FBI: Indianapolis-Area Scheme Allegedly Involved Dozens of Social Security Numbers Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today the arrest of 18 defendants for their alleged involvement in a scheme that involved the use of stolen Social Security numbers (SSNs) surreptitiously marketed as credit profile numbers (CPNs)[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two Chicago-area men have been arrested on separate, unrelated federal charges alleging that they manufactured child pornography, federal law enforcement officials announced on September 12. In one case, John Gabriel, 77, of Joliet, was arrested early September 12 at his home without incident by FBI agents. Gabriel was[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Belleville man pled guilty in federal court on August 30, 2013, to possession of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton announced. Terel D. Noble, a/k/a "Relman," 30, faces a term in[Read More…]

Hammond, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney David Capp announced that Raymond Campos, a member of the Imperial Gangster street gang, pled guilty September 4 in U.S. District Court to racketeering conspiracy. Campos admitted to being a member of the Imperial Gangsters and participating in the operation of that criminal enterprise through[Read More…]

FBI Says President of Local Business Defrauded Banks Across Indiana of Millions Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced September 12 that Todd Van Natta, of Seymour and Columbus, was sentenced on September 12 by U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence to 60 months in federal prison[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An Aurora man was sentenced September 11 to nine months in federal prison for sexually groping the inner thigh of a Chicago area woman while they were seated next to each other aboard an airplane from Las Vegas to Chicago in June 2011. The defendant, Srinivasa Erramilli, who[Read More…]

Beckley, WV-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin September 11 announced that Vivek Shah, 26, of West Hollywood, California, was sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for orchestrating a multi-million-dollar extortion scheme. Last year, Shah threatened to kill family members of seven prominent victims, including movie producer Harvey[Read More…]

Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former Machesney Park, lllinois man was indicted September 10 by a federal grand jury in Rockford on charges of bankruptcy fraud. Robert J. Yonkee, JR., 54, now of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition on September 15, 2008. The indictment alleges that Yonkee fraudulently[Read More…]

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- The FBI is asking for the public’s help to identify the “I-55 Bandit.” Since May 6, 2013, he may have robbed 10 banks and attempted to rob two others in five states: Illinois, Missouri, Maryland, West Virginia, and Tennessee. In all the completed robberies, the subject used a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2013.  The Justice Department filed a lawsuit yesterday against the owners, builders and designers of an eight unit apartment complex at 175 and 195 Silsbee Avenue in Helena, Mont. for violations of the Fair Housing Act.  The lawsuit alleges that the defendants violated the law when they[Read More…]