Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Twenty-three new defendants are facing federal charges, along with a Skokie man who was arrested in April, alleging that they participated in a conspiracy since 2008 to claim more than $2.35 million in fraudulent federal income tax refunds and economic stimulus payments. All two dozen defendants allegedly shared[Read More…]

Chicago Ridge, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the Chicago Sun-Times: A woman employed by a southwest suburban village held parties at her home where she allegedly sexually assaulted four teenage boys while providing them with marijuana and alcohol, prosecutors allege. Cathleen M. Miller, 40, of the 5800 block of West 109th Street in[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– An arrest was made of a suspect in the “Double Dip Bandit” serial bank robbery investigation announced Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Jody P. Weis, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (CPD); and Thomas Dart, Cook County[Read More…]

Cleveland, OH–(ENEWSPF)– Zubair Ahmed was sentenced to 10 years in prison and Khaleel Ahmed was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison today for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steven M. Dettelbach. “These sentences send a strong[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Three juveniles were arrested in connection with a robbery incident in the 400 block of Douglas Street on July 4. An officer was dispatched to the residence to investigate a report of a residential burglar alarm. The responding officer discovered three juveniles, ages 12 and 13, standing[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]

Kejuan Hunt. (Photo: PFPD) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Park Forest man was charged with first degree murder Saturday in connection with the July 3 death of his 3-month-old daughter. According to a press release issued by the Park Forest Police Department, on July 2, 2010, Park Forest Police and Fire[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A juvenile was arrested on June 28 and charged with aggravated fleeing and attempting to elude, no valid driver’s license, leaving the scene of an accident, and curfew violation after an officer observed a vehicle driving suspiciously on Westwood Drive near Rich East High School. After stopping[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– An indictment unsealed earlier this week in Philadelphia charged Omelyan Botsvynyuk, Stepan Botsvynyuk, Mykhaylo Botsvynyuk, Dmytro Botsvynyuk, and Yaroslav Botsvynyuk, a/k/a Yaroslav Churuk, with extortion and conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for their alleged involvement in a human trafficking operation, the Justice[Read More…]