CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. The leader of a Chicago drug trafficking organization pleaded guilty in federal court today to distributing more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and laundering the proceeds by purchasing luxury cars and leasing high-rent properties. JONATHAN TANKSON admitted in a plea agreement that he coordinated bulk[Read More…]
State Crime Reports
Des Plaines Resident Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Manufacture Marijuana in Rockford Warehouse
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. A Des Plaines man was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for his role in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana. JEREMIAH N. CLEMENT, 38, of Des Plaines, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, to be[Read More…]
Former Winnebago County Purchasing Director Sally Claassen Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges of Stealing over $400,000
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2016. The former Winnebago County Purchasing Director pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to two counts of theft from a program receiving federal funds. SALLY A. CLAASSEN, 57, of Roscoe, Ill., was an employee of Winnebago County from March 3, 1997, until she[Read More…]
Former Winnebago County Purchasing Director Sally Claaasen Charged With Theft From Winnebago County
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. The former Winnebago County Purchasing Director was charged yesterday in federal court on two counts of theft from a program receiving federal funds. SALLY A. CLAASSEN, 57, of Roscoe, Ill., was an employee of Winnebago County from March 3, 1997, until she resigned on Sept. 11,[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Indiana Man of Bringing Guns Across the Border into Illinois and Illegally Selling Them on the Streets of Chicago
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. An Indiana man has been convicted of unlawfully dealing firearms after purchasing guns from licensed dealers in Indiana and selling them to gang members on the West Side of Chicago. In the fall of 2013 WILLIE LEE BILES JR. made multiple trips on a Megabus[Read More…]
Poplar Grove Man Charged with Selling Methamphetamine
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2016. A Poplar Grove, Ill. resident was indicted yesterday in federal court in Rockford on a charge of distributing 448 grams of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon, Boone County Sheriff David Ernest, and Belvidere Police Chief Jan Noble. According to the indictment, ARMAN M. DINO,[Read More…]
High-Ranking Gang Members Among Several Defendants Arrested for Dealing Narcotics and Guns on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016. Several suspects, including high-ranking members of a Chicago street gang, are facing drug or gun charges for their alleged roles in dealing narcotics and firearms on the city’s South Side. The investigation, dubbed “Operation Cornerstone,” spanned more than two years and included seizures of distribution quantities[Read More…]
Ohio Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Federal Prison for Bringing Minors to Chicago from Iowa to Engage in Prostitution
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016. An Ohio man was sentenced today to 22 years in federal prison for his role in a sex trafficking ring involving minor girls who were brought to Chicago from Iowa to engage in prostitution. WILLIE WOODS, 46, of Toledo, Ohio, helped transport the minor girls from[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Known Gang Member Indicted on Gunrunning Charges
Defendant Charged in Gunrunning Scheme with Stolen Firearms Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against a Romeoville man for gunrunning and money laundering following a joint investigation by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Illinois State Police Metropolitan Area Narcotics[Read More…]
Local Physician Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. A suspended physician pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to charges of health care fraud. CHARLES S. DEHANN, 61, of Belvidere, Ill., pleaded guilty before Judge Frederick J. Kapala to two counts of health care fraud in a scheme to defraud Medicare that included overbilling[Read More…]
