Ordered to Pay $14.3 Million in Restitution Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced several defendants in a bank fraud scheme to prison terms and ordered them to pay more than $14.3 million in restitution. CHARNPAL GHUMAN, 39, of Palatine, and AGA KHAN, 39, of Bloomingdale, were business[Read More…]
Law and Order
Benton Harbor, Michigan Man Sentenced To Prison
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Marcus Edwards, age 38, of Benton Harbor, Michigan, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio upon his plea of guilty to robbery, carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U. S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. Edwards was sentenced[Read More…]
Merrillville Man Sentenced To 78 Months in Prison: Possession and Receipt of Child Pornography
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Stacy Newlin, 57 years old, of Merrillville, Indiana, was sentenced by District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after he pled guilty to possession and receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Judge Simon sentenced Newlin to 78 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release[Read More…]
Three Charged in Criminal Complaint with Kidnapping
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Jaron Johnson, 22, Jarod Johnson, 20, and Patricia Carrington, 46, all of Gary, Indiana, were charged in a criminal complaint with kidnapping, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. The criminal complaint alleges that on April 14, 2019, the defendants forced the victim in this case into a car, bound and[Read More…]
Officer Draws Weapon During Traffic Stop: Police Reports Through March 4, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through March 4, 2019. Charges for those arrested include driving while license was suspended, felony possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle. The circumstances surrounding the “failing to yield to an emergency vehicle” involved[Read More…]
17-year-old Charged with First-degree Murder in Death of Tyreke Jenkins
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police said a 17-year-old Richton Park resident was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Tyreke Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins, 18, of Park Forest, was found in the utility easement in the 300 block of Somonauk Street on Monday, February 18, 2019,[Read More…]
Rockford Man Indicted on Charges of Sex Trafficking
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Rockford man was indicted April 2, 2019, by a federal grand jury on charges of sex trafficking. TRAVIS THOMAS, also known as “Travis Thompson,” “Dontaveous Harper,” and “Dontavious Harper,” 28, was charged with sex trafficking and transporting an individual in interstate commerce for the purposes of prostitution. [Read More…]
Battery and More Battery: Park Forest Police Reports Through March 1, 2019
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- These police reports include arrests through the first part of March 1, 2019. Charges for those arrested include battery, driving while license was suspended, and criminal damage to property. Providing more details than readers will find in any other police beat reports, we invite readers to subscribe to get the whole story, every[Read More…]
FBI: Two Charged Following Arrest in Merrillville, Indiana
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Reilly Jackson, Jr, 23, of Griffith, Indiana was charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit robbery affecting commerce following his arrest on March 18, 2019, in Merrillville, Indiana, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. In addition, Delvin Perkins, 23, of South Holland, Illinois was charged in a criminal complaint with[Read More…]
Hazel Crest Man Facing Charges Relating to 2 Separate Police Calls in Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Hazel Crest man is facing charges relating to two separate instances police responded to in the early morning hours of February 26. Lucciano B. Mosby, 18, 3406 Monmarte Ave., Hazel Crest, was arrested on February 26 and charged with criminal damage to property after police were[Read More…]
