CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. A Canadian man who cooperated with U.S. law enforcement and voluntarily traveled from the Philippines to face federal prosecution was sentenced to seven years in prison for swindling 168 elderly victims nationwide of approximately $8 million in a telemarketing fraud scheme, federal law enforcement officials announced[Read More…]
State Crime Reports
Illinois Department of Insurance Announces Two Convictions Resulting from its Workers’ Compensation Fraud Investigations
Former Crystal Lake Police Officer and Former Business Owner Convicted CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2014. Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) Director Andrew Boron yesterday announced investigations by the Department’s Workers’ Compensation Fraud Unit have resulted in two convictions. A former Crystal Lake police officer charged with workers’ compensation fraud in McHenry[Read More…]
Illinois Man Sentenced for Obstruction of Justice and Filing False Multi-Billion Dollar Liens Against Federal Judges and Other Government Employees
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2014. A Flossmoor, Illinois, man was sentenced to serve 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Michael M. Mihm in the Central District of Illinois for obstruction of justice and filing false retaliatory liens against government officials, the Justice[Read More…]
Chicago Travel Agent Arrested On Federal Fraud Charge For Allegedly Swindling Muslim Pilgrims Of Hajj Travel Packages
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2014. A Chicago travel agent was arrested today on a federal fraud charge for allegedly cheating at least 50 customers of approximately $525,000 by misrepresenting his ability to sell travel packages for the Hajj that included the visa required to enter Saudi Arabia. The defendant, RASHID MINHAS,[Read More…]
Steven Mandell Sentenced To Life In Prison For Barbaric 2012 Plot To Kidnap, Extort And Kill Victim In North Side Torture Chamber
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2014. A northwest suburban man was sentenced yesterday to life in prison for plotting in 2012 to kidnap, torture, extort and murder an innocent victim and then take control of the victim’s real estate holdings. STEVEN MANDELL, 64, formerly known as “Steven Manning,” of Buffalo Grove, was[Read More…]
Vehicle Dealer And Accountant Sentenced To Prison For $75.9 Million Financing Fraud Scheme That Caused 18 Lenders To Lose $58.8 Million
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2014. A former area motorcycle and recreational vehicle dealer and his accountant were sentenced to 13½ and 2½ years, respectively, in federal prison for a $75.9 million fraudulent financing scheme that resulted in 18 lenders losing more than $58.8 million, federal law enforcement officials announced today. RUSSELL[Read More…]
Eight Defendants Charged With Distributing Heroin In Chicago Area On Behalf Of Guerrero Unidos Mexican Drug Cartel
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2014. An Aurora man who allegedly led the Chicago area cell of the Guerrero Unidos Mexican drug trafficking cartel is among eight defendants who are facing federal narcotics charges here for their alleged roles in distributing kilogram quantities of heroin, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The[Read More…]
Tri State Metal Company, Inc. Charged With Federal Tax And Currency Crimes Involving Millions Of Dollars In Cash Deals
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2014. A Chicago company dealing in scrap metal has agreed to plead guilty to federal tax and currency transaction charges alleging that it engaged in cash transactions that resulted in underreporting its corporate income and underpaying its payroll taxes. The defendant, TRI STATE METAL COMPANY, INC., was[Read More…]
Two Former Will County Bank Officials Plead Guilty To Concealing Loan Delinquencies Of Two Customers
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2014. A former officer and a former director of a bank in Will County have pleaded guilty to federal charges for fraudulently creating false reports that made it appear that the bank’s loan portfolio was in better shape than it actually was. The defendants together concealed delinquent[Read More…]
Futures Trader Indicted For Allegedly Stealing Computer-Stored Trade Secrets From His Former Chicago Trading Firm
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2014. A former futures trader at an unnamed trading firm in Chicago was indicted on federal charges for allegedly stealing trade secrets from the firm, including computer code for electronic trading and strategies and other intellectual property. The defendant, DAVID JACOB NEWMAN, was charged with three counts[Read More…]
