Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced her office successfully prosecuted a Chicago area man for operating a securities fraud “ponzi” scheme. Madigan said a DuPage County judge found Namon Brown, 48, guilty Tuesday on one count of theft of $100,000, one count of securities fraud and one count[Read More…]
Law and Order
20th Arrest in Statewide Crackdown on Child Porn Traffickers
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today the arrest of a White County man as part of her continuing statewide crackdown targeting traders of child pornography in Illinois. Investigators from Madigan’s office arrested Jedidiah M. Johnson, 18, of Carmi. He is charged with three counts of distribution of[Read More…]
Former Humanitarian Workers Each Sentenced to 142 Months in Prison for Defrauding Usaid of $1.9 Million
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2011. Two former humanitarian aid workers were each sentenced today to 142 months in prison for defrauding the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) of approximately $1.9 million that was intended to assist impoverished people and towns in Liberia. The sentences were announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny[Read More…]
Federal Court Bars Chicago Woman from Preparing Federal Tax Returns
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2011. A federal court has permanently barred Rita Augustus from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Augustus prepared tax returns in Chicago under the business names Windy City Tax Service and Windy City Insurance Agency Inc. The civil injunction order, to which Augustus[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for April 26, 2011
Records Clerk Janet Martin shows one of the new recycling bins at the Park Forest Police Department. (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[Read More…]
Women and College Students Say Alcohol-Related Sexual Assaults are Being Fueled by Marijuana Prohibition
DENVER—(ENEWSPF)—April 25, 2011. This Tuesday, April 26th, women, college students, and advocates around the nation will speak out against laws and policies they believe fuel sexual violence by steering people toward using alcohol — a major contributor to incidents of sexual assault and date rape — and away from using[Read More…]
Four Men Charged With Felony Dog Fighting in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Four men were arrested on Wednesday, April 20, and charged with felony dog fighting when police were dispatched to the 200 block of Arrowhead Street to conduct a premise exam. One dog was rescued. The other, a small black stray, ran away frightened and badly wounded before[Read More…]
Maker of Rascal Scooters to Pay $100,000 for Violating FTC’s Do Not Call Rules
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2011. The manufacturer of Rascal Scooters, used by disabled and senior consumers with limited mobility, will pay $100,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally called millions of consumers who had chosen to avoid unwanted telemarketing calls by listing their phone numbers on the national[Read More…]
EEOC Files Its Largest Farm Worker Human Trafficking Suit Against Global Horizons, Farms
LOS ANGELES–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2011. In its largest human trafficking case in agriculture to date, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) yesterday announced that it filed lawsuits in Hawaii and Washington against Global Horizons Inc., a Beverly Hills-based farm labor contractor, and eight farms. The EEOC contends that Global Horizons[Read More…]
Blue Island Man Charged In Murders of Three Young Women
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2011. A Blue Island man was charged today with the murders of three young women over the course of one year’s time between 2009 and 2010 and police and prosecutors believe the man may be a serial offender and are seeking the public’s help in providing information on[Read More…]
