WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2012.  Stewart David Nozette, 54, a scientist who once worked for the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the White House’s National Space Council, was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for attempted espionage, conspiracy to defraud the United[Read More…]

Pennsylvania-(ENEWSPF)- Ripped from Law and Order: SVU, an unprecedented case of judicial corruption is unfolding in Pennsylvania. Several hundred families have filed a class-action lawsuit against two former judges whove pleaded guilty to taking bribes in return for placing youths in privately owned jails. Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department issued a press release regarding reports of shots fired Sunday morning in the area of Marquette and Mohawk Streets. According to the release, police responded at approximately 4:42 AM on March 18, 2012, after neighbors reported the sound of shots being fired.[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury on March 13 convicted Dr. Jaswinder Rai Chhibber, a physician who operated a south side medical clinic, of engaging in a health care fraud scheme between 2007 and July 2010, federal law enforcement officials announced today. Chhibber, who operated the former Cottage Grove Community Medical[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury Wednesday convicted the owner of an aircraft leasing company and his corporation on fraud and obstruction charges for engaging in a fraudulent financing scheme that raised more than $50 million from investors and lenders, federal law enforcement officials announced. Brian Hollnagel, 38, of Chicago, the[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Police were dispatched 3 p.m. to the 200 block of Allegheny Street after on March 9 in reference to a call of reckless discharge of a firearm. A witness reported that while sitting in her living room she heard an argument started in the front yard of[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…]

Group Says Leopold and Police Chief Must Account Publicly for their Actions BALTIMORE–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2012.  Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland is taking action to further transparency and accountability regarding Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold’s political dragnet, including filing additional public information requests on behalf of both[Read More…]

Chicago,IL-(ENEWSPF)- Robert D. Grant, special agent in charge of the Chicago Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), today announced that a reward of up to $5,000 is being offered to anyone having any information which leads to the identification of the individuals depicted in the attached wanted[Read More…]

“funson999” to Serve Over Eight Years in Prison Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Michael Wayne Bailey, 35, of Granite City, Illinois, was sentenced on March 12, 2012 to a total of 97 months’ imprisonment on a two-count Indictment charging him with possession of child pornography (count one) and receipt of child pornography (count[Read More…]