Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two former top executives of a defunct general contractor, Krahl Construction, were sentenced to prison terms after pleading guilty to engaging in a $10.4 million fraudulent billing and kickback scheme. Five additional employees of Krahl and two individuals who received kickbacks—all of whom also pleaded guilty—are scheduled to[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A man sought in connection with the robbery of a bank in Niles on Saturday was arrested February 10 outside a hotel in North Chicago by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and detectives from the Niles Police Department. The arrest was announced February 11 by Cory[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The second highest-ranking leader nationwide of the Latin Kings street gang was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after being convicted at trial in 2011 of racketeering conspiracy (RICO) and related charges involving narcotics trafficking and violence that plagued numerous neighborhoods on the city’s north, south, and[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A bank robbery occurred February 11 at about 10:30 a.m. at the Chase Bank branch located at 6532 West Cermak in Berwyn. The robber, previously dubbed the “Bully Bandit,” is believed to be responsible for up to eight Chicago-area robberies dating back to November 28, 2012. During February[Read More…]

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced February 5 the sentencing of Chad Noble, age 35, of Terre Haute, after his conviction in a scheme to obtain and distribute large quantities of “crystal” methamphetamine in the Terre Haute area. In federal court on the above date, Noble[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former treasurer of Madison County, Illinois pled guilty in U.S. District Court on February 5, 2013, to violating the Sherman Antitrust Act, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced. Fred Bathon, 58, was convicted of structuring Madison County property tax[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- David Coleman Headley, a U.S. citizen partly of Pakistani descent, was sentenced January 24 to 35 years in prison for a dozen federal terrorism crimes relating to his role in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, and a subsequent proposed attack on a newspaper in[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man is facing a mandatory minimum of 10 years and a maximum sentence of life in prison after pleading guilty January 11 to transporting a minor from Wisconsin to Illinois for prostitution. The defendant, Carl Brandon Smith, also admitted that he engaged in forced sex trafficking[Read More…]