Buffalo, NY-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Erik Kopczynski, 32, of North Tonawanda, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara, to production of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum penalty of[Read More…]
Law and Order
High-Speed Chase To A Felony Charge
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– It started at a red light, and ended with a felony charge. Officer Mannino was traveling northbound on Western Avenue from Elm Street observed a vehicle drive through the intersection at 26th Street and Western Avenue while the East-West lights at that intersection where red. The officer[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for January 30, 2011
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…]
U.S. Jury Convicts President of Former Suburban Car Dealership for Scheming with Two Others in Fraud on Customers and Lenders
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The president of a former west suburban auto dealership was convicted of engaging in a fraud scheme in which he, together with the dealership’s owner and another employee, caused lending institutions, car dealerships and customers to lose approximately $2.25 million in transactions involving more than 100 vehicles. Glenn[Read More…]
Federal Court Permanently Bars Joliet, Illinois, Man from Preparing Federal Tax Returns for Others
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2011. On Thursday, a federal court in Chicago permanently barred Sidney Dove, a tax-return preparer from Joliet, Ill., from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced. U.S. District Judge Charles Kocoras also ordered Dove, who does business under the name “Sid’s Tax,” to prepare[Read More…]
Colorado: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Not Associated With Increased Crime
Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2011. An analysis of Denver crime statistics for 2010 contradicts claims that the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries are associated with elevated incidences of criminal activity. According to a Denver Post story published this week: “A Denver police analysis completed late last year of areas around dispensaries showed[Read More…]
Mitchell, Illinois Man Charged with Bank Robberies
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on January 27, 2011, JOHN L. NEAL, Jr., age 51, of Mitchell, Illinois, was charged by criminal complaint with four counts of Bank Robbery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section[Read More…]
Search Warrants Executed in the United States as Part of Ongoing Cyber Investigation
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- FBI agents today executed more than 40 search warrants throughout the United States as part of an ongoing investigation into recent coordinated cyber attacks against major companies and organizations. Also today, the United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police Service executed additional search warrants and arrested five people for their alleged[Read More…]
In New York, FBI Director Discusses Evolving Organized Crime Threat
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The following speech on "The Evolving Organized Crime Threat" was delivered by Robert S. Mueller, III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to the Citizens Crime Commission of New York in New York City on January 27, 2011: Good morning; it is good to be here today. [Read More…]
Newport News Man Sentenced for Aiding and Abetting Gang Members
Newport News, VA-(ENEWSPF)- Kevin Vaughn, 24, of Newport News, Va., was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for aiding and abetting an assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of a racketeering conspiracy, and aiding and abetting the discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. Neil[Read More…]