Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A man has been charged with a federal firearm offense for allegedly “straw purchasing” guns in Indiana on behalf of a convicted felon in Chicago. On three occasions this summer, BRIAN HAYWOOD purchased guns from stores in Hammond, Ind., and falsely certified on federal forms that he was[Read More…]
Law and Order
Ten Men Arrested, Charged with Attempted Enticement of a Child to Engage in Sexual Activity
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney John Milhiser and FBI Springfield Special Agent in Charge Sean M. Cox announced that 10 men were arrested in September in Springfield, Ill., and charged in separate criminal complaints with attempted enticement of a child to engage in sexual activity. The complaints were unsealed on August[Read More…]
$113K Embezzlement Leads To Federal Prison Sentence For Former Metro East Elementary School Principal
Smithton, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Roy Joseph Monti, 54, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced last week to 6 months in federal prison and 6 months of home detention. The former principal of St. John the Baptist Elementary School in Smithton, Illinois, pleaded guilty back in September to one count of interstate transportation[Read More…]
China-Based Executive at U.S. Telecommunications Company Charged with Disrupting Video Meetings Commemorating Tiananmen Square Massacre
Defendant Coordinated with the People’s Republic of China to Target Dissidents and Disrupt Meetings Brooklyn, NY-(ENEWSPF)- A complaint and arrest warrant were unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Xinjiang Jin, also known as “Julien Jin,” with conspiracy to commit interstate harassment and unlawful conspiracy to transfer a means[Read More…]
Greenwood Man Charged Federally in Alleged $14 Million Fraud Scheme
Allegedly spent stolen funds from a Kentucky investor on Ferraris, horses, Rolex watches, and escorts Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Acting United States Attorney John E. Childress announced Thursday that Daniel R. Fruits, 46, of Greenwood, Indiana, was charged by a federal grand jury for his alleged role in three separate fraud schemes,[Read More…]
Man Charged Following Shots Fired-Call on Walnut
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Park Forest man allegedly confessed to firing a gun several times after police were called to investigate a report of shots fired. Varon D. Lowe, 26, 510 Wildwood Dr., Park Forest, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. The vehicle he was driving was[Read More…]
Fort Wayne Man Sentenced To 151 Months in Prison
Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Tyrion McNair, age 28, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Holly Brady following his plea of guilty to distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. McNair was sentenced to 151 months in prison followed by 5 years of[Read More…]
Nine Men Indicted on Child Sex Crimes Charges
Rock Island, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney John Milhiser and FBI Springfield Special Agent in Charge Sean M. Cox announced that nine men previously arrested in Rock Island, Ill., have been indicted on charges of attempted enticement of a child to engage in sexual activity. In addition, several of the defendants have[Read More…]
Owner and Employees of Chicago-Area Child Care Centers Charged With Defrauding Illinois Low-Income Daycare Program
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The owner of Chicago-area child care centers and several of her employees fraudulently schemed to pocket more than $6.1 million from a State of Illinois program designed to help low-income families afford child care, according to an indictment returned in federal court. ALEESHA McDOWELL owned child care providers[Read More…]
Attorney General Raoul Urges Congress to Pass Extension for Cares Act Funding as Pandemic Impacts Economy
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Kwame Raoul Monday joined a coalition of 49 attorneys general that sent a letter urging Congress to extend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding until the end of 2021. “As states grapple with rising coronavirus infection rates, governments, nonprofits and businesses rely on CARES[Read More…]
