CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2014.  A West suburban man and a Chicago woman were arrested on federal charges for allegedly engaging in a bank fraud scheme purporting to involve the fraudulent sale of two two-flat apartment buildings in Chicago, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The charges followed a federal undercover investigation[Read More…]

Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing Must Surrender At Least $7.75 Million in Assets for Restitution Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a settlement to ban a global pyramid scheme and provide at least $7.75 million in restitution for participants in a joint agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2014.  A Bolingbrook man was indicted on federal charges alleging that he violated U.S. export laws by attempting to ship a thermal imaging camera from his company in Schaumburg to a company in Pakistan without obtaining a license from the U.S. Commerce Department, federal law enforcement officials announced[Read More…]

ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2014.  A former Freeport, Ill. man was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala on a federal drug trafficking charge. The defendant, ROBERTO ALVARADO, 61, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Judge[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014.  The former longtime elected clerk for the Village of Burnham was charged today with stealing more than $650,862 from her office at the south suburb’s village hall and using most of the cash to gamble at casinos. The defendant, NANCY DOBROWSKI, was charged with one count each[Read More…]

Return Preparer Allegedly Deducted Phony Expenses from Fake Businesses CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2014. A federal court in Chicago permanently barred Barbara L. Garrett from preparing tax returns for others or working for any business that prepares tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.  The court’s injunction, filed in the[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014.  A former Chicago area real estate investment partner was indicted on federal charges alleging that he fraudulently obtained more than $10 million from more than 50 investors, many of whom lived in the Chicago area, and misused the funds he obtained from them as well as lenders.[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014.  A Chicago man who committed 20 armed robberies of stores and businesses during a five-month period in 2010, was sentenced today to more than 15 years in federal prison. The defendant, CARLOS OCHOA, had admitted committing 15 robberies in Chicago, three in Berwyn, and one each in[Read More…]

Attorney General Investigation Reveals Minority-Owned Business Fraud in Phase Two of Illinois Capitol Restoration Project Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—May 2, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the former president of a Peoria area construction firm pled guilty today to fraud in a scheme to obtain a taxpayer-funded construction contract for part of the[Read More…]

Attorney General’s Joint Investigation Reveals Women-Owned Business Fraud in Wacker Drive, CTA, Illinois Highway Construction Projects Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon today announced a $12 million whistleblower settlement with James McHugh Construction Company over allegations it used women-owned businesses to fraudulently secure[Read More…]