Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Thirteen alleged members of two separate drug distribution rings operating in Robbins and Harvey were arrested yesterday by agents and officers assigned to a federal task force, culminating a lengthy investigation which targeted illicit drug distribution in the south suburbs. Three additional defendants remain at large and are[Read More…]
Law and Order
North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges
RALEIGH , N.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2011. Daniel Patrick Boyd, aka “Saifullah,” 40, pleaded guilty today in federal court in New Bern, N.C., to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons in a foreign country. The guilty plea by Boyd, a U.S. citizen[Read More…]
Indianapolis Woman Sentenced For Medicaid Fraud
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)-Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, announced that Flora Jones, 52, Indianapolis, was sentenced to 13 months in prison February 4 by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt following her guilty plea to health care fraud. This case was the result of a six-month investigation by the U.S. Department[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Cook County Home Repair Contractors Over Phony Repair Guarantees
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against two Chicago area home repair contractors who solicited thousands of dollars in work under the false promise that repair service was guaranteed for a lifetime. Madigan’s lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, alleges Frank E. Edelmann and[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Orland Park Business Owners Fined $1.8 Million for Illegal Dumping Near Lynwood
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that a Cook County judge ordered two individuals and the companies they own to pay $1.8 million in penalties for illegally dumping a mountain of construction debris at an unpermitted site near Lynwood. Judge Richard Billik on Friday ruled that John Einoder[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Suit to Terminate Pension of Former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against Jon Burge and the Retirement Board of the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago to immediately end the former Chicago Police commander’s pension benefits based on his convictions on three felony counts. Madigan’s suit, filed in Cook[Read More…]
Possessor of Child Pornography Sentenced to Federal Prison
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– TIMOTHY J. FREELAND, age 23, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, was sentenced Friday to 97 months in the Bureau of Prisons, 10 years of supervised release, a $750 fine, and a $100 special assessment for possession of child pornography, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for February 5, 2011
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…]
Arizona: Lawmaker Introduces Measure To ‘Defelonize’ Marijuana Possession
Phoenix, AZ–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2011. First-year member of the state House of Representatives, Republican John Fillmore (Apache Junction) introduced legislation this week to ‘defelonize’ Arizona’s marijuana possession penalties. House Bill 2228 amends state law so that the adult possession of up to two ounces of marijuana is reduced from a potential[Read More…]
IDOT Partners with State Police to Launch Impaired Driving Campaign for Super Bowl Weekend
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Illinois State Police (ISP) officials today launched the You Drink & Drive. You Lose campaign and announced their efforts to boost enforcement over Super Bowl weekend. As part of the mobilization, nearly 100 local police departments and county sheriff offices[Read More…]
