State Crime Reports Former Chicago Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison For Accepting Cash To Help 80 People Avoid City Impound Fees by Gary Kopycinski on July 9, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in State Crime Reports: Most Fireworks Are Illegal; Violators Face Stiff Fines. July 4, 2024 37 Workers at Ludeman Developmental Targeted in PPP Fraud Probe August 13, 2023 Cook County State’s Attorney Implements New Platform to Process Evidence May 10, 2023 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.