Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton announced today that Douglas W. Oliver, 47, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, pled guilty on August 21, 2013, to charges of conspiracy to distribute heroin, possession with intent to distribute heroin, and maintaining drug-involved premises. Oliver[Read More…]
Law and Order
FBI: Interstate Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Prostituting Adult and Minor Victims
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An Oregon man who engaged in interstate sex trafficking of two adult women and a teenage girl from the West Coast to the Midwest was sentenced August 21 to 15 years in federal prison. The defendant, Erik Shamsud-din, 46, was sentenced after a hearing at which the minor[Read More…]
FBI: Hogsett Announces Arrest of Evansville-Area Postal Worker on Child Exploitation Charges
Evansville, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced August 21 that Floyd M. Thompson, age 59, of Evansville, has been charged with possession and receiving child pornography. The United States Postal Service has confirmed that Thompson started working at the Elberfeld office in 2005 and was recently named[Read More…]
FBI: Lebanon Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of Explosives
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton announced August 20 that Thomas Lee Stanton, 18, of Lebanon, Illinois, pled guilty in the United States District Court in East St. Louis to the charge of unlawfully possessing destructive devices. Stanton is scheduled to[Read More…]
FBI: U.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett Announces Arrest of Eastern Indiana Man on Child Exploitation Charges
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced August 19 that Derek Walton, age 31, of Liberty, has been charged with child exploitation. Hogsett said the filing of formal charges comes as his office has launched Operation Community Watch, a new effort that aims to reduce the abuse[Read More…]
Texas-Based School Chain to Pay Government $3.7 Million for Submitting False Claims for Federal Student Financial Aid
Schools Located in Texas, Florida, New Mexico and Oklahoma Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. ATI Enterprises Inc. will pay the government $3.7 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it falsely certified compliance with federal student aid programs’ eligibility requirements and submitted claims for ineligible students, the Justice Department announced[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for August 23, 2013
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…]
Florida Woman Sentenced for Role in Reverse Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. A Miami title agent and former mortgage broker was sentenced today for her role in a reverse mortgage loan fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, and Special[Read More…]
Houston Investment Manager Pleads Guilty in Utah for Role in $72 Million Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Robert Andres, 62, an investment manager based in Houston, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Salt Lake City for his role in a $72 million investment fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney David B. Barlow[Read More…]
Two Plead Guilty to Involvement in Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Racketeering Murder
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2013. An Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang member and an ABT associate have pleaded guilty to charges related to the May 2008 murder of Mark Davis Byrd Sr. in Atascosa County, Texas. The guilty pleas were announced today by Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of[Read More…]
