Allegedly Used Guns, Threats and Violence to Force the Victims to Engage in Prostitution Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Jean Claude Roy, aka “Dredd the Don,” and “Dreddy,” age 31, of Germantown, Md., and Brittney Creason, aka“Kitty Amor,” age 19, of[Read More…]
Law and Order
Chicago Trib: Autopsy: Bean bag rounds fired by police killed Park Forest man, 95 (Video)
From the Chicago Tribune: Elderly man’s death ruled homicide. The 95-year-old resident of a Park Forest senior living community who died after a Friday confrontation with police was killed by the bean-bag rounds police fired at him, the Cook County medical examiner’s office determined following an autopsy today. Related: Police:[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for July 30, 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…]
FBI: 105 Juveniles Recovered in Nationwide Operation Targeting Underage Prostitution (Video, Story, Stats)
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- During the past 72 hours, the FBI; its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners; and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) conducted Operation Cross Country VII, a three-day enforcement action to address commercial child sex trafficking throughout the United States. The operation included enforcement[Read More…]
Federal Courts Authorize Service of John Doe Summonses Seeking Identities of Persons Using Payment Cards in Norway
Ten Lawsuits Initiated Pursuant to Tax Treaty Between United States and Norway; Seven Petitions Granted, Three Petitions Remain Pending Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. The Justice Department announced that federal courts in Minnesota, Texas, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Virginia and California have entered orders over the past week authorizing the Internal Revenue Service[Read More…]
FBI: Illinois Man Indicted for Obstruction of Justice and Filing False Liens Against Two Federal Judges and Other Government Employees
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Justice Department announced July 25 that Tyree Davis Sr. of Flossmoor, Illinois, was arrested on an eight-count indictment charging him with obstruction of justice and filing fraudulent multi-billion-dollar liens against government employees. The indictment was returned on July 24, 2013, by a federal grand jury in Chicago.[Read More…]
FBI: Alleged Attempts to Collect Debts Lead to Extortion Charges Against Nine Chicago Men
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Three federal grand jury indictments were unsealed July 24 charging a total of nine defendants with allegedly collecting debts through the use of intimidation, fear, and, in one instance, physical violence. The indictments, which were returned Tuesday, were unsealed July 24 following arrests made by special agents of[Read More…]
Police: ‘Combative’ Knife-wielding Victory Center Resident Dead after Being Shot with Bean Bag Rounds
Victory Center in Park Forest. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police are waiting for the results of an autopsy following the death of a 95-year-old Victory Center resident police describe in a statement as "combative," and wielding a foot-long "butcher-type kitchen knife." In a statement released July[Read More…]
Vermont Man Charged with Obtaining U.S. Citizenship by Failing to Disclose Violent Crimes Committed During the Bosnian Conflict
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Edin Sakoè, 54, of Burlington, Vt., was arrested today on charges that he obtained his naturalized citizenship through fraud by failing to disclose his prior acts of persecution and crimes committed during the Bosnian conflict, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles with Bariatric Clinic in Michigan and Pennsylvania Over Hiv Discrimination
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that, as part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, it has reached a settlement with Barix Clinics under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Barix Clinics operates bariatric treatment facilities in Michigan and Pennsylvania. The settlement resolves allegations that Barix Clinics[Read More…]
