Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—July 16, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that an Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) caseworker was arrested on charges of theft and official misconduct for allegedly misappropriating more than $300,000 in assistance for needy families. Debra Moore, 63, of Baytown, Texas, and formerly of Chicago, was[Read More…]

ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015.  A Rockford man was sentenced yesterday in federal court on drug-trafficking and firearm charges.  JARVIS WASHINGTON, 28, of Rockford, Ill., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to a total of 12 years in federal prison, and ordered to serve 4 years of supervised[Read More…]

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015.  A real estate developer who defrauded the Village of Riverdale of over $370,000 in public funds was sentenced yesterday to 60 months in federal prison. JOHN THOMAS, 52, of Chicago, owned and controlled Nosmo Kings LLC, which entered into an agreement with Riverdale to develop property[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—July 9, 2015. A benefits authorizer at the Social Security Administration in Chicago authorized over $1.9 million in fraudulent benefits to more than 150 recipients who kicked backed cash to him and several others, according to a federal indictment unsealed yesterday. The benefits authorizer, JAYSON CRUZ, 39, of Chicago,[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—July 9, 2015. A former Chicago resident who accepted cash payments to help 80 people file false bankruptcy petitions as a way of avoiding City of Chicago impound fees was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 months in federal prison. Daniel Rankins, 32, of Storm Lake, Iowa, and formerly of[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015.  A federal grand jury returned a 25-count indictment yesterday charging six defendants with devising and participating in a mortgage fraud scheme which caused more than $16 million in losses to banks, mortgage lenders, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac.  Among those named as defendants are two real estate[Read More…]

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a lawsuit against Lake County home repair companies for scamming northern Illinois residents out of over $175,000 for work that was either never performed or was substandard. Attorney General Madigan filed the lawsuit in Cook County against Sentry RSW (Roofing, Siding,[Read More…]

CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015.  Melvin Reynolds, 63, a former member of the United States House of Representatives, was indicted yesterday on federal charges alleging that he failed to file income tax returns for the years 2009 through 2012. Reynolds will appear for his arraignment at a date yet to be[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2015.  Forty-two defendants are facing state or federal narcotics charges for their alleged roles in supplying and distributing heroin in the area of West Grenshaw Street and Independence Boulevard, in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the city’s west side.  An investigation led by officers of the Chicago[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2015. A Chicago resident was charged yesterday with wire fraud after fraudulently obtaining approximately $9 million from approximately 50 investors by making false and misleading representations to the investors, which resulted in a loss to investors of approximately $4 million, according to the indictment.  The charges allege[Read More…]