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The Many Names of Kenneth Arron, a.k.a. ‘Yochelson’


Kenneth Arron mug shot
Kenneth Arron. (PFPD)

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Park Forest police say a background check of Kenneth W. Arron revealed that he has an extensive criminal history, including felony convictions in Illinois, Arizona, and Ohio. Arron, 48, 1058 Jeffrey Ct, Lombard, IL, was arrested during a routine traffic stop on September 13, and charged with one count of State benefits fraud, a Class 3 felony, and one count of forgery related to the alleged fraudulent business license application, also a Class 3 felony. In addition, Arron was charged with conducting an unlicensed raffle, driving while license was suspended, and operation of an uninsured motor vehicle.

Police say they also discovered a condo in the 1600 block of West Ogden Road in Chicago under the name “Kenny Yochelson.”

He was discharged from the Illinois Department of Corrections in July, 2007, according to police.

Police say he has used the aliases C.W. Roberts, David Yochelson, Patrice Bombs, Kenneth Aaron, Pete Thomas, and Aaron Meyer Lansky in the past.

Aaron Meyer Lansky was also the name of “a Jewish-American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles “Lucky” Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the “National Crime Syndicate” in the United States.”

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