Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former Lake County man was sentenced today to more than six years in federal prison for cheating at least 20 victims of approximately $1.6 million in an investment fraud scheme. The defendant, William Block, promised investors substantial profits, in some cases up to 300 percent returns over[Read More…]
Federal and International
FBI: Three Defendants Plead Guilty to Participating in Ambush Murder and Attempted Murder of ICE Agents in Mexico
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Julian Zapata Espinoza, also known as “Piolin,” 32, pleaded guilty today to the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE Special Agent Victor Avila in Mexico. The court also unsealed today the guilty pleas of three other[Read More…]
Two Members of Latin Kings Street Gang Sentenced in Indiana for Racketeering Conspiracy, Related Crimes
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Two members of the Latin Kings street gang were sentenced May 22 in Hammond, Indiana federal court for racketeering conspiracy, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David Capp of the Northern District of Indiana. Martin Anaya, aka “Lefty,”[Read More…]
FBI: Former City of Marion Water Department Manager Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Funds
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Linda Heyde, 59, of Marion, Illinois, pled guilty in United States District Court to three counts of theft and embezzlement from a local government that receives federal funds, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced. Each count carries a maximum sentence[Read More…]
FBI: Roscoe Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting Child Pornography
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Roscoe, Illinois man pleaded guilty May 20 in federal court to two counts of transporting child pornography via the Internet. In pleading guilty, Jason Nicoson, 35, admitted before U.S. District Court Judge Frederick J. Kapala that in December 2011 and January 2012, he used the Internet to[Read More…]
FBI Mourns the Loss of Two Special Agents Killed in Training Exercise
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Two FBI special agents were tragically killed May 17 during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Special Agent Christopher Lorek and Special Agent Stephen Shaw were members of the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team, part of the Critical Incident Response Group based at Quantico,[Read More…]
Charges Filed in Federal Sweep Targeting Chicago Heroin Distribution Network
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Seven men and one woman are facing federal drug charges in connection with an investigation dubbed Operation Heroin Hotline that targeted heroin trafficking on Chicago’s near west side. The charges and the arrests of five of the defendants were announced May 16 by Cory B. Nelson, Special Agent[Read More…]
Federal Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges Chicago-Area Defendants with Defrauding Medicare and Other Health Insurers
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Two area physicians and three health clinic co-owners are among seven defendants charged here with engaging in five separate, unrelated health care fraud schemes to defraud the Medicare program and/or private health insurers of millions of dollars, federal law enforcement officials announced May 14. Four of the five[Read More…]
Cary Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $1 Million International Fraud Scheme
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Cary, Illinois business owner pleaded guilty to wire fraud May 13 in federal court before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala. Clare Thomas Anderson, 44, who owned and operated multiple businesses in Cary, Illinois, and Florida, admitted that between April 2009 and January 2013, he schemed to[Read More…]
FBI Seeks Information in Search for Serial Bank Robber
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cory B. Nelson, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is asking for the public’s help in locating a man believed to be responsible for three recent bank robberies in the Chicago suburbs, including one that occurred on May[Read More…]