WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. A Texas man was sentenced today to serve 330 months in prison for his participation in an international child pornography distribution ring, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett of the Southern District of Indiana. [Read More…]
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Attorney General Eric Holder and High-level Officials Launch Global Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Online
49 Countries Worldwide Join Forces to Fight Online Child Sexual Abuse Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2012. Attorney General Eric Holder and European Union (EU) Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström will launch the Global Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Online at a ministerial conference tomorrow, Dec. 5, 2012, in Brussels. The[Read More…]
Statement by Attorney General Eric Holder on the Release of the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women Recommendations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement today on the release of the recommendations by the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women: “For the past two years, the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women has displayed remarkable leadership and dedication to the cause[Read More…]
Former Director of Accounting and Outside Auditor of American Mortgage Specialists Inc. Plead Guilty to Roles in Fraud Against BNC National Bank
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2012. The former director of accounting and the former outside auditor of Arizona-based residential mortgage loan originator American Mortgage Specialists Inc. (AMS) pleaded guilty in Arizona to conspiracy to defraud BNC National Bank and obstruction of justice, respectively, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice[Read More…]
East St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty in Kidnapping
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Quavondris Lee Graves, from East St. Louis, pled guilty in federal district court to aiding and abetting kidnapping, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Graves, 21, is scheduled for sentencing on March 18, 2013. He faces a maximum penalty of[Read More…]
lL State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford Indicted on Federal Bank Fraud Charges Related to Real Estate Investments
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- LaShawn K. Ford, an Illinois State Representative who also invested in real estate in Chicago, was indicted Thursday on federal bank fraud and related charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining a $500,000 increase and a two-year extension on a line of credit from the failed ShoreBank and obtaining multiple[Read More…]
Florida Man Sentenced to Nearly 11 Years for Fraud Scheme
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Walter Holmich, 68, of Tampa, Florida, owner of two businesses that operated as government procurement companies, has been ordered to serve 130 months (10 years, 10 months) in federal prison and to pay restitution in the amount of $780,190. U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough ordered that Holmich[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for November 30, 2012
Fall at 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[Read More…]
Massachusetts: NORML Files Friend Of Court Brief – Argues That Sharing A Marijuana Cigarette Is Not Criminal Distribution
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012. Members of the NORML Legal Committee (NLC) have filed a friend-of-the-court amicus brief in the case of Commonwealth v. Antonio Pacheco, scheduled for oral argument in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) at 9:00 AM on Thursday December 6, 2012 in Boston. NORML’s brief was filed[Read More…]
Activists to Hold Press Conference & Rally this Thursday to Demand Stratfor-Linked Judge Recuse Herself from Trial of Jailed Hacktivist Jeremy Hammond
Chicago Activist Jeremy Hammond Accused of Hacking into Private Itelligence Firm Stratfor and Releasing Information to Wikileaks New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2012. On November 20th, 2012, U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska denied bail to Jeremy Hammond, a 27-year-old Chicago activist accused of hacking into the private intelligence firm Stratfor and releasing[Read More…]
