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Former Chicago Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison For Accepting Cash To Help 80 People Avoid City Impound Fees

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.

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Daniel Rankins, 32, of Storm Lake, Iowa, and formerly of Chicago, pleaded guilty in December to one count of bankruptcy fraud. He was ordered to pay $142,737.00 in restitution by U.S. District Judge Robert M.…

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