Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former Freeport, Illinois man was sentenced today in federal court to 20 years in federal prison for retaliating against and causing bodily injury to a witness. The defendant, Damon Rucker, 36, was also ordered by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to serve three years on supervision[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013.  The Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the FBI announced today that James Timothy Turner, also known as Tim Turner, was sentenced to serve 18 years in federal prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States, attempting to pay taxes with fictitious financial instruments,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. The Justice Department announced that yesterday, a federal district judge in Indianapolis permanently barred Cynthia Hawk, who operates Gain Tax Services, from preparing federal income tax returns for others.  Hawk consented to the entry of this injunction. The government’s complaint alleged that Hawk prepared at least[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013.  A former Michigan resident was sentenced today in Miami to 165 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for child sex tourism offenses, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the[Read More…]

131 Defendants Have Pleaded Guilty or Been Convicted After Trial Washinton, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Two former officers with the Police of Puerto Rico and another individual were sentenced to prison late yesterday for their roles in providing security for drug transactions. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013.  Yuri Khandrius, 50, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison for his role in a $77 million Medicare fraud scheme. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon of the Eastern District of New York sentenced Khandrius to three[Read More…]

South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in federal court: Pleas: John Carlisle, 49, of New Haven, Indiana, pled guilty before Magistrate Judge Christopher A. Nuechterlein to the felony offense of making false statements and reports regarding mortgage loans and aiding and abetting in such[Read More…]

Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in federal court: Pleas: Dedrick Bufkin, 20, of Merrillville, Indiana, a defendant in the case U.S. v Toney et al., pled guilty before District Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen to the felony offense of brandishing a firearm during a crime of[Read More…]

Fort Wayne, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that a grand jury sitting in Fort Wayne, Indiana returned the following indictments on July 24, 2013: Keana M. Davis, 33, and Amanda McBride, 30, both of Fort Wayne, Indiana, are charged in a six-count indictment (respectively) with conspiring to distribute[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two defendants who were arrested in May after they allegedly attempted to rob a bank in Richmond, Illinois, and during which a third suspect was fatally shot, will be arraigned on federal charges tomorrow, July 31, in U.S. District in Chicago. The defendants, Aaron Russell and Roberto Favela,[Read More…]