CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2014.  A Chicago man was arrested today on federal charges for allegedly impersonating an employee of the U.S. Marshals Service on two occasions last year. The defendant, ROBERT P. ROZYCKI, was arrested without incident by deputy U.S. Marshals. Rozycki, 37, was charged with two felony counts of impersonating[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2014.  A Chicago man self-surrendered to law enforcement authorities today on federal charges alleging that he conspired with others to buy at least 43 firearms in Indiana and illegally transport those firearms to Chicago for sale. The new defendant, WINSTON GERALDS, allegedly conspired with previous defendant David Lewisbey[Read More…]

Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges against a Lake County man on multiple counts of possession and reproduction of child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” her statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Mark Galer, 55, of[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014.  The United States filed a civil lawsuit against California-based IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc., and its subsidiaries, alleging that IPC submitted false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today. The complaint alleges that IPC violated the federal False Claims Acts by knowingly[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2014.  A suburban Chicago woman was sentenced to six years in federal prison for operating a federal income tax fraud scheme as well as one of the largest fictitious employer unemployment fraud schemes ever prosecuted nationwide. The defendant, JACQUELINE KENNEDY, who owned a south side tax preparation business,[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2014.  A Tennessee man was arrested and charged with federal computer hacking for allegedly conspiring to launch cyber attacks on two universities and three companies since last summer, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, TIMOTHY JUSTIN FRENCH, is allegedly associated with a group of individuals, known[Read More…]

ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014. A Roscoe, Ill. man was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to 295 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for transporting child pornography via the internet. JASON NICOSON, 36, who pled guilty on May 20, 2013,[Read More…]

ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014.  A Crystal Lake, Ill. man pleaded guilty today in federal court before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to mail fraud. MICHAEL S. MACKAY, 47, of Crystal Lake, Ill., admitted that from Sept. 2011 to at least May 16, 2012, he participated in a scheme to defraud[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2014.  Twenty-seven defendants are facing state or federal narcotics charges for their alleged roles in supplying and distributing heroin and crack cocaine in the neighborhood just north of Douglas Park on the city’s west side. An investigation led by officers of the Chicago Police Department and agents of[Read More…]

Attorney General Indicts Married Couple for Scheme to Access Retirement Funds by Submitting Children’s Fake Death Certificates, Stealing Coworkers IDs Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—June 11, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against former Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) employees for a scheme to steal thousands of dollars from the agency’s deferred compensation[Read More…]