ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. A Rockford resident pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard today to embezzling from a labor organization. DAVID FLEURY, 49, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with embezzling more than $250,000 from Local 6 of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers.[Read More…]
State Crime Reports
Justice Department Reaches Settlement to Resolve Allegations Against HSBC for Illegally Repossessing Servicemembers’ Cars
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2016. The Justice Department announced today that HSBC Finance Corporation, as successor to HSBC Auto Finance Inc., has agreed to pay $434,500 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing 75 cars owned by protected servicemembers without obtaining the necessary court orders. [Read More…]
Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Government Funds
Stole Federal Tax Refunds Obtained from Fraudulent Income Tax Returns ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2016. A River Grove, Illinois, woman pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $93,000 from the United States, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. According to the plea[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Settlement with Drugmaker Cephalon
Anticompetitive Conduct Delayed Generic Competition Causing Illinois Consumers to Pay More for Provigil Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with her counterparts in 47 other states and Washington, D.C. to announce a $125 million settlement with Cephalon Inc., a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.,[Read More…]
Two Men Indicted on Federal Drug Charges in Related Cases
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2016. Two men were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Rockford, Ill., on drug charges in related cases. GILBERTO VENEGAS-GARZA, 48, of Houston, Texas, was charged with one count of distributing cocaine on June 28, 2016. CONSTANCIO PALOMINO-CHAVEZ, 34, of Rockford, was charged with possessing[Read More…]
Naperville Man Admits Lying to U.S. Immigration Officials About Past Membership in Chinese Communist Party
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2016. A Naperville man admitted in federal court today that he willingly failed to disclose his prior membership in the Chinese Communist Party when seeking naturalized citizenship in the United States. LU LIN, 59, pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to an immigration[Read More…]
Illinois Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Attempting to Entice a Minor
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. A Springfield, Illinois, man was sentenced today to serve 132 months in prison for attempted enticement of a minor, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis of the Central District of Illinois. Jeffrey Parkhurst, 59, was[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Statement on Drew Peterson Sentencing
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued a statement today following Randolph County Judge Richard Brown’s sentencing of Drew Peterson to 40 years in prison for a plot to kill Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow. Peterson, 62, was found guilty in May by a Randolph County jury[Read More…]
Owner of North Side Medical Clinic Charged with Selling Pain Medication Prescriptions to Patients Who Lacked Medical Need for the Narcotics
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted the owner of a North Side medical clinic for dispensing prescription painkillers to patients he knew did not have a legitimate medical need for the drugs. MOHAMMED SHARIFF, the owner and manager of Midtown Medical Center in Chicago’s[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Marion County Man Sentenced in Child Pornography Case
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced yesterday that a Marion County man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for disseminating child pornography. Christopher L. Cook, 27, of Centralia, was sentenced by Marion County Judge Mark Stedelin after pleading guilty last month to two counts of distribution[Read More…]
