Springfield, IL-(ENEWSF)- On January 12, 2012, a former federal correctional officer employed at FCI Greenville was sentenced in the federal court in East St. Louis to federal prison term for accepting bribes and smuggling contraband into the prison, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2012. A federal grand jury in Chicago returned an indictment today charging Deputy U.S. Marshal Stephen Linder, 36, with violations of federal criminal civil rights law related to two separate incidents in which Linder assaulted a handcuffed civilian.  The indictment charges Linder with a criminal civil rights violation[Read More…]

CPO Trainee Exam Scheduled for February 6-9, 2012 SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2012. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is seeking applicants for the position of Conservation Police Officer Trainee.  The department plans to hire 15 new Illinois Conservation Police recruits to begin the academy in June. Applicant testing is scheduled[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Streamwood man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for directing a fraud scheme in which he sold stolen merchandise valued at more than $1 million over the Internet. The defendant, Ahmet Keskes, was convicted at trial a year ago and was sentenced yesterday by U.S.[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The highest-ranking leader nationwide of the Latin Kings street gang was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison, the statutory maximum, after being convicted at trial last April of racketeering conspiracy (RICO) and related charges involving narcotics trafficking and violence that plagued numerous neighborhoods on the city’s north,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2012. A federal jury yesterday convicted Ladmarald Cates, 44, a former Milwaukee Police Officer, of a civil rights charge stemming from his July 16, 2010, sexual assault of a Milwaukee woman, the Justice Department announced.   The evidence at trial established that on July 16, 2010, the defendant,[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…]

ROCKFORD-(ENEWSPF)- A Roscoe, Illinois man pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from a local credit union. Thomas A. Miles, 42, the former collections supervisor of Rock Valley Federal Credit Union, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court with embezzling funds from October 2007 to August 2010, totaling approximately $122,110.80, from the[Read More…]

One of the Longest Health Care Fraud Sentences Imposed in the Central District of California Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 10, 2012. The pastor of a now defunct Los Angeles church who owned and operated several fraudulent durable medical equipment (DME) supply companies was sentenced yesterday to 180 months in prison for his[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Village officials report there was a home invasion in the 0 – 100 block of Monee Road on December 20. Police had two men in custody. One was a juvenile who lives on Osage Street and the other was a 23-year-old who lives in Chicago. Neither individual was[Read More…]