Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- A federal grand jury in Indianapolis, returned an indictment charging an Indianapolis man with a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. According to court documents, Tyrone Ross, 29, was in downtown Indianapolis on May 30, 2020, protesting the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May[Read More…]
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Federal Jury Convicts Former Mayor James Snyder of Portage, Ind., on Bribery Charge
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury March 19 convicted the former mayor of Portage, Ind., on a bribery charge for soliciting and pocketing money in connection with the awarding of city contracts. The jury in U.S. District Court in Hammond, Ind., convicted JAMES SNYDER, 43, of Portage, Ind., on one count[Read More…]
COVID-19 Vaccination Card Fraud: FBI-Chicago Warns Illinois Residents
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Chicago Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning Illinois residents about the dangers involved in the illegal sale of fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards and other COVID-19 scams. Vaccination cards are intended to provide recipients of the coronavirus vaccine with important information regarding the type of[Read More…]
Black Millennial Renaissance Announces Board of Directors and the Justice & Equity Paid Youth Fellowship
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Chicago’s emerging Black Leaders and their allies have come together to launch the Justice & Equity Fellowship: the vision of Christian and Chakena Perry, co-founders of Black Millennial Renaissance (BMR). Founded in 2020, Black Millennial Renaissance is a network of Black millennials and their allies dedicated to ending[Read More…]
Rockford Man Charged in Federal Court With Bank Robbery
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF-) A Rockford man was indicted by a federal grand jury for the robbery last month of a bank in Rockford. DEMONTRION DESHAN PHILLIPS, 27, took approximately $5,930 from the Midland States Bank branch, 1700 N. Alpine Rd. in Rockford, on April 7, 2021. Phillips is charged with one count of[Read More…]
Chicago Woman Sentenced to One Year and One Day of Imprisonment
Following Conviction for Conspiracy to Corruptly Obstruct, Influence, and Impede an Official Proceeding Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Janette Ingram, 29, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James T. Moody to twelve months and one day of imprisonment following her guilty plea to conspiracy to corruptly obstruct, influence,[Read More…]
Child Sexual Predators Sentenced for Sexual Abuse and Online Exploitation
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- An Indianapolis man and woman were each sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a child, including producing child pornography with the minor victim, and for distributing and receiving child pornography. A federal grand jury previously indicted them and two others in September 2019. Bennie[Read More…]
Indiana Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Attempted Child Sex Crimes in Central Illinois
Urbana, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Senior U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm on May 10 sentenced Caleb Hickman, 46, of Granger, Ind., to serve 180 months (15 years) in federal prison for attempted enticement, sexual exploitation of a minor and attempted receipt of child pornography. On Jan. 6, 2021, Hickman entered pleas of[Read More…]
Suburban Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charge
For Misappropriating Hundreds of Thousands From Non-Profit Organization Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A suburban Chicago man admitted in federal court May 12 that he fraudulently misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars from a non-profit organization for physically and psychologically challenged children. STUART NITZKIN, 45, of Deerfield, Ill., pleaded guilty to one count[Read More…]
FBI-Chicago Announces Virtual Diversity Agent Recruitment Event
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Do you want to work for the FBI? Special Agent in Charge Emmerson Buie, Jr., of the Chicago Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that the division will host a large-scale recruitment event on June 2, 2021. The 2021 Diversity Agent Recruitment (DAR) event is[Read More…]
