Company Agrees to Pay $1 Million Criminal Fine WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2012.  Nagoka, Japan-based Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $1 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of instrument panel clusters, commonly known as meters, installed in cars[Read More…]

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced on August 22 that Dallas D. Mahaney, age 51, of Tell City, has been sentenced to 180 months (15 years) in federal prison by U.S. Chief District Judge Richard L. Young. This follows Mahaney’s admission of guilt to charges that[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL -(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police are investigating two armed robberies in the DownTown area in late July and mid-August. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 708-748-4700. The following is from the Park Forest Police Department: On 7/28 a masked subject came into M&S Swag in[Read More…]

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced on August 22 that Cody J. Hargrove, age 27, of Mt. Vernon, has been sentenced to 51 months (four years, three months) in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young, following his guilty plea to robbery. “I’m pleased to[Read More…]

Doctor Hid $8 Million in Secret Offshore Accounts in India Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 23, 2012.  A jury convicted Arvind Ahuja yesterday on federal tax charges stemming from his failure to disclose offshore bank accounts maintained in India and the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.[Read More…]

Grand Rapids, MI–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012.  Grand Rapids voters this November will decide on a municipal measure to depenalize marijuana possession offenses to a non-criminal, fine-only offense. The City Commissioner’s office has approved the measure, Proposal 2, which seeks to allow local law enforcement the discretion to ticket first-time marijuana offenders[Read More…]

Owner and Manager of Missouri Scheme Face up to 20 Years in Prison Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012.  Two Missouri men pleaded guilty today for their roles in a scheme to defraud consumers seeking immigration-related services, the Department of Justice announced. Thomas Joseph Strawbridge, 49, and Thomas Barret Laurence, 30, pleaded[Read More…]

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) 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, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012.  The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with MicroLink Devices, a manufacturer of semiconductor structures and advanced solar cells based in Niles, Ill.  The agreement resolves allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), when it[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former mayor for the village of Alorton was sentenced to 43 months in federal prison, $1,200 in fines, three years’ supervised release, and ordered to reimburse the Federal Bureau of Investigation $1,260 for investigative expenses, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R.[Read More…]