Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 117, 2012.  Martin Angelina, 50, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy involving loan sharking and illegal gambling, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Zane David Memeger, U.S. Attorney for the[Read More…]

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Receives More Than $2 Million for Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently awarded a total of $5,671,165 in grants to support the establishment or enhancement of[Read More…]

Anthony Dinunzio Is One of Nine Alleged Leaders, Underbosses, Members or Associates of the New England Crime Family Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Rhode Island and Arrested since January 2011 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012.  Anthony L. Dinunzio, 53, of East Boston, Mass., the acting leader of the New England[Read More…]

 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012.  Laura Pendergest-Holt, 39, the former chief investment officer of Houston-based Stanford Financial Group, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for her role in obstructing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into Stanford International Bank (SIB), the Antiguan offshore bank owned by convicted financier[Read More…]

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- A Will County couple has been sentenced to federal prison terms for engaging in a brazen investment fraud scheme that swindled more than $1 million from approximately 40 victims, causing some of them to lose their homes and financial security while the couple spent the money primarily on themselves.[Read More…]

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- Three defendants have been arrested in Iowa and Ohio on federal charges filed in Chicago for allegedly engaging in sex trafficking of three minor girls they transported earlier this year from Iowa City to Chicago for prostitution, federal law enforcement officials announced September 11, 2012. The defendants were each[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Three women have been charged with stealing nearly $10,000 in cash from a southwest suburban public high school while they were registering one of their children for school, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Linda Nassar, 36, and Sally Quaraveh, 22, both of[Read More…]

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- The father and son operators of an adult entertainment club in Elgin were sentenced today to serve federal prison terms for conspiracy to impede the Internal Revenue Service in the collection of federal taxes, as well as separately operating an illegal Internet gambling business, in connection with diverting more[Read More…]

Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- A bank robbery occurred earlier today at the TCF Bank branch located at 17705 South Halsted in Homewood, Illinois. The robber, described by witnesses as a black male, approximately 5’8” to 5’10” tall, wearing a light-colored shirt and dark baseball cap, approached a teller shortly after 9:00 a.m. and[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The president of an Elgin roofing company allegedly eluded authorities for nearly two weeks after he was indicted on federal fraud charges and is facing a detention hearing this week, federal law enforcement officials announced September 24. The defendant, Robert Durchslag, president of Singles Roofing Company Inc., allegedly[Read More…]