Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II announced federal racketeering and drug conspiracy charges against 6 members of the Latin King street gang, a criminal enterprise operating in Chicago and Northwest Indiana, according to the United States Department of Justice. Named in today’s two-count superseding indictment are: Jeremiah[Read More…]
Law and Order
Feds Charge Russian National with Interfering in U.S. Political System
Alexandria, VA-(ENEWSPF)- A criminal complaint was unsealed in Alexandria, Virginia, today charging a Russian national for her alleged role in a Russian conspiracy to interfere in the U.S. political system, including the 2018 midterm election. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger of[Read More…]
Police Raise Alarm about Bump-n-steal Auto Thefts
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police want the public to be aware of a scheme thieves are using to steal cars. We’re calling it “bump-n-steal,” and a resident on Lester Road fell victim just the other day. On October 14, 2018, at around 3:30 a.m., a woman reported that a[Read More…]
LaSalle County Physician Sentenced for Illegally Dispensing Prescription Opioids
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A LaSalle County physician was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in federal prison for illegally dispensing opioids and other prescription medications in exchange for cash or sex. CONSTANTINO PERALES, M.D., illegally prescribed Oxycodone and Xanax to a patient, ANDREW STRANDELL, knowing that Strandell would sell the pills on the black[Read More…]
Kankakee Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Role in Armed Robbery
Urbana, IL-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. District Judge Sara Darrow has sentenced Randy Williams, 29, of the 300 block of North Rosewood, Kankakee, Ill., to 15 years in federal prison for his role in the armed robbery of a Champaign, Ill., Sprint store. Williams was sentenced on Oct. 15, 2018. In addition, Williams was[Read More…]
3 Traders Charged, 2 Agree to Plead Guilty, in Connection with More Than $60 Million Commodities Fraud, Spoofing Conspiracy
Houston, TX-(ENEWSPF)- Three former commodities traders of a New York-based financial services firm (Trading Firm A) were charged October 11 for their alleged participation in an over $60 million commodities fraud and spoofing conspiracy that was perpetrated through the U.S. commodities markets. Two of these traders have agreed to plead guilty[Read More…]
AG Madigan Sues DuPage County Man Allegedly Selling Defective Appliances
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit against a DuPage County man who defrauded customers out of thousands of dollars by selling defective appliances, the lawsuit alleges. Madigan filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against Edmund Kavanaugh, of Elmhurst, who she alleges sold defective appliances to[Read More…]
Loves Park Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Producing Child Pornography
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Loves Park man was sentenced October 15 by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to 22 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. GRANT WOJAHN, 37, admitted in a plea agreement that he created a Facebook account posing as a female teenager. On March 20, 2015, while[Read More…]
Running Man Taken in by Police After Internet Date Goes Awry
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- For this story, you’re going to have to know about the man, the running man, and the neighbor. There was a woman, too. And it turned out to be a really, really bad day for the man who took off running. The moral of the story? Be[Read More…]
South Bend Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison: Feds
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Andre Pittman, 31 years old, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, after pleading guilty to two counts of robbery affecting interstate commerce, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. The Court imposed a sentence of 63 months, followed by 1 year of supervised[Read More…]
