WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 201.  A U.S. Army contractor pleaded guilty to assault today in relation to stabbing another individual with a knife at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia and James[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2011.  Farooque Ahmed, 35, of Ashburn, Va., was sentenced today to 23 years in prison, followed by 50 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to charges stemming from his attempts to assist others whom he believed to be members of al-Qaeda in planning bombings at Metrorail stations[Read More…]

Have you signed up for Code Red? Register your phone numbers, mobile and landlines, today. (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[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2011.  Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay a $21.4 million criminal penalty as part of a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve improper payments by J&J subsidiaries to government officials in Greece, Poland and Romania in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2011.  The national president of the American Outlaw Association (Outlaws) motorcycle gang was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for leading a violent criminal organization. U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride of the Eastern District of Virginia; Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; and[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2011.  Bond has been set at $500,000 for a Chicago Heights felon who kept a woman against her will and battered her, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Thursday. Robert McMath, 46, of the 200 block of East 14th Street has been charged with one count of[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2011.  A Buffalo Grove man has been charged with two counts of felony counterfeiting after investigators seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in counterfeit apparel, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Wednesday. Ki Hwan Ahn, 49, of the 400 block of Dogwood Terrace, has been charged with[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011.  The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office is implementing a new court diversion program that will enable non-violent felony offenders to avoid a felony conviction if they successfully complete an intensive alternative prosecution program aimed at giving younger first-time offenders a second chance, State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced[Read More…]

Village of Park Forest Recipient of $20,000 Grant CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 5, 2011.  Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) Executive Director Jack Cutrone today announced recipients of federal fiscal year 2007 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant awards for law enforcement vehicles. ICJIA designated more than $810,000 to 42 local law enforcement[Read More…]