CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016.   A federal indictment unsealed today charges a Chicago woman with giving a loaded .38 Special revolver to a minor, knowing that the minor would use it to commit a violent crime. VANDETTA REDWOOD, 34, is charged with one count of transferring a firearm to a[Read More…]

Attorney General Charges 16 Defendants in Fake Ticket Scheme for Games & Events at Soldier Field, United Center & Allstate Arena Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—February 11, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges against 16 defendants for a wide-ranging counterfeit ticket scheme for games, events and concerts at Chicago’s Soldier Field and[Read More…]

ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2016.   A former Rockford physician pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to making false statements in a bankruptcy case.  LYNN Y. ZOIOPOULOS (also known as Lynn Shelton-Zoiopoulos), 60, now of Chicago, Ill., filed a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition on Aug. 11, 2009. [Read More…]

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—Feburary 4, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced the indictment of two tax preparers for allegedly filing fraudulent tax returns and defrauding the state out of more than $400,000. Gerrie Cokenour, 42, of Joliet and Nycole Simms-Stevens, 43, of Joliet were charged with two felony counts, including (1)[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2016.   The vice president of a Chicago real estate firm pleaded guilty today to lying to a bank about a public financing note that was issued for the redevelopment of a former Goldblatt’s Department Store in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. CAROLINE WALTERS, the vice president and[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2016.  Five men have been arrested on kidnapping charges for allegedly abducting a Berwyn man in broad daylight and holding him for ransom in a North Side auto body shop. The kidnapping went awry after the abductors realized they had snatched the wrong man, according to a[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2016.  A Chicago woman has been charged with posing as a federal housing representative to scam homeowners out of cash, federal authorities announced today. CYNTHIA WALLACE, 45, of Chicago, is charged with one count of falsely assuming and pretending to be an officer of the United States. [Read More…]

ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2016.  A former Bull Valley, Ill. man was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for the concealment of assets from a Bankruptcy Trustee.  JOSEPH MICHAEL PHELAN, 52, now of Augusta, Ga., was sentenced to 9 months in federal prison to be[Read More…]

ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016.  A former Davis, Ill. resident was sentenced in federal court today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for failure to register under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”).  MARK STEPHEN CURTIS, 29, was sentenced to 26 months in federal prison, to be[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016.  An Aurora native who operated several fraudulent Mexican real estate businesses was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for his role in a $4.8 million swindle of timeshare owners. GILBERT BRETT FREEMAN, 44, led a scheme to defraud more than 1,400 owners by falsely promising[Read More…]