CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. The founding member of a Geneva investment firm used client funds to trade his own stocks and to purchase a yacht and luxury vehicle for himself, according to a federal indictment announced today. STEPHEN C. BROWERE, the founder and principal of Geneva-based Stephens Capital Management Inc.,[Read More…]
State Crime Reports
Attorney General Madigan: Nine Individuals Charged in Multi-million Dollar Liquor Store Sales Tax Fraud
“Operation Seven & Seven” targets sales tax evasion and interstate liquor bootlegging Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against nine Chicago liquor store operators as part of a sweep to crack down on sales tax evasion and interstate liquor bootlegging. “Operation Seven & Seven” is[Read More…]
Former Bull Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Concealment Of Assets From A Bankruptcy Trustee
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. A former Bull Valley, Ill. man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to the concealment of assets from a Bankruptcy Trustee. JOSEPH MICHAEL PHELAN, 51, now of Augusta, Ga, the former President of Phezer Enterprises, Incorporated, located in Crystal Lake, Ill., caused[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Former Crainville Official Pleads Guilty to Theft, Official Misconduct Charges
Chicago —(ENEWSFP)—September 14, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that a Crainville woman pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $71,000 from the village. Linda Harvill, 64, was sentenced today in Williamson County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to one count of theft over $10,000 and one count of official misconduct.[Read More…]
Naperville Engineer Sentenced to 12 1/2 Years in Prison for Cutting Communication Cables and Setting Fire to Air Traffic Control Center in Aurora
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2015. A Naperville engineer who severed critical communication cables at an air-traffic control center in Aurora – causing thousands of flight cancellations and delays throughout the country – was sentenced on Friday to 12 ½ years in federal prison. BRIAN HOWARD used wire cutters to sever multiple[Read More…]
Two Foreign Nationals Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges for Swindling Senior Citizens in $10 Million Telemarketing Scam
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Two foreign nationals have been indicted on federal fraud charges for running a $10 million telemarketing scam that targeted elderly investors in the United States. JONATHAN PAPA and METHSIRI “LAL” PALLIYAGURU sold phony investments in certificates of deposit and real estate to nearly 200 investors, primarily[Read More…]
Former Cook County Sheriff’s Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Robbing Drug Dealers While on Duty
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. A former police officer in the Cook County Sheriff’s Department pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to robbing drug dealers of cocaine, marijuana and contraband cigarettes during home invasions and while on duty. In a written plea agreement, ROBERT VAUGHAN admitted that he robbed eight drug[Read More…]
West Suburban Doctor Pleads Guilty to Causing $4 Million Loss to Medicare by Falsely Approving Unnecessary Treatment
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2015. A west suburban physician pleaded guilty in federal court today to a charge that he fraudulently certified Medicare patients as confined to the home, allowing healthcare agencies to bill Medicare for unnecessary in-home treatment. As an employee and part-owner of Bloomingdale-based Home Care Physicians Inc., DR.[Read More…]
Chicago Man Admits Heroin Distributions In Marion County
Springfied, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Marquise E. Ross, 24, of Chicago, Illinois, pled guilty September 1 to charges returned against him in an indictment by a Federal Grand Jury in November 2014. Specifically, Ross pled guilty to Conspiracy[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Illinois Dept. of Corrections Worker Arrested on Charges of Fraud, Official Misconduct
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that an Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) parole agent was arrested on charges of fraud and official misconduct for allegedly falsifying parolee case management reports. Stanley Orndorff, 47, of Danville, was charged today in Champaign County Circuit Court on one[Read More…]
