A federal grand jury Thursday returned a 27-count indictment charging Payton Gendron, 19, of Conklin, New York, with 14 violations of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

Daniel Smith, 29 years old, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on his plea of guilty.

A Frankfort man who allegedly possessed and transported sexually explicit images of children has been indicted on federal child pornography charges.

Taequan Richardson, 23 years old, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon.

For Fraudulently Receiving Salary and Benefits From Labor Union Former Illinois State Senator Thomas E. Cullerton. (Thomas Cullerton / Facebook) Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Former Illinois State Sen. THOMAS E. CULLERTON was sentenced to a year in federal prison for fraudulently receiving salary and benefits from a labor union. Cullerton, 52, of[Read More…]

Jaron Johnson, 23, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his plea of guilty to kidnapping.

A federal jury has convicted an excavation company employee of paying kickbacks to a suburban Chicago highway commissioner.

Federal charges filed June 17 accuse a Chicago man of shooting a Senior Inspector United States Marshal and his K9 partner during the execution of an arrest warrant earlier this month.

Year in Federal Prison for Billing Medicare for Non-Existent Treatment Justice outside the Albert V. Bryan District Courthouse in Alexandria, VA. (Photo: Tim Evanson – Flickr – CC license) Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former owner of a Chicago home health care company has been sentenced to a year in federal prison[Read More…]

A suburban Chicago diagnostics company that provides home sleep testing will pay $3.5 million to the United States to settle a civil lawsuit accusing the company of defrauding Medicare.