State Crime Reports Taxicab Operator Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Titles Of Salvaged Cars And Re-Using Them As Taxis On Chicago Streets by Gary Kopycinski on August 13, 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)–August 13, 2015. A Northbrook man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges he illegally obtained clean titles for salvaged and rebuilt vehicles and put them to use as taxicabs on the streets of Chicago.