Colombia Part of Growing Trend in Latin America; Last Week President of Uruguay Called for Legal Regulation of Marijuana NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012.  Colombia’s Constitutional Court today approved the government’s proposal to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cocaine and marijuana for personal use. Anyone caught with less than[Read More…]

PROVIDENCE, RI–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2012.  Today, Gov. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island signed legislation that will reduce the penalty for possession of marijuana to a $150 civil fine for most offenses. Last week, the Rhode Island General Assembly voted in support of the two identical bills that will make possession of[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A 47-year-old Chicago man was arrested yesterday after being charged with sending threatening and harassing communications to a Hollywood based professional model with a large online following. The arrest was announced today by Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Ten defendants, including the owners of two Chicago home health care companies and three physicians were indicted today for allegedly participating in two separate schemes to pay and receive cash kickbacks in exchange for the referral of Medicare patients for home health care services, federal law enforcement officials[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Federal corruption charges were unveiled today in three separate bribery complaints. Two former local public officials, former Cook County Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno and former Chicago Ald. Ambrosio Medrano, each were charged in two of the three complaints. Three businessmen who allegedly participated in one bribery scheme, and[Read More…]

Enforcement Checks Are Designed to Curb Impaired Driving, Enhance Seat Belt Usage CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2012.  The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Police (ISP) and hundreds of local law enforcement agencies around the state today reminded motorists to “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket”[Read More…]

Philadelphia, PA–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2012. Thank you, Barney – and good afternoon, every one.   Today I’m pleased to be here in Philadelphia, and proud to join with so many critical partners – including Mayor Nutter, Commissioner Ramsey, Congressman Fattah, and Senator Casey – as we announce the recipients of the[Read More…]

Commander Chris Mannino took this photo of another officer in Washington, D.C. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) 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[Read More…]

SOUTH BEND, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following: Pleas: Thomas Kouttoulas, 53, of Laporte, Indiana, pled guilty before Magistrate Judge Christopher Nuechterlein to the felony offense of wire fraud. Magistrate Nuechterlein is recommending that the district court accept the tendered guilty plea. Parties have 10 days in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2012.  Amine El Khalifi, a 29-year-old resident of Alexandria, Va., pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia in connection with his efforts to carry out a suicide bomb attack on the U.S. Capitol Building in February 2012 as part of what he[Read More…]