Defendants Ran Ads Claiming That Indoor Tanning Is Safe, Doesn’t Increase the Risk of Skin Cancer ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2016. The Illinois-based marketers of Mercola-brand indoor tanning systems will pay refunds to consumers and will be permanently banned from marketing or selling indoor tanning systems, under a settlement with the Federal[Read More…]
State Crime Reports
Former Cook County Sheriff’s Police Officer Sentenced to 7 1/2 Years in Prison for Robbing Drug Dealers While on Duty
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2016. A former police officer in the Cook County Sheriff’s Department was sentenced yesterday to 7 1/2 years in federal prison for robbing drug dealers of cocaine, marijuana and contraband cigarettes while on duty. ROBERT VAUGHAN admitted in a plea agreement that he robbed eight drug dealers[Read More…]
Husband and Wife Owners of Chicago Physical Therapy Company Indicted in Scheme to Bilk Medicare and Employ Housekeeper Against Her Will
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2016. A Chicago couple used their health care business to bilk Medicare out of millions of dollars while also conspiring to force a housekeeper to work against her will, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago. RICHARD TINIMBANG and his wife, MARIBEL TINIMBANG, participated[Read More…]
Chicago Doctor Indicted for Falsifying Medical Certifications to Help Applicants Bypass U.S. Citizenship Testing Requirements
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. A Chicago physician and a member of her staff have been indicted for falsifying medical certifications to help applicants bypass tests for U.S. citizenship. DR. JASMINKA KOSTIC and NIKKI POZDOL fraudulently diagnosed the applicants as physically or mentally impaired, which purportedly rendered them unable to[Read More…]
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Men for Robbing Individuals at Gunpoint at ATMs in West and Northwest Suburbs
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016. Two men have been indicted in connection with the armed robberies of individuals at automated-teller machines in the west and northwest suburbs of Chicago, federal authorities announced today. The indictment alleges that KENNETH HAYES and ANTONIO DUNNER forced victims to withdraw money from drive-thru ATMs. Wearing[Read More…]
Three Sets of Father and Son Among More Than 15 Defendants Charged with Dealing Cocaine and Heroin in Chicago and Surrounding Suburbs
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016. More than 15 defendants, including three fathers and their sons, are facing federal or state drug charges for their alleged roles in dealing wholesale amounts of heroin and cocaine in Chicago and surrounding suburbs, authorities announced today. During the course of the investigation, dubbed “Operation Chicago[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Settles Claims Against Sham Cancer Charities
Settlement Concludes Action by Madigan, FTC & States Against Charities that Bilked More Than $75 Million from Donors Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2016. Attorney General Madigan today joined with the Federal Trade Commission and state regulators from 49 states to announce a settlement with two sham cancer charities over allegations that[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Winnebago County Man Arrested, Charged with Child Pornography Possession
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today said a Winnebago man was charged with disseminating child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” a statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Patrick Daigle, 33, was charged in Winnebago County[Read More…]
New Lenox Man Sentenced to More Than Ten Years in Federal Prison for Trading Dozens of Photos and Videos of Child Pornography
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. A New Lenox man who traded dozens of photos and videos of child pornography was sentenced today to more than ten years in federal prison. Using the screen name trckgirl69, TERENCE MEAGHER traded the images and videos with others via a peer-to-peer file-sharing network on the[Read More…]
Animal Rights Activist Sentenced to Six Months of Home Confinement for Vandalizing a Farm and Releasing 2,000 Mink from Cages
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. A Los Angeles man was sentenced today to six months of home confinement for vandalizing a Grundy County fur farm and releasing more than 2,000 mink from their cages. After releasing the mink, TYLER LANG and an accomplice spray painted the barn with the words,[Read More…]
