CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016.  A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a Naperville man on child pornography charges for allegedly recording minor boys having sexual acts performed on them. DOUGLAS A. WILLIS, 53, is charged with one count of conspiracy to produce child pornography, and one count of producing[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016.   The former assistant transportation commissioner for the city of Chicago was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison for his role in a corruption scheme involving the city’s red-light camera contracts. A jury in January convicted JOHN BILLS, 55, of Chicago, on all counts[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016.   A Chicago man was charged with a federal weapons violation for allegedly selling handguns and ammunition out of his home in the North Lawndale neighborhood. JYMIL CAMPBELL, 29, sold three pistols, five magazines and ammunition out of his home in the 2100 block of South[Read More…]

ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016.   A Belvidere man was found guilty today of firearm charges following a four-day jury trial in federal court in Rockford. MICHAEL TAPIA, 25, of Belvidere, Ill., was found guilty of one count of conspiring to receive, possess, conceal, store, sell, and dispose of stolen firearms[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016.  The leader of a drug trafficking organization was sentenced today to eight years in prison for distributing more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and laundering the proceeds through luxury auto purchases and high-end property leases. JONATHAN TANKSON, 32, of Evanston, coordinated bulk shipments of marijuana from[Read More…]

Deposited More Than $197,000 in Fraudulent Refunds into Her Bank Accounts ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016.  A Crystal Lake, Illinois, woman pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $197,000 from the United States, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. According to the[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2016.   A southern California commodities trader pleaded guilty in federal court in Chicago today to pocketing a portion of his clients’ money after falsely promising a 200% return on investment. DAVID BRYANT admitted in a plea agreement that he obtained money from investors by falsely representing[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016.   A federal judge sentenced a Chicago man to eleven years in prison for robbing six stores and two banks on the city’s North Side. BLAKE FISHER-BRUNER, 32, robbed the same bank twice, bringing his total number of robberies to nine.  Four of the heists occurred[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016.   A federal judge sentenced an Oak Brook doctor to two years in prison for illegally receiving benefits in exchange for referring elderly patients to Sacred Heart Hospital on Chicago’s West Side. DR. VENKATESWARA R. “V.R.” KUCHIPUDI was convicted in March on one count of conspiracy[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016.   The Justice Department filed a complaint today alleging that United Airlines Inc. violated the employment rights of U.S. Air Force Reservist Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Fandrei under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). According to the complaint, United violated USERRA by denying Fandrei[Read More…]