Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A federal grand jury on February 27, 2019, returned a six-count superseding indictment against Bradley M. Cox, 28, of Kokomo, Indiana, in connection with alleged extorting sexual images from individuals, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. According to documents in this case, Mr. Cox allegedly gained access to a[Read More…]
Law and Order
Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to Bank Robberies in Northern Illinois
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A husband and wife from Crystal Lake have pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple bank robberies in Northern Illinois. DANIEL R. PLUSHKIS, 27, pleaded guilty February 22, 2019, to three counts of bank robbery, and he admitted as part of a plea agreement that he committed two[Read More…]
Rockford Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Robbery, Firearm Charges
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Rockford man pleaded guilty on February 22, 2019, in federal court before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to one count of attempted robbery and one count of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. DARNELL LEAVY, 28, admitted in a written plea[Read More…]
Lafayette Man Gets 78 Months In Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Richard Seeger, Jr, 55 years old, of Lafayette, Indiana, was sentenced before District Court Senior Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen on his plea of guilty to receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Seeger received a sentence of 78 months in prison followed by 20 years of[Read More…]
Feds Say Haughville Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled
24 Individuals Face a Variety of Drug-related Charges Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced on February 14 federal criminal charges against 24 individuals for a methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine distribution conspiracy and a federal firearms-related charge. On February 13, 2019, agents and officers from various law enforcement[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Pittsburgh Woman of Coercing Members of Church Ministry into Forced Labor
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury in Chicago has convicted the self-appointed bishop of a Pennsylvania ministry of forcing church members to work certain jobs, pocketing their earnings, and directing them to defraud various hotels. TRACIE DICKEY, also known as “Tracie Williams,” 55, of Pittsburgh, Pa., was found guilty Friday on[Read More…]
Two Men Charged in Criminal Complaint with Robbery
Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Darren Bell, 19 and Altonio Benson, 27, both of Detroit, Michigan, were charged in a criminal complaint with robbery affecting interstate commerce for the robbery of a jewelry store in Hobart, Indiana, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. The criminal complaint alleges that at approximately 7:05 pm on January 25,[Read More…]
Autopsy Finds Park Forest Teen Tyreke Jenkins Was Fatally Shot in the Back
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Medical Examiner’s office concluded that Tyreke Jenkins, 18, the Park Forest teen found in the utility easement in the 300 block of Somonauk Street Monday just after noon was fatally shot in the back. Mr. Jenkins’ death was ruled a homicide, an official with the Cook County Medical[Read More…]
Convicted Felon Found Guilty of Illegally Possessing Two Firearms in DuPage County
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A convicted felon has been found guilty of illegally possessing an assault rifle and a loaded handgun in DuPage County. CAMERON BATTISTE, 36, possessed the guns in April 2017 at an apartment complex in Willowbrook. At the time of his arrest on April 7, 2017, the handgun was[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Mayor of Portage, Ind., on Corruption Charge for Pocketing a Bribe to Influence City Contracts
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury on February 14, 2019, convicted the mayor of Portage, Ind., on a corruption charge for soliciting and pocketing a bribe in exchange for influencing the awarding of city contracts. The jury in U.S. District Court in Hammond, Ind., convicted JAMES SNYDER, 38, of Portage, Ind.,[Read More…]
