Federal and International

Former Lake County Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Role in $1.6 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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