CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2016.  A Chicago man pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges he aided his cousin and Heather Mack in the 2014 killing of Mack’s mother at an Indonesian resort. ROBERT RYAN JUSTIN BIBBS, also known as “Ryan Bibbs,” admitted in a plea agreement that he advised[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016.  A former sergeant in the Chicago Police Department was sentenced today to six months in federal prison for taking cash payments from a liquor store clerk in exchange for disclosing government information. RAY M. RAMIREZ served as a sergeant in the 12th Police District on the[Read More…]

ttorney General Madigan & 42 Other Attorneys General Reach Settlement Over Drug Company’s Unapproved Marketing to Older Patients Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 42 other Attorneys General, today announced a $19.5 million settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) over unfair and deceptive marketing of its[Read More…]

ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016.  A former Rockford physician was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for making false statements in a bankruptcy case. LYNN Y. ZOIOPOULOS, also known as Lynn Shelton-Zoiopoulos, 60, now of Chicago, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, to be followed by six[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016.  A high-ranking associate of two Mexican drug trafficking organizations has been sentenced to 27 years in U.S. prison for his role in transporting large amounts of cocaine to the Chicago area. MANUEL FERNANDEZ-VALENCIA, also known as Manuel Fernandez-Navarro, used the shared resources of the Sinaloa Cartel[Read More…]

Springfield, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016.   John Baldwin, Acting Director for the Illinois Department of Corrections, today announced that the F House at Stateville Correctional Center has officially closed. The Illinois Department of Corrections moved its final thirty-six offenders out of the housing unit on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. “We[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Seeks Immediate Turnover of Student Records and Full Refunds Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2016.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit this week against a suburban Cook County dog grooming school for defrauding Chicago-area students out of more than $85,000. Madigan filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit[Read More…]

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—November 22, 2016.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against a former Illinois woman for embezzling more than $100,000 from a Jefferson County School District. Madigan charged Sabrina Wheatley, 55, who was a school administrator for the Webber Township School District in Bluford, Ill., with theft of government[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016.  The owner of several Chinese restaurants in the Chicago area was sentenced today to a year and a day in federal prison for withholding taxes by underreporting receipts paid in cash. HU XIAOJUN, also known as “Tony Hu,” owns and operates several restaurants in Chicago and[Read More…]

CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2016. A Bolingbrook man was sentenced today to 40 months in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for attempting to travel overseas to join a foreign terrorist organization in Syria. MOHAMMED HAMZAH KHAN, 21, pleaded guilty last year to one count of attempting[Read More…]