Chicago Physician Sentenced for Health Care Scam Involving Unnecessary...
(Source: FBI) - CHICAGO—A physician who operated a south side medical clinic, Dr. Jaswinder Rai Chhibber, was sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for engaging in a health care … Read →
View ArticleFirst American Bank Branch in Chicago Robbed at Gunpoint
(Source: FBI) - An armed robbery took place this morning at a First American Bank branch located at 11821 South Western Avenue in Chicago. A lone male, armed with a … Read →
View ArticleChicago Man Arrested for Alleged Scheme to Defraud Investors Out of More Than...
(Source: FBI) – SAN FRANCISCO—Today federal authorities arrested Michael Steven Banuelos after a federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted him for wire fraud and money laundering resulting from his...
View ArticleFormer Partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP Pleads Guilty to $420,000 Insider...
(Source: FBI) – CHICAGO—A former partner at a major accounting firm in Chicago pleaded guilty today to engaging in insider trading after he obtained material, non-public information about publicly...
View ArticleEmployee of Cook County Department of Revenue Arrested
(Source: FBI) – CHICAGO—A Chicago man employed by the Cook County Department of Revenue to conduct inspections and ensure merchants selling tobacco products have paid required taxes was arrested by …...
View ArticleChicago Man Sentenced in International Cyber Crime Scam Resulting in Over $9M...
(Source: FBI) – ATLANTA—Sonya Martin, 45, of Nigeria and Chicago, Illinois, a manager of a Chicago cell in one of the most sophisticated and organized computer hacking and ATM cashout … Read →
View ArticleWestern Illinois University Student Assaulted on Campus
(Source: By Chicago Tribune (MCT) Western Illinois University has issued a warning to students after a woman told police she was sexually assaulted outside the main administrative building on the … Read →
View ArticleFormer Chief Information Officer of Chicago Law Firm Arrested for $850K...
(Source: FBI) – CHICAGO—The former chief information officer of an international law firm based in Chicago was arrested today on federal charges for allegedly defrauding the firm of at least … Read →
View ArticleOwner of Supply Company and Her Husband Sentenced for Minority Contract Fraud...
(Source: FBI) - CHICAGO—The owner of a defunct Chicago company once certified as a minority- and woman-owned business and her husband were sentenced to federal prison terms today in connection … Read →
View ArticleIllinois Accountant Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Clients and U.S. Bankcorp of...
(Source: FBI) - CHICAGO—A north suburban certified public accountant and tax preparer pleaded guilty to engaging in a scheme to defraud U.S. Bankcorp and five of his clients of more … Read →
View ArticleFormer Executive of Burling Bank in Chicago Allegedly Stole Over $3M from Bank
(Source: FBI) - CHICAGO—A former executive of Burling Bank in Chicago was indicted on federal bank fraud charges for stealing more than $3 million from the bank over the course … Read →
View ArticleBarbados National Sentenced in $1.7 Million Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme
(Source: Department of Justice) - Andrew J. Watts, a Barbados national, was sentenced in Chicago by U.S. District Judge Joan Gottschall to 114 months in prison and ordered to pay … Read →
View ArticleFormer Investor Sentenced in Scheme That Caused Over 300 Investors to Lose...
(Source: FBI) - CHICAGO—A U.S. citizen who operated a foreign currency trading fraud scheme while living in Panama was sentenced today to more than 14 years in federal prison. The … Read →
View ArticleFormer Chicago-Based International Law Firm Employee Indicted in $4.8M Fraud...
(Source: FBI) - CHICAGO—The former chief information officer of a Chicago-based international law firm who was charged previously and the president of a company that provided contract technology...
View ArticleIllinois Man to Serve 12 Years in Prison for Swindling 57 Investors Out of $8...
(Source: FBI) - CHICAGO—A former Chicago man was taken into custody after he was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison for an investment and tax fraud scheme in … Read →
View ArticleIllinois AG and IDES Crack Down on 14 Unemployment Fraudsters
(Source: Attorney General Lisa Madigan) - Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) today announced indictments of 14 Chicago area defendants,...
View ArticleFormer VP of Chicago Investment Company Sentenced for Defrauding Clients and...
(Source: FBI) – CHICAGO—A former commodities broker was sentenced to four years in federal prison for defrauding half a dozen customers of approximately $2.5 million and causing them to lose … Read →
View ArticleChicago Investment Advisor Sentenced for Misappropriating $1.6 Million Raised...
(Source: FBI) - CHICAGO—A former Chicago investment advisor was sentenced today to six years in federal prison for an investment fraud scheme that swindled clients, causing them to lose more … Read →
View ArticleFive Chicago-area Defendants Charged for $159,000 Unemployment Fraud Scheme
(Source: Attorney General Lisa Madigan) - Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) today announced indictments of five Chicago area defendants,...
View ArticleFormer Chicago Loan Officer to Serve 12 Years in Prison for Mortgage Fraud...
(Source: FBI) - CHICAGO—A former loan officer was sentenced today to more than 12 1/2 years in federal prison for engaging in a mortgage fraud scheme involving 65 real estate … Read →
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