Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury Wednesday convicted the owner of an aircraft leasing company and his corporation on fraud and obstruction charges for engaging in a fraudulent financing scheme that raised more than $50 million from investors and lenders, federal law enforcement officials announced. Brian Hollnagel, 38, of Chicago, the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police were dispatched 3 p.m. to the 200 block of Allegheny Street after on March 9 in reference to a call of reckless discharge of a firearm. A witness reported that while sitting in her living room she heard an argument started in the front yard of[Read More…]

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…]

Group Says Leopold and Police Chief Must Account Publicly for their Actions BALTIMORE–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012.  Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland is taking action to further transparency and accountability regarding Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold’s political dragnet, including filing additional public information requests on behalf of both[Read More…]

Chicago,IL-(ENEWSPF)- Robert D. Grant, special agent in charge of the Chicago Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), today announced that a reward of up to $5,000 is being offered to anyone having any information which leads to the identification of the individuals depicted in the attached wanted[Read More…]

“funson999” to Serve Over Eight Years in Prison Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Michael Wayne Bailey, 35, of Granite City, Illinois, was sentenced on March 12, 2012 to a total of 97 months’ imprisonment on a two-count Indictment charging him with possession of child pornography (count one) and receipt of child pornography (count[Read More…]

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, announced that Christopher Reid, age 37, of Saginaw, Michigan, has been sentenced to 420 months (35 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson following his guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography, as well as production of[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal grand jury today returned an indictment that charges Jonathan Dewayne Cashion, 20, of the 1100 block of Madison Street, Quincy, Illinois, with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the production of child pornography, as well as with one count each of distribution and[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two physicians and four registered nurses are among 11 new defendants who were added to a federal indictment against a suburban Chicago man who operated two home health care businesses for allegedly swindling Medicare of at least $20 million over five years, federal law enforcement officials announced today.[Read More…]