Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on October 8, 2010, RYAN DEJAUN ANDERSON, age 26, of Belleville, Illinois, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, East St. Louis, to 60 months’ imprisonment, four years’ supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and[Read More…]
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Justice Department Concludes no Federal Criminal Violation in the Death of Imam Abdullah in Dearborn
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the evidence does not reveal a violation of the applicable federal criminal civil rights statute or warrant further federal criminal investigation in the death of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, a Detroit Muslim cleric, who was shot during an Oct. 28, 2009, arrest[Read More…]
Winnebago County Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
Rockford, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the arrest of a Winnebago County man in her continued crackdown targeting the most active participants in downloading and trading child pornography on the Internet. Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joseph Bruscato, Sheriff Richard Meyers and Loves Park Police Chief James Puckett joined Attorney[Read More…]
HRC Statement on D.C. Marriage Equality Opponents’ Last Ditch U.S. Supreme Court Appeal
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Bishop Harry Jackson – who pastors a Maryland congregation and has been the leading voice against marriage equality in the District of Columbia – petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to hear a case attempting to put the rights of District citizens up to a vote of the[Read More…]
Village Introduces New Emergency Alert System
Fire Chief Robert Wilcox salutes Firefighter William Toberman at the 2010 Firefighters Awards Ceremony. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Village of Park Forest has recently expanded their partnership with the Villages of Matteson, Olympia Fields and Richton Park to provide an emergency notification system to its residents under[Read More…]
Kenya Safari Acrobats at Freedom Hall Friday
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Chicago Tribune calls it, "A must see!" The Kenya Safari Acrobats offer a truly unique cultural experience. Hailing from the heart of Africa, this awe-inspiring and dynamic dance troupe takes acrobatics to exhilarating extremes. The group members learned acrobatics as children on the beaches of Kenya,[Read More…]
Seventy-Three Members and Associates of Organized Crime Enterprise, Others Indicted In Connection With Alleged Health Care Fraud Crimes Involving More Than $163 Million
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Seventy-three defendants, including a number of alleged members and associates of an Armenian-American organized crime enterprise, were charged in indictments unsealed today in five judicial districts with various health care fraud-related crimes involving more than $163 million in fraudulent billing, announced Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler,[Read More…]
Unified Area Command Weekly Update, Oct. 13, 2010
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 13, 2010. The following information is an operations update from the Unified Area Command for the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Approximately 16,292 personnel are currently responding to protect the shoreline, wildlife and cleanup vital coastlines. To date, more than 31,000 water and sediment samples have[Read More…]
Operational Update with FOSC Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft, NOAA’s Sam Walker, Steve Lehmann, Oct. 13, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2010. Paul Zukunft: Well good morning, this is Admiral Paul Zukunft, and today is the 176th day of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, in fact, a week from today, we will hit the six-month milestone. Also in the next day or two, we’ll hit the three-month[Read More…]
AARP: Voters Age 45-Plus Could Double Voters Under 45 at Polls on November 2nd
WASHINGTON DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2010. Since 1994, the gap between voters age 45 and older and those under 45 who show up at the polls in a mid-term election has been widening. If the trend holds this November, two-thirds of voters will be age 45-plus, doubling the number of voters under[Read More…]
