Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Jason Jewell, 31, of Frankfort, Ind., was sentenced September 8 to six years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for possession and transportation of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. Morrison of the Southern[Read More…]

Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on September 9, 2010, two individuals were sentenced in United States District Court in East St. Louis, for their roles in the robbery of a bank in Lebanon, Illinois, on December 19, 2009. DANIEL[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Two Chicago men were arrested September 9while a third man remains at-large, the FBI reports, culminating a two-year joint federal/state investigation into a child prostitution ring that was centered on Chicago’s west side. The arrests were announced by Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– On Wednesday, September 8, 2010, the Charter One Bank branch, 2131 S. China Place, Chicago, Illinois, was robbed by a lone white male. Police say he entered the bank around 12:47 p.m., walked over to the teller counter, and announced a robbery. He implied he had a weapon,[Read More…]

(Graphic FBI.GOV) Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– According to the figures released by the FBI, the estimated number of violent crimes in the nation declined in 2009 for the third consecutive year. Property crimes also declined in 2009, marking the seventh straight year that the collective estimates for these offenses dropped below the[Read More…]

New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)– PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that additional terrorism charges were filed against U.S. citizens WESAM EL-HANAFI and SABIRHAN HASANOFF in a Superseding Indictment for allegedly providing material support, including money and computer assistance, to al Qaeda. The case[Read More…]

Marshall, TX–(ENEWSPF)– A 44-year-old Linden, Texas man has been indicted on child exploitation charges in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales. Rodney Ray Hayes was indicted by a federal grand jury on Sep. 7, 2010 and charged with four counts of transporting minors with intent[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Saying a fraud defendant’s conduct was “despicable” and “outrageous” and caused “tragic” consequences for his victims, a federal judge sentenced a west suburban man to 10 years in prison for swindling some 75 victims, many of whom lost their retirement funds and life savings. U.S. District Judge John[Read More…]

Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A computer automated phone scam has impacted Central and Southern Illinois Bank customers. Debit card customers are receiving automated telephone calls stating their debit card account has been breached, and then told they will need to “reset” their information in order to use their account. The “scam” works[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) 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…]