CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. A former Tinley Park resident was charged by information today with concealing his ownership of seven luxury cars during his 2012 bankruptcy proceeding. The charges allege that JOSEPH W. CAMPBELL, 49, concealed cars having a total value of approximately $294,000, including a Lamborghini worth $122,000, a[Read More…]
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Wrigley Field Rooftop Owner Indicted In Alleged Scheme To Defraud Chicago Cubs, State And Local Taxing Authorities
CHICAGO ―(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. An owner and operator of a rooftop entertainment venue overlooking Wrigley Field was indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly scheming to withhold approximately $600,000 due and owing collectively to the Chicago Cubs, the State of Illinois, Cook County, and the City of Chicago, federal law[Read More…]
Huntley Contractor Charged With Mail Fraud, Causing False Statements To Be Made On Forms Required By Erisa, And Failing To Collect And Pay Over $600,000 In Federal Taxes
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. A Huntley, Ill., concrete contractor was charged today by a federal grand jury in a twenty-seven count indictment. THOMAS MANNING, 58, president of T. Manning Concrete, Inc., located in Huntley, was charged with five counts of mail fraud, five counts of causing false statements to be[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Macoupin County Arrest in Child Pornography Operation
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges today against a Macoupin County man on multiple counts of possessing and distributing child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” her statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Madigan’s investigators, the[Read More…]
US Army National Guard Soldier and his Cousin Arrested for Conspiring to Support Terrorism (ISIL)
One Man Arrested While Attempting to Travel Abroad; Both Chicago Area Men Spoke of Using Army Uniforms, Military Knowledge and Access to Attack Illinois Military Installation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon of the Northern District of Illinois and[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Suit Against Charity President for Misappropriating Funds
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against the president of a downstate charity, Sheri Ann & Her Boys, alleging over $33,000 was misappropriated from the charity’s accounts. Madigan filed the complaint in Cook County Circuit Court against Mario Decicco, of La Grange Park, for[Read More…]
Four Convicted In $1.6 Million Luxury Automobile Loan Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015. Three Chicago-area defendants, and a fourth defendant from Decatur, Ga., were convicted of federal bank fraud charges for engaging in a scheme to fraudulently obtain 51 luxury automobile loans totaling approximately $1.6 million without ever intending that the borrowers would purchase the high-end cars that they[Read More…]
Owner and Executives Convicted in Medicare Referral Kickback Conspiracy at Closed Sacred Heart Hospital
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. The former owner and chief executive officer, the chief operating officer, and the chief financial officer of the now-closed Sacred Heart Hospital were convicted by a jury after a nearly two-month trial of collectively paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal kickbacks in exchange for[Read More…]
Former Illinois State Representative Keith Farnham Sentenced to Ninety Six Months for Transporting Child Pornography
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. Former Illinois State Rep. KEITH FARNHAM was sentenced to ninety six months in prison yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Edmond E. Chang as a result of his conviction of transporting child pornography via computers in his office and residence in Elgin last year. Farnham resigned[Read More…]
Chicago Revenue Inspector Sentenced To 12 Months Probation For Extortion
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. A former Revenue Inspector for the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Amy St. Eve to 12 months’ probation as a result of his conviction of extortion under color of official right. ELIAS GARZA,[Read More…]
