State Crime Reports

Attorney General Madigan: Two Arrests in Child Pornography Sting in Southern Illinois

Springfield—(ENEWSPF)—November 15, 2013. Two Southern Illinois men are the latest charged with felony possession of child pornography following raids this week in White and Franklin counties. They became the 51st and 52nd arrests in “Operation Glass House,” Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who[Read More…]

Texas Honey Broker Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Avoiding $37.9 Million in Tariffs on Chinese-Origin Honey

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013.  A Texas honey broker was sentenced today to three years in federal prison for illegally brokering the sale of hundreds of container loads of Chinese-origin honey, which was misrepresented as originating from India or Malaysia, to avoid anti-dumping duties when it entered the United States. The defendant,[Read More…]

Former St. Louis Executive of Chicago Area Company Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for $3.9 Million Invoicing Fraud Scheme

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2013. A former vice president of a company that was based in west suburban Downers Grove was sentenced today to four years in federal prison for a fraudulent invoicing scheme in which he obtained more than 100 company checks totaling more than $3.9 million and stole the money[Read More…]

Cicero Gear Manufacturing Firm Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Clean Water Act and Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million Fine

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2013. A suburban Cicero gear manufacturing company pleaded guilty today to illegally discharging industrial wastewater into the public sewer system and agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine. The defendant company, BRAD FOOTE GEAR WORKS, INC., began cooperating and taking remedial water treatment measures after federal environmental agents[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Sues Bloomington Auto Parts Site for Allegedly Defrauding Consumers

Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a lawsuit against an online used auto parts company based in Bloomington for cheating consumers out of thousands of dollars. Madigan filed the lawsuit in McLean County Circuit Court against Partz Now Inc. and owner Allen Carter, of Bloomington. Carter has[Read More…]

Weight-Loss Infomercial Pitch-Man Kevin Trudeau Convicted of Criminal Contempt

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2013.  Author and television pitch-man KEVIN TRUDEAU was convicted today of criminal contempt for violating a 2004 federal court order that prohibited him from making deceptive television infomercials that misrepresented the contents of his weight loss cure book. A federal jury deliberated approximately an hour after a week-long[Read More…]

Justice Department and HUD Settle Discrimination Claims Against the City of Joliet, Ill.

Comprehensive Agreement Will Preserve Affordable Housing for City Residents for Next 20 Years Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2013. The Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the City of Joliet, Ill., have settled housing discrimination litigation that will preserve affordable housing for low-income residents in the southwest[Read More…]

Peru, Ill., Physician Indicted on Federal Charges for Allegedly Illegally Dispensing Presecription Medications

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 8m 2013.  A LaSalle County physician was taken into federal custody this morning after being indicted on federal charges alleging that he illegally dispensed prescription narcotics to three patients in 2012 and 2013. The defendant, Dr. CONSTANTINO PERALES, was charged with 17 counts of illegally dispensing Oxycodone and/or Alprazolam[Read More…]

Chicago Man Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison for Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. A Chicago man who collected thousands of images and hundreds of videos of child pornography was taken into federal custody after he was sentenced yesterday to 13 years and 4 months in federal prison for transporting and possessing child pornography using his home computers. The defendant, JONATHAN[Read More…]

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