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.
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.…






