Former EC cop sentenced for embezzling FOP funds
U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon imposed a probation period of two years on Francisco Aleman, a 14-year veteran of the East Chicago Police Department.
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U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon imposed a probation period of two years on Francisco Aleman, a 14-year veteran of the East Chicago Police Department.
Myron McKinney and co-defendant Matayo H. Young, also 20, of Illinois, pleaded guilty last July 22 to bank robbery charges.
In the robbery, the man leaped over the tellers’ counter, scooped up the cash from several drawers and fled, courts records said.
The former owner of Northwest Ambulance Services was sentenced to probation and a fine for defrauding the government of millions of dollars in health care aid.
U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon imposed a 25-year term Tuesday on Josiah Phillips of the Town of Porter.