WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011.  A federal jury in Decatur, Ala., has convicted Eddie Pressley, a former U.S. Army Major, and his wife, Eurica Pressley, on 22 counts in connection with a bribery and money laundering scheme related to defense contracts awarded in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, announced Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011.  Yesterday, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez joined Governor Pat Quinn as he signed new legislation that will help protect businesses against organized retail theft. This new law will expand law enforcement’s ability to charge and prosecute offenders who illegally obtain large quantities of retail merchandise and[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011.  The U.S. Department of Labor has assessed a total of $277,475 in civil money penalties against three movie theatre companies, Marcus Theatre Corp., Regal Cinemas Inc. and Wehrenberg Inc., for allowing dozens of teens to perform hazardous jobs and work longer hours than allowed by the youth[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2011.   Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today the arrest of a Kane County man on child pornography charges as part of a continuing statewide crackdown. South Elgin police arrested Ronald Lee Gablin, 31, of South Elgin. He is charged with one count of aggravated possession of child[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011.  The Chair of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission, retired Judge Patricia Brown Holmes, announced the appointment of David C. Thomas as Executive Director of the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission. The Commission was created to investigate claims of convicted persons that claim they were[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011  Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 20, a citizen of Saudi Arabia and resident of Lubbock, Texas, was arrested late yesterday by FBI agents in Texas on a federal charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction in connection with his alleged purchase of chemicals and equipment necessary[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011.  Zachary Adam Chesser, 21, of Fairfax County, Va., was sentenced today to 25 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for communicating threats against the writers of the South Park television show, soliciting violent jihadists to desensitize law enforcement, and attempting to provide material[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011.  The United States has sued a Chicago tax return preparer seeking to bar her from preparing any more federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction suit alleges that Rita Augustus and her businesses, Windy City Insurance Agency Inc. and Windy City[Read More…]

Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2011.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit in Sangamon County Circuit Court against a home repair contractor who scammed consumers out of thousands of dollars under a guise of repairing their driveways for little to no fee. Madigan’s lawsuit alleges that since January 2010, Michael Maddox,[Read More…]