Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury has convicted a leader of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang of participating in a criminal organization that committed murders and other acts of violence while brutally protecting a drug-dealing operation on the West and Southwest Sides of Chicago. LABAR SPANN, 43, of Chicago, was[Read More…]
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Frankfort Businessmen Charged With Running Fencing Operation Out of Suburban Chicago Stores
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two businessmen have been charged in federal court with running a fencing operation out of their suburban Chicago stores. ZIAD I. ZAYED, also known as “Zee,” 46, and MOSAS I. ZAYED, 33, both of Frankfort, Ill., are charged with conspiracy to receive and dispose of stolen property across[Read More…]
Latin Dragons Nation Member Sentenced to 204 Months of Imprisonment
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Ralph Mendez, 47, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon following his guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity as a member of the Latin Dragons Nation street gang announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Mendez was sentenced[Read More…]
Owners of Several Chicago-area Convenience Stores Charged With Defrauding Low-Income Food Program
Owners of Convenience Stores Charged With Defrauding Low-Income Food Program for Women and Children Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The owners of several Chicago-area convenience stores have been charged in federal court with scheming to defraud a low-income food program for women and children. A 16-count indictment returned in U.S. District Court in[Read More…]
Former Muncie Mayor Convicted and Sentenced on Corruption Charges
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A former mayor of Muncie, Indiana, who was indicted in November 2019, was convicted and sentenced to 1 year in prison for accepting $5,000 in cash in exchange for steering city construction work to a contractor. This conviction and sentence are part of a lengthy investigation by the[Read More…]
Felon in Possession of a Firearm from Gary Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Austin Williams, 28, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Williams was sentenced to 36 months in prison followed by 2 years[Read More…]
Report: Armed Robbery on Krotiak
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police are investigating the report of an armed robbery of a woman as she unloaded her vehicle on the 200 block of Krotiak Street on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at around 11:30 p.m. According to police, the woman reported that a man armed with what appeared to[Read More…]
Kokomo Resident Sentenced for Animal Crushing
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A Kokomo, Indiana woman was sentenced to 30 months in prison for animal crushing, which is a violation of the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act under Title 18, United States Code, Section 48(a). That we must report on something as vile as “animal crushing” itself is horrible.[Read More…]
Former CEO of Illinois Computer Services Firm Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison
For Orchestrating $9 Million Fraud Schemes Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an Illinois computer services company has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for orchestrating fraud schemes that bilked a global telecommunications provider and two financial companies out of a combined $9 million. DAVID[Read More…]
Leaders of Violent Chicago Street Gang and Several Members and Associates Charged in Federal Racketeering Indictment
Charges Allege Nearly 40 Murders or Attempted Murders Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal indictment unsealed today charges 13 alleged leaders, members, and associates of the Wicked Town faction of the Traveling Vice Lords Chicago street gang with participating in a criminal organization that murdered rivals and violently protected a drug-dealing operation[Read More…]
