First Enacted in 2005 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2014. Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) Director Andrew Boron today announced a recent workers’ compensation fraud investigation has resulted in an eight and a half year sentence for a central Illinois man. Elbert[Read More…]
Former Alabama KKK Leader Pleads Guilty to Cross Burning and Obstruction of Justice
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2014. Steven Joshua Dinkle, 28, former Exalted Cyclops of the Ozark, Ala., chapter of the International Keystone Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), pleaded guilty in federal court today to hate crime and obstruction of justice charges for his role in a 2009 cross burning, the[Read More…]
Las Vegas Attorney Pleads Guilty for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2014. A Las Vegas attorney pleaded guilty today for his role in multiple schemes to defraud his clients, to defraud the IRS and to fraudulently gain control of condominium homeowners’ associations (HOAs) in the Las Vegas area to ensure that the HOAs would steer business to a[Read More…]
Leader of $28.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2014. A Florida man who had been the owner and operator of multiple physical therapy rehabilitation facilities pleaded guilty today for his role in organizing and leading a $28.3 million Medicare fraud scheme involving physical and occupational therapy services. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for February 1, 2014
A winter past at the Park Forest Police Station. Today’s is much, much worse. (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[Read More…]
South Suburban Father and Son Indicted for Allegedly Operating $2 Million Synthetic Marijuana Mail Order Business
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. A father and son were indicted on federal charges for allegedly operating a nationwide mail order synthetic marijuana business in the south suburbs that netted them approximately $2 million over three years, federal law enforcement officials announced today. Following an undercover investigation, JAMES M. BOLIN and his[Read More…]
Former Developer of Condo-Hotels in Chicago and Florida Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Federal Tax Evasion
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. The former manager of a defunct Chicago-based real estate company that acquired and managed hotels, including the Blake Hotel in Chicago and others in South Florida, was sentenced today to more than six years in federal prison for evading more than $1.7 million in federal income taxes.[Read More…]
Roxbury Correctional Institution Sergeant Convicted of Obstructing Justice
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. The Justice Department, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland and the FBI announced that Josh Hummer, a sergeant at the Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., was convicted today by a federal jury of obstructing justice during the investigation of an assault[Read More…]
