Department of Justice

Patrick Dai, charged with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications (SOURCE: Broome County Sheriff's Correctional Facility)

Cornell Student Arrested for Making Violent Online Threats to Jewish Students on Campus

Thu Nov 2, 2023 04:23 pm Cardinal News

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Patrick Dai, age 21, a junior at Cornell University who is originally from Pittsford, New York, was arrested Tuesday, October 31, 2023 on […]

Trinetta Wells, charged with Felony Burglary and Felony Retail Theft (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

Bond Set for Three Suspects Charged with Retail Theft, Burglary from Kohl’s in Elmhurst

Wed Dec 21, 2022 04:56 pm Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael McLean announced today, Wednesday, December 21, 2022 that bond has been set for three individuals accused of stealing approximately $343.50 worth of merchandise […]

Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Operating Cocaine Delivery Service

Sun Dec 18, 2022 08:06 pm Cardinal News

CHICAGO — A drug trafficker who conspired with his father and several others to operate a cocaine delivery service in the Chicago area has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison. Tony J. Cayuela, […]

Justice Department on Friday, April 1, 2022 announces superseding indictment charging 12 in gun-running conspiracy to supply firearms to gang members in Chicago (SOURCE: Department of Justice)

DOJ: Superseding Indictment Charges 9 Gangster Disciples Plus 3 US Army Soldiers with Gun-Running to Chicago

Fri Apr 1, 2022 09:08 pm Cardinal News

Over 90 Firearms Illegally Sent from Kentucky and Tennessee to Streets of Chicago Nine members of the Pocket Town faction of the Gangster Disciples street gang now face federal conspiracy charges along with three U.S. […]

Lake County Human Trafficking Task Force Announced (SOURCE: Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

County and Federal Officials Announce New Lake County Human Trafficking Task Force; Seeks to Free Victims

Wed Feb 9, 2022 02:18 pm Cardinal News

Today, Wednesday, February 9, 2022, county and federal officials announced the formation of a new task force directed at curbing sex and labor trafficking in Lake County. The Lake County Human Trafficking Task Force will […]

DOJ: 2 Israelis, Russian, Volo Resident, Mundelein Resident Conspired to Export Thermal Imaging Scopes and Night Vision Goggles to Russia

Sat Jun 26, 2021 06:14 pm Cardinal News

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles unsealed an indictment Thursday, June 24, 2021 that accuses five defendants of conspiring to unlawfully export defense articles to Russia. Specifically, the defendants allegedly exported thermal imaging riflescopes […]

Federal Prosecutors and IRS Criminal Investigation Agency Begin Criminal Investigation into Hunter Biden — Focusing on Business Dealings in China

Wed Dec 9, 2020 07:52 pm Cardinal News

Federal prosecutors in Delaware, working with the IRS Criminal Investigation agency and the FBI, have begun issuing subpoenas and seeking interviews, according to an unnamed source providing information to CNN. The Department of Justice rarely […]

Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit for Two Female Firefighters; Changes Houston Fire Department’s Training Practices

Tue Oct 27, 2020 06:18 am Cardinal News

The Justice Department announced on Monday, October 26, 2020 that it has reached a settlement with the City of Houston resolving allegations that personnel at Houston Fire Department (HFD) Station 54 discriminated and retaliated against […]

Kleptocracy Case: Goldman Sachs Charged in Foreign Bribery Case with Malaysian and Abu Dhabi Officials and Agrees to Pay Over $2.9 Billion Resolution

Fri Oct 23, 2020 03:27 am Cardinal News

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Goldman Sachs or the Company), a global financial institution headquartered in New York, New York, and Goldman Sachs (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (GS Malaysia), its Malaysian subsidiary, have admitted to conspiring […]

Arlington Heights Village Board Considers Ordinances to Ban or Regulate Retail Marijuana Dispensaries Prior to Legal Marijuana in Illinois Effective January 1, 2020

Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:41 am Cardinal News

Tonight, the Village of Arlington Heights board will be considering ordinance drafts that could completely ban or limit marijuana sales within village limits. If the “complete ban” (Draft Ordinance A) does not move forward, “baby […]

Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Jennifer Araoz Shares Story of Alleged Rape

Sat Jul 13, 2019 09:54 pm Cardinal News

On NBC’s TODAY, victim Jennifer Araoz shares with Savannah Guthrie her chilling account of alleged sexual assault by billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, which she says happened when she was in high school. Jennifer Araoz is not […]

WikiLeaks Founder Julian P. Assange Charged, Indicted in Computer Hacking Conspiracy

Thu Apr 11, 2019 09:25 am Cardinal News

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Julian P. Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested today in the United Kingdom pursuant to the U.S./UK Extradition Treaty, in connection with a federal charge of conspiracy to commit computer […]

Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to Bank Robberies in Northern Illinois, Including Arlington Heights Robbery at the TCF Bank/Jewel December 2017

Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:58 pm Cardinal News

A husband and wife robbery team from Crystal Lake have pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple bank robberies in Northern Illinois. Daniel Plushkis, 27, pleaded guilty today to three counts of bank robbery, and […]

51 Families Sue High School District 211, Department of Education, DOJ for Violating Student Privacy at Fremd

Wed May 4, 2016 09:48 pm Cardinal News

A group of students and parents at Fremd High School is suing the U.S. Department of Education and District 211 — Illinois’ largest high school district — after school officials granted a transgender student access […]

Attorney General Eric Holder “I Don’t Know” Video Collection

Mon May 20, 2013 06:43 am Cardinal News

Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, and he didn’t know, wasn’t sure of, or simply couldn’t remember a lot of information. Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. nicknamed lately Eric “The Withholder” […]

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